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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

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55.60313, -4.65849

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

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🐦77+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mute Swan and Magpie
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 427m away — 2 car parks within reach

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦77+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mute Swan and Magpie
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 427m away — 2 car parks within reach

Best for

9 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Free

Birds — Mute Swan, Magpie, Herring Gull +74 more · last seen 2026

Wildlife

Strong match

Free

Birds — Mute Swan, Magpie, Herring Gull +74 more · last seen 2026

Insect spotting

Strong match

Free

Insects — Common Green Grasshopper, Common Darter, Marmalade Hoverfly +113 more · last seen 2025

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Free

Plants — Shepherd's Cress, Moschatel, Harebell +141 more · last seen 2026

Dog walks

Strong match

Free

Dogs allowed with public access

Cycling

Good match

Varies

Named cycling route nearby: NCN National Route 73

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

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4 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

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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107 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 route14 m▾

Named routeLength 14 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route56 m▾

Named routeLength 56 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

15,353 records from NBN Atlas

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Wildlife to spot

15,353 records · NBN Atlas

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Birds77 species

spring

2026

Mute Swan · Magpie · Herring Gull · Mallard · Carrion Crow

+72 more species

All 77 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Mute SwanCygnus olor
MagpiePica pica2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
BlackbirdTurdus merula
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2024
WigeonMareca penelope2024
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
CootFulica atra2024
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Great TitParus major2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2023
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2024
Common GullLarus canus2023
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
GreenshankTringa nebularia2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
WhitethroatCurruca communis2023
GannetMorus bassanus2023
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2025
SwiftApus apus2024
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2023
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2023
Anas platyrhynchos xAnas platyrhynchos x2023
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2023
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
EiderSomateria mollissima2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
Yellow-rumped WarblerSetophaga coronata2024
WaxwingBombycilla garrulus2023
Storm PetrelHydrobates pelagicus2023
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2023
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2023
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2023
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2023
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2023
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2023
TwiteLinaria flavirostris2023
Barn OwlTyto alba2023
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2022

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Mammals3 species

summerautumnwinter

2025

Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Grey Seal

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Amphibians2 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Common Frog · Common Toad

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Insects116 species

springsummer

2025

Common Green Grasshopper · Common Darter · Marmalade Hoverfly · Azure Damselfly · Meadow Brown

+111 more species

All 116 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2023
Peacock

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Plants144 species

summer

2026

Shepherd's Cress · Moschatel · Harebell · Giant Hogweed · Royal Fern

+139 more species

All 144 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Shepherd's CressTeesdalia nudicaulis2024
MoschatelAdoxa moschatellina2025
HarebellCampanula rotundifolia2025
Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum2025
Royal FernOsmunda regalis2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

15,353 records · NBN Atlas

🐦

Birds77 species

spring

2026

Mute Swan · Magpie · Herring Gull · Mallard · Carrion Crow

+72 more species

All 77 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Mute SwanCygnus olor
MagpiePica pica2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
BlackbirdTurdus merula
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2024
WigeonMareca penelope2024
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
CootFulica atra2024
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Great TitParus major2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2023
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2024
Common GullLarus canus2023
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
GreenshankTringa nebularia2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
WhitethroatCurruca communis2023
GannetMorus bassanus2023
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2025
SwiftApus apus2024
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2023
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2023
Anas platyrhynchos xAnas platyrhynchos x2023
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2023
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
EiderSomateria mollissima2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
Yellow-rumped WarblerSetophaga coronata2024
WaxwingBombycilla garrulus2023
Storm PetrelHydrobates pelagicus2023
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2023
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2023
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2023
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2023
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2023
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2023
TwiteLinaria flavirostris2023
Barn OwlTyto alba2023
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2022

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Mammals3 species

summerautumnwinter

2025

Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Grey Seal

🐸

Amphibians2 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Common Frog · Common Toad

🐝

Insects116 species

springsummer

2025

Common Green Grasshopper · Common Darter · Marmalade Hoverfly · Azure Damselfly · Meadow Brown

+111 more species

All 116 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2023
Peacock

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Plants144 species

summer

2026

Shepherd's Cress · Moschatel · Harebell · Giant Hogweed · Royal Fern

+139 more species

All 144 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Shepherd's CressTeesdalia nudicaulis2024
MoschatelAdoxa moschatellina2025
HarebellCampanula rotundifolia2025
Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum2025
Royal FernOsmunda regalis2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

22 photos from nearby open sources

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📷 wfmillar · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Photos

📷 wfmillar · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Facilities

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Parking

2 nearby · 427m

✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Formal GardenUrban park4.7 km→🌱Milgarholm ParkUrban park400 m→🌱Irvine Beach ParkUrban park1.7 km→🌱Trindlemoss LochUrban park1.8 km→🌱Bourtreehill ParkUrban park2.7 km→🌱Low GreenUrban park1.7 km→

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