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Kingencleugh Castle

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Getting here

55.50178, -4.37081

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🐕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
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Chaffinch, Blackbird, Carrion Crow +69 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Chaffinch, Blackbird, Carrion Crow +69 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Few-flowered Garlic, Water Avens, Bittersweet +18 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Few-flowered Garlic, Water Avens, Bittersweet +18 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Orange Ladybird, Syrphus, Eristalis pertinax +42 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Orange Ladybird, Syrphus, Eristalis pertinax +42 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Foraging

Good match

Plants — Few-flowered Garlic, Common Bistort, Great Scented Liverwort

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

River Ayr WayWalking route66 km

Named routeLength 66 kmPoint-to-pointNational walking route

🚴

Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Galston to Mauchline & Catrine Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

5,719 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

5,719 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds42 species

summer

2025

Blackbird · Robin · Chaffinch · Carrion Crow · Jackdaw +37

BlackbirdTurdus merula
RobinErithacus rubecula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
JackdawColoeus monedula
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Great TitParus major
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
NuthatchSitta europaea
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
BuzzardButeo buteo
DipperCinclus cinclus
JayGarrulus glandarius
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
MagpiePica pica
RavenCorvus corax
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2024
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
RookCorvus frugilegus2024
Barn OwlTyto alba2024
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2024

🦌

Mammals1 species

autumnwinter

2025

Grey Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🐝

Insects33 species

springsummer

2025

Orange Ladybird · Syrphus · 2-spot Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Cream-spot Ladybird +28

Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
SyrphusSyrphus
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2024
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Ring-footed SlugwormCaliroa annulipes
Larch LadybirdAphidecta obliterata
Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii
Plagiosterna aeneaPlagiosterna aenea
CionusCionus
Livid SawflyTenthredo livida
Figwort WeevilCionus scrophulariae
Rhingia campestrisRhingia campestris
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Elodes minutusElodes minutus
Eristalis horticolaEristalis horticola
Cheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrata
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis2024
NotiophilusNotiophilus2024
Perla carlukianaPerla carlukiana2024
Yellow May DunHeptagenia sulphurea2024
Dryomyza anilisDryomyza anilis2024
Baetis fuscatusBaetis fuscatus2024
Common Orange LegionnaireBeris vallata2024
SpheginaSphegina2024
Nicrophorus vespilloidesNicrophorus vespilloides2024
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2024
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata2024
Tipula rufinaTipula rufina2024
Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus2023

🌿

Plants20 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Few-flowered Garlic · Water Avens · Herb-Robert · Bittersweet · Greater Butterfly-orchid +15

Few-flowered GarlicAllium paradoxum
Water AvensGeum rivale2024
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2023
BittersweetSolanum dulcamara
Greater Butterfly-orchidPlatanthera chlorantha
Lesser BurdockArctium minus2024
Black MedickMedicago lupulina2024
Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra2024
Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea2024
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2024
FigwortScrophularia2024
Common BistortBistorta officinalis2024
HonestyLunaria annua2024
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2024
Bush VetchVicia sepium2024
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2024
Pink PurslaneClaytonia sibirica2024
Highclere HollyIlex aquifolium x perado = I. x altaclerensis2024
Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalisMarchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis2023
Yellow Bird's-nestHypopitys monotropa2023

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

5,719 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds42 species

summer

2025

Blackbird · Robin · Chaffinch · Carrion Crow · Jackdaw +37

BlackbirdTurdus merula
RobinErithacus rubecula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
JackdawColoeus monedula
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Great TitParus major
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
NuthatchSitta europaea
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
BuzzardButeo buteo
DipperCinclus cinclus
JayGarrulus glandarius
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
MagpiePica pica
RavenCorvus corax
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2024
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
RookCorvus frugilegus2024
Barn OwlTyto alba2024
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2024

🦌

Mammals1 species

autumnwinter

2025

Grey Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🐝

Insects33 species

springsummer

2025

Orange Ladybird · Syrphus · 2-spot Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Cream-spot Ladybird +28

Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
SyrphusSyrphus
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2024
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Ring-footed SlugwormCaliroa annulipes
Larch LadybirdAphidecta obliterata
Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii
Plagiosterna aeneaPlagiosterna aenea
CionusCionus
Livid SawflyTenthredo livida
Figwort WeevilCionus scrophulariae
Rhingia campestrisRhingia campestris
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Elodes minutusElodes minutus
Eristalis horticolaEristalis horticola
Cheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrata
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis2024
NotiophilusNotiophilus2024
Perla carlukianaPerla carlukiana2024
Yellow May DunHeptagenia sulphurea2024
Dryomyza anilisDryomyza anilis2024
Baetis fuscatusBaetis fuscatus2024
Common Orange LegionnaireBeris vallata2024
SpheginaSphegina2024
Nicrophorus vespilloidesNicrophorus vespilloides2024
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2024
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata2024
Tipula rufinaTipula rufina2024
Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus2023

🌿

Plants20 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Few-flowered Garlic · Water Avens · Herb-Robert · Bittersweet · Greater Butterfly-orchid +15

Few-flowered GarlicAllium paradoxum
Water AvensGeum rivale2024
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2023
BittersweetSolanum dulcamara
Greater Butterfly-orchidPlatanthera chlorantha
Lesser BurdockArctium minus2024
Black MedickMedicago lupulina2024
Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra2024
Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea2024
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2024
FigwortScrophularia2024
Common BistortBistorta officinalis2024
HonestyLunaria annua2024
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2024
Bush VetchVicia sepium2024
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2024
Pink PurslaneClaytonia sibirica2024
Highclere HollyIlex aquifolium x perado = I. x altaclerensis2024
Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalisMarchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis2023
Yellow Bird's-nestHypopitys monotropa2023