Plan your visit
🦉 Wildlife🧺 Picnic🛝 Family
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Getting here
55.62384, -4.48003
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out 🛝 Playground 113m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out 🛝 Playground 113m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Free 🧺 Picnic spot🛝 Playground🚻 Toilets
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, toilets, picnic area; Urban park — family destination
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +60 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +60 more · last seen 2026
Free
playground, toilets, parking
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Rosebay Willowherb, Purple-loosestrife, Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil +183 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Rosebay Willowherb, Purple-loosestrife, Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil +183 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Irvine Valley Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 17 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 73 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 73 National Cycle Network
Show on map A77 Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Chris Hoy Cycle Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map N/A Cycling route 72 m ▾
Named route Length 72 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 185 m ▾
Named route Ref 73 Length 185 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 140 m ▾
Named route Ref 73 Length 140 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Photos Farm Implement at Dean Castle Country Park
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Wildlife to spot
18,708 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 18,708 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Moorhen · Mallard · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw +42
Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Wigeon Mareca penelope2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 🦌 Mammals 1 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Marmalade Hoverfly · Common Darter · Tree Bumblebee · Common Hawker · Eristalis tenax +2
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2024 Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum2024 Common Hawker Aeshna juncea2024 Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2024 Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus New Zealand Pigmyweed
New Zealand Pigmyweed Crassula helmsii Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 18,708 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Moorhen · Mallard · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw +42
Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Wigeon Mareca penelope2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 🦌 Mammals 1 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Marmalade Hoverfly · Common Darter · Tree Bumblebee · Common Hawker · Eristalis tenax +2
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2024 Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum2024 Common Hawker Aeshna juncea2024 Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2024 Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus New Zealand Pigmyweed
New Zealand Pigmyweed Crassula helmsii Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2024
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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