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Dinvin Motte

📷 Billy McCrorie · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Dogs welcome

Getting here

55.19996, -4.82942

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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
  • 🌿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

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Chaffinch, Blackbird, Carrion Crow +49 more · last seen 2023; Birds — Chaffinch, Blackbird, Carrion Crow +49 more · last seen 2023

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Harebell, Grass-of-Parnassus, Bitter-vetch +198 more · last seen 2020; Plants — Harebell, Grass-of-Parnassus, Bitter-vetch +198 more · last seen 2020

Free

Foraging

Plants — Wild Thyme, Mouse-ear-hawkweed, Marsh Hawk's-beard +26 more foraging species

Varies

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Four-spotted Chaser, Green-veined White, Common Green Grasshopper +4 more · last seen 2015; Insects — Four-spotted Chaser, Green-veined White, Common Green Grasshopper +4 more · last seen 2015

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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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
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
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Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Byway (SW Scotland)Cycling route

National Byway in the Solway Firth area

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
National Byway Girvan LoopCycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Dinvin Motte

📷 Billy McCrorie · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Dinvin Motte

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🌱Ainslie ParkUrban park3.9 km→🌱Ainslie ParkUrban park3.9 km→🌱Victory ParkUrban park4.5 km→🌱Louisa ParkUrban park5 km→🌱Orchard GardensUrban park5 km→🌱Stair ParkUrban park4.8 km→

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