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📷 Oliver Dixon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Paid entryDogs welcome

Getting here

55.43302, -5.71668

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦93+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Goldfinch and Twite
⛳Golf 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

🐦93+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Goldfinch and Twite
⛳Golf 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

6 activities

Golf

Very strong match

Golf course

Paid

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Goldfinch, Twite, Red-throated Diver +90 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Goldfinch, Twite, Red-throated Diver +90 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Meadow Brown, Common Blue, Small Tortoiseshell +18 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Common Blue, Small Tortoiseshell +18 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Good match

Fungi — Dactylaria purpurella · last seen 2024; Fungi — Dactylaria purpurella · last seen 2024

Varies

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Dactylorhiza incarnata subsp. coccinea, Pyramidal Orchid, Bee Orchid +2 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Dactylorhiza incarnata subsp. coccinea, Pyramidal Orchid, Bee Orchid +2 more · last seen 2024

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Kintyre WayWalking route161 km

Named routeLength 161 kmPoint-to-pointNational walking route

Wildlife to spot

2,253 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

2,253 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds62 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Pied Wagtail · Starling · Oystercatcher · Jackdaw · Hooded Crow +57

Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
Herring GullLarus argentatus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
GannetMorus bassanus
SwallowHirundo rustica
Common GullLarus canus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
ShagGulosus aristotelis
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
House MartinDelichon urbicum
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
TwiteLinaria flavirostris
EiderSomateria mollissima
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata
CurlewNumenius arquata
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Rock DoveColumba livia
RookCorvus frugilegus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
SanderlingCalidris alba
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Black-throated DiverGavia arctica
RobinErithacus rubecula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
RedshankTringa totanus
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
FulmarFulmarus glacialis
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
DunlinCalidris alpina
Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2024
Greenland White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons flavirostris2024
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
Common GuillemotUria aalge2024
Great Northern DiverGavia immer2024

🦌

Mammals6 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2025

Grey Seal · Brown Hare · Red Deer · Hedgehog · Rabbit +1

Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Brown HareLepus europaeus
Red DeerCervus elaphus
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus

🐝

Insects4 species

summer

2025

Silver-ground Carpet · Six-spot Burnet · Common Blue · Drinker

Silver-ground CarpetXanthorhoe montanata
Six-spot BurnetZygaena filipendulae2024
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2024
DrinkerEuthrix potatoria2024

🍄

Fungi1 species

summer

2024

Dactylaria purpurella

Dactylaria purpurellaDactylaria purpurella

🌿

Plants5 species

summer

2024

Dactylorhiza incarnata subsp. coccinea · Pyramidal Orchid · Bee Orchid · Bog Pimpernel · Grass-of-Parnassus

Dactylorhiza incarnata subsp. coccineaDactylorhiza incarnata subsp. coccinea
Pyramidal OrchidAnacamptis pyramidalis
Bee OrchidOphrys apifera
Bog PimpernelLysimachia tenella
Grass-of-ParnassusParnassia palustris

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

2,253 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds62 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Pied Wagtail · Starling · Oystercatcher · Jackdaw · Hooded Crow +57

Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
Herring GullLarus argentatus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
GannetMorus bassanus
SwallowHirundo rustica
Common GullLarus canus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
ShagGulosus aristotelis
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
House MartinDelichon urbicum
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
TwiteLinaria flavirostris
EiderSomateria mollissima
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata
CurlewNumenius arquata
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Rock DoveColumba livia
RookCorvus frugilegus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
SanderlingCalidris alba
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Black-throated DiverGavia arctica
RobinErithacus rubecula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
RedshankTringa totanus
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
FulmarFulmarus glacialis
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
DunlinCalidris alpina
Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2024
Greenland White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons flavirostris2024
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
Common GuillemotUria aalge2024
Great Northern DiverGavia immer2024

🦌

Mammals6 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2025

Grey Seal · Brown Hare · Red Deer · Hedgehog · Rabbit +1

Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Brown HareLepus europaeus
Red DeerCervus elaphus
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus

🐝

Insects4 species

summer

2025

Silver-ground Carpet · Six-spot Burnet · Common Blue · Drinker

Silver-ground CarpetXanthorhoe montanata
Six-spot BurnetZygaena filipendulae2024
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2024
DrinkerEuthrix potatoria2024

🍄

Fungi1 species

summer

2024

Dactylaria purpurella

Dactylaria purpurellaDactylaria purpurella

🌿

Plants5 species

summer

2024

Dactylorhiza incarnata subsp. coccinea · Pyramidal Orchid · Bee Orchid · Bog Pimpernel · Grass-of-Parnassus

Dactylorhiza incarnata subsp. coccineaDactylorhiza incarnata subsp. coccinea
Pyramidal OrchidAnacamptis pyramidalis
Bee OrchidOphrys apifera
Bog PimpernelLysimachia tenella
Grass-of-ParnassusParnassia palustris

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Oliver Dixon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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