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55.47948, -4.26767
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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
- ✦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
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
River Ayr WayWalking route66 km▾
Named routeLength 66 kmPoint-to-pointNational walking route
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Galston to Mauchline & Catrine Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
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- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
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- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
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- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Indian PeafowlPavo cristatus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- TealAnas crecca2025
- GoosanderMergus merganser2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- WigeonMareca penelope2025
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- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
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