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Marshlands Sports Fields

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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
⚽Playing fields 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
⚽Playing fields 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

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Starling, Chaffinch, Blue Tit +72 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Starling, Chaffinch, Blue Tit +72 more · last seen 2025

Free

Playing fields

Very strong match

Playing field

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Eristalis pertinax, Helophilus pendulus, Painted Lady +51 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Eristalis pertinax, Helophilus pendulus, Painted Lady +51 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Germander Speedwell, Cock's-foot, Cuckooflower +46 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Germander Speedwell, Cock's-foot, Cuckooflower +46 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Good match

Plants — Ramsons, Beech, Hawthorn +5 more foraging species

Varies

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

🚴

Cycling

25 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

3,712 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

3,712 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds44 species

spring

2025

Blue Tit · House Sparrow · Starling · Blackbird · Chaffinch +39

Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
BlackbirdTurdus merula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
MagpiePica pica
DunnockPrunella modularis
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
GreenfinchChloris chloris
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
RookCorvus frugilegus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
JackdawColoeus monedula
RobinErithacus rubecula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Great TitParus major
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
SwallowHirundo rustica
Rock DoveColumba livia
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
House MartinDelichon urbicum
SwiftApus apus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
SiskinSpinus spinus
NuthatchSitta europaea2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
Common GullLarus canus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
WhitethroatCurruca communis
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2024
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
Erithacus rubecula rubeculaErithacus rubecula rubecula2024
Barn OwlTyto alba2024
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024

🦌

Mammals1 species

springautumn

2025

Grey Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🐸

Amphibians2 species

summerautumn

2024

Common Toad · Salamanders, Sirens and Newts

Common ToadBufo bufo
Salamanders, Sirens and NewtsCaudata

🐝

Insects10 species

spring

2025

Platycheirus · Euura · 2-spot Ladybird · Cantharis decipiens · Cantharis nigricans +5

PlatycheirusPlatycheirus2024
EuuraEuura
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
Cantharis decipiensCantharis decipiens
Cantharis nigricansCantharis nigricans
Helophilus trivittatusHelophilus trivittatus
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
SyrphusSyrphus
Rhingia campestrisRhingia campestris
Glyphotaelius pellucidusGlyphotaelius pellucidus2024

🌿

Plants27 species

summer

2025

Germander Speedwell · Cock's-foot · Wood Avens · Ramsons · Broad-leaved Helleborine +22

Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
Wood AvensGeum urbanum
RamsonsAllium ursinum
Broad-leaved HelleborineEpipactis helleborine
Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasus
Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus
BeechFagus sylvatica
CleaversGalium aparine
PignutConopodium majus
ElderSambucus nigra
YewTaxus baccata
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
HollyIlex aquifolium
Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium
Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
Northern Marsh-orchidDactylorhiza purpurella
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis
SanicleSanicula europaea
Greater PlantainPlantago major
HawthornCrataegus monogyna
TutsanHypericum androsaemum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

3,712 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds44 species

spring

2025

Blue Tit · House Sparrow · Starling · Blackbird · Chaffinch +39

Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
BlackbirdTurdus merula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
MagpiePica pica
DunnockPrunella modularis
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
GreenfinchChloris chloris
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
RookCorvus frugilegus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
JackdawColoeus monedula
RobinErithacus rubecula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Great TitParus major
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
SwallowHirundo rustica
Rock DoveColumba livia
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
House MartinDelichon urbicum
SwiftApus apus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
SiskinSpinus spinus
NuthatchSitta europaea2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
Common GullLarus canus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
WhitethroatCurruca communis
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2024
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
Erithacus rubecula rubeculaErithacus rubecula rubecula2024
Barn OwlTyto alba2024
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024

🦌

Mammals1 species

springautumn

2025

Grey Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🐸

Amphibians2 species

summerautumn

2024

Common Toad · Salamanders, Sirens and Newts

Common ToadBufo bufo
Salamanders, Sirens and NewtsCaudata

🐝

Insects10 species

spring

2025

Platycheirus · Euura · 2-spot Ladybird · Cantharis decipiens · Cantharis nigricans +5

PlatycheirusPlatycheirus2024
EuuraEuura
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
Cantharis decipiensCantharis decipiens
Cantharis nigricansCantharis nigricans
Helophilus trivittatusHelophilus trivittatus
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
SyrphusSyrphus
Rhingia campestrisRhingia campestris
Glyphotaelius pellucidusGlyphotaelius pellucidus2024

🌿

Plants27 species

summer

2025

Germander Speedwell · Cock's-foot · Wood Avens · Ramsons · Broad-leaved Helleborine +22

Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
Wood AvensGeum urbanum
RamsonsAllium ursinum
Broad-leaved HelleborineEpipactis helleborine
Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasus
Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus
BeechFagus sylvatica
CleaversGalium aparine
PignutConopodium majus
ElderSambucus nigra
YewTaxus baccata
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
HollyIlex aquifolium
Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium
Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
Northern Marsh-orchidDactylorhiza purpurella
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis
SanicleSanicula europaea
Greater PlantainPlantago major
HawthornCrataegus monogyna
TutsanHypericum androsaemum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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