Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome6 ha
Getting here
55.63669, -4.78860
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦83+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Oystercatcher
- ☀️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
- 🐦83+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Oystercatcher
- ☀️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
Best for
10 activities🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Herring Gull, Oystercatcher, Black-headed Gull +80 more · last seen 2025
Birds — Herring Gull, Oystercatcher, Black-headed Gull +80 more · last seen 2025
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Eristalis pertinax, Marmalade Hoverfly, 7-spot Ladybird +17 more · last seen 2025
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Hedera helix, Sycamore, Smooth Sow-thistle +33 more · last seen 2024
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route 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
39 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 73Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 73National Cycle Network
Route 753Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 753National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route1.7 km▾
Named routeRef 73Length 1.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route263 m▾
Named routeRef 753Length 263 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route489 m▾
Named routeRef 753Length 489 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route350 m▾
Named routeRef 73Length 350 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Photos
21 photos from nearby open sources
Facilities
🅿️Parking
Saltcoats Railway Station · 208m
✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
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Vulpes vulpes2024
Vulpes vulpes2024
Hawthorn Shieldbug
Hawthorn Shieldbug
Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2024
Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2024
BeraeaBeraeaBeraeaBeraeaEupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollaeVagrant EmperorAnax ephippigerVagrant EmperorAnax ephippigerCommon EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumariusCuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumariusWestern Honey BeeApis melliferaWestern Honey BeeApis melliferaLarge Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphulaLarge Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphulaPhilotarsus parvicepsPhilotarsus parviceps2024Philotarsus parvicepsPhilotarsus parviceps2024Limnephilus sparsusLimnephilus sparsus2024Limnephilus sparsusLimnephilus sparsus2024Sea BristletailPetrobius maritimus2024Sea BristletailPetrobius maritimus2024Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigataStenodema (Stenodema) laevigata2024Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigataStenodema (Stenodema) laevigata2024Cereal Leaf BeetleOulema duftschmidi/melanopus2024Cereal Leaf BeetleOulema duftschmidi/melanopus202410-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata202410-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata2024Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2024Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2024Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2024Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2024Spear Thistle
Spear Thistle
Cirsium vulgare
Cirsium vulgare
White CloverTrifolium repensWhite CloverTrifolium repensCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataButterfly-bushBuddleja davidiiButterfly-bushBuddleja davidiiMaidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanesMaidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanesPurple ToadflaxLinaria purpureaPurple ToadflaxLinaria purpureaDanish ScurvygrassCochlearia danicaDanish ScurvygrassCochlearia danicaAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaBluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartianaBluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartianaCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumGorseUlex europaeusGorseUlex europaeusFestuca rubraFestuca rubraFestuca rubraFestuca rubraFlowering CurrantRibes sanguineumFlowering CurrantRibes sanguineumThale CressArabidopsis thalianaThale CressArabidopsis thalianaHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaErophila vernaErophila vernaErophila vernaErophila vernaBiting StonecropSedum acreBiting StonecropSedum acreWall-rueAsplenium ruta-murariaWall-rueAsplenium ruta-murariaCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineGreater PlantainPlantago majorGreater PlantainPlantago majorCock's-footDactylis glomerataCock's-footDactylis glomerataCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisIvy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralisIvy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralisColtsfootTussilago farfaraColtsfootTussilago farfaraRed CloverTrifolium pratenseRed CloverTrifolium pratenseGroundselSenecio vulgarisGroundselSenecio vulgarisEarly Pampas-grassCortaderia richardiiEarly Pampas-grassCortaderia richardiiBrambleRubus fruticosusBrambleRubus fruticosusBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusEvents & activities nearby
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