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📷 Raibeart MacAoidh · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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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 123m away — 20 car parks within reach

🌤️ 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 123m away — 20 car parks within reach

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£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking· Free

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Herring Gull, Oystercatcher, Black-headed Gull +84 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Herring Gull, Oystercatcher, Black-headed Gull +84 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Hedera helix, Sycamore, Smooth Sow-thistle +33 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Hedera helix, Sycamore, Smooth Sow-thistle +33 more · last seen 2024

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Marmalade Hoverfly, Eupeodes corollae, Vagrant Emperor +10 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Marmalade Hoverfly, Eupeodes corollae, Vagrant Emperor +10 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Good match

Plants — Flowering Currant, Hawthorn, Bramble

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

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Cycling

41 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

14,599 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

14,599 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds89 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2026

Herring Gull · Oystercatcher · Black-headed Gull · Pied Wagtail · Mute Swan +84

Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
SwiftApus apus2025
ShagGulosus aristotelis2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
EiderSomateria mollissima2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
GannetMorus bassanus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
RazorbillAlca torda2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinus2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
CootFulica atra2025
ScaupAythya marila2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
SanderlingCalidris alba2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
WigeonMareca penelope2025
White WagtailMotacilla alba alba2024
Common GuillemotUria aalge2024
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Great Northern DiverGavia immer2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Great TitParus major2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2024
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2024
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Motacilla cinerea cinereaMotacilla cinerea cinerea2025
Arctic TernSterna paradisaea2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
RavenCorvus corax2024
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2024
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
FulmarFulmarus glacialis2024
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2024
Coal TitPeriparus ater2024

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Mammals6 species

springautumn

2025

Grey Squirrel · Red Squirrel · Minke Whale · Grey Seal · Pipistrelle Bat species +1

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
Minke WhaleBalaenoptera acutorostrata
Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus2024
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2024

🐝

Insects13 species

summerautumn

2025

Marmalade Hoverfly · Eupeodes corollae · Vagrant Emperor · Common Earwig · Cuckoo-Spit Insect +8

Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae
Vagrant EmperorAnax ephippiger
Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum
Philotarsus parvicepsPhilotarsus parviceps2024
Limnephilus sparsusLimnephilus sparsus2024
Sea BristletailPetrobius maritimus2024
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2024

🌿

Plants38 species

spring

2024

Hedera helix · Sycamore · Smooth Sow-thistle · Taraxacum agg. · Hieracium sabaudum f. bladonii +33

Hedera helixHedera helix
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus
Taraxacum agg.Taraxacum agg.
Hieracium sabaudum f. bladoniiHieracium sabaudum f. bladonii
Tufted VetchVicia cracca
Sea SandwortHonckenya peploides
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
White CloverTrifolium repens
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
Mossy StonecropCrassula tillaea
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii
Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana
GorseUlex europaeus
Festuca rubraFestuca rubra
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum
Danish ScurvygrassCochlearia danica
Thale CressArabidopsis thaliana
Flowering CurrantRibes sanguineum
HawthornCrataegus monogyna
Biting StonecropSedum acre
Erophila vernaErophila verna
Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
CleaversGalium aparine
Greater PlantainPlantago major
BrambleRubus fruticosus
Early Pampas-grassCortaderia richardii
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
ColtsfootTussilago farfara
Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis
Red CloverTrifolium pratense
GroundselSenecio vulgaris

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

14,599 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds89 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2026

Herring Gull · Oystercatcher · Black-headed Gull · Pied Wagtail · Mute Swan +84

Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
SwiftApus apus2025
ShagGulosus aristotelis2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
EiderSomateria mollissima2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
GannetMorus bassanus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
RazorbillAlca torda2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinus2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
CootFulica atra2025
ScaupAythya marila2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
SanderlingCalidris alba2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
WigeonMareca penelope2025
White WagtailMotacilla alba alba2024
Common GuillemotUria aalge2024
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Great Northern DiverGavia immer2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Great TitParus major2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2024
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2024
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Motacilla cinerea cinereaMotacilla cinerea cinerea2025
Arctic TernSterna paradisaea2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
RavenCorvus corax2024
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2024
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
FulmarFulmarus glacialis2024
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2024
Coal TitPeriparus ater2024

🦌

Mammals6 species

springautumn

2025

Grey Squirrel · Red Squirrel · Minke Whale · Grey Seal · Pipistrelle Bat species +1

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
Minke WhaleBalaenoptera acutorostrata
Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus2024
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2024

🐝

Insects13 species

summerautumn

2025

Marmalade Hoverfly · Eupeodes corollae · Vagrant Emperor · Common Earwig · Cuckoo-Spit Insect +8

Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae
Vagrant EmperorAnax ephippiger
Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum
Philotarsus parvicepsPhilotarsus parviceps2024
Limnephilus sparsusLimnephilus sparsus2024
Sea BristletailPetrobius maritimus2024
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2024

🌿

Plants38 species

spring

2024

Hedera helix · Sycamore · Smooth Sow-thistle · Taraxacum agg. · Hieracium sabaudum f. bladonii +33

Hedera helixHedera helix
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus
Taraxacum agg.Taraxacum agg.
Hieracium sabaudum f. bladoniiHieracium sabaudum f. bladonii
Tufted VetchVicia cracca
Sea SandwortHonckenya peploides
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
White CloverTrifolium repens
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
Mossy StonecropCrassula tillaea
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii
Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana
GorseUlex europaeus
Festuca rubraFestuca rubra
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum
Danish ScurvygrassCochlearia danica
Thale CressArabidopsis thaliana
Flowering CurrantRibes sanguineum
HawthornCrataegus monogyna
Biting StonecropSedum acre
Erophila vernaErophila verna
Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
CleaversGalium aparine
Greater PlantainPlantago major
BrambleRubus fruticosus
Early Pampas-grassCortaderia richardii
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
ColtsfootTussilago farfara
Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis
Red CloverTrifolium pratense
GroundselSenecio vulgaris

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Raibeart MacAoidh · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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