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Old West Kirk

📷 Lairich Rig · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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55.95587, -4.76760

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦72+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Jackdaw
🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
☕Esplanade Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦72+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Jackdaw
🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
☕Esplanade Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

CaféParkingToilets

Best for

9 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Herring Gull, Jackdaw, Black Guillemot +69 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Herring Gull, Jackdaw, Black Guillemot +69 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Picnic day out

Strong match

café, toilets, car park

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

café, toilets

Free

Cycling

Good match

Named cycling route nearby: Route 75

Varies

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Three Lochs WayWalking route52 km

Named routeLength 52 kmNational walking route

The Greenock CutWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

The Waterman's RoadWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

49 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 21Cycling route

Named routeRef 21Regional cycle route

Route 75Cycling route

Named routeRef 75National Cycle Network

Route 753Cycling route

Named routeRef 753National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route355 m

Named routeRef 753Length 355 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route713 m

Named routeRef 753Length 713 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route116 m

Named routeRef 75Length 116 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

13,883 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

13,883 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds72 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Herring Gull · Jackdaw · Black Guillemot · Carrion Crow · Rock Dove +67

Herring GullLarus argentatus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Rock DoveColumba livia
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
EiderSomateria mollissima
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
MagpiePica pica
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
RobinErithacus rubecula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
CootFulica atra
BlackbirdTurdus merula
RedshankTringa totanus
Common GullLarus canus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
ShagGulosus aristotelis
GannetMorus bassanus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
Common TernSterna hirundo
CurlewNumenius arquata
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
GoosanderMergus merganser
DunlinCalidris alpina
DunnockPrunella modularis
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
SwiftApus apus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
RookCorvus frugilegus
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Great TitParus major
Carrion/Hooded Crow HybridCorvus corone x cornix
RazorbillAlca torda
SwallowHirundo rustica
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Common GuillemotUria aalge
TealAnas crecca
Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla
DipperCinclus cinclus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2024

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Mammals6 species

autumn

2025

Harbour Seal · Grey Seal · Bottle-nosed Dolphin · Common Porpoise · Grey Squirrel +1

Harbour SealPhoca vitulina
Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Bottle-nosed DolphinTursiops truncatus
Common PorpoisePhocoena phocoena
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
SealsPinnipedia

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Insects2 species

summer

2025

Eristalis pertinax · Helophilus pendulus

Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

13,883 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds72 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Herring Gull · Jackdaw · Black Guillemot · Carrion Crow · Rock Dove +67

Herring GullLarus argentatus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Rock DoveColumba livia
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
EiderSomateria mollissima
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
MagpiePica pica
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
RobinErithacus rubecula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
CootFulica atra
BlackbirdTurdus merula
RedshankTringa totanus
Common GullLarus canus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
ShagGulosus aristotelis
GannetMorus bassanus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
Common TernSterna hirundo
CurlewNumenius arquata
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
GoosanderMergus merganser
DunlinCalidris alpina
DunnockPrunella modularis
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
SwiftApus apus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
RookCorvus frugilegus
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Great TitParus major
Carrion/Hooded Crow HybridCorvus corone x cornix
RazorbillAlca torda
SwallowHirundo rustica
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Common GuillemotUria aalge
TealAnas crecca
Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla
DipperCinclus cinclus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2024

🦌

Mammals6 species

autumn

2025

Harbour Seal · Grey Seal · Bottle-nosed Dolphin · Common Porpoise · Grey Squirrel +1

Harbour SealPhoca vitulina
Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Bottle-nosed DolphinTursiops truncatus
Common PorpoisePhocoena phocoena
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
SealsPinnipedia

🐝

Insects2 species

summer

2025

Eristalis pertinax · Helophilus pendulus

Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Lairich Rig · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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