Barskimming rock-cut ice house (disused)
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55.49613, -4.40207
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and House Sparrow 🍄 Mushroom 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 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and House Sparrow 🍄 Mushroom 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 🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Carrion Crow, House Sparrow, Blackbird +59 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Carrion Crow, House Sparrow, Blackbird +59 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Butter Cap, Tear Dropper, Stump Puffball +71 more · last seen 2018; Fungi — Butter Cap, Tear Dropper, Stump Puffball +71 more · last seen 2018
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Chirosia betuleti, Chirosia, Portevinia maculata +19 more · last seen 2021; Insects — Chirosia betuleti, Chirosia, Portevinia maculata +19 more · last seen 2021
Free
Fungi — Nitrous Bonnet, Coesyn Melfed, Terracotta Hedgehog +4 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
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Galston to Mauchline & Catrine Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
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Wildlife to spot
3,306 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 3,306 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 52 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Chaffinch · Blackbird · Carrion Crow · House Sparrow · Robin +47
Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Blackbird Turdus merula Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2023 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Goosander Mergus merganser2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Anas platyrhynchos x Anas platyrhynchos x2023 Magpie Pica pica2023 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2022 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2023 Rock Dove Columba livia2023 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2022 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus2024 Swift Apus apus2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Siskin Spinus spinus2024 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2023 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2023 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2023 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2023 Common Gull Larus canus2023 Raven Corvus corax2022 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2022 🦌 Mammals 2 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2022 🌿 Plants 7 species
winter spring summer
2024 ▾
Honesty · Daisy · Water Avens · Few-flowered Garlic · Pink Purslane +2
Honesty Lunaria annua Daisy Bellis perennis Water Avens Geum rivale Few-flowered Garlic Allium paradoxum Pink Purslane Claytonia sibirica Highclere Holly Ilex aquifolium x perado = I. x altaclerensis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 3,306 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 52 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Chaffinch · Blackbird · Carrion Crow · House Sparrow · Robin +47
Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Blackbird Turdus merula Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2023 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Goosander Mergus merganser2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Anas platyrhynchos x Anas platyrhynchos x2023 Magpie Pica pica2023 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2022 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2023 Rock Dove Columba livia2023 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2022 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus2024 Swift Apus apus2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Siskin Spinus spinus2024 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2023 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2023 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2023 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2023 Common Gull Larus canus2023 Raven Corvus corax2022 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2022 🦌 Mammals 2 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2022 🌿 Plants 7 species
winter spring summer
2024 ▾
Honesty · Daisy · Water Avens · Few-flowered Garlic · Pink Purslane +2
Honesty Lunaria annua Daisy Bellis perennis Water Avens Geum rivale Few-flowered Garlic Allium paradoxum Pink Purslane Claytonia sibirica Highclere Holly Ilex aquifolium x perado = I. x altaclerensis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Greater Tussock-sedge Carex paniculata
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