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Cordon Community Garden

📷 Gordon Brown · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦84+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Oystercatcher
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦84+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Oystercatcher
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

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🐕Dogs welcome

Parking· Free

Best for

3 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Herring Gull, Oystercatcher, Grey Heron +81 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Herring Gull, Oystercatcher, Grey Heron +81 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Common Hawker, Southern Hawker, Eristalis nemorum +7 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Hawker, Southern Hawker, Eristalis nemorum +7 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Arran Coastal WayWalking route

Named routeRound tripNational walking route

Wildlife to spot

11,826 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

11,826 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds84 species

summerautumn

2025

Grey Heron · Oystercatcher · Herring Gull · Mute Swan · Robin +79

Grey HeronArdea cinerea
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
RobinErithacus rubecula
Common GullLarus canus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
SwallowHirundo rustica
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
CurlewNumenius arquata
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
GannetMorus bassanus
RedshankTringa totanus
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
JackdawColoeus monedula
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
ShagGulosus aristotelis
DunnockPrunella modularis
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
EiderSomateria mollissima
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
Great TitParus major
BuzzardButeo buteo
Greylag GooseAnser anser
RavenCorvus corax
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
DipperCinclus cinclus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
SiskinSpinus spinus2024
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
WhitethroatCurruca communis
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Carrion/Hooded Crow HybridCorvus corone x cornix2024
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
SnipeGallinago gallinago2024
DunlinCalidris alpina
Rock DoveColumba livia
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
Common GuillemotUria aalge
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
Larus argentatus argenteusLarus argentatus argenteus
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
GoosanderMergus merganser2023
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2023
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2023
KnotCalidris canutus2023
CuckooCuculus canorus2023
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2023
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023

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Mammals5 species

winterspringautumn

2025

Red Squirrel · Grey Seal · Harbour Seal · Soprano Pipistrelle · Common Pipistrelle

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Harbour SealPhoca vitulina2023
Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2023
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2023

🐝

Insects10 species

summerautumn

2025

Common Hawker · Southern Hawker · Eristalis nemorum · Tipula paludosa · Figwort Weevil +5

Common HawkerAeshna juncea
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
Eristalis nemorumEristalis nemorum
Tipula paludosaTipula paludosa
Figwort WeevilCionus scrophulariae
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2024

🌿

Plants105 species

spring

2024

Fox-and-cubs · Tormentil · Western Hemlock-spruce · Snowdrop · Osier +100

Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca
TormentilPotentilla erecta
Western Hemlock-spruceTsuga heterophylla
SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
OsierSalix viminalis
Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii
Rubus nemoralisRubus nemoralis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

11,826 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds84 species

summerautumn

2025

Grey Heron · Oystercatcher · Herring Gull · Mute Swan · Robin +79

Grey HeronArdea cinerea
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
RobinErithacus rubecula
Common GullLarus canus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
SwallowHirundo rustica
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
CurlewNumenius arquata
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
GannetMorus bassanus
RedshankTringa totanus
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
JackdawColoeus monedula
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
ShagGulosus aristotelis
DunnockPrunella modularis
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
EiderSomateria mollissima
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
Great TitParus major
BuzzardButeo buteo
Greylag GooseAnser anser
RavenCorvus corax
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
DipperCinclus cinclus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
SiskinSpinus spinus2024
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
WhitethroatCurruca communis
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Carrion/Hooded Crow HybridCorvus corone x cornix2024
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
SnipeGallinago gallinago2024
DunlinCalidris alpina
Rock DoveColumba livia
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
Common GuillemotUria aalge
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
Larus argentatus argenteusLarus argentatus argenteus
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
GoosanderMergus merganser2023
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2023
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2023
KnotCalidris canutus2023
CuckooCuculus canorus2023
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2023
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023

🦌

Mammals5 species

winterspringautumn

2025

Red Squirrel · Grey Seal · Harbour Seal · Soprano Pipistrelle · Common Pipistrelle

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Harbour SealPhoca vitulina2023
Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2023
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2023

🐝

Insects10 species

summerautumn

2025

Common Hawker · Southern Hawker · Eristalis nemorum · Tipula paludosa · Figwort Weevil +5

Common HawkerAeshna juncea
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
Eristalis nemorumEristalis nemorum
Tipula paludosaTipula paludosa
Figwort WeevilCionus scrophulariae
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2024

🌿

Plants105 species

spring

2024

Fox-and-cubs · Tormentil · Western Hemlock-spruce · Snowdrop · Osier +100

Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca
TormentilPotentilla erecta
Western Hemlock-spruceTsuga heterophylla
SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
OsierSalix viminalis
Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii
Rubus nemoralisRubus nemoralis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Gordon Brown · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Small wall by the A841 near Cordon

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