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Places › Scotland › West Scotland › East Ayrshire Getting here
55.46567, -4.23060
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 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 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mute Swan, Tufted Duck, Wigeon +84 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mute Swan, Tufted Duck, Wigeon +84 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Cock's-foot, Creeping Buttercup, Meadow Vetchling +68 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Cock's-foot, Creeping Buttercup, Meadow Vetchling +68 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large Heath, Green-veined White, Ringlet +44 more · last seen 2023; Insects — Large Heath, Green-veined White, Ringlet +44 more · last seen 2023
Free
Plants — Bramble, Raspberry, Hogweed +7 more foraging species
Varies
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
River Ayr Way Walking route 66 km ▾
Named route Length 66 km Point-to-point National walking route
Show on map Photos Lugar Parish Church & Manse
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Wildlife to spot
6,681 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 6,681 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Carrion Crow · Mute Swan · Mallard · Tufted Duck · Pheasant +41
Carrion Crow Corvus corone Mute Swan Cygnus olor Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2023 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2023 Wigeon Mareca penelope Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2023 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2023 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Common Gull Larus canus2023 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2023 Coot Fulica atra2023 Magpie Pica pica Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Rook Corvus frugilegus2023 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2023 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2023 Teal Anas crecca2023 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2023 Skylark Alauda arvensis2023 Great Tit Parus major2023 Curlew Numenius arquata2023 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2023 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2023 Swallow Hirundo rustica2023 Greylag Goose Anser anser2023 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Raven Corvus corax Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2023 Rock Dove Columba livia2023 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2023 Doves, pigeons Columbidae2023 Anas platyrhynchos x Anas platyrhynchos x2023 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2023 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2023 Robin Erithacus rubecula2023 Dunnock Prunella modularis2022 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2022 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2022 Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog · Red Fox · Stoat · Weasel +1
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Stoat Mustela erminea Weasel Mustela nivalis Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Rhingia campestris
Rhingia campestris Rhingia campestris Cock's-foot · Wood Crane's-bill · Devil's-bit Scabious · Meadow Vetchling · Cleavers +12
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata Wood Crane's-bill Geranium sylvaticum2023 Devil's-bit Scabious Succisa pratensis Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis Cleavers Galium aparine Bramble Rubus fruticosus Tufted Hair-grass Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 6,681 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Carrion Crow · Mute Swan · Mallard · Tufted Duck · Pheasant +41
Carrion Crow Corvus corone Mute Swan Cygnus olor Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2023 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2023 Wigeon Mareca penelope Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2023 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2023 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Common Gull Larus canus2023 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2023 Coot Fulica atra2023 Magpie Pica pica Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Rook Corvus frugilegus2023 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2023 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2023 Teal Anas crecca2023 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2023 Skylark Alauda arvensis2023 Great Tit Parus major2023 Curlew Numenius arquata2023 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2023 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2023 Swallow Hirundo rustica2023 Greylag Goose Anser anser2023 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Raven Corvus corax Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2023 Rock Dove Columba livia2023 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2023 Doves, pigeons Columbidae2023 Anas platyrhynchos x Anas platyrhynchos x2023 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2023 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2023 Robin Erithacus rubecula2023 Dunnock Prunella modularis2022 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2022 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2022 Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog · Red Fox · Stoat · Weasel +1
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Stoat Mustela erminea Weasel Mustela nivalis Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Rhingia campestris
Rhingia campestris Rhingia campestris Cock's-foot · Wood Crane's-bill · Devil's-bit Scabious · Meadow Vetchling · Cleavers +12
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata Wood Crane's-bill Geranium sylvaticum2023 Devil's-bit Scabious Succisa pratensis Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis Cleavers Galium aparine Bramble Rubus fruticosus Tufted Hair-grass Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Deschampsia cespitosa
Deschampsia cespitosa
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense
Great Mullein Verbascum thapsus
Great Mullein Verbascum thapsus
Wild Strawberry Fragaria vesca
Wild Strawberry Fragaria vesca
Raspberry Rubus idaeus
Raspberry Rubus idaeus
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea
Ivy Hedera helix
Ivy Hedera helix
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Yellow Bird's-nest Hypopitys monotropa2023
Yellow Bird's-nest Hypopitys monotropa2023 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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