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Old Racecourse Playing Fields

📷 Billy McCrorie · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

55.44815, -4.63599

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
  • ⚽Playing fields 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

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking· Free

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Mute Swan, Black-headed Gull, Mallard +89 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mute Swan, Black-headed Gull, Mallard +89 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playing fields

Playing field

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Daisy, Wild Carrot, Common Toadflax +50 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Daisy, Wild Carrot, Common Toadflax +50 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Syrphus, 10-spot Ladybird, Eristalis tenax +40 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Syrphus, 10-spot Ladybird, Eristalis tenax +40 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Bulrush, Elder, Hawthorn +2 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 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
River Ayr WayWalking route66 km
Named routeLength 66 kmPoint-to-pointNational 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
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Cycling

59 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 7Cycling route
Named routeRef 7National Cycle Network
National Byway (SW Scotland)Cycling route

National Byway in the Solway Firth area

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 1Cycling route
Named routeRef EV1International cycle route
Main RouteCycling route79 m
Named routeRef 7Length 79 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.8 km
Named routeRef 7Length 1.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route111 m
Named routeRef 7Length 111 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

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Old Racecourse Playing Fields

📷 Billy McCrorie · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Old Racecourse Playing Fields

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Rozelle ParkUrban park1.4 km→🌱Low GreenUrban park1.2 km→🌱Place De Saint-Germain-en-LayeUrban park1.5 km→🌱St Germaine-en-Laye GardensUrban park1.5 km→🌱Rozelle ParkUrban park1.4 km→🌱Newton ParkUrban park3.4 km→

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