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Getting here
55.46801, -4.33272
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝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
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Urban park — open green space
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
River Ayr WayWalking route66 km▾
Named routeLength 66 kmPoint-to-pointNational walking route
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Bookable toursWildlife to spot
14,694 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
14,694 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds33 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Chaffinch · Nuthatch · Jackdaw · Blue Tit · Great Tit +28
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- MagpiePica pica
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
🦌Mammals1 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2025▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects41 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Orange Ladybird · Red-legged Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird · 10-spot Ladybird · Helophilus pendulus +36
- Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
- 10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
- Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025
Upright Hedge-parsley · Marsh Woundwort · Yarrow · Snowdrop · Elder +25
- Upright Hedge-parsleyTorilis japonica2025
- Marsh WoundwortStachys palustris2025
- YarrowAchillea millefolium2025
- SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
- ElderSambucus nigra2025
- Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
14,694 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds33 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Chaffinch · Nuthatch · Jackdaw · Blue Tit · Great Tit +28
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- MagpiePica pica
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
🦌Mammals1 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2025▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects41 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Orange Ladybird · Red-legged Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird · 10-spot Ladybird · Helophilus pendulus +36
- Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
- 10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
- Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025
Upright Hedge-parsley · Marsh Woundwort · Yarrow · Snowdrop · Elder +25
- Upright Hedge-parsleyTorilis japonica2025
- Marsh WoundwortStachys palustris2025
- YarrowAchillea millefolium2025
- SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
- ElderSambucus nigra2025
- Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttataCream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttataHawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidaleHawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidaleSyrphusSyrphus2025SyrphusSyrphus2025Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025Large Willow AphidTuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2025Large Willow AphidTuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2025Eristalis intricariaEristalis intricaria2025Eristalis intricariaEristalis intricaria2025Rhingia campestrisRhingia campestris2025Rhingia campestrisRhingia campestris2025Anchomenus dorsalisAnchomenus dorsalisAnchomenus dorsalisAnchomenus dorsalisLeistus fulvibarbisLeistus fulvibarbis2025Leistus fulvibarbisLeistus fulvibarbis2025Bronze ShieldbugTroilus luridus2025Bronze ShieldbugTroilus luridus2025Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana2025Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana2025Minettia fasciataMinettia fasciata2025Minettia fasciataMinettia fasciata2025Aphrophora alniAphrophora alni2025Aphrophora alniAphrophora alni2025Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025Meliscaeva cinctellaMeliscaeva cinctella2025Meliscaeva cinctellaMeliscaeva cinctella2025Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2025Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2025Cantharis cryptica/pallidaCantharis cryptica/pallida2025Cantharis cryptica/pallidaCantharis cryptica/pallida2025Eristalis horticolaEristalis horticola2025Eristalis horticolaEristalis horticola2025Black SnipeflyChrysopilus cristatus2025Black SnipeflyChrysopilus cristatus2025Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis2025Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis2025Cantharis pellucidaCantharis pellucida2025Cantharis pellucidaCantharis pellucida2025Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2025Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2025Eristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorum2025Eristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorum2025Tipula maximaTipula maxima2025Tipula maximaTipula maxima2025Xylota segnisXylota segnis2025Xylota segnisXylota segnis2025Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2025Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2025EuuraEuura2025EuuraEuura2025CheilosiaCheilosia2025CheilosiaCheilosia2025Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica2025Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica2025Downlooker SnipeflyRhagio scolopaceus2025Downlooker SnipeflyRhagio scolopaceus2025Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2025Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2025Eristalis nemorumEristalis nemorum2025Eristalis nemorumEristalis nemorum2025Beech Leaf MinerOrchestes fagi2025Beech Leaf MinerOrchestes fagi20252025
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RedshankPersicaria maculosa2025RedshankPersicaria maculosa2025SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2025SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2025NipplewortLapsana communis2025NipplewortLapsana communis2025Large BindweedCalystegia silvatica2025Large BindweedCalystegia silvatica2025Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2025Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2025Zigzag CloverTrifolium medium2025Zigzag CloverTrifolium medium2025Viper's-buglossEchium vulgare2025Viper's-buglossEchium vulgare2025Curled DockRumex crispus2025Curled DockRumex crispus2025Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense2025Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense2025Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2025Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2025Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025Red CampionSilene dioica2025Red CampionSilene dioica2025Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea2025Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea2025Yellow LoosestrifeLysimachia vulgaris2025Yellow LoosestrifeLysimachia vulgaris2025Yellow Bird's-nestHypopitys monotropa2025Yellow Bird's-nestHypopitys monotropa2025Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2025Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2025Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii2025Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii2025Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana2025Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana2025MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2025MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2025ColumbineAquilegia vulgaris2025ColumbineAquilegia vulgaris2025Californian PoppyEschscholzia californica2025Californian PoppyEschscholzia californica2025Red CloverTrifolium pratense2025Red CloverTrifolium pratense2025Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2025Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2025