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Almswall Park

34 ha

📷 Richard Webb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome34 ha

Getting here

55.64948, -4.69358

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

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🐦80+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wren and Woodpigeon
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 290m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦80+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wren and Woodpigeon
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 290m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Best for

10 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Free

Birds — Wren, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +77 more · last seen 2026

Wildlife

Strong match

Free

Birds — Wren, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +77 more · last seen 2026

Insect spotting

Strong match

Free

Insects — Eristalis pertinax, Helophilus pendulus, Common Darter +47 more · last seen 2025

Playgrounds

Strong match

Free

playground, parking

Family friendly

Strong match

Free

playground; Urban park — family destination

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Free

Plants — Red Campion, Pink Purslane, Cat's-ear +81 more · last seen 2026

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

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3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Ayrshire Coastal PathWalking route170 km▾

Long-distance hiking route. A designated 'Scotland's Great Trail'.

Named routeLength 170 kmNational walking route

New Town TrailWalking route▾

Named routeLocal walking route

Whithorn Way - a Glasgow Cathedral to GirvanWalking 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 routeRef WW-aRegional walking route

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Cycling

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101 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 7Cycling route▾

Named routeRef 7National Cycle Network

NCN National Route 73Cycling route▾

Named routeRef 73National Cycle Network

EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 1Cycling route▾

Named routeRef EV1International cycle route

National Cycle Network Link RouteCycling route▾

Named routeRef (7) / (73)Regional cycle route

N/ACycling route56 m▾

Named routeLength 56 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route151 m▾

Named routeLength 151 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

16,474 records from NBN Atlas

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Wildlife to spot

16,474 records · NBN Atlas

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Birds80 species

springwinter

2026

Wren · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Mallard

+75 more species

All 80 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
MagpiePica pica2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Great TitParus major2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
TealAnas crecca2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
WigeonMareca penelope2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
CootFulica atra2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
SwiftApus apus2025
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Cattle EgretArdea ibis2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
Barn OwlTyto alba2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
GreenshankTringa nebularia2024

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Mammals5 species

springautumnwinter

2025

Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Weasel · Red Fox

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Amphibians2 species

winterspringsummer

2025

Common Toad · Common Frog

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Insects50 species

summer

2025

Eristalis pertinax · Helophilus pendulus · Common Darter · Eristalis arbustorum · Hairy Shieldbug

+45 more species

All 50 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Eristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorum
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus

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Plants84 species

summer

2026

Red Campion · Pink Purslane · Cat's-ear · Ribwort Plantain · Yarrow

+79 more species

All 84 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Red CampionSilene dioica2025
Pink PurslaneClaytonia sibirica2025
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2025
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025
YarrowAchillea millefolium2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

16,474 records · NBN Atlas

🐦

Birds80 species

springwinter

2026

Wren · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Mallard

+75 more species

All 80 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
MagpiePica pica2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Great TitParus major2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
TealAnas crecca2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
WigeonMareca penelope2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
CootFulica atra2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
SwiftApus apus2025
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Cattle EgretArdea ibis2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
Barn OwlTyto alba2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
GreenshankTringa nebularia2024

🦌

Mammals5 species

springautumnwinter

2025

Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Weasel · Red Fox

🐸

Amphibians2 species

winterspringsummer

2025

Common Toad · Common Frog

🐝

Insects50 species

summer

2025

Eristalis pertinax · Helophilus pendulus · Common Darter · Eristalis arbustorum · Hairy Shieldbug

+45 more species

All 50 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Eristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorum
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus

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Plants84 species

summer

2026

Red Campion · Pink Purslane · Cat's-ear · Ribwort Plantain · Yarrow

+79 more species

All 84 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Red CampionSilene dioica2025
Pink PurslaneClaytonia sibirica2025
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2025
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025
YarrowAchillea millefolium2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

22 photos from nearby open sources

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📷 Richard Webb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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📷 Richard Webb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Bookable tours

Facilities

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Parking

6 nearby · 135m

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Playground

290m away

✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

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