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Mercat Cross

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55.63844, -4.52694

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦69+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Woodpigeon
✦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

🐦69+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Woodpigeon
✦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

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Parking· Free

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Yellowhammer +66 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Yellowhammer +66 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 — Common Nettle, False Oat-grass, Bramble +51 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Common Nettle, False Oat-grass, Bramble +51 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Common Green Grasshopper, Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock +12 more · last seen 2023; Insects — Common Green Grasshopper, Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock +12 more · last seen 2023

Free

Foraging

Good match

Plants — Common Nettle, Bramble, Ground-elder +3 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Irvine Valley TrailWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

17 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN National Route 73Cycling route

Named routeRef 73National Cycle Network

A77 Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Chris Hoy Cycle WayCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

N/ACycling route72 m

Named routeLength 72 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route185 m

Named routeRef 73Length 185 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route140 m

Named routeRef 73Length 140 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

1,433 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

1,433 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds39 species

winterspringautumn

2025

Bullfinch · Magpie · Nuthatch · Goldfinch · Dunnock +34

BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
MagpiePica pica2024
NuthatchSitta europaea2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
RobinErithacus rubecula2024
JackdawColoeus monedula2024
BuzzardButeo buteo
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
Great TitParus major2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2023
House SparrowPasser domesticus2023
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
SwallowHirundo rustica2022
RookCorvus frugilegus2024
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
RavenCorvus corax2023
SwiftApus apus2021
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2021
SiskinSpinus spinus2021
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2021
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri2020
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2020

🦌

Mammals3 species

summerautumn

2024

Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog · Roe Deer

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2023
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus

🐝

Insects12 species

summer

2023

Common Green Grasshopper · Peacock · Painted Lady · Small White · Small Tortoiseshell +7

Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus
PeacockAglais io2019
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
Small WhitePieris rapae2019
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2021
Large WhitePieris brassicae2019
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
Cicadella viridisCicadella viridis2021
Common Furniture BeetleAnobium punctatum2021
White-tailed BumblebeeBombus lucorum2020
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2019

🌿

Plants31 species

summer

2025

Ivy-leaved Toadflax · Hemp-agrimony · Dotted Loosestrife · Ground-elder · Common Nettle +26

Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis2023
Hemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinum
Dotted LoosestrifeLysimachia punctata
Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2024
Common NettleUrtica dioica2024
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2024
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2024
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2024
Red FescueFestuca rubra2024
Taraxacum agg.Taraxacum agg.2024
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2024
Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis2024
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2024
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2024
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2024
CleaversGalium aparine2024
Trailing BellflowerCampanula poscharskyana2024
Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum2024
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2024
BrambleRubus fruticosus2024
Bush VetchVicia sepium2024
Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens2024
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2024
DaisyBellis perennis2024
NipplewortLapsana communis2024
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2024
White CloverTrifolium repens2024
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2024
Smooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillaris2024
ColumbineAquilegia vulgaris2024
TansyTanacetum vulgare2021

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

1,433 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds39 species

winterspringautumn

2025

Bullfinch · Magpie · Nuthatch · Goldfinch · Dunnock +34

BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
MagpiePica pica2024
NuthatchSitta europaea2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
RobinErithacus rubecula2024
JackdawColoeus monedula2024
BuzzardButeo buteo
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
Great TitParus major2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2023
House SparrowPasser domesticus2023
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
SwallowHirundo rustica2022
RookCorvus frugilegus2024
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
RavenCorvus corax2023
SwiftApus apus2021
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2021
SiskinSpinus spinus2021
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2021
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri2020
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2020

🦌

Mammals3 species

summerautumn

2024

Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog · Roe Deer

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2023
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus

🐝

Insects12 species

summer

2023

Common Green Grasshopper · Peacock · Painted Lady · Small White · Small Tortoiseshell +7

Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus
PeacockAglais io2019
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
Small WhitePieris rapae2019
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2021
Large WhitePieris brassicae2019
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
Cicadella viridisCicadella viridis2021
Common Furniture BeetleAnobium punctatum2021
White-tailed BumblebeeBombus lucorum2020
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2019

🌿

Plants31 species

summer

2025

Ivy-leaved Toadflax · Hemp-agrimony · Dotted Loosestrife · Ground-elder · Common Nettle +26

Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis2023
Hemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinum
Dotted LoosestrifeLysimachia punctata
Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2024
Common NettleUrtica dioica2024
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2024
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2024
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2024
Red FescueFestuca rubra2024
Taraxacum agg.Taraxacum agg.2024
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2024
Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis2024
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2024
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2024
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2024
CleaversGalium aparine2024
Trailing BellflowerCampanula poscharskyana2024
Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum2024
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2024
BrambleRubus fruticosus2024
Bush VetchVicia sepium2024
Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens2024
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2024
DaisyBellis perennis2024
NipplewortLapsana communis2024
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2024
White CloverTrifolium repens2024
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2024
Smooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillaris2024
ColumbineAquilegia vulgaris2024
TansyTanacetum vulgare2021

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

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