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Noddsdale Green

📷 Billy McCrorie · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

55.79794, -4.86972

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

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🐦59+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Magpie and Woodpigeon
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
☕Indigo Eats — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦59+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Magpie and Woodpigeon
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
☕Indigo Eats — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Free

Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +56 more · last seen 2026

Wildlife

Strong match

Free

Mammals — Grey Squirrel, Red Fox, Hedgehog +11 more · last seen 2025

Dog walks

Strong match

Free

Dogs allowed with public access

Family friendly

Strong match

Free

café; Urban park — family destination

Hiking

Strong match

Free

Named hiking route nearby: Ayrshire Coastal Path; Named hiking route nearby: Ayrshire Coastal Path

Insect spotting

Good match

Free

Insects — Brown Chafer, Dark Giant Horsefly, Marmalade Hoverfly +4 more · last seen 2025

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

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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

Wildlife to spot

13,174 records from NBN Atlas

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Wildlife to spot

13,174 records · NBN Atlas

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Birds59 species

summer

2026

Magpie · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Jackdaw · Carrion Crow

+54 more species

All 59 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

MagpiePica pica2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
GannetMorus bassanus2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
ShagGulosus aristotelis2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
RavenCorvus corax2025
EiderSomateria mollissima2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
DipperCinclus cinclus2025
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
Great TitParus major2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
WigeonMareca penelope2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinus2025
SwiftApus apus2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025

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Mammals14 species

summer

2025

Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Hedgehog · Roe Deer · Red Squirrel

+9 more species

All 14 mammals recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Red FoxVulpes vulpes
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
BadgerMeles meles
Brown Rat

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Insects7 species

summer

2025

Brown Chafer · Dark Giant Horsefly · Marmalade Hoverfly · Carabus problematicus · Black Clock

+2 more species

All 7 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Brown ChaferSerica brunnea
Dark Giant HorseflyTabanus sudeticus
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Carabus problematicusCarabus problematicus
Black ClockPterostichus madidus
Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus

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Plants2 species

summerautumn

2025

Canadian Fleabane · Elder

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

13,174 records · NBN Atlas

🐦

Birds59 species

summer

2026

Magpie · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Jackdaw · Carrion Crow

+54 more species

All 59 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

MagpiePica pica2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
GannetMorus bassanus2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
ShagGulosus aristotelis2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
RavenCorvus corax2025
EiderSomateria mollissima2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
DipperCinclus cinclus2025
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
Great TitParus major2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
WigeonMareca penelope2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinus2025
SwiftApus apus2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025

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Mammals14 species

summer

2025

Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Hedgehog · Roe Deer · Red Squirrel

+9 more species

All 14 mammals recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Red FoxVulpes vulpes
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
BadgerMeles meles
Brown Rat

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Insects7 species

summer

2025

Brown Chafer · Dark Giant Horsefly · Marmalade Hoverfly · Carabus problematicus · Black Clock

+2 more species

All 7 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Brown ChaferSerica brunnea
Dark Giant HorseflyTabanus sudeticus
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Carabus problematicusCarabus problematicus
Black ClockPterostichus madidus
Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus

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Plants2 species

summerautumn

2025

Canadian Fleabane · Elder

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

15 photos from nearby open sources

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📷 Billy McCrorie · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Photos

📷 Billy McCrorie · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Largs Green

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Facilities

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Café

Indigo Eats · 254m

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Parking

8 nearby · Paid · 100m

✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

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