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Castle Knowe

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55.71752, -4.86197

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦100+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Oystercatcher and Curlew
✦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

🐦100+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Oystercatcher and Curlew
✦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

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

5 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Oystercatcher, Curlew, Herring Gull +97 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Oystercatcher, Curlew, Herring Gull +97 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Common Darter, Pterostichus niger · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Darter, Pterostichus niger · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Gorse, Tufted Vetch, Yarrow +3 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Gorse, Tufted Vetch, Yarrow +3 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Ayrshire Coastal PathWalking route170 km

Long-distance hiking route. A designated 'Scotland's Great Trail'.

Named routeLength 170 kmNational walking route

🚴

Cycling

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 753Cycling route

Named routeRef 753National Cycle Network

Fairlie to Seamill Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Main RouteCycling route3 km

Named routeRef 753Length 3 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route560 m

Named routeRef 753Length 560 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route621 m

Named routeRef 753Length 621 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

14,773 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

14,773 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds67 species

autumnwinter

2025

Curlew · Herring Gull · Oystercatcher · Greylag Goose · Redshank +62

CurlewNumenius arquata
Herring GullLarus argentatus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
RedshankTringa totanus
WigeonMareca penelope
RobinErithacus rubecula
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Common GullLarus canus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
DunlinCalidris alpina
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
BlackbirdTurdus merula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
ShagGulosus aristotelis
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
RookCorvus frugilegus
Great TitParus major
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
JackdawColoeus monedula
TealAnas crecca
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
MagpiePica pica
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
RavenCorvus corax
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
Rock DoveColumba livia
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
GoosanderMergus merganser
DunnockPrunella modularis
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Carrion/Hooded Crow HybridCorvus corone x cornix
EiderSomateria mollissima
Common GuillemotUria aalge
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica
KnotCalidris canutus
RazorbillAlca torda
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
SnipeGallinago gallinago
Snow GooseAnser caerulescens
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis

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Mammals1 species

autumn

2025

Grey Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

14,773 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds67 species

autumnwinter

2025

Curlew · Herring Gull · Oystercatcher · Greylag Goose · Redshank +62

CurlewNumenius arquata
Herring GullLarus argentatus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
RedshankTringa totanus
WigeonMareca penelope
RobinErithacus rubecula
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Common GullLarus canus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
DunlinCalidris alpina
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
BlackbirdTurdus merula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
ShagGulosus aristotelis
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
RookCorvus frugilegus
Great TitParus major
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
JackdawColoeus monedula
TealAnas crecca
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
MagpiePica pica
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
RavenCorvus corax
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
Rock DoveColumba livia
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
GoosanderMergus merganser
DunnockPrunella modularis
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Carrion/Hooded Crow HybridCorvus corone x cornix
EiderSomateria mollissima
Common GuillemotUria aalge
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica
KnotCalidris canutus
RazorbillAlca torda
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
SnipeGallinago gallinago
Snow GooseAnser caerulescens
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis

🦌

Mammals1 species

autumn

2025

Grey Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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🌱The GlenUrban park2.8 km→🌱The GlenUrban park2.5 km→⛪St Bride's Roman Catholic ChurchReligious grounds2.4 km→✦Hunterston CastleHistoric site1.2 km→✦Hunterston HouseHistoric site1.4 km→⚽Nethermin Recreation GroundPlaying field2.8 km→

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