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Places › Scotland › West Scotland › East Ayrshire Getting here
55.49908, -4.17897
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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 ✦ 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
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ✦ 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 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Lapwing, Oystercatcher, Curlew +45 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Lapwing, Oystercatcher, Curlew +45 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Red-stemmed Feather-moss, Wavy Hair-Grass, Purple Moor-grass +47 more · last seen 2021; Plants — Red-stemmed Feather-moss, Wavy Hair-Grass, Purple Moor-grass +47 more · last seen 2021
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Good match
Fungi — crotail rèin-fhèidh, Cladonia uncialis, Cladonia arbuscula s. lat. · last seen 2021; Fungi — crotail rèin-fhèidh, Cladonia uncialis, Cladonia arbuscula s. lat. · last seen 2021
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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 The Moor Pit and Middlefield Law
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Wildlife to spot
2,997 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 2,997 records · National Biodiversity Network Lapwing · Oystercatcher · Curlew · Canada Goose · Meadow Pipit +43
Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Curlew Numenius arquata Canada Goose Branta canadensis Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Skylark Alauda arvensis Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Sand Martin Riparia riparia Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Greylag Goose Anser anser Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Goosander Mergus merganser Carrion Crow Corvus corone Common Gull Larus canus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Teal Anas crecca Rook Corvus frugilegus2023 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Shoveler Spatula clypeata Great Tit Parus major Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Swallow Hirundo rustica Dunnock Prunella modularis Linnet Linaria cannabina House Sparrow Passer domesticus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Red Grouse (scotica) Lagopus scotica Redshank Tringa totanus Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria Snipe Gallinago gallinago Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2024 Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2023 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2023 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2023 Red Squirrel
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria crotail rèin-fhèidh
crotail rèin-fhèidh Cladonia portentosa Heath Bedstraw · Cross-leaved Heath · Wavy Hair-Grass · Purple Moor-grass · Sphagnum capillifolium +24
Heath Bedstraw Galium saxatile Cross-leaved Heath Erica tetralix Wavy Hair-Grass Avenella flexuosa Purple Moor-grass Molinia caerulea Sphagnum capillifolium Sphagnum capillifolium Red-stemmed Feather-moss Pleurozium schreberi Glittering Wood-moss Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 2,997 records · National Biodiversity Network Lapwing · Oystercatcher · Curlew · Canada Goose · Meadow Pipit +43
Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Curlew Numenius arquata Canada Goose Branta canadensis Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Skylark Alauda arvensis Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Sand Martin Riparia riparia Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Greylag Goose Anser anser Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Goosander Mergus merganser Carrion Crow Corvus corone Common Gull Larus canus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Teal Anas crecca Rook Corvus frugilegus2023 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Shoveler Spatula clypeata Great Tit Parus major Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Swallow Hirundo rustica Dunnock Prunella modularis Linnet Linaria cannabina House Sparrow Passer domesticus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Red Grouse (scotica) Lagopus scotica Redshank Tringa totanus Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria Snipe Gallinago gallinago Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2024 Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2023 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2023 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2023 Red Squirrel
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria crotail rèin-fhèidh
crotail rèin-fhèidh Cladonia portentosa Heath Bedstraw · Cross-leaved Heath · Wavy Hair-Grass · Purple Moor-grass · Sphagnum capillifolium +24
Heath Bedstraw Galium saxatile Cross-leaved Heath Erica tetralix Wavy Hair-Grass Avenella flexuosa Purple Moor-grass Molinia caerulea Sphagnum capillifolium Sphagnum capillifolium Red-stemmed Feather-moss Pleurozium schreberi Glittering Wood-moss Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Hylocomium splendens
Hylocomium splendens
Broad Buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata
Broad Buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata
Tormentil Potentilla erecta
Tormentil Potentilla erecta
Common Sedge Carex nigra
Common Sedge Carex nigra
Common Haircap Polytrichum commune s.l.
Common Haircap Polytrichum commune s.l.
Strict Haircap Polytrichum strictum
Strict Haircap Polytrichum strictum
Broom Fork-moss Dicranum scoparium
Broom Fork-moss Dicranum scoparium
Cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos
Cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos
Blunt-leaved Bog-moss Sphagnum palustre
Blunt-leaved Bog-moss Sphagnum palustre
Hare's-tail Cottongrass Eriophorum vaginatum
Hare's-tail Cottongrass Eriophorum vaginatum
Heath Plait-moss Hypnum jutlandicum
Heath Plait-moss Hypnum jutlandicum
Flat-topped Bog-moss Sphagnum fallax
Flat-topped Bog-moss Sphagnum fallax
Swan's-neck Thyme-moss Mnium hornum
Swan's-neck Thyme-moss Mnium hornum
Heather Calluna vulgaris
Heather Calluna vulgaris
Round-leaved Sundew Drosera rotundifolia
Round-leaved Sundew Drosera rotundifolia
Feathery Bog-moss Sphagnum cuspidatum
Feathery Bog-moss Sphagnum cuspidatum
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Bog Groove-moss Aulacomnium palustre
Bog Groove-moss Aulacomnium palustre
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium
Waved Silk-moss Plagiothecium undulatum
Waved Silk-moss Plagiothecium undulatum
Ribbonwort Pallavicinia lyellii
Ribbonwort Pallavicinia lyellii
Trichophorum germanicum Trichophorum germanicum
Trichophorum germanicum Trichophorum germanicum
Papillose Bog-moss Sphagnum papillosum
Papillose Bog-moss Sphagnum papillosum 