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Milgarholm Park

📷 wfmillar · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

55.60313, -4.65849

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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
  • 🌿Foraging 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

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingParking· Free

Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Mute Swan, Magpie, Herring Gull +74 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mute Swan, Magpie, Herring Gull +74 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Common Green Grasshopper, Common Darter, Marmalade Hoverfly +113 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Green Grasshopper, Common Darter, Marmalade Hoverfly +113 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Shepherd's Cress, Moschatel, Harebell +141 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Shepherd's Cress, Moschatel, Harebell +141 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Bramble, Elder, Rowan +10 more foraging species

Varies

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

4 signed routes 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
New Town TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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
Whithorn Way (alternative to east of Troon)Walking route

This alternative route bypasses Troon township. It passes between Troon Darley and Troon Fullarton golf courses to the left (east) and a railway siding and houses to the right (west)

Named routeRef WWLocal walking route
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Cycling

107 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 7Cycling route
Named routeRef 7National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 73Cycling route
Named routeRef 73National Cycle Network
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 1Cycling route
Named routeRef EV1International cycle route
National Cycle Network Link RouteCycling route
Named routeRef (7) / (73)Regional cycle route
N/ACycling route14 m
Named routeLength 14 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route56 m
Named routeLength 56 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Milgarholm Park, Irvine

📷 wfmillar · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Milgarholm Park, Irvine

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🌱Formal GardenUrban park4.7 km→🌱Milgarholm ParkUrban park400 m→🌱Irvine Beach ParkUrban park1.7 km→🌱Trindlemoss LochUrban park1.8 km→🌱Bourtreehill ParkUrban park2.7 km→🌱Low GreenUrban park1.7 km→

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