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Auchincruive Colliery

📷 Alan Reid · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

55.49108, -4.55443

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Jackdaw, Woodpigeon +67 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Jackdaw, Woodpigeon +67 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Common Carpet, Large Yellow Underwing, Flame Carpet +171 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Carpet, Large Yellow Underwing, Flame Carpet +171 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Enchanter's-nightshade, Spear Thistle, Japanese Knotweed +77 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Enchanter's-nightshade, Spear Thistle, Japanese Knotweed +77 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Ground-elder, Common Nettle, Elder +8 more foraging species

Varies

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

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
River Ayr WayWalking route66 km
Named routeLength 66 kmPoint-to-pointNational 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

45 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
Main RouteCycling route111 m
Named routeRef 7Length 111 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route568 m
Named routeRef 7Length 568 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route50 m
Named routeRef 7Length 50 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route98 m
Named routeRef 7Length 98 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Business premises on the B742

📷 Alan Reid · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Business premises on the B742

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱King George V ParkUrban park3.6 km→🌱St Ninian's ParkUrban park3.6 km→🌱Boydfield GardensUrban park3.8 km→🌱Boydfield GardensUrban park3.8 km→🌱Newton ParkUrban park4.3 km→🌱Tarbolton ChurchUrban park4.7 km→

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