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Places › Scotland › West Scotland › East Ayrshire Getting here
55.38706, -4.18661
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking nearby — easy to reach by car 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking nearby — easy to reach by car £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mute Swan, Jackdaw, Robin +47 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mute Swan, Jackdaw, Robin +47 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Lesser Butterfly-orchid, Welsh Poppy, Grey-headed Hawkweed +32 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Lesser Butterfly-orchid, Welsh Poppy, Grey-headed Hawkweed +32 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large Red Damselfly, Red-legged Shieldbug, Leucozona glaucia +33 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Large Red Damselfly, Red-legged Shieldbug, Leucozona glaucia +33 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Cemetery — local history and memorials
Free
Photos New Cumnock Afton Cemetery
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Wildlife to spot
3,730 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 3,730 records · National Biodiversity Network Mute Swan · Jackdaw · Robin · Mallard · Blue Tit +45
Mute Swan Cygnus olor Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Swift Apus apus2025 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Teal Anas crecca Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus Wigeon Mareca penelope Greylag Goose Anser anser Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Magpie Pica pica2024 Coot Fulica atra2024 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2024 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2024 Shoveler Spatula clypeata2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2024 Roe Deer
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 36 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Large Red Damselfly · Red-legged Shieldbug · Leucozona glaucia · Azure Damselfly · Helophilus pendulus +31
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Leucozona glaucia Leucozona glaucia Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis Lesser Butterfly-orchid · Welsh Poppy · Grey-headed Hawkweed · Smith's Pepperwort · Fox-and-cubs +30
Lesser Butterfly-orchid Platanthera bifolia Welsh Poppy Papaver cambricum Grey-headed Hawkweed Hieracium neopinnatifidum Smith's Pepperwort Lepidium heterophyllum2024 Fox-and-cubs Pilosella aurantiaca2024 Greater Plantain Plantago major Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 3,730 records · National Biodiversity Network Mute Swan · Jackdaw · Robin · Mallard · Blue Tit +45
Mute Swan Cygnus olor Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Swift Apus apus2025 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Teal Anas crecca Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus Wigeon Mareca penelope Greylag Goose Anser anser Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Magpie Pica pica2024 Coot Fulica atra2024 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2024 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2024 Shoveler Spatula clypeata2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2024 Roe Deer
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 36 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Large Red Damselfly · Red-legged Shieldbug · Leucozona glaucia · Azure Damselfly · Helophilus pendulus +31
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Leucozona glaucia Leucozona glaucia Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis Lesser Butterfly-orchid · Welsh Poppy · Grey-headed Hawkweed · Smith's Pepperwort · Fox-and-cubs +30
Lesser Butterfly-orchid Platanthera bifolia Welsh Poppy Papaver cambricum Grey-headed Hawkweed Hieracium neopinnatifidum Smith's Pepperwort Lepidium heterophyllum2024 Fox-and-cubs Pilosella aurantiaca2024 Greater Plantain Plantago major Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Eristalis intricaria Eristalis intricaria
Eristalis intricaria Eristalis intricaria
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2024
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2024
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2024
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2024
Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum2024
Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum2024
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa
Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata
Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Chrysogaster solstitialis Chrysogaster solstitialis
Chrysogaster solstitialis Chrysogaster solstitialis
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria
Cantharis pellucida Cantharis pellucida
Cantharis pellucida Cantharis pellucida
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Eristalis arbustorum Eristalis arbustorum
Eristalis arbustorum Eristalis arbustorum
Mottled Grasshopper Myrmeleotettix maculatus
Mottled Grasshopper Myrmeleotettix maculatus
Eristalis Eristalis
Eristalis Eristalis
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus
Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica
Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica
Green Dock Beetle Gastrophysa viridula
Green Dock Beetle Gastrophysa viridula
Oedemera lurida Oedemera lurida
Oedemera lurida Oedemera lurida
Rhingia campestris Rhingia campestris
Rhingia campestris Rhingia campestris
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Platycheirus clypeatus agg. Platycheirus clypeatus agg.
Platycheirus clypeatus agg. Platycheirus clypeatus agg.
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2024
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2024
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2024
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2024
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2024
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2024
Birch Leaf Roller Deporaus betulae2024
Birch Leaf Roller Deporaus betulae2024
Volucella bombylans Volucella bombylans2024
Volucella bombylans Volucella bombylans2024
Bibio pomonae Bibio pomonae2024
Bibio pomonae Bibio pomonae2024
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii2024
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii2024 Sneezewort
Sneezewort
Achillea ptarmica
Achillea ptarmica
Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca
Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca
Zigzag Clover Trifolium medium
Zigzag Clover Trifolium medium
Common Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii
Common Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii
Goat's-beard Tragopogon pratensis
Goat's-beard Tragopogon pratensis
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare
Northern Dock Rumex longifolius
Northern Dock Rumex longifolius
Perennial Cornflower Centaurea montana
Perennial Cornflower Centaurea montana
White Clover Trifolium repens
White Clover Trifolium repens
Ragged-Robin Silene flos-cuculi
Ragged-Robin Silene flos-cuculi
Feverfew Tanacetum parthenium
Feverfew Tanacetum parthenium
Broom Cytisus scoparius
Broom Cytisus scoparius
Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis
Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis
Bush Vetch Vicia sepium
Bush Vetch Vicia sepium
Elder Sambucus nigra
Elder Sambucus nigra
Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis
Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys
Smooth Lady's-mantle Alchemilla glabra
Smooth Lady's-mantle Alchemilla glabra
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2024
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2024
Greater Water-moss Fontinalis antipyretica2024
Greater Water-moss Fontinalis antipyretica2024
Common Toadflax Linaria vulgaris2024
Common Toadflax Linaria vulgaris2024
Mugwort Artemisia vulgaris2024
Mugwort Artemisia vulgaris2024
Square-stalked St John's-wort Hypericum tetrapterum2024
Square-stalked St John's-wort Hypericum tetrapterum2024
Slender St John's-wort Hypericum pulchrum2024
Slender St John's-wort Hypericum pulchrum2024
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris2024
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris2024
Garden Lady's-mantle Alchemilla mollis2024
Garden Lady's-mantle Alchemilla mollis2024
Eyebright Euphrasia2024
Eyebright Euphrasia2024
Winter-cress Barbarea vulgaris2024
Winter-cress Barbarea vulgaris2024
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis2024
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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