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54.71285, -4.45218
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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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Chiffchaff, Swallow, Chaffinch +85 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Chiffchaff, Swallow, Chaffinch +85 more · last seen 2025
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🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Pollen Beetle, Anthicus flavipes, Aleochara obscurella +160 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Common Pollen Beetle, Anthicus flavipes, Aleochara obscurella +160 more · last seen 2024
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🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Hart's-Tongue, Japanese Knotweed, Common Fleabane +23 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Hart's-Tongue, Japanese Knotweed, Common Fleabane +23 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Whithorn Way - b Barrhill to Whithorn) Walking route ▾
From inspection all routes from Girvan to Barrhill are very problematic for long distance walkers. Accordingly it is strongly suggested public tranport is used between Girvan and Barrhill. Whithorn Way (south - Ayr to Whithorn) is now continued.
Named route Ref WW-b Regional walking route
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Wildlife to spot
3,893 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 3,893 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Chiffchaff · Swallow · Blackcap · Linnet · House Martin +41
Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Swallow Hirundo rustica Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Linnet Linaria cannabina House Martin Delichon urbicum Swift Apus apus Tree Sparrow Passer montanus Whitethroat Curruca communis Nuthatch Sitta europaea Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Coal Tit Periparus ater Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Great Tit Parus major Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Siskin Spinus spinus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Skylark Alauda arvensis Greenfinch Chloris chloris White Wagtail Motacilla alba alba Curlew Numenius arquata Raven Corvus corax Carrion/Hooded Crow Hybrid Corvus corone x cornix Hooded Crow Corvus cornix Mute Swan Cygnus olor2024 Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes2024 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Eider Somateria mollissima2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 🦌 Mammals 3 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Squirrel · Grey Seal
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Grey Seal Halichoerus grypus2024 Slow-worm
Knotgrass Leaf Beetle
Knotgrass Leaf Beetle Chrysolina polita Scarlet Pimpernel · Bur Chervil · Bithynian Vetch · Common Fleabane · Yellow Horned-poppy +33
Scarlet Pimpernel Lysimachia arvensis2024 Bur Chervil Anthriscus caucalis2024 Bithynian Vetch Vicia bithynica2024 Common Fleabane Pulicaria dysenterica Yellow Horned-poppy Glaucium flavum2024 Alsike Clover Trifolium hybridum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 3,893 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Chiffchaff · Swallow · Blackcap · Linnet · House Martin +41
Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Swallow Hirundo rustica Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Linnet Linaria cannabina House Martin Delichon urbicum Swift Apus apus Tree Sparrow Passer montanus Whitethroat Curruca communis Nuthatch Sitta europaea Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Coal Tit Periparus ater Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Great Tit Parus major Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Siskin Spinus spinus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Skylark Alauda arvensis Greenfinch Chloris chloris White Wagtail Motacilla alba alba Curlew Numenius arquata Raven Corvus corax Carrion/Hooded Crow Hybrid Corvus corone x cornix Hooded Crow Corvus cornix Mute Swan Cygnus olor2024 Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes2024 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Eider Somateria mollissima2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 🦌 Mammals 3 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Squirrel · Grey Seal
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Grey Seal Halichoerus grypus2024 Slow-worm
Knotgrass Leaf Beetle
Knotgrass Leaf Beetle Chrysolina polita Scarlet Pimpernel · Bur Chervil · Bithynian Vetch · Common Fleabane · Yellow Horned-poppy +33
Scarlet Pimpernel Lysimachia arvensis2024 Bur Chervil Anthriscus caucalis2024 Bithynian Vetch Vicia bithynica2024 Common Fleabane Pulicaria dysenterica Yellow Horned-poppy Glaucium flavum2024 Alsike Clover Trifolium hybridum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Northern Dead-nettle Lamium confertum2024
Northern Dead-nettle Lamium confertum2024
Bittersweet Solanum dulcamara2024
Bittersweet Solanum dulcamara2024
Geranium robertianum subsp. maritimum Geranium robertianum subsp. maritimum2024
Geranium robertianum subsp. maritimum Geranium robertianum subsp. maritimum2024
Silver Hair-grass Aira caryophyllea2024
Silver Hair-grass Aira caryophyllea2024
Equal-leaved Knotgrass Polygonum arenastrum2024
Equal-leaved Knotgrass Polygonum arenastrum2024
Carline Thistle Carlina vulgaris2024
Carline Thistle Carlina vulgaris2024
Agrimony Agrimonia eupatoria2024
Agrimony Agrimonia eupatoria2024
Glaucous Sedge Carex flacca2024
Glaucous Sedge Carex flacca2024
Tall Fescue Schedonorus arundinaceus2024
Tall Fescue Schedonorus arundinaceus2024
Spring Vetch Vicia lathyroides2024
Spring Vetch Vicia lathyroides2024
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa2024
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa2024
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus2024
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus2024
Creeping Bent Agrostis stolonifera2024
Creeping Bent Agrostis stolonifera2024
Barren Brome Anisantha sterilis2024
Barren Brome Anisantha sterilis2024
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata2024
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata2024
Red Clover Trifolium pratense2024
Red Clover Trifolium pratense2024
Smith's Pepperwort Lepidium heterophyllum2024
Smith's Pepperwort Lepidium heterophyllum2024
Northern Marsh-orchid Dactylorhiza purpurella2024
Northern Marsh-orchid Dactylorhiza purpurella2024
Red Fescue Festuca rubra2024
Red Fescue Festuca rubra2024
Common Centaury Centaurium erythraea2024
Common Centaury Centaurium erythraea2024
Trailing St John's-wort Hypericum humifusum2024
Trailing St John's-wort Hypericum humifusum2024
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2024
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2024
Bramble Rubus fruticosus2024
Bramble Rubus fruticosus2024
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris2024
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris2024
Gorse Ulex europaeus2024
Gorse Ulex europaeus2024
Wild Carrot Daucus carota2024
Wild Carrot Daucus carota2024
Kidney Vetch Anthyllis vulneraria2024
Kidney Vetch Anthyllis vulneraria2024
False-brome Brachypodium sylvaticum2024
False-brome Brachypodium sylvaticum2024
Sea Plantain Plantago maritima2024
Sea Plantain Plantago maritima2024
Bugle Ajuga reptans2024
Bugle Ajuga reptans2024
Cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata2024
Cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata2024
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum2024
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum2024 