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Troon Portland Bowling Club

📷 Billy McCrorie · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Getting here

55.54278, -4.66451

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

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🐦94+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Oystercatcher
♿Good accessibility year-round — paths here remain suitable through summer
☕Café on site — a good base for a longer summer day out

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦94+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Oystercatcher
♿Good accessibility year-round — paths here remain suitable through summer
☕Café on site — a good base for a longer summer day out

Best for

5 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Free

Birds — Herring Gull, Oystercatcher, Starling +91 more · last seen 2026

Wildlife

Strong match

Free

Birds — Herring Gull, Oystercatcher, Starling +91 more · last seen 2026

Insect spotting

Strong match

Free

Insects — Hairy Shieldbug, 2-spot Ladybird, Volucella pellucens +15 more · last seen 2025

Seasonal nature

Good match

Free

Plants — Rusty-Back Fern, Sea-buckthorn, Maidenhair Spleenwort +11 more · last seen 2026

Easy access

Good match

Varies

parking, toilets

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

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

Whithorn Way (alternative to east of Troon)Walking route▾

This alternative route bypasses Troon township. It passes between Troon Darley and Troon Fullarton golf courses to the left (east) and a railway siding and houses to the right (west)

Named routeRef WWLocal walking route

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Cycling

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56 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 7Cycling route▾

Named routeRef 7National Cycle Network

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

Named routeRef EV1International cycle route

Loans to Troon Active Travel CorridorCycling route▾

Named routeLocal cycle route

Main RouteCycling route568 m▾

Named routeRef 7Length 568 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route20 m▾

Named routeRef 7Length 20 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route234 m▾

Named routeRef 7Length 234 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

11,248 records from NBN Atlas

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Wildlife to spot

11,248 records · NBN Atlas

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Birds94 species

springautumn

2026

Herring Gull · Oystercatcher · Starling · Eider · Pied Wagtail

+89 more species

All 94 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
EiderSomateria mollissima2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
ShagGulosus aristotelis2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
GannetMorus bassanus2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
SanderlingCalidris alba2025
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
KnotCalidris canutus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Common GuillemotUria aalge2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
SwiftApus apus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2025
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis2025
RazorbillAlca torda2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2025
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2025
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferruginea2025
Arctic TernSterna paradisaea2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
White WagtailMotacilla alba alba2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
Sabine's GullXema sabini2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
RuffCalidris pugnax2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Great TitParus major2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Turdus philomelos clarkeiTurdus philomelos clarkei2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Brent GooseBranta bernicla2025
WigeonMareca penelope2025
Storm PetrelHydrobates pelagicus2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinus2025
Carrion/Hooded Crow HybridCorvus corone x cornix2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2025

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Mammals3 species

autumn

2025

Grey Squirrel · Grey Seal · Red Squirrel

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Reptiles1 species

summer

2025

Common Lizard

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Insects18 species

spring

2025

Hairy Shieldbug · 2-spot Ladybird · Volucella pellucens · Larch Ladybird · Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi

+13 more species

All 18 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens
Larch LadybirdAphidecta obliterata
Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysiGrypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi
Graphopsocus cruciatusGraphopsocus cruciatus

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Plants14 species

winterspringsummer

2026

Rusty-Back Fern · Sea-buckthorn · Maidenhair Spleenwort · Wall-rue · Perennial Sow-thistle

+9 more species

All 14 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Rusty-Back FernAsplenium ceterach
Sea-buckthornHippophae rhamnoides
Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes
Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria
Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

11,248 records · NBN Atlas

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Birds94 species

springautumn

2026

Herring Gull · Oystercatcher · Starling · Eider · Pied Wagtail

+89 more species

All 94 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
EiderSomateria mollissima2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
ShagGulosus aristotelis2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
GannetMorus bassanus2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
SanderlingCalidris alba2025
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
KnotCalidris canutus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Common GuillemotUria aalge2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
SwiftApus apus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2025
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis2025
RazorbillAlca torda2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2025
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2025
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferruginea2025
Arctic TernSterna paradisaea2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
White WagtailMotacilla alba alba2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
Sabine's GullXema sabini2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
RuffCalidris pugnax2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Great TitParus major2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Turdus philomelos clarkeiTurdus philomelos clarkei2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Brent GooseBranta bernicla2025
WigeonMareca penelope2025
Storm PetrelHydrobates pelagicus2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinus2025
Carrion/Hooded Crow HybridCorvus corone x cornix2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2025

🦌

Mammals3 species

autumn

2025

Grey Squirrel · Grey Seal · Red Squirrel

🦎

Reptiles1 species

summer

2025

Common Lizard

🐝

Insects18 species

spring

2025

Hairy Shieldbug · 2-spot Ladybird · Volucella pellucens · Larch Ladybird · Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi

+13 more species

All 18 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens
Larch LadybirdAphidecta obliterata
Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysiGrypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi
Graphopsocus cruciatusGraphopsocus cruciatus

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Plants14 species

winterspringsummer

2026

Rusty-Back Fern · Sea-buckthorn · Maidenhair Spleenwort · Wall-rue · Perennial Sow-thistle

+9 more species

All 14 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Rusty-Back FernAsplenium ceterach
Sea-buckthornHippophae rhamnoides
Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes
Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria
Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

15 photos from nearby open sources

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📷 Billy McCrorie · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

West Portland Street, Troon

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Photos

📷 Billy McCrorie · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

West Portland Street, Troon

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Facilities

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Café

The Venice · 56m

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Parking

Princes Square · Free · 170m

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Playground

2 · 75m away

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Toilets

4 · 210m away

🐶 Dogs

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🐕Dogs welcome

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Nearby places

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⛪Troon Old Parish ChurchReligious grounds100 m→⛪St Meddan's ChurchReligious grounds300 m→⛪Portland ChurchReligious grounds300 m→🌱Ladies' ClubhouseUrban park1.9 km→✦War MemorialHistoric site2.7 km→⛪Our Lady of the Assumption and St Meddan's Roman Catholic ChurchReligious grounds700 m→