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Boydston, dun site

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📷 Leslie Barrie · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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55.66433, -4.83224

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🌿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

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🌿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

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Blackbird, Magpie, Blue Tit +79 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Magpie, Blue Tit +79 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Gorse, Common Nettle +107 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Gorse, Common Nettle +107 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Common Nettle, Hawthorn, Hogweed +12 more foraging species

Varies

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Red-tailed Bumblebee, Common Carder Bee, Hawthorn Shieldbug +12 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Red-tailed Bumblebee, Common Carder Bee, Hawthorn Shieldbug +12 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 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

🚴

Cycling

33 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN National Route 73Cycling route

Named routeRef 73National Cycle Network

Route 753Cycling route

Named routeRef 753National Cycle Network

Fairlie to Seamill Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

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

Wildlife to spot

3,455 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

3,455 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds84 species

winterspringautumn

2026

Magpie · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Dunnock · House Sparrow +79

MagpiePica pica2024
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
Great TitParus major2024
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2024
RedshankTringa totanus2025
Common GullLarus canus2024
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
WigeonMareca penelope2025
TealAnas crecca2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
EiderSomateria mollissima2023
ShagGulosus aristotelis2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2024
GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
BuzzardButeo buteo2024
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
RookCorvus frugilegus2023
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2024
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2024
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2024
GannetMorus bassanus2024
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2024
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2023
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2023
GoosanderMergus merganser2024
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2024
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2023
SwiftApus apus2023
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2023
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2022
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2022
SwallowHirundo rustica2021
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2024
White WagtailMotacilla alba alba2024
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
SiskinSpinus spinus2024
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2023
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2023
Barn OwlTyto alba2023
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2022
DunlinCalidris alpina2022
House MartinDelichon urbicum2022
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2022
LinnetLinaria cannabina2021
WhitethroatCurruca communis2021
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis2021
Anthus petrosus petrosusAnthus petrosus petrosus2021
Ardea cinerea cinereaArdea cinerea cinerea2021
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2021
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2021
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2021
Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinus2020

🦌

Mammals6 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2023

Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Common Pipistrelle · Hedgehog · Soprano Pipistrelle +1

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2021
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2021
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2021

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2022

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐟

Fish2 species

summer

2020

Two-spotted Goby · Shanny

Two-spotted GobyGobiusculus flavescens
ShannyLipophrys pholis

🐝

Insects15 species

springsummer

2025

Red-tailed Bumblebee · Common Carder Bee · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Tree Bumblebee · 7-spot Ladybird +10

Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2023
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2021
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2022
Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2021
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2023
Bibio johannisBibio johannis2023
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2022
Small Black AntLasius niger2022
White-tailed BumblebeeBombus lucorum2021
WirewormElateridae2021
CraneflyTipulidae2021
Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2021
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2021
EristalisEristalis2020

🌿

Plants114 species

spring

2025

Himalayan Balsam · Gorse · Common Nettle · Hawthorn · Hogweed +109

Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2022
GorseUlex europaeus2022
Common NettleUrtica dioica2022
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2022
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2022
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2022
CleaversGalium aparine2022
Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2022
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2022
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2022
Red CampionSilene dioica2022
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2022
BrambleRubus fruticosus2022
PignutConopodium majus2022
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2022
AlderAlnus glutinosa2022
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium2022
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2022
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2022
Sea RadishRaphanus raphanistrum subsp. maritimus2022
DaisyBellis perennis2022
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2022
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2022
Common SorrelRumex acetosa2022
YarrowAchillea millefolium2022
ElderSambucus nigra2022
Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella2022
Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2022
Hard-fernBlechnum spicant2022
Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2022
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2022
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2022
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2022
Tuberous ComfreySymphytum tuberosum2022
DandelionTaraxacum2022
ColtsfootTussilago farfara2022
Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus2022
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2022
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2022
MoschatelAdoxa moschatellina2022
Hemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocata2022
Pink PurslaneClaytonia sibirica2022
IvyHedera helix2022
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2022
Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2022
Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2022
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2022
BlackthornPrunus spinosa2022
BeechFagus sylvatica2021
Sea-MilkwortLysimachia maritima
Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria
Winter HeliotropePetasites pyrenaicus2024
Garden TickseedCoreopsis tinctoria2024
Scentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorum2024
Annual Sea-bliteSuaeda maritima2023
WillowSalix2022
Wood HorsetailEquisetum sylvaticum2022
Bent GrassAgrostis2022
Common Spike-rushEleocharis palustris2022
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2022
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2022
AgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoria2022
Soft-rushJuncus effusus2022
Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum2022
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2022
FescueFestuca2022
Wild PansyViola tricolor2022
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2022
Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris2022
BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga2022
Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis2022
Lesser SpearwortRanunculus flammula2022
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2022
Curled DockRumex crispus2022
CloverTrifolium2022
Greater PlantainPlantago major2022
SilverweedPotentilla anserina2022
Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris2022
Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2022
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2022
HollyIlex aquifolium2022
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2022
Spring SnowflakeLeucojum vernum2022
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2022
Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea2022
Thale CressArabidopsis thaliana2022
Wild CherryPrunus avium2022
Hare's-foot CloverTrifolium arvense2021
Lesser Swine-cressLepidium didymum2021
Bulbous ButtercupRanunculus bulbosus2021
CowslipPrimula veris2021
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2021
BrackenPteridium aquilinum2021
AshFraxinus excelsior2021
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2021
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2021
Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta2021
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2021
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2021
Common ReedPhragmites australis2021
Great Wood-rushLuzula sylvatica2021
Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2021
RamsonsAllium ursinum2021
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2021
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2021
Wych ElmUlmus glabra2021
False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum2021
Sitka SprucePicea sitchensis2021
Round-leaved CrowfootRanunculus omiophyllus2021
Coral WeedCorallina officinalis2020
encrusting algae indet.encrusting algae indet.2020
Common Blue-sow-thistleCicerbita macrophylla2020

