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Lochshore Park

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Getting here

55.75151, -4.67199

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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
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking nearby — easy to reach by car

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking nearby — easy to reach by car

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingParking

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Blackbird, Magpie, Jackdaw +58 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Magpie, Jackdaw +58 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Cycling

Good match

Named cycling route nearby: Route 7

Varies

Insect spotting

Good match

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

Good match

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

🚶

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

33 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

5,918 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

5,918 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds62 species

summer

2025

Blackbird · Magpie · Jackdaw · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon +57

BlackbirdTurdus merula
MagpiePica pica
JackdawColoeus monedula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
GoosanderMergus merganser
BuzzardButeo buteo
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalis
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Common GullLarus canus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Great TitParus major
DunnockPrunella modularis
House SparrowPasser domesticus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
SiskinSpinus spinus
TealAnas crecca
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Carrion/Hooded Crow HybridCorvus corone x cornix
Greylag GooseAnser anser
WigeonMareca penelope
Water RailRallus aquaticus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Velvet ScoterMelanitta fusca
SnipeGallinago gallinago
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Barn OwlTyto alba
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
SwallowHirundo rustica
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Stock DoveColumba oenas

🦌

Mammals12 species

summer

2025

Red Fox · Roe Deer · Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · Badger +7

Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
BadgerMeles meles
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
Fallow DeerDama dama
Red DeerCervus elaphus
Brown HareLepus europaeus
Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus
Brown RatRattus norvegicus

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2026

Common Toad

Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects8 species

summerautumn

2025

Common Darter · Eristalis pertinax · Helophilus pendulus · Meliscaeva cinctella · Platycheirus albimanus +3

Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
Meliscaeva cinctellaMeliscaeva cinctella
Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus
Figwort WeevilCionus scrophulariae
Platycheirus rosarumPlatycheirus rosarum
Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus

🌿

Plants11 species

summer

2025

Common Fleabane · Hedge Bindweed · Common Toadflax · Viper's-bugloss · Alsike Clover +6

Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica
Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium
Common ToadflaxLinaria vulgaris
Viper's-buglossEchium vulgare
Alsike CloverTrifolium hybridum
Dark MulleinVerbascum nigrum
Common TwaybladeNeottia ovata
Broad-leaved HelleborineEpipactis helleborine
Trifolium incarnatumTrifolium incarnatum
Hairy TareErvilia hirsuta
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

5,918 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds62 species

summer

2025

Blackbird · Magpie · Jackdaw · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon +57

BlackbirdTurdus merula
MagpiePica pica
JackdawColoeus monedula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
GoosanderMergus merganser
BuzzardButeo buteo
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalis
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Common GullLarus canus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Great TitParus major
DunnockPrunella modularis
House SparrowPasser domesticus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
SiskinSpinus spinus
TealAnas crecca
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Carrion/Hooded Crow HybridCorvus corone x cornix
Greylag GooseAnser anser
WigeonMareca penelope
Water RailRallus aquaticus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Velvet ScoterMelanitta fusca
SnipeGallinago gallinago
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Barn OwlTyto alba
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
SwallowHirundo rustica
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Stock DoveColumba oenas

🦌

Mammals12 species

summer

2025

Red Fox · Roe Deer · Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · Badger +7

Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
BadgerMeles meles
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
Fallow DeerDama dama
Red DeerCervus elaphus
Brown HareLepus europaeus
Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus
Brown RatRattus norvegicus

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2026

Common Toad

Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects8 species

summerautumn

2025

Common Darter · Eristalis pertinax · Helophilus pendulus · Meliscaeva cinctella · Platycheirus albimanus +3

Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
Meliscaeva cinctellaMeliscaeva cinctella
Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus
Figwort WeevilCionus scrophulariae
Platycheirus rosarumPlatycheirus rosarum
Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus

🌿

Plants11 species

summer

2025

Common Fleabane · Hedge Bindweed · Common Toadflax · Viper's-bugloss · Alsike Clover +6

Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica
Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium
Common ToadflaxLinaria vulgaris
Viper's-buglossEchium vulgare
Alsike CloverTrifolium hybridum
Dark MulleinVerbascum nigrum
Common TwaybladeNeottia ovata
Broad-leaved HelleborineEpipactis helleborine
Trifolium incarnatumTrifolium incarnatum
Hairy TareErvilia hirsuta
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 wfmillar · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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