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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍄 Fungi
Dogs welcome 0 ha
Places › Scotland › West Scotland › East Ayrshire Getting here
55.59372, -4.52843
Open directionsv 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 🍄 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
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🍄 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 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Redwing, Fieldfare, Swift +49 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Redwing, Fieldfare, Swift +49 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Conifer Mazegill, Blueing Bracket, Birch Woodwart +17 more · last seen 2019; Fungi — Conifer Mazegill, Blueing Bracket, Birch Woodwart +17 more · last seen 2019
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Giant Hogweed, Rough-stalked Feather-moss, Wood Bristle-moss +88 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Giant Hogweed, Rough-stalked Feather-moss, Wood Bristle-moss +88 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Green-veined White, Small Tortoiseshell, Small White +28 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Green-veined White, Small Tortoiseshell, Small White +28 more · last seen 2024
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Irvine Valley Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
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Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 73 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 73 National Cycle Network
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Named route Local cycle route
Show on map N/A Cycling route 72 m ▾
Named route Length 72 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
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Named route Ref 73 Length 185 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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Named route Ref 73 Length 140 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 67 m ▾
Named route Ref 73 Length 67 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
1,891 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 1,891 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 36 species
winter spring autumn
2025 ▾
Redwing · Fieldfare · Goldeneye · Black-tailed Godwit · Mute Swan +31
Redwing Turdus iliacus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Goldeneye Bucephala clangula Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa Mute Swan Cygnus olor Magpie Pica pica Blackbird Turdus merula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Pintail Anas acuta Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus Dunnock Prunella modularis Starling Sturnus vulgaris Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Skylark Alauda arvensis Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Goosander Mergus merganser Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Swallow Hirundo rustica Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Rook Corvus frugilegus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Rock Dove Columba livia2023 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2023 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog · Red Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2023 Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris2024 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Green Grasshopper · Field Grasshopper · Spiked Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2023 Spiked Shieldbug Picromerus bidens2023 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2021 🌿 Plants 7 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Giant Hogweed · Bittersweet · Himalayan Balsam · Japanese Knotweed · Green Figwort +2
Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum Bittersweet Solanum dulcamara2024 Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2023 Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2023 Green Figwort Scrophularia umbrosa2022 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 1,891 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 36 species
winter spring autumn
2025 ▾
Redwing · Fieldfare · Goldeneye · Black-tailed Godwit · Mute Swan +31
Redwing Turdus iliacus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Goldeneye Bucephala clangula Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa Mute Swan Cygnus olor Magpie Pica pica Blackbird Turdus merula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Pintail Anas acuta Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus Dunnock Prunella modularis Starling Sturnus vulgaris Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Skylark Alauda arvensis Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Goosander Mergus merganser Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Swallow Hirundo rustica Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Rook Corvus frugilegus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Rock Dove Columba livia2023 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2023 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog · Red Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2023 Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris2024 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Green Grasshopper · Field Grasshopper · Spiked Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2023 Spiked Shieldbug Picromerus bidens2023 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2021 🌿 Plants 7 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Giant Hogweed · Bittersweet · Himalayan Balsam · Japanese Knotweed · Green Figwort +2
Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum Bittersweet Solanum dulcamara2024 Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2023 Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2023 Green Figwort Scrophularia umbrosa2022 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Woodruff
Woodruff
Galium odoratum2022
Galium odoratum2022
Hieracium sabaudum f. bladonii Hieracium sabaudum f. bladonii2022
Hieracium sabaudum f. bladonii Hieracium sabaudum f. bladonii2022 