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

3,455 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds84 species

winterspringautumn

2026

Magpie · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Dunnock · House Sparrow +79

MagpiePica pica2024
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
Great TitParus major2024
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2024
RedshankTringa totanus2025
Common GullLarus canus2024
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
WigeonMareca penelope2025
TealAnas crecca2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
EiderSomateria mollissima2023
ShagGulosus aristotelis2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2024
GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
BuzzardButeo buteo2024
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
RookCorvus frugilegus2023
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2024
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2024
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2024
GannetMorus bassanus2024
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2024
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2023
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2023
GoosanderMergus merganser2024
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2024
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2023
SwiftApus apus2023
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2023
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2022
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2022
SwallowHirundo rustica2021
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2024
White WagtailMotacilla alba alba2024
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
SiskinSpinus spinus2024
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2023
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2023
Barn OwlTyto alba2023
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2022
DunlinCalidris alpina2022
House MartinDelichon urbicum2022
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2022
LinnetLinaria cannabina2021
WhitethroatCurruca communis2021
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis2021
Anthus petrosus petrosusAnthus petrosus petrosus2021
Ardea cinerea cinereaArdea cinerea cinerea2021
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2021
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2021
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2021
Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinus2020

🦌

Mammals6 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2023

Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Common Pipistrelle · Hedgehog · Soprano Pipistrelle +1

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2021
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2021
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2021

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2022

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐟

Fish2 species

summer

2020

Two-spotted Goby · Shanny

Two-spotted GobyGobiusculus flavescens
ShannyLipophrys pholis

🐝

Insects15 species

springsummer

2025

Red-tailed Bumblebee · Common Carder Bee · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Tree Bumblebee · 7-spot Ladybird +10

Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2023
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2021
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2022
Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2021
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2023
Bibio johannisBibio johannis2023
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2022
Small Black AntLasius niger2022
White-tailed BumblebeeBombus lucorum2021
WirewormElateridae2021
CraneflyTipulidae2021
Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2021
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2021
EristalisEristalis2020

🌿

Plants114 species

spring

2025

Himalayan Balsam · Gorse · Common Nettle · Hawthorn · Hogweed +109

Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2022
GorseUlex europaeus2022
Common NettleUrtica dioica2022
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2022
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2022
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2022
CleaversGalium aparine2022
Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2022
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2022
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2022
Red CampionSilene dioica2022
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2022
BrambleRubus fruticosus2022
PignutConopodium majus2022
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2022
AlderAlnus glutinosa2022
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium2022
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2022
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2022
Sea RadishRaphanus raphanistrum subsp. maritimus2022
DaisyBellis perennis2022
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2022
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2022
Common SorrelRumex acetosa2022
YarrowAchillea millefolium2022
ElderSambucus nigra2022
Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella2022
Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2022
Hard-fernBlechnum spicant2022
Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2022
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2022
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2022
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2022
Tuberous ComfreySymphytum tuberosum2022
DandelionTaraxacum2022
ColtsfootTussilago farfara2022
Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus2022
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2022
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2022
MoschatelAdoxa moschatellina2022
Hemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocata2022
Pink PurslaneClaytonia sibirica2022
IvyHedera helix2022
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2022
Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2022
Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2022
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2022
BlackthornPrunus spinosa2022
BeechFagus sylvatica2021
Sea-MilkwortLysimachia maritima
Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria
Winter HeliotropePetasites pyrenaicus2024
Garden TickseedCoreopsis tinctoria2024
Scentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorum2024
Annual Sea-bliteSuaeda maritima2023
WillowSalix2022
Wood HorsetailEquisetum sylvaticum2022
Bent GrassAgrostis2022
Common Spike-rushEleocharis palustris2022
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2022
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2022
AgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoria2022
Soft-rushJuncus effusus2022
Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum2022
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2022
FescueFestuca2022
Wild PansyViola tricolor2022
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2022
Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris2022
BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga2022
Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis2022
Lesser SpearwortRanunculus flammula2022
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2022
Curled DockRumex crispus2022
CloverTrifolium2022
Greater PlantainPlantago major2022
SilverweedPotentilla anserina2022
Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris2022
Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2022
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2022
HollyIlex aquifolium2022
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2022
Spring SnowflakeLeucojum vernum2022
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2022
Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea2022
Thale CressArabidopsis thaliana2022
Wild CherryPrunus avium2022
Hare's-foot CloverTrifolium arvense2021
Lesser Swine-cressLepidium didymum2021
Bulbous ButtercupRanunculus bulbosus2021
CowslipPrimula veris2021
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2021
BrackenPteridium aquilinum2021
AshFraxinus excelsior2021
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2021
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2021
Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta2021
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2021
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2021
Common ReedPhragmites australis2021
Great Wood-rushLuzula sylvatica2021
Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2021
RamsonsAllium ursinum2021
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2021
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2021
Wych ElmUlmus glabra2021
False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum2021
Sitka SprucePicea sitchensis2021
Round-leaved CrowfootRanunculus omiophyllus2021
Coral WeedCorallina officinalis2020
encrusting algae indet.encrusting algae indet.2020
Common Blue-sow-thistleCicerbita macrophylla2020

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Leslie Barrie · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

The Isle of Arran viewed from the Boydston Farm road

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