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Craigie Park

2 ha

📷 Thomas Nugent · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

55.46631, -4.61893

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Visiting this summer

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
🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ 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
🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking· FreePlayground

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Herring Gull, Starling, House Sparrow +81 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Herring Gull, Starling, House Sparrow +81 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Maidenhair Spleenwort, Coltsfoot, Daisy +57 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Maidenhair Spleenwort, Coltsfoot, Daisy +57 more · last seen 2025

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground; Urban park — family destination

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

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

71 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

13,673 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

13,673 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds42 species

springautumn

2025

Black-headed Gull · Herring Gull · Lesser Black-backed Gull · Blackbird · Carrion Crow +37

Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
House SparrowPasser domesticus
GannetMorus bassanus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
SwiftApus apus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
CurlewNumenius arquata
ShagGulosus aristotelis
DunnockPrunella modularis
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Rock DoveColumba livia
JackdawColoeus monedula
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
SwallowHirundo rustica
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
EiderSomateria mollissima
RobinErithacus rubecula
DunlinCalidris alpina
Common GullLarus canus
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
RookCorvus frugilegus
Carrion/Hooded Crow HybridCorvus corone x cornix
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula

🦌

Mammals2 species

autumn

2025

Grey Squirrel · Red Fox

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Red FoxVulpes vulpes

🐸

Amphibians1 species

autumn

2025

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects28 species

springautumn

2025

Syrphus · 10-spot Ladybird · Red-legged Shieldbug · 2-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird +23

SyrphusSyrphus
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata
EupeodesEupeodes
Striped LadybirdMyzia oblongoguttata
Larch LadybirdAphidecta obliterata
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
Empis tessellataEmpis tessellata
Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Red Mason BeeOsmia bicornis
Brown Soft-scaleCoccus hesperidum
Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
RhyacophilaRhyacophila
Clay-coloured WeevilOtiorhynchus singularis
Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescensDeraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens
RhithrogenaRhithrogena

🌿

Plants34 species

springsummer

2025

Broad-leaved Helleborine · Coltsfoot · Common Whitlowgrass · Daisy · Danish Scurvygrass +29

Broad-leaved HelleborineEpipactis helleborine
ColtsfootTussilago farfara
Common WhitlowgrassErophila verna
DaisyBellis perennis
Danish ScurvygrassCochlearia danica
Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria
TansyTanacetum vulgare
Corn MarigoldGlebionis segetum
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium
Red ValerianCentranthus ruber
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris
Common CentauryCentaurium erythraea
Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii
Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium
Sea RadishRaphanus raphanistrum subsp. maritimus
RapeBrassica napus
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris
Bulbous ButtercupRanunculus bulbosus
SilverweedPotentilla anserina
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
Wood AvensGeum urbanum
Meadow SaxifrageSaxifraga granulata
Thale CressArabidopsis thaliana
Common NettleUrtica dioica
Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes
Buck's-horn PlantainPlantago coronopus
GroundselSenecio vulgaris
Common ChickweedStellaria media
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii
Taraxacum agg.Taraxacum agg.

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

13,673 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds42 species

springautumn

2025

Black-headed Gull · Herring Gull · Lesser Black-backed Gull · Blackbird · Carrion Crow +37

Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
House SparrowPasser domesticus
GannetMorus bassanus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
SwiftApus apus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
CurlewNumenius arquata
ShagGulosus aristotelis
DunnockPrunella modularis
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Rock DoveColumba livia
JackdawColoeus monedula
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
SwallowHirundo rustica
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
EiderSomateria mollissima
RobinErithacus rubecula
DunlinCalidris alpina
Common GullLarus canus
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
RookCorvus frugilegus
Carrion/Hooded Crow HybridCorvus corone x cornix
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula

🦌

Mammals2 species

autumn

2025

Grey Squirrel · Red Fox

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Red FoxVulpes vulpes

🐸

Amphibians1 species

autumn

2025

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects28 species

springautumn

2025

Syrphus · 10-spot Ladybird · Red-legged Shieldbug · 2-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird +23

SyrphusSyrphus
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata
EupeodesEupeodes
Striped LadybirdMyzia oblongoguttata
Larch LadybirdAphidecta obliterata
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
Empis tessellataEmpis tessellata
Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Red Mason BeeOsmia bicornis
Brown Soft-scaleCoccus hesperidum
Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
RhyacophilaRhyacophila
Clay-coloured WeevilOtiorhynchus singularis
Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescensDeraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens
RhithrogenaRhithrogena

🌿

Plants34 species

springsummer

2025

Broad-leaved Helleborine · Coltsfoot · Common Whitlowgrass · