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Coronation Park

📷 Billy McCrorie · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

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54.90133, -5.02635

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦58+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Great Crested Grebe and Black-headed Gull
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 197m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦58+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Great Crested Grebe and Black-headed Gull
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 197m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingParkingPlaygroundToilets

Best for

10 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Great Crested Grebe, Black-headed Gull, Herring Gull +55 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Great Crested Grebe, Black-headed Gull, Herring Gull +55 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground, toilets; Urban park — family destination

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, toilets, parking

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Cycling

Good match

Named cycling route nearby: NCN National Route 73

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Mull of Galloway TrailWalking route59 km

Named routeLength 59 kmNational walking route

Loch Ryan Coastal PathWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Southern Upland Way (Section A - Portpatrick to Melrose)Walking route

Named routePoint-to-pointNational walking route

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Cycling

15 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN National Route 73Cycling route

Named routeRef 73National Cycle Network

EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 1Cycling route

Named routeRef EV1International cycle route

Main RouteCycling route24 m

Named routeRef 83Length 24 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route150 m

Named routeRef 83Length 150 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route20 m

Named routeRef 83Length 20 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route1.4 km

Named routeRef 83Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

13,309 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

13,309 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds58 species

winter

2026

Great Crested Grebe · Black-headed Gull · Herring Gull · Red-breasted Merganser · Carrion Crow +53

Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
ScaupAythya marila2025
WigeonMareca penelope2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
ShagGulosus aristotelis2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Slavonian GrebePodiceps auritus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
EiderSomateria mollissima2025
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra2025
KnotCalidris canutus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle2025
DunnockPrunella modularis
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Light-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla hrota2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalis2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Great Northern DiverGavia immer2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
MagpiePica pica
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2025
Black-throated DiverGavia arctica2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
Black-necked GrebePodiceps nigricollis2025
Aythya hybridAythya hybrid sp.2025
TwiteLinaria flavirostris2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

winter

2025

Red Squirrel

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris

🌿

Plants2 species

winter

2026

Butterfly-bush · Polypody

Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii
PolypodyPolypodium vulgare

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

13,309 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds58 species

winter

2026

Great Crested Grebe · Black-headed Gull · Herring Gull · Red-breasted Merganser · Carrion Crow +53

Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
ScaupAythya marila2025
WigeonMareca penelope2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
ShagGulosus aristotelis2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Slavonian GrebePodiceps auritus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
EiderSomateria mollissima2025
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra2025
KnotCalidris canutus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle2025
DunnockPrunella modularis
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Light-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla hrota2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalis2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Great Northern DiverGavia immer2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
MagpiePica pica
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2025
Black-throated DiverGavia arctica2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
Black-necked GrebePodiceps nigricollis2025
Aythya hybridAythya hybrid sp.2025
TwiteLinaria flavirostris2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

winter

2025

Red Squirrel

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris

🌿

Plants2 species

winter

2026

Butterfly-bush · Polypody

Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii
PolypodyPolypodium vulgare

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Billy McCrorie · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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