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Church of the Nazarene

7 ha

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome7 ha

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55.64238, -4.81053

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦86+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Starling
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
☕The Cheery Cup & Saucer — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦86+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Starling
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
☕The Cheery Cup & Saucer — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingCaféParkingPlayground

Best for

11 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Herring Gull, Starling, Eider +83 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Herring Gull, Starling, Eider +83 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground, café; Urban park — family destination

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, café, parking

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Sea Sandwort, Spear Thistle, Common Bird's-foot-trefoil +38 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Sea Sandwort, Spear Thistle, Common Bird's-foot-trefoil +38 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

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

🚴

Cycling

35 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

8,238 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

8,238 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds55 species

springsummer

2026

Herring Gull · Starling · Swift · Blue Tit · House Sparrow +50

Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
SwiftApus apus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
ShagGulosus aristotelis2025
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
MagpiePica pica2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis2025
RazorbillAlca torda2025
GannetMorus bassanus2025
EiderSomateria mollissima2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Motacilla cinerea cinereaMotacilla cinerea cinerea2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Common GuillemotUria aalge2025
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla2025
Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
Great TitParus major2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025

🦌

Mammals4 species

springautumn

2025

Grey Squirrel · Red Squirrel · Minke Whale · Grey Seal

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
Minke WhaleBalaenoptera acutorostrata
Grey SealHalichoerus grypus

🐝

Insects1 species

summer

2025

Beraea

BeraeaBeraea

🌿

Plants4 species

summer

2025

Sea Sandwort · Spear Thistle · Common Bird's-foot-trefoil · Sea Rocket

Sea SandwortHonckenya peploides
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
Sea RocketCakile maritima

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

8,238 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds55 species

springsummer

2026

Herring Gull · Starling · Swift · Blue Tit · House Sparrow +50

Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
SwiftApus apus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
ShagGulosus aristotelis2025
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
MagpiePica pica2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis2025
RazorbillAlca torda2025
GannetMorus bassanus2025
EiderSomateria mollissima2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Motacilla cinerea cinereaMotacilla cinerea cinerea2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Common GuillemotUria aalge2025
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla2025
Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
Great TitParus major2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025

🦌

Mammals4 species

springautumn

2025

Grey Squirrel · Red Squirrel · Minke Whale · Grey Seal

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
Minke WhaleBalaenoptera acutorostrata
Grey SealHalichoerus grypus

🐝

Insects1 species

summer

2025

Beraea

BeraeaBeraea

🌿

Plants4 species

summer

2025

Sea Sandwort · Spear Thistle · Common Bird's-foot-trefoil · Sea Rocket

Sea SandwortHonckenya peploides
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
Sea RocketCakile maritima

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 wfmillar · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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