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Places › Scotland › West Scotland › East Ayrshire Getting here
55.39613, -4.59585
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🍄 Mushroom 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
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🍄 Mushroom 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Goldeneye, Whooper Swan, Tufted Duck +85 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Goldeneye, Whooper Swan, Tufted Duck +85 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Torth Felen, Cingroen, Amanita Wridog +2 more · last seen 2020; Fungi — Torth Felen, Cingroen, Amanita Wridog +2 more · last seen 2020
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Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Painted Lady +8 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Painted Lady +8 more · last seen 2024
Free
Named cycling route nearby: National Byway (SW Scotland)
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Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Ayrshire Coastal Path Walking route 170 km ▾
Long-distance hiking route. A designated 'Scotland's Great Trail'.
Named route Length 170 km National walking route
Show on map Whithorn Way - a Glasgow Cathedral to Girvan Walking 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 route Ref WW-a Regional walking route
Show on map 23 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 7 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 7 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Byway (SW Scotland) Cycling route ▾
National Byway in the Solway Firth area
Named route Ref NB Regional cycle route
Show on map EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV1 International cycle route
Show on map National Byway Maybole Loop Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref NB Regional cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.8 km ▾
Named route Ref 7 Length 1.8 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 302 m ▾
Named route Ref 7 Length 302 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Photos Dalrymple Parish Church Graveyard
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Wildlife to spot
4,191 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 4,191 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
winter spring autumn
2025 ▾
Goldeneye · Raven · Redwing · Tufted Duck · Wigeon +36
Goldeneye Bucephala clangula Raven Corvus corax Redwing Turdus iliacus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2024 Wigeon Mareca penelope Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus2024 Teal Anas crecca2024 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2024 Greylag Goose Anser anser2024 Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus2024 Coot Fulica atra2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2024 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2023 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2024 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2024 Curlew Numenius arquata2024 Goosander Mergus merganser2024 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula Rook Corvus frugilegus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2024 Corvus corax corax Corvus corax corax2024 Pintail Anas acuta2024 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2023 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2023 Hobby Falco subbuteo2023 Garganey Spatula querquedula2023 Common Gull Larus canus2023 Helophilus pendulus · Eristalis pertinax
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Hawthorn · Yew · Common Field-speedwell · Maidenhair Spleenwort · Snowdrop +31
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna Yew Taxus baccata Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis Red Clover Trifolium pratense2023 Greater Plantain Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 4,191 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
winter spring autumn
2025 ▾
Goldeneye · Raven · Redwing · Tufted Duck · Wigeon +36
Goldeneye Bucephala clangula Raven Corvus corax Redwing Turdus iliacus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2024 Wigeon Mareca penelope Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus2024 Teal Anas crecca2024 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2024 Greylag Goose Anser anser2024 Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus2024 Coot Fulica atra2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2024 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2023 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2024 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2024 Curlew Numenius arquata2024 Goosander Mergus merganser2024 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula Rook Corvus frugilegus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2024 Corvus corax corax Corvus corax corax2024 Pintail Anas acuta2024 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2023 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2023 Hobby Falco subbuteo2023 Garganey Spatula querquedula2023 Common Gull Larus canus2023 Helophilus pendulus · Eristalis pertinax
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Hawthorn · Yew · Common Field-speedwell · Maidenhair Spleenwort · Snowdrop +31
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna Yew Taxus baccata Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis Red Clover Trifolium pratense2023 Greater Plantain Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Plantago major2023
Plantago major2023
Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria2023
Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria2023
Lyme-grass Leymus arenarius2023
Lyme-grass Leymus arenarius2023
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens2023
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens2023
Marram Ammophila arenaria2023
Marram Ammophila arenaria2023
Danish Scurvygrass Cochlearia danica2023
Danish Scurvygrass Cochlearia danica2023
White Clover Trifolium repens2023
White Clover Trifolium repens2023
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare2023
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare2023
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum2023
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum2023
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii2023
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii2023
Daisy Bellis perennis2023
Daisy Bellis perennis2023
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2023
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2023
Ivy Hedera helix2023
Ivy Hedera helix2023
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris2023
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris2023
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne2023
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne2023
Black Nightshade Solanum nigrum2023
Black Nightshade Solanum nigrum2023
Centaurea nigra Centaurea nigra2023
Centaurea nigra Centaurea nigra2023
Common Stork's-bill Erodium cicutarium2023
Common Stork's-bill Erodium cicutarium2023
Buck's-horn Plantain Plantago coronopus2023
Buck's-horn Plantain Plantago coronopus2023
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2023
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2023
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium2023
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium2023
Lesser Swine-cress Lepidium didymum2023
Lesser Swine-cress Lepidium didymum2023
Field Horsetail Equisetum arvense2023
Field Horsetail Equisetum arvense2023
Wood Avens Geum urbanum2023
Wood Avens Geum urbanum2023
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2023
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2023
Snapdragon Antirrhinum majus2023
Snapdragon Antirrhinum majus2023
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius2023
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius2023
Curled Dock Rumex crispus2023
Curled Dock Rumex crispus2023
Greater Butterfly-orchid Platanthera chlorantha2023
Greater Butterfly-orchid Platanthera chlorantha2023
Sweet Cicely Myrrhis odorata2023
Sweet Cicely Myrrhis odorata2023 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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