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Duchess Ann's Harbour

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55.53303, -5.12464

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦83+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Oystercatcher and Herring Gull
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
☕The Old Pier Cafe — a good base for a longer summer day out

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦83+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Oystercatcher and Herring Gull
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
☕The Old Pier Cafe — a good base for a longer summer day out

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

CaféParking· FreePlaygroundToilets

Best for

5 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Oystercatcher, Herring Gull, Grey Heron +80 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Oystercatcher, Herring Gull, Grey Heron +80 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Southern Hawker, Tree Bumblebee, Snail Hunter +40 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Southern Hawker, Tree Bumblebee, Snail Hunter +40 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Easy access

Good match

parking, toilets

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Arran Coastal WayWalking route

Named routeRound tripNational walking route

Goatfell TrailWalking route

Named routeRef RW 5Local walking route

🚴

Cycling

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN National Route 73Cycling route

Named routeRef 73National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route766 m

Named routeRef 73Length 766 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route839 m

Named routeRef 73Length 839 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

13,601 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

13,601 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds85 species

summerautumn

2025

Oystercatcher · Herring Gull · Grey Heron · Common Gull · Mute Swan +80

OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Common GullLarus canus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
House SparrowPasser domesticus
RobinErithacus rubecula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
BlackbirdTurdus merula
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
SwallowHirundo rustica
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
GannetMorus bassanus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
CurlewNumenius arquata
RedshankTringa totanus
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
JackdawColoeus monedula
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
House MartinDelichon urbicum
EiderSomateria mollissima
ShagGulosus aristotelis
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
DunnockPrunella modularis
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
BuzzardButeo buteo
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
Great TitParus major
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
RavenCorvus corax
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
DipperCinclus cinclus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
SiskinSpinus spinus2024
Carrion/Hooded Crow HybridCorvus corone x cornix2024
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
WhitethroatCurruca communis
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle
Common GuillemotUria aalge
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
SnipeGallinago gallinago2024
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
DunlinCalidris alpina
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
Larus argentatus argenteusLarus argentatus argenteus
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
GoosanderMergus merganser2023
Barn OwlTyto alba2023
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2023
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2023
KnotCalidris canutus2023
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
CuckooCuculus canorus2023
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2023
Arctic TernSterna paradisaea2023

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Mammals3 species

springautumn

2025

Red Squirrel · Harbour Seal · Grey Seal

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
Harbour SealPhoca vitulina2023
Grey SealHalichoerus grypus

🐝

Insects43 species

springsummer

2025

Southern Hawker · Tree Bumblebee · Snail Hunter · Common Hawker · Pedicia rivosa +38

Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2024
Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum
Snail HunterCychrus caraboides2024
Common HawkerAeshna juncea
Pedicia rivosaPedicia rivosa2024
Black ClockPterostichus madidus

🌿

Plants22 species

summer

2024

Fox-and-cubs · Rubus boudiccae · Common Spotted-orchid · Large Bindweed · Rubus polyanthemus +17

Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca
Rubus boudiccaeRubus boudiccae
Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii
Large BindweedCalystegia silvatica
Rubus polyanthemusRubus polyanthemus
GoldenrodSolidago virgaurea
Jacobaea vulgaris x aquatica = J. x ostenfeldii

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

13,601 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds85 species

summerautumn

2025

Oystercatcher · Herring Gull · Grey Heron · Common Gull · Mute Swan +80

OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Common GullLarus canus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
House SparrowPasser domesticus
RobinErithacus rubecula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
BlackbirdTurdus merula
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
SwallowHirundo rustica
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
GannetMorus bassanus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
CurlewNumenius arquata
RedshankTringa totanus
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
JackdawColoeus monedula
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
House MartinDelichon urbicum
EiderSomateria mollissima
ShagGulosus aristotelis
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
DunnockPrunella modularis
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
BuzzardButeo buteo
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
Great TitParus major
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
RavenCorvus corax
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
DipperCinclus cinclus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
SiskinSpinus spinus2024
Carrion/Hooded Crow HybridCorvus corone x cornix2024
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
WhitethroatCurruca communis
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle
Common GuillemotUria aalge
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
SnipeGallinago gallinago2024
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
DunlinCalidris alpina
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
Larus argentatus argenteusLarus argentatus argenteus
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
GoosanderMergus merganser2023
Barn OwlTyto alba2023
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2023
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2023
KnotCalidris canutus2023
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
CuckooCuculus canorus2023
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2023
Arctic TernSterna paradisaea2023

🦌

Mammals3 species

springautumn

2025

Red Squirrel · Harbour Seal · Grey Seal

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
Harbour SealPhoca vitulina2023
Grey SealHalichoerus grypus

🐝

Insects43 species

springsummer

2025

Southern Hawker · Tree Bumblebee · Snail Hunter · Common Hawker · Pedicia rivosa +38

Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2024
Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum
Snail HunterCychrus caraboides2024
Common HawkerAeshna juncea
Pedicia rivosaPedicia rivosa2024
Black ClockPterostichus madidus

🌿

Plants22 species

summer

2024

Fox-and-cubs · Rubus boudiccae · Common Spotted-orchid · Large Bindweed · Rubus polyanthemus +17

Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca
Rubus boudiccaeRubus boudiccae
Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii
Large BindweedCalystegia silvatica
Rubus polyanthemusRubus polyanthemus
GoldenrodSolidago virgaurea
Jacobaea vulgaris x aquatica = J. x ostenfeldii

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 James Allan · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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⛪Kilbride Parish KirkReligious grounds300 m→⛪Whiting Bay ChurchReligious grounds4.2 km→✦Group of stonesHistoric site2.6 km→✦Kilbride ChapelHistoric site1.3 km→⛳Lamlash Golf ClubGolf course1.4 km→✦Meallach's GraveHistoric site2.4 km→

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