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Kelburn Castle

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📷 Raibeart MacAoidh · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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55.77083, -4.84327

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦86+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Mallard
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🛝Playground 118m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦86+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Mallard
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🛝Playground 118m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Parking· PaidPlaygroundToilets

Best for

7 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Herring Gull, Mallard, Carrion Crow +83 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Herring Gull, Mallard, Carrion Crow +83 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Thrift, Ivy-leaved Toadflax, Gorse +29 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Thrift, Ivy-leaved Toadflax, Gorse +29 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Easy access

Good match

parking, toilets

Varies

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Tree Bumblebee, Dark Giant Horsefly, Orange Ladybird · last seen 2025; Insects — Tree Bumblebee, Dark Giant Horsefly, Orange Ladybird · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route 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

🚴

Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Fairlie to Seamill Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

13,338 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

13,338 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds52 species

autumn

2026

Jackdaw · Herring Gull · Oystercatcher · Mallard · Little Egret +47

JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
ShagGulosus aristotelis2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
WigeonMareca penelope2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
EiderSomateria mollissima2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
GreenshankTringa nebularia2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
DipperCinclus cinclus2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
MagpiePica pica2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
TealAnas crecca2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Common GuillemotUria aalge2025
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla2025
GannetMorus bassanus2025
Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinus2025
RazorbillAlca torda2025
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

13,338 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds52 species

autumn

2026

Jackdaw · Herring Gull · Oystercatcher · Mallard · Little Egret +47

JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
ShagGulosus aristotelis2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
WigeonMareca penelope2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
EiderSomateria mollissima2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
GreenshankTringa nebularia2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
DipperCinclus cinclus2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
MagpiePica pica2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
TealAnas crecca2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Common GuillemotUria aalge2025
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla2025
GannetMorus bassanus2025
Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinus2025
RazorbillAlca torda2025
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Raibeart MacAoidh · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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