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55.63467, -4.79396

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦85+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Oystercatcher
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 116m away — 20 car parks within reach, toilets nearby

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦85+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Oystercatcher
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 116m away — 20 car parks within reach, toilets nearby

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

ParkingToilets

Best for

11 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Herring Gull, Oystercatcher, Redshank +82 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Herring Gull, Oystercatcher, Redshank +82 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Sea Sandwort, Common Bird's-foot-trefoil, Common Toadflax +37 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Sea Sandwort, Common Bird's-foot-trefoil, Common Toadflax +37 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

toilets; Urban park — family destination

Free

Cycling

Good match

Named cycling route nearby: NCN National Route 73

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Ayrshire Coastal PathWalking route170 km

Long-distance hiking route. A designated 'Scotland's Great Trail'.

Named routeLength 170 kmNational walking route

🚴

Cycling

39 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN National Route 73Cycling route

Named routeRef 73National Cycle Network

Route 753Cycling route

Named routeRef 753National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route1.7 km

Named routeRef 73Length 1.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route263 m

Named routeRef 753Length 263 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route489 m

Named routeRef 753Length 489 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route350 m

Named routeRef 73Length 350 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

10,475 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

10,475 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds45 species

summerautumnwinter

2025

Oystercatcher · Herring Gull · Redshank · Turnstone · Black-headed Gull +40

OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
RedshankTringa totanus
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
ShagGulosus aristotelis
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
GannetMorus bassanus
SwiftApus apus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
DunlinCalidris alpina
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Common GullLarus canus
Rock DoveColumba livia
JackdawColoeus monedula
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
CurlewNumenius arquata
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
EiderSomateria mollissima
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
RazorbillAlca torda
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
SanderlingCalidris alba
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Motacilla cinerea cinereaMotacilla cinerea cinerea
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
SwallowHirundo rustica
GreenfinchChloris chloris
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle
Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinus

🦌

Mammals1 species

autumn

2025

Red Squirrel

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris

🐝

Insects4 species

summer

2025

Beraea · Marmalade Hoverfly · Eupeodes corollae · Vagrant Emperor

BeraeaBeraea
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae
Vagrant EmperorAnax ephippiger

🌿

Plants3 species

summer

2025

Sea Sandwort · Common Bird's-foot-trefoil · Sea Rocket

Sea SandwortHonckenya peploides
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
Sea RocketCakile maritima

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

10,475 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds45 species

summerautumnwinter

2025

Oystercatcher · Herring Gull · Redshank · Turnstone · Black-headed Gull +40

OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
RedshankTringa totanus
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
ShagGulosus aristotelis
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
GannetMorus bassanus
SwiftApus apus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
DunlinCalidris alpina
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Common GullLarus canus
Rock DoveColumba livia
JackdawColoeus monedula
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
CurlewNumenius arquata
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
EiderSomateria mollissima
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
RazorbillAlca torda
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
SanderlingCalidris alba
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Motacilla cinerea cinereaMotacilla cinerea cinerea
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
SwallowHirundo rustica
GreenfinchChloris chloris
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle
Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinus

🦌

Mammals1 species

autumn

2025

Red Squirrel

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris

🐝

Insects4 species

summer

2025

Beraea · Marmalade Hoverfly · Eupeodes corollae · Vagrant Emperor

BeraeaBeraea
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae
Vagrant EmperorAnax ephippiger

🌿

Plants3 species

summer

2025

Sea Sandwort · Common Bird's-foot-trefoil · Sea Rocket

Sea SandwortHonckenya peploides
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
Sea RocketCakile maritima

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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