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55.44796, -4.60723
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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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🅿️ Parking· Free 🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Mallard, Carrion Crow +71 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Mallard, Carrion Crow +71 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Bush Vetch, Daisy, Snowdrop +32 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Bush Vetch, Daisy, Snowdrop +32 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 River Ayr Way Walking route 66 km ▾
Named route Length 66 km Point-to-point National 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
Show on map 59 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 7 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 7 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Byway (SW Scotland) Cycling route ▾
National Byway in the Solway Firth area
Named route Ref NB Regional cycle route
Show on map EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV1 International cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 79 m ▾
Named route Ref 7 Length 79 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.8 km ▾
Named route Ref 7 Length 1.8 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 111 m ▾
Named route Ref 7 Length 111 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
19,263 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 19,263 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
winter summer
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Mute Swan · Carrion Crow · Coal Tit · Mallard +37
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Carrion Crow Corvus corone Coal Tit Periparus ater Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Great Tit Parus major Robin Erithacus rubecula Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Nuthatch Sitta europaea Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Magpie Pica pica Goldcrest Regulus regulus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Goosander Mergus merganser Rook Corvus frugilegus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Common Gull Larus canus Little Egret Egretta garzetta Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Gannet Morus bassanus Swift Apus apus Rock Dove Columba livia House Sparrow Passer domesticus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Dunnock Prunella modularis Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Rabbit
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Hawthorn Shieldbug · Syrphus · Marmalade Hoverfly · Eristalis tenax · 7-spot Ladybird +21
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale Syrphus Syrphus Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Blue-tailed Damselfly 🌿 Plants 12 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Snowdrop · Broad-leaved Helleborine · Purple-loosestrife · Corn Marigold · Selfheal +7
Snowdrop Galanthus Broad-leaved Helleborine Epipactis helleborine Purple-loosestrife Lythrum salicaria Corn Marigold Glebionis segetum Selfheal Prunella vulgaris Bulrush Typha latifolia Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 19,263 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
winter summer
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Mute Swan · Carrion Crow · Coal Tit · Mallard +37
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Carrion Crow Corvus corone Coal Tit Periparus ater Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Great Tit Parus major Robin Erithacus rubecula Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Nuthatch Sitta europaea Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Magpie Pica pica Goldcrest Regulus regulus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Goosander Mergus merganser Rook Corvus frugilegus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Common Gull Larus canus Little Egret Egretta garzetta Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Gannet Morus bassanus Swift Apus apus Rock Dove Columba livia House Sparrow Passer domesticus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Dunnock Prunella modularis Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Rabbit
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Hawthorn Shieldbug · Syrphus · Marmalade Hoverfly · Eristalis tenax · 7-spot Ladybird +21
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale Syrphus Syrphus Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Blue-tailed Damselfly 🌿 Plants 12 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Snowdrop · Broad-leaved Helleborine · Purple-loosestrife · Corn Marigold · Selfheal +7
Snowdrop Galanthus Broad-leaved Helleborine Epipactis helleborine Purple-loosestrife Lythrum salicaria Corn Marigold Glebionis segetum Selfheal Prunella vulgaris Bulrush Typha latifolia Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Ischnura elegans
Ischnura elegans
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Spiked Shieldbug Picromerus bidens
Spiked Shieldbug Picromerus bidens
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus
Fig Gall Tetraneura (Tetraneura) ulmi
Fig Gall Tetraneura (Tetraneura) ulmi
Indet. Ladybird Coccinellidae
Indet. Ladybird Coccinellidae
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Brown Soft-scale Coccus hesperidum
Brown Soft-scale Coccus hesperidum
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Empis tessellata Empis tessellata
Empis tessellata Empis tessellata
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
Red Mason Bee Osmia bicornis
Red Mason Bee Osmia bicornis
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Lords-and-Ladies
Lords-and-Ladies
Arum maculatum
Arum maculatum
Bush Vetch Vicia sepium
Bush Vetch Vicia sepium
Meadow Saxifrage Saxifraga granulata
Meadow Saxifrage Saxifraga granulata
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Daisy Bellis perennis
Daisy Bellis perennis
Holly Ilex aquifolium
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