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Agnew Park

📷 Billy McCrorie · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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FamilyPicnicPlay

Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

54.90717, -5.03361

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦86+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Black-headed Gull
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
☕Driftwood Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦86+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Black-headed Gull
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
☕Driftwood Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

CaféParking· FreePicnic spotPlaygroundToilets

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9 activities

Family friendly

Very strong match

playground, café, toilets, picnic area; Urban park — family destination

Free

Picnic day out

Very strong match

picnic area, café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space

Free

Playgrounds

Very strong match

playground, toilets, café, parking

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Herring Gull, Black-headed Gull, Carrion Crow +83 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Birds — Herring Gull, Black-headed Gull, Carrion Crow +83 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Mull of Galloway TrailWalking route59 km

Named routeLength 59 kmNational walking route

Loch Ryan Coastal PathWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Southern Upland Way (Section A - Portpatrick to Melrose)Walking route

Named routePoint-to-pointNational walking route

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Cycling

15 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

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

Main RouteCycling route24 m

Named routeRef 83Length 24 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route150 m

Named routeRef 83Length 150 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route20 m

Named routeRef 83Length 20 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route1.4 km

Named routeRef 83Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

12,756 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

12,756 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds56 species

autumnwinter

2026

Great Crested Grebe · Herring Gull · Black-headed Gull · Red-breasted Merganser · Wigeon +51

Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2025
WigeonMareca penelope2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
ScaupAythya marila2025
ShagGulosus aristotelis2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
RedshankTringa totanus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
EiderSomateria mollissima2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
Light-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla hrota2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
KnotCalidris canutus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle2025
DunnockPrunella modularis
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalis2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Great Northern DiverGavia immer2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2025
Black-throated DiverGavia arctica2025
Black-necked GrebePodiceps nigricollis2025
Aythya hybridAythya hybrid sp.2025
TwiteLinaria flavirostris2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2025
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
RazorbillAlca torda2025
Common GuillemotUria aalge2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025

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Plants2 species

winter

2026

Butterfly-bush · Polypody

Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii
PolypodyPolypodium vulgare

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

12,756 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds56 species

autumnwinter

2026

Great Crested Grebe · Herring Gull · Black-headed Gull · Red-breasted Merganser · Wigeon +51

Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2025
WigeonMareca penelope2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
ScaupAythya marila2025
ShagGulosus aristotelis2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
RedshankTringa totanus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
EiderSomateria mollissima2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
Light-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla hrota2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
KnotCalidris canutus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle2025
DunnockPrunella modularis
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalis2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Great Northern DiverGavia immer2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2025
Black-throated DiverGavia arctica2025
Black-necked GrebePodiceps nigricollis2025
Aythya hybridAythya hybrid sp.2025
TwiteLinaria flavirostris2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2025
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
RazorbillAlca torda2025
Common GuillemotUria aalge2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025

🌿

Plants2 species

winter

2026

Butterfly-bush · Polypody

Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii
PolypodyPolypodium vulgare

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Billy McCrorie · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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