King George V Playing Field 2 ha
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Places › Scotland › West Scotland › East Ayrshire Getting here
55.32197, -4.39623
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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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Dorine's Tea Room — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Dorine's Tea Room — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 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 — Carrion Crow, Robin, Canada Goose +73 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Carrion Crow, Robin, Canada Goose +73 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground, café; Urban park — family destination
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large Heath, Sericomyia silentis, Eristalis pertinax +190 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Large Heath, Sericomyia silentis, Eristalis pertinax +190 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Red Clover, White Beak-sedge, Bog-rosemary +107 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Red Clover, White Beak-sedge, Bog-rosemary +107 more · last seen 2025
Free
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Wildlife to spot
2,690 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 2,690 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 27 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Robin · Mute Swan · Lesser Black-backed Gull · Blackbird · Carrion Crow +22
Robin Erithacus rubecula Mute Swan Cygnus olor Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Great Tit Parus major Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Wigeon Mareca penelope2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 🦌 Mammals 1 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Red Squirrel
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 31 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Oedemera virescens · 7-spot Ladybird · Marsh Snipefly · Platycheirus granditarsus · Common Green Grasshopper +26
Oedemera virescens Oedemera virescens 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Marsh Snipefly Rhagio tringarius Platycheirus granditarsus Platycheirus granditarsus Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus Meliscaeva cinctella Meliscaeva cinctella 🌿 Plants 65 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Red Clover · Sneezewort · Foxglove · Lesser Stitchwort · Pineappleweed +60
Red Clover Trifolium pratense Sneezewort Achillea ptarmica Foxglove Digitalis purpurea Lesser Stitchwort Stellaria graminea Pineappleweed Matricaria discoidea White Clover Trifolium repens Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 2,690 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 27 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Robin · Mute Swan · Lesser Black-backed Gull · Blackbird · Carrion Crow +22
Robin Erithacus rubecula Mute Swan Cygnus olor Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Great Tit Parus major Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Wigeon Mareca penelope2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 🦌 Mammals 1 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Red Squirrel
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 31 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Oedemera virescens · 7-spot Ladybird · Marsh Snipefly · Platycheirus granditarsus · Common Green Grasshopper +26
Oedemera virescens Oedemera virescens 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Marsh Snipefly Rhagio tringarius Platycheirus granditarsus Platycheirus granditarsus Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus Meliscaeva cinctella Meliscaeva cinctella 🌿 Plants 65 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Red Clover · Sneezewort · Foxglove · Lesser Stitchwort · Pineappleweed +60
Red Clover Trifolium pratense Sneezewort Achillea ptarmica Foxglove Digitalis purpurea Lesser Stitchwort Stellaria graminea Pineappleweed Matricaria discoidea White Clover Trifolium repens Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus
Cantharis livida Cantharis livida
Cantharis livida Cantharis livida
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Eristalis arbustorum Eristalis arbustorum
Eristalis arbustorum Eristalis arbustorum
Limnephilus lunatus Limnephilus lunatus
Limnephilus lunatus Limnephilus lunatus
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri
Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
Capsus ater Capsus ater
Capsus ater Capsus ater
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera
Twin-lobed Deerfly Chrysops relictus
Twin-lobed Deerfly Chrysops relictus
Neophilaenus lineatus Neophilaenus lineatus
Neophilaenus lineatus Neophilaenus lineatus
Spiked Shieldbug Picromerus bidens
Spiked Shieldbug Picromerus bidens
Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis
Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Dor Beetle Geotrupes stercorarius
Dor Beetle Geotrupes stercorarius
Fig Gall Tetraneura (Tetraneura) ulmi
Fig Gall Tetraneura (Tetraneura) ulmi
Silver-Green Leaf Weevil Phyllobius argentatus
Silver-Green Leaf Weevil Phyllobius argentatus
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Baccha elongata Baccha elongata
Baccha elongata Baccha elongata
Cheilosia albitarsis Cheilosia albitarsis
Cheilosia albitarsis Cheilosia albitarsis
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Tormentil
Tormentil
Potentilla erecta
Potentilla erecta
Snowberry Symphoricarpos albus
Snowberry Symphoricarpos albus
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris
Red Campion Silene dioica
Red Campion Silene dioica
Bog-rosemary Andromeda polifolia
Bog-rosemary Andromeda polifolia
White Beak-sedge Rhynchospora alba
White Beak-sedge Rhynchospora alba
Dotted Loosestrife Lysimachia punctata
Dotted Loosestrife Lysimachia punctata
Devil's-bit Scabious Succisa pratensis
Devil's-bit Scabious Succisa pratensis
Heather Calluna vulgaris
Heather Calluna vulgaris
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria
Marsh Woundwort Stachys palustris
Marsh Woundwort Stachys palustris
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera
Bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata
Bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata
Common Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii
Common Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris
Common Bistort Bistorta officinalis
Common Bistort Bistorta officinalis
Brooklime Veronica beccabunga
Brooklime Veronica beccabunga
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus
Bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus
Black Nightshade Solanum nigrum
Black Nightshade Solanum nigrum
Cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos
Cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos
Orpine Hylotelephium telephium
Orpine Hylotelephium telephium
Symphyotrichum novi-belgii Symphyotrichum novi-belgii
Symphyotrichum novi-belgii Symphyotrichum novi-belgii
Redshank Persicaria maculosa
Redshank Persicaria maculosa
Marsh Cudweed Gnaphalium uliginosum
Marsh Cudweed Gnaphalium uliginosum
Marsh Ragwort Jacobaea aquatica
Marsh Ragwort Jacobaea aquatica
Purple-loosestrife Lythrum salicaria
Purple-loosestrife Lythrum salicaria
Red Bartsia Odontites vernus
Red Bartsia Odontites vernus
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Common Toadflax Linaria vulgaris
Common Toadflax Linaria vulgaris
Common Reed Phragmites australis
Common Reed Phragmites australis
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum
Common Valerian Valeriana officinalis
Common Valerian Valeriana officinalis
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus pedunculatus
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus pedunculatus
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum
Marsh Speedwell Veronica scutellata
Marsh Speedwell Veronica scutellata
Skullcap Scutellaria galericulata
Skullcap Scutellaria galericulata
Marsh Lousewort Pedicularis palustris
Marsh Lousewort Pedicularis palustris
Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca
Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca
Hop Trefoil Trifolium campestre
Hop Trefoil Trifolium campestre
Harebell Campanula rotundifolia
Harebell Campanula rotundifolia
Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica
Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica
Bell Heather Erica cinerea
Bell Heather Erica cinerea
Fox-and-cubs Pilosella aurantiaca
Fox-and-cubs Pilosella aurantiaca
Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis
Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis
Jacob's-ladder Polemonium caeruleum
Jacob's-ladder Polemonium caeruleum
Musk-mallow Malva moschata
Musk-mallow Malva moschata
Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare
Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Ragged-Robin Silene flos-cuculi
Ragged-Robin Silene flos-cuculi
Broom Cytisus scoparius
Broom Cytisus scoparius
Japanese Rose Rosa rugosa
Japanese Rose Rosa rugosa
Wood Horsetail Equisetum sylvaticum
Wood Horsetail Equisetum sylvaticum
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus
Water Avens Geum rivale
Water Avens Geum rivale
Bugle Ajuga reptans
Bugle Ajuga reptans
Tuberous Comfrey Symphytum tuberosum
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