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⛳ Golf🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds
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Places › Scotland › West Scotland › East Ayrshire Getting here
55.50524, -4.35187
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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 ⛳ Golf is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ⛳ Golf is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Chaffinch, Blackbird, Robin +61 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Chaffinch, Blackbird, Robin +61 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Eristalis pertinax, 7-spot Ladybird, Helophilus pendulus +71 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Eristalis pertinax, 7-spot Ladybird, Helophilus pendulus +71 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Fox-and-cubs, Purple Toadflax, Herb-Robert +31 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Fox-and-cubs, Purple Toadflax, Herb-Robert +31 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Common Bistort, Few-flowered Garlic, Great Scented Liverwort
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
River Ayr Way Walking route 66 km ▾
Named route Length 66 km Point-to-point National walking route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Galston to Mauchline & Catrine Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
3,705 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 3,705 records · National Biodiversity Network Dipper · Mallard · Blackbird · Moorhen · Grey Heron +30
Dipper Cinclus cinclus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 🦌 Mammals 1 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐝 Insects 42 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Eristalis pertinax · Syrphus · Marmalade Hoverfly · Helophilus pendulus · 7-spot Ladybird +37
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Syrphus Syrphus Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Rhingia campestris Rhingia campestris 🌿 Plants 24 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Fox-and-cubs · Purple Toadflax · Germander Speedwell · Shining Crane's-bill · Giant Hogweed +19
Fox-and-cubs Pilosella aurantiaca Purple Toadflax Linaria purpurea Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys Shining Crane's-bill Geranium lucidum2024 Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 3,705 records · National Biodiversity Network Dipper · Mallard · Blackbird · Moorhen · Grey Heron +30
Dipper Cinclus cinclus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 🦌 Mammals 1 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐝 Insects 42 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Eristalis pertinax · Syrphus · Marmalade Hoverfly · Helophilus pendulus · 7-spot Ladybird +37
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Syrphus Syrphus Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Rhingia campestris Rhingia campestris 🌿 Plants 24 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Fox-and-cubs · Purple Toadflax · Germander Speedwell · Shining Crane's-bill · Giant Hogweed +19
Fox-and-cubs Pilosella aurantiaca Purple Toadflax Linaria purpurea Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys Shining Crane's-bill Geranium lucidum2024 Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax
Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata
Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria2024
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria2024
Mosquito Culicidae
Mosquito Culicidae
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Belted Rose Spinner Pamphilius inanitus
Belted Rose Spinner Pamphilius inanitus
Eristalis intricaria Eristalis intricaria
Eristalis intricaria Eristalis intricaria
Liocoris tripustulatus Liocoris tripustulatus
Liocoris tripustulatus Liocoris tripustulatus
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis
Rhogogaster Rhogogaster
Rhogogaster Rhogogaster
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii
Plagiosterna aenea Plagiosterna aenea
Plagiosterna aenea Plagiosterna aenea
Cionus Cionus
Cionus Cionus
Livid Sawfly Tenthredo livida
Livid Sawfly Tenthredo livida
Figwort Weevil Cionus scrophulariae
Figwort Weevil Cionus scrophulariae
Elodes minutus Elodes minutus
Elodes minutus Elodes minutus
Eristalis horticola Eristalis horticola
Eristalis horticola Eristalis horticola
Chilenocaecilius ornatipennis Chilenocaecilius ornatipennis2024
Chilenocaecilius ornatipennis Chilenocaecilius ornatipennis2024
Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis2024
Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis2024
Meliscaeva cinctella Meliscaeva cinctella2024
Meliscaeva cinctella Meliscaeva cinctella2024
Epistrophe grossulariae Epistrophe grossulariae2024
Epistrophe grossulariae Epistrophe grossulariae2024
Leucozona glaucia Leucozona glaucia2024
Leucozona glaucia Leucozona glaucia2024
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2024
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2024
Eristalis arbustorum Eristalis arbustorum2024
Eristalis arbustorum Eristalis arbustorum2024
Chrysogaster solstitialis Chrysogaster solstitialis2024
Chrysogaster solstitialis Chrysogaster solstitialis2024
Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum2024
Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum2024
Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi2024
Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi2024
Xylota sylvarum Xylota sylvarum2024
Xylota sylvarum Xylota sylvarum2024
Perla carlukiana Perla carlukiana2024
Perla carlukiana Perla carlukiana2024
Yellow May Dun Heptagenia sulphurea2024
Yellow May Dun Heptagenia sulphurea2024
Dryomyza anilis Dryomyza anilis2024
Dryomyza anilis Dryomyza anilis2024
Baetis fuscatus Baetis fuscatus2024
Baetis fuscatus Baetis fuscatus2024
Common Orange Legionnaire Beris vallata2024
Common Orange Legionnaire Beris vallata2024
Sphegina Sphegina2024
Sphegina Sphegina2024
Nicrophorus vespilloides Nicrophorus vespilloides2024
Nicrophorus vespilloides Nicrophorus vespilloides2024 Greater Butterfly-orchid
Greater Butterfly-orchid
Platanthera chlorantha
Platanthera chlorantha
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Hemlock Water-dropwort Oenanthe crocata
Hemlock Water-dropwort Oenanthe crocata
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara
Few-flowered Garlic Allium paradoxum
Few-flowered Garlic Allium paradoxum
Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria
Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria
Lesser Burdock Arctium minus2024
Lesser Burdock Arctium minus2024
Sweet Alison Lobularia maritima2024
Sweet Alison Lobularia maritima2024
Wavy Bitter-cress Cardamine flexuosa2024
Wavy Bitter-cress Cardamine flexuosa2024
Musk-mallow Malva moschata2024
Musk-mallow Malva moschata2024
Black Medick Medicago lupulina2024
Black Medick Medicago lupulina2024
Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra2024
Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra2024
Figwort Scrophularia2024
Figwort Scrophularia2024
Common Bistort Bistorta officinalis2024
Common Bistort Bistorta officinalis2024
Honesty Lunaria annua2024
Honesty Lunaria annua2024
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus2024
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus2024
Water Avens Geum rivale2024
Water Avens Geum rivale2024
Bush Vetch Vicia sepium2024
Bush Vetch Vicia sepium2024
Pink Purslane Claytonia sibirica2024
Pink Purslane Claytonia sibirica2024 