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55.55849, -4.43272
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 71+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Pheasant and Chaffinch 🌿 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
🐦 71+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Pheasant and Chaffinch 🌿 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Pheasant, Chaffinch, Blackbird +68 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Pheasant, Chaffinch, Blackbird +68 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Ragged-Robin, Germander Speedwell, Cuckooflower +199 more · last seen 2024
Free
Plants — Hawthorn, Common Bistort, Tuberous Comfrey +26 more foraging species
Varies
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Common Green Grasshopper, Green-veined White, Small Tortoiseshell +3 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Common Green Grasshopper, Green-veined White, Small Tortoiseshell +3 more · last seen 2024
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Irvine Valley Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Burn Anne walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Chris Hoy Cycle Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Galston to Mauchline & Catrine Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Trans Galston cycle route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Photos The entrance to Carnell estate
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1,355 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 1,355 records · National Biodiversity Network Pheasant · Blackbird · Wren · Chaffinch · Woodpigeon +43
Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Starling Sturnus vulgaris House Sparrow Passer domesticus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Great Tit Parus major Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Rook Corvus frugilegus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Robin Erithacus rubecula Herring Gull Larus argentatus Magpie Pica pica Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Swallow Hirundo rustica Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Dunnock Prunella modularis Tree Sparrow Passer montanus Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Raven Corvus corax Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater Canada Goose Branta canadensis Nuthatch Sitta europaea Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Grey Partridge Perdix perdix Siskin Spinus spinus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Dipper Cinclus cinclus Goosander Mergus merganser House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2024 Rock Dove Columba livia2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Common Gull Larus canus2024 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus2024 🦌 Mammals 4 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare · Rabbit
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2024 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2024 Common Green Grasshopper
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus Ragged-Robin · Germander Speedwell · Common Bistort · Cuckooflower · Red Campion +4
Ragged-Robin Silene flos-cuculi Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys Common Bistort Bistorta officinalis Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis Red Campion Silene dioica Bugle Ajuga reptans Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 1,355 records · National Biodiversity Network Pheasant · Blackbird · Wren · Chaffinch · Woodpigeon +43
Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Starling Sturnus vulgaris House Sparrow Passer domesticus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Great Tit Parus major Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Rook Corvus frugilegus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Robin Erithacus rubecula Herring Gull Larus argentatus Magpie Pica pica Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Swallow Hirundo rustica Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Dunnock Prunella modularis Tree Sparrow Passer montanus Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Raven Corvus corax Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater Canada Goose Branta canadensis Nuthatch Sitta europaea Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Grey Partridge Perdix perdix Siskin Spinus spinus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Dipper Cinclus cinclus Goosander Mergus merganser House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2024 Rock Dove Columba livia2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Common Gull Larus canus2024 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus2024 🦌 Mammals 4 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare · Rabbit
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2024 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2024 Common Green Grasshopper
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus Ragged-Robin · Germander Speedwell · Common Bistort · Cuckooflower · Red Campion +4
Ragged-Robin Silene flos-cuculi Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys Common Bistort Bistorta officinalis Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis Red Campion Silene dioica Bugle Ajuga reptans Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Pink Purslane Claytonia sibirica
Pink Purslane Claytonia sibirica
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris 