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Places › Scotland › West Scotland › East Ayrshire Getting here
55.46839, -4.33212
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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 ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🦉 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 — Chaffinch, Robin, Jackdaw +48 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Chaffinch, Robin, Jackdaw +48 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Orange Ladybird, Red-legged Shieldbug, Cream-spot Ladybird +169 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Orange Ladybird, Red-legged Shieldbug, Cream-spot Ladybird +169 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Fox-and-cubs, Himalayan Balsam +63 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Fox-and-cubs, Himalayan Balsam +63 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Elder, Meadowsweet, Few-flowered Garlic +6 more foraging species
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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
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Wildlife to spot
14,691 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 14,691 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 33 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Chaffinch · Nuthatch · Jackdaw · Blue Tit · Great Tit +28
Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Dunnock Prunella modularis Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Magpie Pica pica Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 🦌 Mammals 1 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Common Toad · Palmate Newt
Common Toad Bufo bufo Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus 🐝 Insects 42 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Orange Ladybird · Red-legged Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird · 10-spot Ladybird · Helophilus pendulus +37
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025 Upright Hedge-parsley · Marsh Woundwort · Yarrow · Snowdrop · Elder +24
Upright Hedge-parsley Torilis japonica2025 Marsh Woundwort Stachys palustris2025 Yarrow Achillea millefolium2025 Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis Elder Sambucus nigra2025 Fox-and-cubs Pilosella aurantiaca Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 14,691 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 33 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Chaffinch · Nuthatch · Jackdaw · Blue Tit · Great Tit +28
Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Dunnock Prunella modularis Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Magpie Pica pica Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 🦌 Mammals 1 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Common Toad · Palmate Newt
Common Toad Bufo bufo Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus 🐝 Insects 42 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Orange Ladybird · Red-legged Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird · 10-spot Ladybird · Helophilus pendulus +37
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025 Upright Hedge-parsley · Marsh Woundwort · Yarrow · Snowdrop · Elder +24
Upright Hedge-parsley Torilis japonica2025 Marsh Woundwort Stachys palustris2025 Yarrow Achillea millefolium2025 Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis Elder Sambucus nigra2025 Fox-and-cubs Pilosella aurantiaca Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2025
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2025
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025
Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2025
Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2025
Eristalis intricaria Eristalis intricaria2025
Eristalis intricaria Eristalis intricaria2025
Rhingia campestris Rhingia campestris2025
Rhingia campestris Rhingia campestris2025
Anchomenus dorsalis Anchomenus dorsalis
Anchomenus dorsalis Anchomenus dorsalis
Leistus fulvibarbis Leistus fulvibarbis2025
Leistus fulvibarbis Leistus fulvibarbis2025
Bronze Shieldbug Troilus luridus2025
Bronze Shieldbug Troilus luridus2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana2025
Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana2025
Minettia fasciata Minettia fasciata2025
Minettia fasciata Minettia fasciata2025
Aphrophora alni Aphrophora alni2025
Aphrophora alni Aphrophora alni2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
Meliscaeva cinctella Meliscaeva cinctella2025
Meliscaeva cinctella Meliscaeva cinctella2025
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Cantharis cryptica/pallida Cantharis cryptica/pallida2025
Cantharis cryptica/pallida Cantharis cryptica/pallida2025
Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis2025
Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis2025
Eristalis horticola Eristalis horticola2025
Eristalis horticola Eristalis horticola2025
Black Snipefly Chrysopilus cristatus2025
Black Snipefly Chrysopilus cristatus2025
Cantharis pellucida Cantharis pellucida2025
Cantharis pellucida Cantharis pellucida2025
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2025
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2025
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2025
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2025
Eristalis arbustorum Eristalis arbustorum2025
Eristalis arbustorum Eristalis arbustorum2025
Tipula maxima Tipula maxima2025
Tipula maxima Tipula maxima2025
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis2025
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis2025
Euura Euura2025
Euura Euura2025
Cheilosia Cheilosia2025
Cheilosia Cheilosia2025
Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica2025
Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica2025
Downlooker Snipefly Rhagio scolopaceus2025
Downlooker Snipefly Rhagio scolopaceus2025
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025
Eristalis nemorum Eristalis nemorum2025
Eristalis nemorum Eristalis nemorum2025
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris2025
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris2025
Beech Leaf Miner Orchestes fagi2025
Beech Leaf Miner Orchestes fagi2025 2025
2025
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus2025
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus2025
Nipplewort Lapsana communis2025
Nipplewort Lapsana communis2025
Large Bindweed Calystegia silvatica2025
Large Bindweed Calystegia silvatica2025
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare2025
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare2025
Zigzag Clover Trifolium medium2025
Zigzag Clover Trifolium medium2025
Viper's-bugloss Echium vulgare2025
Viper's-bugloss Echium vulgare2025
Curled Dock Rumex crispus2025
Curled Dock Rumex crispus2025
Meadow Crane's-bill Geranium pratense2025
Meadow Crane's-bill Geranium pratense2025
Yellow Loosestrife Lysimachia vulgaris2025
Yellow Loosestrife Lysimachia vulgaris2025
Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis2025
Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis2025
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum2025
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum2025
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum2025
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum2025
Red Campion Silene dioica2025
Red Campion Silene dioica2025
Lesser Stitchwort Stellaria graminea2025
Lesser Stitchwort Stellaria graminea2025
Yellow Bird's-nest Hypopitys monotropa2025
Yellow Bird's-nest Hypopitys monotropa2025
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2025
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2025
Common Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii2025
Common Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii2025
Enchanter's-nightshade Circaea lutetiana2025
Enchanter's-nightshade Circaea lutetiana2025
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria2025
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria2025
Columbine Aquilegia vulgaris2025
Columbine Aquilegia vulgaris2025
Californian Poppy Eschscholzia californica2025
Californian Poppy Eschscholzia californica2025
Red Clover Trifolium pratense2025
Red Clover Trifolium pratense2025
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2025
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2025 