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Craufurdland Castle

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55.63611, -4.45452

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦52+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Siskin
✦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

🐦52+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Siskin
✦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

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Blackbird, Siskin, Goldfinch +49 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Siskin, Goldfinch +49 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Rosebay Willowherb, Marsh Woundwort, Common Knapweed +20 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Rosebay Willowherb, Marsh Woundwort, Common Knapweed +20 more · last seen 2024

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Common Green Grasshopper, Marmalade Hoverfly, Tree Bumblebee +6 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Green Grasshopper, Marmalade Hoverfly, Tree Bumblebee +6 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Good match

Plants — Beech, Hawthorn, Hogweed +2 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Irvine Valley TrailWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

15 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN National Route 73Cycling route

Named routeRef 73National Cycle Network

A77 Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Chris Hoy Cycle WayCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Galston to Mauchline & Catrine Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Trans Galston cycle routeCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Main RouteCycling route185 m

Named routeRef 73Length 185 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

8,108 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

8,108 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds54 species

spring

2025

Blackbird · Siskin · Goldfinch · Blue Tit · Chaffinch +49

BlackbirdTurdus merula
SiskinSpinus spinus2021
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
RobinErithacus rubecula
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
House SparrowPasser domesticus2021
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2021
Great TitParus major
Herring GullLarus argentatus2021
RookCorvus frugilegus2021
MagpiePica pica
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
GreenfinchChloris chloris2021
Coal TitPeriparus ater2022
Greylag GooseAnser anser2021
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2022
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
DunnockPrunella modularis2021
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2021
JackdawColoeus monedula
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
NuthatchSitta europaea2021
SwallowHirundo rustica2023
BuzzardButeo buteo
SwiftApus apus2023
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2021
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2021
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2021
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2021
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
House MartinDelichon urbicum2021
Rock DoveColumba livia2021
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2021
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2022
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2021
GoosanderMergus merganser2021
DipperCinclus cinclus2021
GadwallMareca strepera2021
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Common GullLarus canus2023
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2022
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2021
Stock DoveColumba oenas2021
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2021
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2021
Mute SwanCygnus olor2021

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Mammals6 species

springsummer

2025

Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog · Roe Deer · Rabbit · Weasel +1

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2023
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2021
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2021
WeaselMustela nivalis2021
Fallow Deer

🐝

Insects9 species

summer

2025

Common Green Grasshopper · Marmalade Hoverfly · Tree Bumblebee · Common Darter · Notch-horned Cleg +4

Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus2024
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2024
Notch-horned ClegHaematopota pluvialis2024
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale

🌿

Plants24 species

summer

2024

Danish Scurvygrass · Marsh Woundwort · Rosebay Willowherb · Bittersweet · Cuckooflower +19

Danish ScurvygrassCochlearia danica2023
Marsh WoundwortStachys palustris2023
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium
BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2023
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2023
Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

8,108 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds54 species

spring

2025

Blackbird · Siskin · Goldfinch · Blue Tit · Chaffinch +49

BlackbirdTurdus merula
SiskinSpinus spinus2021
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
RobinErithacus rubecula
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
House SparrowPasser domesticus2021
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2021
Great TitParus major
Herring GullLarus argentatus2021
RookCorvus frugilegus2021
MagpiePica pica
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
GreenfinchChloris chloris2021
Coal TitPeriparus ater2022
Greylag GooseAnser anser2021
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2022
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
DunnockPrunella modularis2021
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2021
JackdawColoeus monedula
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
NuthatchSitta europaea2021
SwallowHirundo rustica2023
BuzzardButeo buteo
SwiftApus apus2023
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2021
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2021
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2021
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2021
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
House MartinDelichon urbicum2021
Rock DoveColumba livia2021
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2021
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2022
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2021
GoosanderMergus merganser2021
DipperCinclus cinclus2021
GadwallMareca strepera2021
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Common GullLarus canus2023
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2022
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2021
Stock DoveColumba oenas2021
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2021
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2021
Mute SwanCygnus olor2021

🦌

Mammals6 species

springsummer

2025

Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog · Roe Deer · Rabbit · Weasel +1

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2023
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2021
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2021
WeaselMustela nivalis2021
Fallow Deer

🐝

Insects9 species

summer

2025

Common Green Grasshopper · Marmalade Hoverfly · Tree Bumblebee · Common Darter · Notch-horned Cleg +4

Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus2024
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2024
Notch-horned ClegHaematopota pluvialis2024
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale

🌿

Plants24 species

summer

2024

Danish Scurvygrass · Marsh Woundwort · Rosebay Willowherb · Bittersweet · Cuckooflower +19

Danish ScurvygrassCochlearia danica2023
Marsh WoundwortStachys palustris2023
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium
BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2023
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2023
Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Alan Reid · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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