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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🧺 Picnic
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › Scotland › West Scotland › East Ayrshire Getting here
55.71231, -4.54147
Open directionsv 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 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out 🐕 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 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out 🐕 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 — Starling, House Sparrow, Jackdaw +55 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Starling, House Sparrow, Jackdaw +55 more · last seen 2025
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Strong match
picnic area, car park
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Common Sorrel, Creeping Buttercup, Cleavers +136 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Common Sorrel, Creeping Buttercup, Cleavers +136 more · last seen 2024
Free
Plants — Common Sorrel, Hogweed, Hawthorn +13 more foraging species
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Peacock, Small Tortoiseshell, Large White +35 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Peacock, Small Tortoiseshell, Large White +35 more · last seen 2025
Free
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Wildlife to spot
3,218 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 3,218 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
winter spring autumn
2025 ▾
Starling · House Sparrow · Collared Dove · Jackdaw · Robin +43
Starling Sturnus vulgaris House Sparrow Passer domesticus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Rook Corvus frugilegus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Dunnock Prunella modularis Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Great Tit Parus major Swallow Hirundo rustica Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Linnet Linaria cannabina Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2023 Rock Dove Columba livia Coal Tit Periparus ater Herring Gull Larus argentatus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Skylark Alauda arvensis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Whitethroat Curruca communis Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Raven Corvus corax2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2024 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2023 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2023 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2023 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Common Green Grasshopper · Black Snipefly · Pine Weevil
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus2023 Black Snipefly Chrysopilus cristatus Pine Weevil Hylobius abietis2024 Corn Marigold · Common Sorrel · Cleavers · Meadow Vetchling · Creeping Buttercup +9
Corn Marigold Glebionis segetum2023 Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa2023 Cleavers Galium aparine2023 Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens2023 Wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 3,218 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
winter spring autumn
2025 ▾
Starling · House Sparrow · Collared Dove · Jackdaw · Robin +43
Starling Sturnus vulgaris House Sparrow Passer domesticus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Rook Corvus frugilegus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Dunnock Prunella modularis Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Great Tit Parus major Swallow Hirundo rustica Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Linnet Linaria cannabina Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2023 Rock Dove Columba livia Coal Tit Periparus ater Herring Gull Larus argentatus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Skylark Alauda arvensis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Whitethroat Curruca communis Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Raven Corvus corax2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2024 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2023 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2023 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2023 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Common Green Grasshopper · Black Snipefly · Pine Weevil
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus2023 Black Snipefly Chrysopilus cristatus Pine Weevil Hylobius abietis2024 Corn Marigold · Common Sorrel · Cleavers · Meadow Vetchling · Creeping Buttercup +9
Corn Marigold Glebionis segetum2023 Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa2023 Cleavers Galium aparine2023 Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens2023 Wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2023
2023
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2023
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2023
Dandelion Taraxacum2023
Dandelion Taraxacum2023
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris2023
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris2023
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea2023
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea2023
Hard Rush / Soft Rush / Compact Rush Juncus inflexus/effusus/conglomeratus2023
Hard Rush / Soft Rush / Compact Rush Juncus inflexus/effusus/conglomeratus2023
Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre2023
Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre2023
Holly Ilex aquifolium2023
Holly Ilex aquifolium2023
Wood Avens Geum urbanum2023
Wood Avens Geum urbanum2023 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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