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55.51683, -4.37591
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 57+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Blackbird ✦ 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
🐦 57+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Blackbird ✦ 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 🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Carrion Crow, Blackbird, Chaffinch +54 more · last seen 2024; Birds — Carrion Crow, Blackbird, Chaffinch +54 more · last seen 2024
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🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Germander Speedwell, Black Medick, Common Knapweed +60 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Germander Speedwell, Black Medick, Common Knapweed +60 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Orange Ladybird, Syrphus, Common Green Grasshopper +34 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Orange Ladybird, Syrphus, Common Green Grasshopper +34 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Hawthorn, Common Nettle, Raspberry +3 more foraging species
Varies
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 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Galston to Mauchline & Catrine Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
2,593 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 2,593 records · National Biodiversity Network Chaffinch · Jackdaw · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Blackbird +32
Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Swallow Hirundo rustica House Sparrow Passer domesticus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Starling Sturnus vulgaris Robin Erithacus rubecula Rook Corvus frugilegus Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Great Tit Parus major Dunnock Prunella modularis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Herring Gull Larus argentatus Dipper Cinclus cinclus2023 Magpie Pica pica2023 Swift Apus apus Stock Dove Columba oenas Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus House Martin Delichon urbicum Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Whitethroat Curruca communis Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Barn Owl Tyto alba Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2023 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2023 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2023 🦌 Mammals 1 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Orange Ladybird · Syrphus · Common Green Grasshopper · 2-spot Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird +27
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Syrphus Syrphus2024 Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus2024 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2024 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata Black Medick · Water Avens · Germander Speedwell · Herb-Robert · Bittersweet +18
Black Medick Medicago lupulina2024 Water Avens Geum rivale2024 Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys2024 Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum2023 Bittersweet Solanum dulcamara Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 2,593 records · National Biodiversity Network Chaffinch · Jackdaw · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Blackbird +32
Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Swallow Hirundo rustica House Sparrow Passer domesticus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Starling Sturnus vulgaris Robin Erithacus rubecula Rook Corvus frugilegus Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Great Tit Parus major Dunnock Prunella modularis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Herring Gull Larus argentatus Dipper Cinclus cinclus2023 Magpie Pica pica2023 Swift Apus apus Stock Dove Columba oenas Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus House Martin Delichon urbicum Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Whitethroat Curruca communis Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Barn Owl Tyto alba Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2023 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2023 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2023 🦌 Mammals 1 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Orange Ladybird · Syrphus · Common Green Grasshopper · 2-spot Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird +27
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Syrphus Syrphus2024 Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus2024 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2024 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata Black Medick · Water Avens · Germander Speedwell · Herb-Robert · Bittersweet +18
Black Medick Medicago lupulina2024 Water Avens Geum rivale2024 Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys2024 Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum2023 Bittersweet Solanum dulcamara Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Larch Ladybird Aphidecta obliterata
Larch Ladybird Aphidecta obliterata
Ring-footed Slugworm Caliroa annulipes
Ring-footed Slugworm Caliroa annulipes
Belted Rose Spinner Pamphilius inanitus
Belted Rose Spinner Pamphilius inanitus
Eristalis intricaria Eristalis intricaria
Eristalis intricaria Eristalis intricaria
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis2024
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis2024
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2024
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2024
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria2024
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria2024
Potato Capsid Closterotomus norwegicus2024
Potato Capsid Closterotomus norwegicus2024
Uroleucon (Uromelan) jaceae Uroleucon (Uromelan) jaceae2024
Uroleucon (Uromelan) jaceae Uroleucon (Uromelan) jaceae2024
Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana2024
Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana2024
Rhingia campestris Rhingia campestris2024
Rhingia campestris Rhingia campestris2024
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2024
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2024
Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata2024
Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata2024
Empis trigramma Empis trigramma2024
Empis trigramma Empis trigramma2024
Sitona Sitona2024
Sitona Sitona2024
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2024
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2024
Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi2024
Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi2024
Lucilia Lucilia2024
Lucilia Lucilia2024
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2024
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2024
Marsh Snipefly Rhagio tringarius2024
Marsh Snipefly Rhagio tringarius2024
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare2024
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare2024
Notiophilus Notiophilus2024
Notiophilus Notiophilus2024
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2024
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2024
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2024
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2024
Tipula rufina Tipula rufina2024
Tipula rufina Tipula rufina2024
Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus2023
Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus2023 2024
2024
Sneezewort Achillea ptarmica2024
Sneezewort Achillea ptarmica2024
Purple Toadflax Linaria purpurea2024
Purple Toadflax Linaria purpurea2024
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum2024
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum2024
Honesty Lunaria annua2024
Honesty Lunaria annua2024
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus2024
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus2024
Beech Fagus sylvatica2024
Beech Fagus sylvatica2024
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2024
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2024
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis2024
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis2024
Raspberry Rubus idaeus2024
Raspberry Rubus idaeus2024
Bush Vetch Vicia sepium2024
Bush Vetch Vicia sepium2024
Daisy Bellis perennis2024
Daisy Bellis perennis2024
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2024
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2024
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2024
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2024
Pink Purslane Claytonia sibirica2024
Pink Purslane Claytonia sibirica2024
Highclere Holly Ilex aquifolium x perado = I. x altaclerensis2024
Highclere Holly Ilex aquifolium x perado = I. x altaclerensis2024
Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis2023
Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis2023
Yellow Bird's-nest Hypopitys monotropa2023
Yellow Bird's-nest Hypopitys monotropa2023