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Places › Scotland › South Scotland › South Ayrshire Getting here
55.50523, -4.47594
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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 🍄 Mushroom 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
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🍄 Mushroom 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🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Whooper Swan, Peregrine, Raven +77 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Whooper Swan, Peregrine, Raven +77 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Sycamore Tarspot, Crested Coral, Beech Milkcap +13 more · last seen 2020; Fungi — Sycamore Tarspot, Crested Coral, Beech Milkcap +13 more · last seen 2020
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Painted Lady, Red Admiral, Green-veined White +64 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Painted Lady, Red Admiral, Green-veined White +64 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Bluebell, Cuckooflower, Greater Tussock-sedge +34 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Bluebell, Cuckooflower, Greater Tussock-sedge +34 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Hawthorn, Beech, Red Currant +6 more foraging species
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Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
River Ayr Way Walking route 66 km ▾
Named route Length 66 km Point-to-point National walking route
Show on map Photos Coilsfield Cemetery, Tarbolton
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Wildlife to spot
4,322 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 4,322 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Whooper Swan · Fieldfare · Raven · Peregrine · Redwing +43
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Pintail Anas acuta2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Garganey Spatula querquedula2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Quail Coturnix coturnix2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Wigeon Mareca penelope2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus2025 Magpie Pica pica2024 Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2023 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Hirundo rustica rustica Hirundo rustica rustica2025 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Teal Anas crecca2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Goosander Mergus merganser2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2023 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2023 Coot Fulica atra2023 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2023 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2023 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter spring autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2022 Indet. Snake
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 12 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Orange Ladybird · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Syritta pipiens · Eristalis pertinax · Tree Bumblebee +7
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2024 Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2024 Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2024 Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum2024 Cuckooflower · Greater Tussock-sedge · Japanese Knotweed · Snowberry · Red Clover +18
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis Greater Tussock-sedge Carex paniculata Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2024 Snowberry Symphoricarpos albus Red Clover Trifolium pratense Harebell Campanula rotundifolia Tufted Vetch Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 4,322 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Whooper Swan · Fieldfare · Raven · Peregrine · Redwing +43
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Pintail Anas acuta2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Garganey Spatula querquedula2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Quail Coturnix coturnix2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Wigeon Mareca penelope2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus2025 Magpie Pica pica2024 Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2023 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Hirundo rustica rustica Hirundo rustica rustica2025 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Teal Anas crecca2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Goosander Mergus merganser2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2023 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2023 Coot Fulica atra2023 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2023 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2023 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter spring autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2022 Indet. Snake
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 12 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Orange Ladybird · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Syritta pipiens · Eristalis pertinax · Tree Bumblebee +7
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2024 Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2024 Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2024 Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum2024 Cuckooflower · Greater Tussock-sedge · Japanese Knotweed · Snowberry · Red Clover +18
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis Greater Tussock-sedge Carex paniculata Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2024 Snowberry Symphoricarpos albus Red Clover Trifolium pratense Harebell Campanula rotundifolia Tufted Vetch Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Cantharis livida
Cantharis livida
Cantharis livida2024
Cantharis livida2024
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis2024
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis2024
Eristalis Eristalis2024
Eristalis Eristalis2024
Tipula vittata Tipula vittata2024
Tipula vittata Tipula vittata2024
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2024
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2024
Dromius quadrimaculatus Dromius quadrimaculatus2024
Dromius quadrimaculatus Dromius quadrimaculatus2024
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2024
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2024 Vicia cracca
Vicia cracca
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta
Pink Purslane Claytonia sibirica
Pink Purslane Claytonia sibirica
Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum
Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum
Aspen Populus tremula2024
Aspen Populus tremula2024
Moschatel Adoxa moschatellina2024
Moschatel Adoxa moschatellina2024
Red Currant Ribes rubrum2024
Red Currant Ribes rubrum2024
Few-flowered Garlic Allium paradoxum2024
Few-flowered Garlic Allium paradoxum2024
Ground-elder Aegopodium podagraria2024
Ground-elder Aegopodium podagraria2024
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2024
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2024
Gooseberry Ribes uva-crispa2024
Gooseberry Ribes uva-crispa2024
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna2024
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna2024
Common Smoothcap Atrichum undulatum2024
Common Smoothcap Atrichum undulatum2024
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium2024
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium2024
Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica2024
Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica2024
Beech Fagus sylvatica2024
Beech Fagus sylvatica2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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