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55.35839, -4.66759
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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 ✦ 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 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Lapwing, Teal, Mallard +78 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Lapwing, Teal, Mallard +78 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Bluebell, Hogweed +17 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Bluebell, Hogweed +17 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Peacock, Small White, Painted Lady +11 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Peacock, Small White, Painted Lady +11 more · last seen 2024
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Whithorn Way - a Glasgow Cathedral to Girvan Walking 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 route Ref WW-a Regional walking route
Show on map Whithorn Way (Fisherton (A719) to Maybole) Walking route ▾
This segment starts on the edge of the busy A719 (a road without shoulders) and ends at Maybole. There it connects with the route from Glasgow to Girvan. Bus / Train to Barrhill and continue to Whithorn, the spiritual home of Saint Ninian
Named route Ref WW Local walking route
Show on map 19 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 7 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 7 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Byway (SW Scotland) Cycling route ▾
National Byway in the Solway Firth area
Named route Ref NB Regional cycle route
Show on map EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV1 International cycle route
Show on map National Byway Maybole Loop Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref NB Regional cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 651 m ▾
Named route Ref 7 Length 651 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 4.8 km ▾
Named route Ref 7 Length 4.8 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Photos Standing Stone at Maybole
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Wildlife to spot
1,348 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 1,348 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 37 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Lapwing · Common Gull · Teal · Mallard · Herring Gull +32
Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Common Gull Larus canus2023 Teal Anas crecca2023 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Herring Gull Larus argentatus2023 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2023 Wigeon Mareca penelope2023 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2023 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2023 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Greylag Goose Anser anser2023 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna2023 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2023 Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2023 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Mute Swan Cygnus olor2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2023 Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides2023 Shoveler Spatula clypeata2022 Falco tinnunculus tinnunculus Falco tinnunculus tinnunculus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2023 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2022 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis2022 Curlew Numenius arquata2022 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2022 Greenland White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons flavirostris2022 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring autumn
2024 ▾
Brown Hare · Hedgehog
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2023 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2023 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo Pterostichus
Rubus polyanthemus · Japanese Knotweed · Rubus dasyphyllus · Rubus latifolius · Hogweed +30
Rubus polyanthemus Rubus polyanthemus2023 Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2023 Rubus dasyphyllus Rubus dasyphyllus2023 Rubus latifolius Rubus latifolius2023 Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium Rubus pictorum Rubus pictorum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 1,348 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 37 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Lapwing · Common Gull · Teal · Mallard · Herring Gull +32
Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Common Gull Larus canus2023 Teal Anas crecca2023 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Herring Gull Larus argentatus2023 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2023 Wigeon Mareca penelope2023 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2023 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2023 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Greylag Goose Anser anser2023 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna2023 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2023 Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2023 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Mute Swan Cygnus olor2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2023 Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides2023 Shoveler Spatula clypeata2022 Falco tinnunculus tinnunculus Falco tinnunculus tinnunculus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2023 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2022 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis2022 Curlew Numenius arquata2022 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2022 Greenland White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons flavirostris2022 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring autumn
2024 ▾
Brown Hare · Hedgehog
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2023 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2023 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo Pterostichus
Rubus polyanthemus · Japanese Knotweed · Rubus dasyphyllus · Rubus latifolius · Hogweed +30
Rubus polyanthemus Rubus polyanthemus2023 Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2023 Rubus dasyphyllus Rubus dasyphyllus2023 Rubus latifolius Rubus latifolius2023 Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium Rubus pictorum Rubus pictorum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2023
2023
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius2023
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius2023
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium2023
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium2023
Daisy Bellis perennis2023
Daisy Bellis perennis2023
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2023
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2023
Dandelion Taraxacum2023
Dandelion Taraxacum2023
Hairy Bramble Rubus radula2023
Hairy Bramble Rubus radula2023
Least Yellow-sorrel Oxalis exilis2024
Least Yellow-sorrel Oxalis exilis2024
Adriatic Bellflower Campanula garganica2023
Adriatic Bellflower Campanula garganica2023
Elder Sambucus nigra2023
Elder Sambucus nigra2023
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus2023
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus2023
Cleavers Galium aparine2023
Cleavers Galium aparine2023
Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes2023
Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes2023
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2023
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2023
Ground-elder Aegopodium podagraria2023
Ground-elder Aegopodium podagraria2023
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata2023
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata2023
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens2023
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens2023
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2023
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2023
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius2023
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius2023
Rubus errabundus Rubus errabundus2023
Rubus errabundus Rubus errabundus2023
Rubus boudiccae Rubus boudiccae2023
Rubus boudiccae Rubus boudiccae2023
Rubus nemoralis Rubus nemoralis2023
Rubus nemoralis Rubus nemoralis2023
Giant Blackberry Rubus armeniacus2023
Giant Blackberry Rubus armeniacus2023
daffodils Narcissus2023
daffodils Narcissus2023
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua2022
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua2022
Wavy Bitter-cress Cardamine flexuosa2022
Wavy Bitter-cress Cardamine flexuosa2022
Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica2022
Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica2022
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris2022
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris2022
Gorse Ulex europaeus2022
Gorse Ulex europaeus2022
Pineappleweed Matricaria discoidea2022
Pineappleweed Matricaria discoidea2022