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Places › Scotland › East Ayrshire Getting here
55.47678, -4.21311
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ✦ 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
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ✦ 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 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mute Swan, Tufted Duck, Mallard +83 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mute Swan, Tufted Duck, Mallard +83 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large Heath, Green-veined White, Black Darter +58 more · last seen 2019; Insects — Large Heath, Green-veined White, Black Darter +58 more · last seen 2019
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Marsh Thistle, Magellanic Bog-moss, Bog Asphodel +39 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Marsh Thistle, Magellanic Bog-moss, Bog Asphodel +39 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Bramble, Raspberry, Wild Strawberry +2 more foraging species
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Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
River Ayr Way Walking route 66 km ▾
Named route Length 66 km Point-to-point National walking route
Show on map Photos Blackside Hills, from Cronberry
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Wildlife to spot
2,544 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 2,544 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Carrion Crow · Skylark · Canada Goose · Reed Bunting · Curlew +39
Carrion Crow Corvus corone Skylark Alauda arvensis2023 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2023 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Curlew Numenius arquata2023 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2024 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2023 Wigeon Mareca penelope Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2023 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2023 Common Gull Larus canus2023 Blackbird Turdus merula Greylag Goose Anser anser2023 Anas platyrhynchos x Anas platyrhynchos x2023 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2023 Coot Fulica atra2023 Teal Anas crecca2023 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2023 Swift Apus apus2024 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2023 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2023 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2023 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2023 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Swallow Hirundo rustica Raven Corvus corax Starling Sturnus vulgaris Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Magpie Pica pica Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2023 Rook Corvus frugilegus2023 Rock Dove Columba livia2023 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2023 House Martin Delichon urbicum2023 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2023 Robin Erithacus rubecula2023 Great Tit Parus major2023 Dunnock Prunella modularis2022 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter summer
2023 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog · Red Fox · Roe Deer
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Meadow Vetchling · Cleavers · Bramble · Cock's-foot · Tufted Hair-grass +10
Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis Cleavers Galium aparine Bramble Rubus fruticosus Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata Tufted Hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 2,544 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Carrion Crow · Skylark · Canada Goose · Reed Bunting · Curlew +39
Carrion Crow Corvus corone Skylark Alauda arvensis2023 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2023 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Curlew Numenius arquata2023 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2024 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2023 Wigeon Mareca penelope Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2023 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2023 Common Gull Larus canus2023 Blackbird Turdus merula Greylag Goose Anser anser2023 Anas platyrhynchos x Anas platyrhynchos x2023 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2023 Coot Fulica atra2023 Teal Anas crecca2023 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2023 Swift Apus apus2024 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2023 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2023 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2023 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2023 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Swallow Hirundo rustica Raven Corvus corax Starling Sturnus vulgaris Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Magpie Pica pica Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2023 Rook Corvus frugilegus2023 Rock Dove Columba livia2023 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2023 House Martin Delichon urbicum2023 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2023 Robin Erithacus rubecula2023 Great Tit Parus major2023 Dunnock Prunella modularis2022 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter summer
2023 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog · Red Fox · Roe Deer
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Meadow Vetchling · Cleavers · Bramble · Cock's-foot · Tufted Hair-grass +10
Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis Cleavers Galium aparine Bramble Rubus fruticosus Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata Tufted Hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Great Mullein Verbascum thapsus
Great Mullein Verbascum thapsus
Wild Strawberry Fragaria vesca
Wild Strawberry Fragaria vesca
Raspberry Rubus idaeus
Raspberry Rubus idaeus
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea
Ivy Hedera helix
Ivy Hedera helix
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Yellow Bird's-nest Hypopitys monotropa2023
Yellow Bird's-nest Hypopitys monotropa2023 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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