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55.49851, -4.61568

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦110+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Oystercatcher and Carrion Crow
🎳Bowling greens is at its best in summer here
☕Café on site — a good base for a longer summer day out

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦110+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Oystercatcher and Carrion Crow
🎳Bowling greens is at its best in summer here
☕Café on site — a good base for a longer summer day out

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🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingCaféParking· FreePlayground

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5 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Oystercatcher, Carrion Crow, Redshank +107 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Oystercatcher, Carrion Crow, Redshank +107 more · last seen 2025

Free

Bowling greens

Very strong match

Bowling green

Paid

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Coltsfoot, Danish Scurvygrass, Annual Meadow-grass +32 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Coltsfoot, Danish Scurvygrass, Annual Meadow-grass +32 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Dune Robberfly, 7-spot Ladybird, Common Blue Damselfly +10 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Dune Robberfly, 7-spot Ladybird, Common Blue Damselfly +10 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Ayrshire Coastal PathWalking route170 km

Long-distance hiking route. A designated 'Scotland's Great Trail'.

Named routeLength 170 kmNational walking route

River Ayr WayWalking route66 km

Named routeLength 66 kmPoint-to-pointNational walking route

Whithorn Way - a Glasgow Cathedral to GirvanWalking route

This creation is Glasgow Cathedral to Girvan. Any route from Girvan is a busy road with no shoulders. Bus/Train to Barrhill and continue to Whithorn, the spiritual home of Saint Ninian..

Named routeRef WW-aRegional walking route

Whithorn Way (alternative to east of Troon)Walking route

This alternative route bypasses Troon township. It passes between Troon Darley and Troon Fullarton golf courses to the left (east) and a railway siding and houses to the right (west)

Named routeRef WWLocal walking route

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Cycling

69 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 7Cycling route

Named routeRef 7National Cycle Network

EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 1Cycling route

Named routeRef EV1International cycle route

Loans to Troon Active Travel CorridorCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Main RouteCycling route79 m

Named routeRef 7Length 79 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route1.8 km

Named routeRef 7Length 1.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route111 m

Named routeRef 7Length 111 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

14,264 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

14,264 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds67 species

summerautumnwinter

2025

Herring Gull · Starling · Oystercatcher · Eider · Redshank +62

Herring GullLarus argentatus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
EiderSomateria mollissima
RedshankTringa totanus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
CurlewNumenius arquata
ShagGulosus aristotelis
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
RobinErithacus rubecula
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
DunlinCalidris alpina
GannetMorus bassanus
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
DunnockPrunella modularis
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
SanderlingCalidris alba
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MagpiePica pica
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
TealAnas crecca
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle
JackdawColoeus monedula
SwallowHirundo rustica
Common GullLarus canus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
WigeonMareca penelope
GoosanderMergus merganser
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
GreenshankTringa nebularia
RazorbillAlca torda
Common GuillemotUria aalge
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
RookCorvus frugilegus
Rock DoveColumba livia
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Common TernSterna hirundo
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Stock DoveColumba oenas
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
SwiftApus apus
Passer domesticus domesticusPasser domesticus domesticus
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus

🦌

Mammals1 species

autumn

2025

Grey Seal

Grey SealHalichoerus grypus

🐝

Insects10 species

summer

2025

Dune Robberfly · Common Blue Damselfly · Cantharis livida · Cuckoo-Spit Insect · Sphaerophoria +5

Dune RobberflyPhilonicus albiceps
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
Cantharis lividaCantharis livida
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius
SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria
Agriotes obscurusAgriotes obscurus
Broad Centurion

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Plants13 species

summer

2026

Coltsfoot · Common Toadflax · Lady's Bedstraw · Giant Hogweed · Common Bird's-foot-trefoil +8

ColtsfootTussilago farfara
Common ToadflaxLinaria vulgaris2025
Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2025
Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum2025
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2025
Opium PoppyPapaver somniferum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

14,264 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds67 species

summerautumnwinter

2025

Herring Gull · Starling · Oystercatcher · Eider · Redshank +62

Herring GullLarus argentatus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
EiderSomateria mollissima
RedshankTringa totanus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
CurlewNumenius arquata
ShagGulosus aristotelis
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
RobinErithacus rubecula
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
DunlinCalidris alpina
GannetMorus bassanus
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
DunnockPrunella modularis
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
SanderlingCalidris alba
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MagpiePica pica
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
TealAnas crecca
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle
JackdawColoeus monedula
SwallowHirundo rustica
Common GullLarus canus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
WigeonMareca penelope
GoosanderMergus merganser
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
GreenshankTringa nebularia
RazorbillAlca torda
Common GuillemotUria aalge
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
RookCorvus frugilegus
Rock DoveColumba livia
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Common TernSterna hirundo
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Stock DoveColumba oenas
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
SwiftApus apus
Passer domesticus domesticusPasser domesticus domesticus
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus

🦌

Mammals1 species

autumn

2025

Grey Seal

Grey SealHalichoerus grypus

🐝

Insects10 species

summer

2025

Dune Robberfly · Common Blue Damselfly · Cantharis livida · Cuckoo-Spit Insect · Sphaerophoria +5

Dune RobberflyPhilonicus albiceps
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
Cantharis lividaCantharis livida
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius
SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria
Agriotes obscurusAgriotes obscurus
Broad Centurion

🌿

Plants13 species

summer

2026

Coltsfoot · Common Toadflax · Lady's Bedstraw · Giant Hogweed · Common Bird's-foot-trefoil +8

ColtsfootTussilago farfara
Common ToadflaxLinaria vulgaris2025
Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2025
Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum2025
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2025
Opium PoppyPapaver somniferum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Thomas Nugent · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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