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Carradale Golf Club

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Getting here

55.58885, -5.46507

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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
⛳Golf 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
⛳Golf is at its best in summer here
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

5 activities

Golf

Very strong match

Golf course

Paid

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Hooded Crow, Herring Gull, Goldfinch +56 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Hooded Crow, Herring Gull, Goldfinch +56 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Southern Hawker, Carabus problematicus, Red-legged Shieldbug +10 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Southern Hawker, Carabus problematicus, Red-legged Shieldbug +10 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Rubus dumnoniensis, Rubus scoticus, Primrose +5 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Rubus dumnoniensis, Rubus scoticus, Primrose +5 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Kintyre WayWalking route161 km

Named routeLength 161 kmPoint-to-pointNational walking route

Forest WalkWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Arran Coastal WayWalking route

Named routeRound tripNational walking route

🚴

Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Caledonia WayCycling route

Named routeRef CWRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

4,142 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

4,142 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds59 species

spring

2025

Hooded Crow · Herring Gull · Goldfinch · Chaffinch · Gannet +54

Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
Herring GullLarus argentatus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
GannetMorus bassanus
Common GullLarus canus
RobinErithacus rubecula
House SparrowPasser domesticus
SwallowHirundo rustica
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
CurlewNumenius arquata
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
RavenCorvus corax
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
GreenfinchChloris chloris
SiskinSpinus spinus2024
Common GuillemotUria aalge2024
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2024
LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
Great TitParus major2024
DunnockPrunella modularis
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
DunlinCalidris alpina
RedshankTringa totanus
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2024
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
Storm PetrelHydrobates pelagicus2024
SanderlingCalidris alba2024
EiderSomateria mollissima2024
CuckooCuculus canorus2024
Great Northern DiverGavia immer2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
DipperCinclus cinclus2024
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2024

🦌

Mammals1 species

summerautumn

2025

Red Squirrel

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris

🦎

Reptiles1 species

summer

2024

Slow-worm

Slow-wormAnguis fragilis

🐸

Amphibians1 species

summer

2024

Common Toad

Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects13 species

summerautumn

2025

Southern Hawker · Carabus problematicus · Red-legged Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird · Black Clock +8

Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
Carabus problematicusCarabus problematicus
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Black ClockPterostichus madidus
Nicrophorus investigatorNicrophorus investigator2024
Pink-barred SallowXanthia togata2024
Bright-line Brown-eyeLacanobia oleracea2024
Knot GrassAcronicta rumicis2024
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
Large EmeraldGeometra papilionaria2024
Tawny-barred AngleMacaria liturata2024
Dictenidia bimaculataDictenidia bimaculata2024

🌿

Plants8 species

summer

2025

Rubus dumnoniensis · Rubus scoticus · Primrose · Rubus polyanthemus · Rubus tuberculatus +3

Rubus dumnoniensisRubus dumnoniensis2024
Rubus scoticusRubus scoticus2024
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
Rubus polyanthemusRubus polyanthemus2024
Rubus tuberculatusRubus tuberculatus2024
Rubus nemoralisRubus nemoralis2024
SkullcapScutellaria galericulata2024
Wych ElmUlmus glabra2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

4,142 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds59 species

spring

2025

Hooded Crow · Herring Gull · Goldfinch · Chaffinch · Gannet +54

Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
Herring GullLarus argentatus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
GannetMorus bassanus
Common GullLarus canus
RobinErithacus rubecula
House SparrowPasser domesticus
SwallowHirundo rustica
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
CurlewNumenius arquata
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
RavenCorvus corax
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
GreenfinchChloris chloris
SiskinSpinus spinus2024
Common GuillemotUria aalge2024
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2024
LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
Great TitParus major2024
DunnockPrunella modularis
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
DunlinCalidris alpina
RedshankTringa totanus
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2024
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
Storm PetrelHydrobates pelagicus2024
SanderlingCalidris alba2024
EiderSomateria mollissima2024
CuckooCuculus canorus2024
Great Northern DiverGavia immer2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
DipperCinclus cinclus2024
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2024

🦌

Mammals1 species

summerautumn

2025

Red Squirrel

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris

🦎

Reptiles1 species

summer

2024

Slow-worm

Slow-wormAnguis fragilis

🐸

Amphibians1 species

summer

2024

Common Toad

Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects13 species

summerautumn

2025

Southern Hawker · Carabus problematicus · Red-legged Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird · Black Clock +8

Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
Carabus problematicusCarabus problematicus
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Black ClockPterostichus madidus
Nicrophorus investigatorNicrophorus investigator2024
Pink-barred SallowXanthia togata2024
Bright-line Brown-eyeLacanobia oleracea2024
Knot GrassAcronicta rumicis2024
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
Large EmeraldGeometra papilionaria2024
Tawny-barred AngleMacaria liturata2024
Dictenidia bimaculataDictenidia bimaculata2024

🌿

Plants8 species

summer

2025

Rubus dumnoniensis · Rubus scoticus · Primrose · Rubus polyanthemus · Rubus tuberculatus +3

Rubus dumnoniensisRubus dumnoniensis2024
Rubus scoticusRubus scoticus2024
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
Rubus polyanthemusRubus polyanthemus2024
Rubus tuberculatusRubus tuberculatus2024
Rubus nemoralisRubus nemoralis2024
SkullcapScutellaria galericulata2024
Wych ElmUlmus glabra2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Steve Partridge · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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