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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍄 Fungi
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Places › Scotland › West Scotland › East Ayrshire Getting here
55.59506, -4.37949
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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 — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Woodpigeon +65 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Woodpigeon +65 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Coleosporium tussilaginis s. lat., Jellybaby, Hairy Curtain Crust +72 more · last seen 2020; Fungi — Coleosporium tussilaginis s. lat., Jellybaby, Hairy Curtain Crust +72 more · last seen 2020
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Bluebell, Dog's Mercury, Common Nettle +290 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Bluebell, Dog's Mercury, Common Nettle +290 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Common Nettle, Meadowsweet, Elder +34 more foraging species
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Green Grasshopper, Orange Ladybird, Blue-tailed Damselfly +43 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Common Green Grasshopper, Orange Ladybird, Blue-tailed Damselfly +43 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Irvine Valley Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Burn Anne walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
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Signed route nearby
Chris Hoy Cycle Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Galston to Mauchline & Catrine Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
1,876 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 1,876 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Blue Tit · Chaffinch · Goldfinch · Woodpigeon +41
Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Magpie Pica pica Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Ross's Goose Anser rossii2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Great Tit Parus major2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Wigeon Mareca penelope2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Hare Lepus europaeus 🐝 Insects 23 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Orange Ladybird · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Azure Damselfly · Common Hawker · Spiked Shieldbug +18
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025 Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025 Common Hawker Aeshna juncea2025 Spiked Shieldbug Picromerus bidens2025 🌿 Plants 18 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Primrose · Northern Marsh-orchid · Snowdrop · Cowslip · Melancholy Thistle +13
Primrose Primula vulgaris Northern Marsh-orchid Dactylorhiza purpurella2025 Snowdrop Galanthus Cowslip Primula veris2025 Melancholy Thistle Cirsium heterophyllum2025 Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 1,876 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Blue Tit · Chaffinch · Goldfinch · Woodpigeon +41
Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Magpie Pica pica Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Ross's Goose Anser rossii2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Great Tit Parus major2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Wigeon Mareca penelope2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Hare Lepus europaeus 🐝 Insects 23 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Orange Ladybird · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Azure Damselfly · Common Hawker · Spiked Shieldbug +18
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025 Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025 Common Hawker Aeshna juncea2025 Spiked Shieldbug Picromerus bidens2025 🌿 Plants 18 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Primrose · Northern Marsh-orchid · Snowdrop · Cowslip · Melancholy Thistle +13
Primrose Primula vulgaris Northern Marsh-orchid Dactylorhiza purpurella2025 Snowdrop Galanthus Cowslip Primula veris2025 Melancholy Thistle Cirsium heterophyllum2025 Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Oedemera virescens
Oedemera virescens
Oedemera virescens2025
Oedemera virescens2025
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2025
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025
Eristalis nemorum Eristalis nemorum2025
Eristalis nemorum Eristalis nemorum2025
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus2025
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus2025
Rhingia campestris Rhingia campestris2025
Rhingia campestris Rhingia campestris2025
Calocoris (Calocoris) alpestris Calocoris (Calocoris) alpestris2025
Calocoris (Calocoris) alpestris Calocoris (Calocoris) alpestris2025
Liophloeus tessulatus Liophloeus tessulatus2025
Liophloeus tessulatus Liophloeus tessulatus2025
Athous haemorrhoidalis Athous haemorrhoidalis2025
Athous haemorrhoidalis Athous haemorrhoidalis2025
St Marks Fly Bibio marci2025
St Marks Fly Bibio marci2025
Cantharis nigricans Cantharis nigricans2025
Cantharis nigricans Cantharis nigricans2025
Sciaphilus asperatus Sciaphilus asperatus2025
Sciaphilus asperatus Sciaphilus asperatus2025
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2025
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2025
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria2025
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria2025
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus2025
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 2025
2025
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum2025
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum2025
Yellow Iris Iris pseudacorus2025
Yellow Iris Iris pseudacorus2025
Fox-and-cubs Pilosella aurantiaca2025
Fox-and-cubs Pilosella aurantiaca2025
Broad-leaved Helleborine Epipactis helleborine2025
Broad-leaved Helleborine Epipactis helleborine2025
Ragged-Robin Silene flos-cuculi2025
Ragged-Robin Silene flos-cuculi2025
Bugle Ajuga reptans2025
Bugle Ajuga reptans2025
Yellow-rattle Rhinanthus minor2025
Yellow-rattle Rhinanthus minor2025
Yellow Archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon2025
Yellow Archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon2025
Sweet Cicely Myrrhis odorata2025
Sweet Cicely Myrrhis odorata2025
Moschatel Adoxa moschatellina2025
Moschatel Adoxa moschatellina2025
Pink Purslane Claytonia sibirica2025
Pink Purslane Claytonia sibirica2025
Glory-of-the-snow Scilla forbesii2025
Glory-of-the-snow Scilla forbesii2025 