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55.60843, -4.56329
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 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 ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 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
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Starling, Blackbird, Robin +72 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Starling, Blackbird, Robin +72 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Giant Hogweed, Japanese Knotweed, Hart's-Tongue +69 more · last seen 2023; Plants — Giant Hogweed, Japanese Knotweed, Hart's-Tongue +69 more · last seen 2023
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Green Grasshopper, Small Tortoiseshell, Green-veined White +36 more · last seen 2023; Insects — Common Green Grasshopper, Small Tortoiseshell, Green-veined White +36 more · last seen 2023
Free
Plants — Hawthorn, Hazel, Conocephalum salebrosum +1 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
New Town Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Whithorn Way - a Glasgow Cathedral to Girvan Walking route ▾
This creation is Glasgow Cathedral to Girvan. Any route from Girvan is a busy road with no shoulders. Bus/Train to Barrhill and continue to Whithorn, the spiritual home of Saint Ninian..
Named route Ref WW-a Regional walking route
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Signed route nearby
Route 7 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 7 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN National Route 73 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 73 National Cycle Network
Show on map A77 Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV1 International cycle route
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Named route Ref (7) / (73) Regional cycle route
Show on map N/A Cycling route 14 m ▾
Named route Length 14 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
1,828 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 1,828 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 38 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Robin · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Goldfinch · Wren +33
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Starling Sturnus vulgaris House Sparrow Passer domesticus Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Magpie Pica pica Great Tit Parus major Carrion Crow Corvus corone Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Rook Corvus frugilegus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus2024 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2023 Skylark Alauda arvensis Mute Swan Cygnus olor Goosander Mergus merganser Swallow Hirundo rustica Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2023 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2023 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2023 🦌 Mammals 2 species
summer autumn
2023 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2023 ▾
Common Toad
Common Green Grasshopper · 7-spot Ladybird · Spiked Shieldbug · Red-legged Shieldbug · Athripsodes bilineatus +7
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Spiked Shieldbug Picromerus bidens Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Athripsodes bilineatus Athripsodes bilineatus Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2022 🌿 Plants 16 species
winter summer
2023 ▾
Giant Hogweed · Marsh Woundwort · Hieracium sabaudum f. bladonii · Cock's-foot · Hart's-Tongue +11
Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum Marsh Woundwort Stachys palustris Hieracium sabaudum f. bladonii Hieracium sabaudum f. bladonii2022 Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata2022 Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium2022 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 1,828 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 38 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Robin · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Goldfinch · Wren +33
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Starling Sturnus vulgaris House Sparrow Passer domesticus Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Magpie Pica pica Great Tit Parus major Carrion Crow Corvus corone Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Rook Corvus frugilegus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus2024 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2023 Skylark Alauda arvensis Mute Swan Cygnus olor Goosander Mergus merganser Swallow Hirundo rustica Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2023 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2023 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2023 🦌 Mammals 2 species
summer autumn
2023 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2023 ▾
Common Toad
Common Green Grasshopper · 7-spot Ladybird · Spiked Shieldbug · Red-legged Shieldbug · Athripsodes bilineatus +7
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Spiked Shieldbug Picromerus bidens Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Athripsodes bilineatus Athripsodes bilineatus Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2022 🌿 Plants 16 species
winter summer
2023 ▾
Giant Hogweed · Marsh Woundwort · Hieracium sabaudum f. bladonii · Cock's-foot · Hart's-Tongue +11
Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum Marsh Woundwort Stachys palustris Hieracium sabaudum f. bladonii Hieracium sabaudum f. bladonii2022 Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata2022 Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium2022 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Common Earwig
Common Earwig
Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.2022
Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.2022
Cicadella viridis Cicadella viridis2021
Cicadella viridis Cicadella viridis2021
Tipula paludosa Tipula paludosa
Tipula paludosa Tipula paludosa
Bibio pomonae Bibio pomonae
Bibio pomonae Bibio pomonae
Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana2022
Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana2022
Tipula pagana Tipula pagana2021
Tipula pagana Tipula pagana2021 Hawthorn
Hawthorn
Crataegus monogyna2022
Crataegus monogyna2022
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2022
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2022
Reed Canary-grass Phalaris arundinacea2022
Reed Canary-grass Phalaris arundinacea2022
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris2022
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris2022
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum2022
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum2022
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris2022
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris2022
Daisy Bellis perennis2022
Daisy Bellis perennis2022
Dandelion Taraxacum2022
Dandelion Taraxacum2022
Tansy Tanacetum vulgare2021
Tansy Tanacetum vulgare2021
Bittersweet Solanum dulcamara2021
Bittersweet Solanum dulcamara2021
Hazel Corylus avellana2021
Hazel Corylus avellana2021 