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🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 16 ha
Getting here
55.61090, -4.62390
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 79+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Goldeneye and Redwing 🍄 Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground 166m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 79+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Goldeneye and Redwing 🍄 Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground 166m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
Best for 11 activities 🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Free Birds — Goldeneye, Redwing, Fieldfare +76 more · last seen 2026
Birds — Goldeneye, Redwing, Fieldfare +76 more · last seen 2026
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Free Insects — Common Green Grasshopper, Painted Lady, Large White +29 more · last seen 2025
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Free Plants — Giant Hogweed, Bush Vetch, Red Campion +70 more · last seen 2025
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Varies Fungi — Jelly Ear, Small Stagshorn, Sycamore Tarspot +7 more · last seen 2020
Dogs allowed with public access
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Ayrshire Coastal Path Walking route 170 km ▾ Long-distance hiking route. A designated 'Scotland's Great Trail'.
Named route Length 170 km National walking route
Show on map New Town Trail Walking route ▾ Named route Local walking route
Show on map Whithorn Way - a Glasgow Cathedral to Girvan Walking route ▾ This creation is Glasgow Cathedral to Girvan. Any route from Girvan is a busy road with no shoulders. Bus/Train to Barrhill and continue to Whithorn, the spiritual home of Saint Ninian..
Named route Ref WW-a Regional walking route
Show on map 103 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 7 Cycling route ▾ Named route Ref 7 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN National Route 73 Cycling route ▾ Named route Ref 73 National Cycle Network
Show on map EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 1 Cycling route ▾ Named route Ref EV1 International cycle route
Show on map National Cycle Network Link Route Cycling route ▾ Named route Ref (7) / (73) Regional cycle route
Show on map N/A Cycling route 14 m ▾ Named route Length 14 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 56 m ▾ Named route Length 56 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
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▾ ✓ Public access Free entry 🐶 Dogs
Good to know £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome
Weather for this location Next 14 days Nearby places Useful places within 5 km
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Small White
Small White
Pieris rapae2019
Pieris rapae2019
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2023
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2023
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2019
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2019
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2022
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2022
Cicadella viridis Cicadella viridis2021
Cicadella viridis Cicadella viridis2021
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2024
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2024
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus2023
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus2023
Comma Polygonia c-album2019
Comma Polygonia c-album2019
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis
Churchyard Beetle Blaps mucronata2024
Churchyard Beetle Blaps mucronata2024
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2024
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2024
Dasysyrphus venustus Dasysyrphus venustus2024
Dasysyrphus venustus Dasysyrphus venustus2024
Cheilosia albitarsis Cheilosia albitarsis2024
Cheilosia albitarsis Cheilosia albitarsis2024
Rhingia campestris Rhingia campestris2024
Rhingia campestris Rhingia campestris2024
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris2024
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris2024
Platycheirus clypeatus Platycheirus clypeatus2023
Platycheirus clypeatus Platycheirus clypeatus2023
Platycheirus rosarum Platycheirus rosarum2023
Platycheirus rosarum Platycheirus rosarum2023
Eriothrix rufomaculata Eriothrix rufomaculata2023
Eriothrix rufomaculata Eriothrix rufomaculata2023
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius2023
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius2023
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2022
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2022
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2021
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2021
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2021
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2021
Lily Beetle Lilioceris lilii2020
Lily Beetle Lilioceris lilii2020
Oedemera virescens Oedemera virescens2020
Oedemera virescens Oedemera virescens2020
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2020
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2020 Beech Milkcap
Beech Milkcap
Lactarius blennius
Lactarius blennius
Amanita Wridog Amanita rubescens
Amanita Wridog Amanita rubescens
Dryad's Saddle Polyporus squamosus
Dryad's Saddle Polyporus squamosus
Glistening Inkcap Coprinellus micaceus
Glistening Inkcap Coprinellus micaceus Rosebay Willowherb
Rosebay Willowherb
Chamaenerion angustifolium
Chamaenerion angustifolium
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria
Meadow Crane's-bill Geranium pratense
Meadow Crane's-bill Geranium pratense
Broad-leaved Helleborine Epipactis helleborine
Broad-leaved Helleborine Epipactis helleborine
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Red Clover Trifolium pratense
Red Clover Trifolium pratense
Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes
Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes
Pineappleweed Matricaria discoidea
Pineappleweed Matricaria discoidea
Nipplewort Lapsana communis
Nipplewort Lapsana communis
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera
Scots Pine Pinus sylvestris
Scots Pine Pinus sylvestris
Yellow-rattle Rhinanthus minor
Yellow-rattle Rhinanthus minor
Cleavers Galium aparine
Cleavers Galium aparine
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris
Thale Cress Arabidopsis thaliana
Thale Cress Arabidopsis thaliana
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare
Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare
Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis
Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis
Marsh-bedstraw Galium palustre
Marsh-bedstraw Galium palustre
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius
Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria
Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria
Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra
Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra
Ground-elder Aegopodium podagraria
Ground-elder Aegopodium podagraria
Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca
Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca
Prickly Sow-thistle Sonchus asper
Prickly Sow-thistle Sonchus asper
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum
Thyme-leaved Speedwell Veronica serpyllifolia
Thyme-leaved Speedwell Veronica serpyllifolia
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense
Lesser Stitchwort Stellaria graminea
Lesser Stitchwort Stellaria graminea
Greater Plantain Plantago major
Greater Plantain Plantago major
White Poplar Populus alba
White Poplar Populus alba
White Clover Trifolium repens
White Clover Trifolium repens
Norway Maple Acer platanoides
Norway Maple Acer platanoides
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Common Liverwort Marchantia polymorpha
Common Liverwort Marchantia polymorpha
Tuberous Comfrey Symphytum tuberosum
Tuberous Comfrey Symphytum tuberosum
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Ivy-leaved Speedwell Veronica hederifolia
Ivy-leaved Speedwell Veronica hederifolia
Rose Rosa2024
Rose Rosa2024
Buttercup Ranunculus2024
Buttercup Ranunculus2024
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa2024
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa2024
Wood-sedge Carex sylvatica2024
Wood-sedge Carex sylvatica2024
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta2024
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta2024
Pignut Conopodium majus2024
Pignut Conopodium majus2024
White Water-lily Nymphaea alba2023
White Water-lily Nymphaea alba2023
Rubus nemoralis Rubus nemoralis2023
Rubus nemoralis Rubus nemoralis2023
Sanicle Sanicula europaea2022
Sanicle Sanicula europaea2022
Elder Sambucus nigra2022
Elder Sambucus nigra2022
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium2022
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium2022
Bramble Rubus fruticosus2022
Bramble Rubus fruticosus2022
Centaurea nigra Centaurea nigra2022
Centaurea nigra Centaurea nigra2022
Apple Malus2022
Apple Malus2022
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata2022
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata2022
Hazel Corylus avellana2022
Hazel Corylus avellana2022
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens2022
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens2022
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna2022
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna2022
Holly Ilex aquifolium2022
Holly Ilex aquifolium2022
Beech Fagus sylvatica2022
Beech Fagus sylvatica2022
Rhododendron Rhododendron ponticum2022
Rhododendron Rhododendron ponticum2022
Ash Fraxinus excelsior2022
Ash Fraxinus excelsior2022
Ivy Hedera helix2022
Ivy Hedera helix2022
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2022
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2022
Pink Purslane Claytonia sibirica2022
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