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Crossraguel Abbey

1 ha

📷 Billy McCrorie · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome1 ha

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55.33875, -4.72091

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦69+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Mute Swan
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦69+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Mute Swan
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Mallard, Mute Swan, Tufted Duck +66 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mallard, Mute Swan, Tufted Duck +66 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 — Marsh-marigold, Malus sylvestris, Himalayan Balsam +169 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Marsh-marigold, Malus sylvestris, Himalayan Balsam +169 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Malus sylvestris, Meadowsweet, Dandelion +18 more foraging species

Varies

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Large White, Painted Lady, Small Tortoiseshell +10 more · last seen 2023; Insects — Large White, Painted Lady, Small Tortoiseshell +10 more · last seen 2023

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Ayrshire Coastal PathWalking route170 km

Long-distance hiking route. A designated 'Scotland's Great Trail'.

Named routeLength 170 kmNational walking route

Whithorn Way - a Glasgow Cathedral to GirvanWalking route

This creation is Glasgow Cathedral to Girvan. Any route from Girvan is a busy road with no shoulders. Bus/Train to Barrhill and continue to Whithorn, the spiritual home of Saint Ninian..

Named routeRef WW-aRegional walking route

Whithorn Way (Fisherton (A719) to Maybole)Walking route

This segment starts on the edge of the busy A719 (a road without shoulders) and ends at Maybole. There it connects with the route from Glasgow to Girvan. Bus / Train to Barrhill and continue to Whithorn, the spiritual home of Saint Ninian

Named routeRef WWLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

14 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 7Cycling route

Named routeRef 7National Cycle Network

National Byway (SW Scotland)Cycling route

National Byway in the Solway Firth area

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route

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

Named routeRef EV1International cycle route

National Byway Maybole LoopCycling route

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route

Main RouteCycling route651 m

Named routeRef 7Length 651 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route91 m

Named routeRef 7Length 91 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

910 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

910 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds54 species

springsummer

2025

Mallard · Mute Swan · Moorhen · Yellowhammer · Carrion Crow +49

MallardAnas platyrhynchos2018
Mute SwanCygnus olor2018
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2018
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2021
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2021
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2021
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
House MartinDelichon urbicum2021
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2018
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2018
JackdawColoeus monedula2024
Herring GullLarus argentatus2021
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2021
House SparrowPasser domesticus2021
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2018
SwallowHirundo rustica2018
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2018
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2018
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2018
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
RobinErithacus rubecula2021
DunnockPrunella modularis2021
BlackbirdTurdus merula2021
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2018
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2018
LapwingVanellus vanellus2018
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2018
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2018
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2018
CurlewNumenius arquata2018
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2016
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2023
RavenCorvus corax2021
Rock DoveColumba livia2021
RookCorvus frugilegus2021
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2018
Coal TitPeriparus ater2018
SnipeGallinago gallinago2018
WhitethroatCurruca communis2018
MagpiePica pica2018
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2016
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2016
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2016
Great TitParus major2016
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2016
Greylag GooseAnser anser2016
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2016
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2015
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2015
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2015
SwiftApus apus2015
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2015
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2015

🦌

Mammals1 species

spring

2019

Grey Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🐝

Insects10 species

summer

2023

Large White · Small White · Painted Lady · Peacock · Violet Oil-beetle +5

Large WhitePieris brassicae2019
Small WhitePieris rapae2018
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
PeacockAglais io2019
Violet Oil-beetleMeloe violaceus
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019

🌿

Plants10 species

summer

2025

Himalayan Balsam · Malus sylvestris · Japanese Rose · Marsh-marigold · daffodils +5

Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2023
Malus sylvestrisMalus sylvestris2024
Japanese RoseRosa rugosa2022
Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris
daffodilsNarcissus2023
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

910 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds54 species

springsummer

2025

Mallard · Mute Swan · Moorhen · Yellowhammer · Carrion Crow +49

MallardAnas platyrhynchos2018
Mute SwanCygnus olor2018
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2018
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2021
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2021
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2021
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
House MartinDelichon urbicum2021
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2018
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2018
JackdawColoeus monedula2024
Herring GullLarus argentatus2021
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2021
House SparrowPasser domesticus2021
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2018
SwallowHirundo rustica2018
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2018
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2018
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2018
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
RobinErithacus rubecula2021
DunnockPrunella modularis2021
BlackbirdTurdus merula2021
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2018
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2018
LapwingVanellus vanellus2018
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2018
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2018
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2018
CurlewNumenius arquata2018
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2016
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2023
RavenCorvus corax2021
Rock DoveColumba livia2021
RookCorvus frugilegus2021
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2018
Coal TitPeriparus ater2018
SnipeGallinago gallinago2018
WhitethroatCurruca communis2018
MagpiePica pica2018
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2016
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2016
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2016
Great TitParus major2016
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2016
Greylag GooseAnser anser2016
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2016
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2015
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2015
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2015
SwiftApus apus2015
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2015
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2015

🦌

Mammals1 species

spring

2019

Grey Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🐝

Insects10 species

summer

2023

Large White · Small White · Painted Lady · Peacock · Violet Oil-beetle +5

Large WhitePieris brassicae2019
Small WhitePieris rapae2018
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
PeacockAglais io2019
Violet Oil-beetleMeloe violaceus
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019

🌿

Plants10 species

summer

2025

Himalayan Balsam · Malus sylvestris · Japanese Rose · Marsh-marigold · daffodils +5

Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2023
Malus sylvestrisMalus sylvestris2024
Japanese RoseRosa rugosa2022
Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris
daffodilsNarcissus2023
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium

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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