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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Dogs welcome
Places › Scotland › South Scotland › South Ayrshire Getting here
55.16351, -4.92240
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 🌿 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 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Oystercatcher, Herring Gull, Cormorant +55 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Oystercatcher, Herring Gull, Cormorant +55 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Capillary Thread-moss, Bank Haircap, Green Mountain Fringe-moss +367 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Capillary Thread-moss, Bank Haircap, Green Mountain Fringe-moss +367 more · last seen 2024
Free
Plants — Water Mint, Meadowsweet, Autumn Hawkbit +23 more foraging species
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Common Blue, Northern Brown Argus, Meadow Brown +14 more · last seen 2019; Insects — Common Blue, Northern Brown Argus, Meadow Brown +14 more · last seen 2019
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Whithorn Way - b Barrhill to Whithorn) Walking route ▾
From inspection all routes from Girvan to Barrhill are very problematic for long distance walkers. Accordingly it is strongly suggested public tranport is used between Girvan and Barrhill. Whithorn Way (south - Ayr to Whithorn) is now continued.
Named route Ref WW-b Regional walking route
Show on map Ayrshire Coastal Path Walking route 170 km ▾
Long-distance hiking route. A designated 'Scotland's Great Trail'.
Named route Length 170 km National walking route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
National Byway (SW Scotland) Cycling route ▾
National Byway in the Solway Firth area
Named route Ref NB Regional cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
2,495 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 2,495 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Oystercatcher · Cormorant · Great Black-backed Gull · Shag · Herring Gull +40
Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Shag Gulosus aristotelis Herring Gull Larus argentatus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Curlew Numenius arquata Eider Somateria mollissima Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Gannet Morus bassanus Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2023 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata Common Gull Larus canus2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2023 Redshank Tringa totanus Dunnock Prunella modularis Robin Erithacus rubecula Shelduck Tadorna tadorna2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2023 Black-throated Diver Gavia arctica2023 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2023 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2023 Sand Martin Riparia riparia Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2023 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2023 Swallow Hirundo rustica2023 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2023 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2023 Turnstone Arenaria interpres2022 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2022 Raven Corvus corax2021 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2021 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2021 Skylark Alauda arvensis2021 🦌 Mammals 1 species
winter spring autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Seal
Grey Seal Halichoerus grypus 🌿 Plants 10 species
spring summer autumn
2024 ▾
Lesser Tussock-sedge · Marram · Slender St John's-wort · Sea Radish · Radish +5
Lesser Tussock-sedge Carex diandra Marram Ammophila arenaria2023 Slender St John's-wort Hypericum pulchrum Sea Radish Raphanus raphanistrum subsp. maritimus2023 Radish Raphanus raphanistrum2023 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 2,495 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Oystercatcher · Cormorant · Great Black-backed Gull · Shag · Herring Gull +40
Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Shag Gulosus aristotelis Herring Gull Larus argentatus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Curlew Numenius arquata Eider Somateria mollissima Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Gannet Morus bassanus Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2023 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata Common Gull Larus canus2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2023 Redshank Tringa totanus Dunnock Prunella modularis Robin Erithacus rubecula Shelduck Tadorna tadorna2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2023 Black-throated Diver Gavia arctica2023 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2023 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2023 Sand Martin Riparia riparia Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2023 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2023 Swallow Hirundo rustica2023 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2023 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2023 Turnstone Arenaria interpres2022 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2022 Raven Corvus corax2021 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2021 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2021 Skylark Alauda arvensis2021 🦌 Mammals 1 species
winter spring autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Seal
Grey Seal Halichoerus grypus 🌿 Plants 10 species
spring summer autumn
2024 ▾
Lesser Tussock-sedge · Marram · Slender St John's-wort · Sea Radish · Radish +5
Lesser Tussock-sedge Carex diandra Marram Ammophila arenaria2023 Slender St John's-wort Hypericum pulchrum Sea Radish Raphanus raphanistrum subsp. maritimus2023 Radish Raphanus raphanistrum2023 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Spring Vetch Vicia lathyroides2023
Spring Vetch Vicia lathyroides2023
Bird's-foot Ornithopus perpusillus2023
Bird's-foot Ornithopus perpusillus2023
Common Poppy Papaver rhoeas2020
Common Poppy Papaver rhoeas2020
Cornflower Centaurea cyanus2020
Cornflower Centaurea cyanus2020
Fuchsia Fuchsia magellanica2020
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