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📷 Richard Sutcliffe · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦90+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Linnet and Meadow Pipit
🐄Summer visits here combine well with a walk along nearby trails — the animals are most active in the morning.
🐾Animal sanctuary on site — a good way to combine wildlife and an animal visit in the same trip

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦90+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Linnet and Meadow Pipit
🐄Summer visits here combine well with a walk along nearby trails — the animals are most active in the morning.
🐾Animal sanctuary on site — a good way to combine wildlife and an animal visit in the same trip

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Farm visit

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Linnet, Meadow Pipit, Pied Wagtail +87 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Linnet, Meadow Pipit, Pied Wagtail +87 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Farm visits

Strong match

Farm shop

Varies

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Hiking

Good match

Named hiking route nearby: Arran Coastal Way

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Platycheirus albimanus, Mesembrina meridiana, Southern Hawker +9 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Platycheirus albimanus, Mesembrina meridiana, Southern Hawker +9 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Arran Coastal WayWalking route

Named routeRound tripNational walking route

Wildlife to spot

10,359 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

10,359 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds56 species

summerautumn

2025

Grey Heron · Meadow Pipit · Swallow · Pied Wagtail · Linnet +51

Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
SwallowHirundo rustica
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
Herring GullLarus argentatus
RavenCorvus corax
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
House MartinDelichon urbicum
WhitethroatCurruca communis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
Common GullLarus canus
ShagGulosus aristotelis
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Great TitParus major
BlackbirdTurdus merula
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Greylag GooseAnser anser
CurlewNumenius arquata
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Rock DoveColumba livia
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
LapwingVanellus vanellus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Coal TitPeriparus ater
GreenfinchChloris chloris
GadwallMareca strepera
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
EiderSomateria mollissima
TwiteLinaria flavirostris2024
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
GannetMorus bassanus2024
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis2024
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2024
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinus2024
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
CuckooCuculus canorus2024
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024

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Mammals4 species

summer

2025

Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle · Red Squirrel · Rabbit

Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2024
Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2024
Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus

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Insects8 species

autumn

2025

Platycheirus albimanus · Southern Hawker · Marmalade Hoverfly · Syrphus torvus · Eristalis tenax +3

Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Syrphus torvusSyrphus torvus
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2024

🌿

Plants12 species

summer

2024

Rubus hebridensis · Rubus boudiccae · Lesser Stitchwort · Rubus polyanthemus · Rubus nemoralis +7

Rubus hebridensisRubus hebridensis
Rubus boudiccaeRubus boudiccae
Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea
Rubus polyanthemusRubus polyanthemus
Rubus nemoralisRubus nemoralis
Erodium cicutarium subsp. dunenseErodium cicutarium subsp. dunense
Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle
False Fox-sedgeCarex otrubae
RaspberryRubus idaeus
Common Spike-rushEleocharis palustris
Narrow-leaved VetchVicia sativa subsp. nigra
Squirreltail FescueVulpia bromoides

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

10,359 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds56 species

summerautumn

2025

Grey Heron · Meadow Pipit · Swallow · Pied Wagtail · Linnet +51

Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
SwallowHirundo rustica
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
Herring GullLarus argentatus
RavenCorvus corax
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
House MartinDelichon urbicum
WhitethroatCurruca communis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
Common GullLarus canus
ShagGulosus aristotelis
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Great TitParus major
BlackbirdTurdus merula
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Greylag GooseAnser anser
CurlewNumenius arquata
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Rock DoveColumba livia
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
LapwingVanellus vanellus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Coal TitPeriparus ater
GreenfinchChloris chloris
GadwallMareca strepera
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
EiderSomateria mollissima
TwiteLinaria flavirostris2024
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
GannetMorus bassanus2024
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis2024
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2024
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinus2024
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
CuckooCuculus canorus2024
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024

🦌

Mammals4 species

summer

2025

Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle · Red Squirrel · Rabbit

Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2024
Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2024
Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus

🐝

Insects8 species

autumn

2025

Platycheirus albimanus · Southern Hawker · Marmalade Hoverfly · Syrphus torvus · Eristalis tenax +3

Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Syrphus torvusSyrphus torvus
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2024

🌿

Plants12 species

summer

2024

Rubus hebridensis · Rubus boudiccae · Lesser Stitchwort · Rubus polyanthemus · Rubus nemoralis +7

Rubus hebridensisRubus hebridensis
Rubus boudiccaeRubus boudiccae
Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea
Rubus polyanthemusRubus polyanthemus
Rubus nemoralisRubus nemoralis
Erodium cicutarium subsp. dunenseErodium cicutarium subsp. dunense
Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle
False Fox-sedgeCarex otrubae
RaspberryRubus idaeus
Common Spike-rushEleocharis palustris
Narrow-leaved VetchVicia sativa subsp. nigra
Squirreltail FescueVulpia bromoides

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Richard Sutcliffe · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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