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Muirshiel Country Park

71 ha

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal

Public accessFree entryDogs welcome71 ha

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55.83234, -4.69224

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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
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking nearby — easy to reach by car

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking nearby — easy to reach by car

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking· Free

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Chaffinch +70 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Chaffinch +70 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Ringlet, Green-veined White, Peacock +21 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Ringlet, Green-veined White, Peacock +21 more · last seen 2025

Free

Family friendly

Good match

Urban park — family destination

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

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

Semple TrailWalking route

Named routeRound tripLocal walking route

Locherwood TrailWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Ladymuir TrailWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

15 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 7Cycling route

Named routeRef 7National Cycle Network

Route 75Cycling route

Named routeRef 75National Cycle Network

EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 1Cycling route

Named routeRef EV1International cycle route

Main RouteCycling route3.7 km

Named routeRef 7Length 3.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route115 m

Named routeLength 115 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route475 m

Named routeLength 475 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

8,694 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

8,694 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds53 species

summer

2025

Robin · Blackbird · Chaffinch · Wren · Willow Warbler +48

RobinErithacus rubecula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
SwallowHirundo rustica
CuckooCuculus canorus
NuthatchSitta europaea
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RavenCorvus corax
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Coal TitPeriparus ater
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
DipperCinclus cinclus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Great TitParus major
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
JackdawColoeus monedula
SiskinSpinus spinus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
LinnetLinaria cannabina
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
House SparrowPasser domesticus
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
MagpiePica pica
Common GullLarus canus
Rock DoveColumba livia
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
RookCorvus frugilegus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
SnipeGallinago gallinago
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe

🦎

Reptiles1 species

summer

2025

Common Lizard

Common LizardZootoca vivipara

🐝

Insects5 species

springsummer

2025

Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Large Red Damselfly · Common Darter · Acrossus rufipes · Four-spotted Chaser

Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Acrossus rufipesAcrossus rufipes
Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

8,694 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds53 species

summer

2025

Robin · Blackbird · Chaffinch · Wren · Willow Warbler +48

RobinErithacus rubecula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
SwallowHirundo rustica
CuckooCuculus canorus
NuthatchSitta europaea
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RavenCorvus corax
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Coal TitPeriparus ater
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
DipperCinclus cinclus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Great TitParus major
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
JackdawColoeus monedula
SiskinSpinus spinus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
LinnetLinaria cannabina
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
House SparrowPasser domesticus
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
MagpiePica pica
Common GullLarus canus
Rock DoveColumba livia
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
RookCorvus frugilegus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
SnipeGallinago gallinago
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe

🦎

Reptiles1 species

summer

2025

Common Lizard

Common LizardZootoca vivipara

🐝

Insects5 species

springsummer

2025

Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Large Red Damselfly · Common Darter · Acrossus rufipes · Four-spotted Chaser

Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Acrossus rufipesAcrossus rufipes
Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 wfmillar · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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