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Cumbrae Parish Church

📷 Jim Smillie · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

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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
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
☕Courtyard Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
☕Courtyard Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

CaféParking

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Raven, Oystercatcher, Herring Gull +83 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Raven, Oystercatcher, Herring Gull +83 more · last seen 2025

Free

Family friendly

Good match

café

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Oedemera virescens, Eristalis pertinax, Marmalade Hoverfly +10 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Oedemera virescens, Eristalis pertinax, Marmalade Hoverfly +10 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Moderate match

Religious grounds — local heritage

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 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

West Island WayWalking route48 km

Named routeLength 48 kmNational walking route

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Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Bute Cycle NetworkCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Fairlie to Seamill Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

33,201 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

33,201 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds62 species

autumnwinter

2025

Raven · Little Egret · Herring Gull · Wren · Robin +57

RavenCorvus corax
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Herring GullLarus argentatus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
RobinErithacus rubecula
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
JackdawColoeus monedula
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Great TitParus major
RookCorvus frugilegus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
CurlewNumenius arquata
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
EiderSomateria mollissima
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
PeregrineFalco peregrinus
Common GullLarus canus
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
WigeonMareca penelope
RedshankTringa totanus
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
DunnockPrunella modularis
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
MagpiePica pica
ShagGulosus aristotelis
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
GannetMorus bassanus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Water RailRallus aquaticus
Rock DoveColumba livia
Common GuillemotUria aalge
GreenshankTringa nebularia
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
LapwingVanellus vanellus
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis

🦌

Mammals1 species

autumn

2025

Otter

OtterLutra lutra

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

33,201 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds62 species

autumnwinter

2025

Raven · Little Egret · Herring Gull · Wren · Robin +57

RavenCorvus corax
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Herring GullLarus argentatus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
RobinErithacus rubecula
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
JackdawColoeus monedula
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Great TitParus major
RookCorvus frugilegus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
CurlewNumenius arquata
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
EiderSomateria mollissima
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
PeregrineFalco peregrinus
Common GullLarus canus
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
WigeonMareca penelope
RedshankTringa totanus
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
DunnockPrunella modularis
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
MagpiePica pica
ShagGulosus aristotelis
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
GannetMorus bassanus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Water RailRallus aquaticus
Rock DoveColumba livia
Common GuillemotUria aalge
GreenshankTringa nebularia
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
LapwingVanellus vanellus
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis

🦌

Mammals1 species

autumn

2025

Otter

OtterLutra lutra

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Jim Smillie · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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