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Places › Scotland › West Scotland › North Ayrshire Getting here
55.65871, -4.70657
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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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Blackbird +72 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Blackbird +72 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Wall-rue, Hop, Sycamore +39 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Wall-rue, Hop, Sycamore +39 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Ayrshire Coastal Path Walking route 170 km ▾
Long-distance hiking route. A designated 'Scotland's Great Trail'.
Named route Length 170 km National walking route
Show on map New Town Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 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 72 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 7 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 7 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN National Route 73 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 73 National Cycle Network
Show on map EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV1 International cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 47 m ▾
Named route Ref 7 Length 47 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 360 m ▾
Named route Length 360 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 881 m ▾
Named route Ref 7 Length 881 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
5,953 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 5,953 records · National Biodiversity Network Chiffchaff · Dunnock · Chaffinch · Blue Tit · Willow Warbler +38
Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Dunnock Prunella modularis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Coal Tit Periparus ater Great Tit Parus major Robin Erithacus rubecula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Tree Sparrow Passer montanus Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Greenshank Tringa nebularia2024 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia Swallow Hirundo rustica Whitethroat Curruca communis Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Magpie Pica pica Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Cattle Egret Ardea ibis Coot Fulica atra Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Siskin Spinus spinus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2024 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Weasel · Rabbit
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Weasel Mustela nivalis Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2024 ▾
Salamanders, Sirens and Newts
Salamanders, Sirens and Newts Caudata Common Darter · Red-legged Shieldbug · Eristalis arbustorum · Xylota segnis · Syrphus vitripennis +12
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Eristalis arbustorum Eristalis arbustorum Xylota segnis Xylota segnis Syrphus vitripennis Syrphus vitripennis Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi Broad Centurion 🌿 Plants 5 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Hop · Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage · Wall-rue · Himalayan Balsam · Bluish-leaved Hawkweed
Hop Humulus lupulus2025 Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2024 Bluish-leaved Hawkweed Hieracium salticola2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 5,953 records · National Biodiversity Network Chiffchaff · Dunnock · Chaffinch · Blue Tit · Willow Warbler +38
Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Dunnock Prunella modularis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Coal Tit Periparus ater Great Tit Parus major Robin Erithacus rubecula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Tree Sparrow Passer montanus Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Greenshank Tringa nebularia2024 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia Swallow Hirundo rustica Whitethroat Curruca communis Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Magpie Pica pica Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Cattle Egret Ardea ibis Coot Fulica atra Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Siskin Spinus spinus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2024 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Weasel · Rabbit
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Weasel Mustela nivalis Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2024 ▾
Salamanders, Sirens and Newts
Salamanders, Sirens and Newts Caudata Common Darter · Red-legged Shieldbug · Eristalis arbustorum · Xylota segnis · Syrphus vitripennis +12
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Eristalis arbustorum Eristalis arbustorum Xylota segnis Xylota segnis Syrphus vitripennis Syrphus vitripennis Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi Broad Centurion 🌿 Plants 5 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Hop · Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage · Wall-rue · Himalayan Balsam · Bluish-leaved Hawkweed
Hop Humulus lupulus2025 Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2024 Bluish-leaved Hawkweed Hieracium salticola2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Chloromyia formosa
Chloromyia formosa
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Aphodius fimetarius Aphodius fimetarius
Aphodius fimetarius Aphodius fimetarius
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus
Leucozona lucorum Leucozona lucorum
Leucozona lucorum Leucozona lucorum
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Teuchestes fossor Teuchestes fossor
Teuchestes fossor Teuchestes fossor
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens
Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum
Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum
Fig Gall Tetraneura (Tetraneura) ulmi
Fig Gall Tetraneura (Tetraneura) ulmi
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus2024
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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