Little Balsmith Standing Stone
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54.72985, -4.38212
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 77+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Oystercatcher ✦ 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
🐦 77+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Oystercatcher ✦ 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 🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Herring Gull, Oystercatcher, Rock Pipit +74 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Herring Gull, Oystercatcher, Rock Pipit +74 more · last seen 2025
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🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Meadow Brown, Green-veined White +38 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Small White, Meadow Brown, Green-veined White +38 more · last seen 2024
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Agrimony, Musk-mallow, Sun Spurge · last seen 2024; Plants — Agrimony, Musk-mallow, Sun Spurge · last seen 2024
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Whithorn Way - b Barrhill to Whithorn) Walking route ▾
From inspection all routes from Girvan to Barrhill are very problematic for long distance walkers. Accordingly it is strongly suggested public tranport is used between Girvan and Barrhill. Whithorn Way (south - Ayr to Whithorn) is now continued.
Named route Ref WW-b Regional walking route
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Wildlife to spot
557 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 557 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 30 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Swallow · Rock Pipit · Herring Gull · Red-throated Diver · Curlew +25
Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata Curlew Numenius arquata Carrion Crow Corvus corone Linnet Linaria cannabina Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Skylark Alauda arvensis Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Little Egret Egretta garzetta Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Common Guillemot Uria aalge Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Shag Gulosus aristotelis Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Common Gull Larus canus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle2024 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus2024 Gannet Morus bassanus2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 Carrion/Hooded Crow Hybrid Corvus corone x cornix2023 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter summer autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Grey Seal · Brown Hare
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2024 Grey Seal Halichoerus grypus Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2024 Small White · Meadow Brown · Green-veined White · Painted Lady · Large White +27
Small White Pieris rapae2019 Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2019 Green-veined White Pieris napi2019 Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2019 Large White Pieris brassicae2019 Wall Lasiommata megera Agrimony · Musk-mallow · Sun Spurge
Agrimony Agrimonia eupatoria Musk-mallow Malva moschata Sun Spurge Euphorbia helioscopia Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 557 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 30 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Swallow · Rock Pipit · Herring Gull · Red-throated Diver · Curlew +25
Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata Curlew Numenius arquata Carrion Crow Corvus corone Linnet Linaria cannabina Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Skylark Alauda arvensis Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Little Egret Egretta garzetta Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Common Guillemot Uria aalge Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Shag Gulosus aristotelis Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Common Gull Larus canus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle2024 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus2024 Gannet Morus bassanus2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 Carrion/Hooded Crow Hybrid Corvus corone x cornix2023 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter summer autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Grey Seal · Brown Hare
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2024 Grey Seal Halichoerus grypus Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2024 Small White · Meadow Brown · Green-veined White · Painted Lady · Large White +27
Small White Pieris rapae2019 Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2019 Green-veined White Pieris napi2019 Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2019 Large White Pieris brassicae2019 Wall Lasiommata megera Agrimony · Musk-mallow · Sun Spurge
Agrimony Agrimonia eupatoria Musk-mallow Malva moschata Sun Spurge Euphorbia helioscopia Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2019
2019
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2019
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2019
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2019
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2019
Peacock Aglais io2019
Peacock Aglais io2019
Scotch Argus Erebia aethiops2019
Scotch Argus Erebia aethiops2019
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2019
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2019
Orange-tip Anthocharis cardamines2019
Orange-tip Anthocharis cardamines2019
Comma Polygonia c-album2019
Comma Polygonia c-album2019
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens
Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus2019
Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus2019
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Neoascia Neoascia
Neoascia Neoascia
Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri
Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri
Yellow Meadow Ant Lasius flavus
Yellow Meadow Ant Lasius flavus
Eristalis Eristalis
Eristalis Eristalis
Helophilus hybridus Helophilus hybridus
Helophilus hybridus Helophilus hybridus
Platycheirus granditarsus Platycheirus granditarsus
Platycheirus granditarsus Platycheirus granditarsus
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Potato Capsid Closterotomus norwegicus
Potato Capsid Closterotomus norwegicus
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus
Eristalis arbustorum Eristalis arbustorum
Eristalis arbustorum Eristalis arbustorum
Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba2019
Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba2019
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2019
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2019
Large Skipper Ochlodes sylvanus2019
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