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Ladeside Playing Fields

📷 Richard Webb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

55.74592, -4.68157

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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
  • ⚽Playing fields is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Magpie, Jackdaw +54 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Magpie, Jackdaw +54 more · last seen 2025

Free

Playing fields

Playing field

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Common Darter, Eristalis pertinax, Helophilus pendulus +5 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Darter, Eristalis pertinax, Helophilus pendulus +5 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Common Fleabane, Hedge Bindweed, Dark Mullein +8 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Common Fleabane, Hedge Bindweed, Dark Mullein +8 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
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
Semple TrailWalking route
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

27 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
Main RouteCycling route101 m
Named routeRef 7Length 101 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route136 m
Named routeRef 7Length 136 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route15 m
Named routeRef 7Length 15 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route3.9 km
Named routeRef 7Length 3.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Ladeside Playing Fields

📷 Richard Webb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Ladeside Playing Fields

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Kilbirnie Public ParkUrban park600 m→🌱Beith AstroUrban park2.8 km→🌱Dalry Public ParkUrban park4.4 km→🌱Orr's Trust Public ParkUrban park2.9 km→🌱Orr's Trust Public ParkUrban park2.9 km→🌱Beith Community GardenUrban park3.3 km→

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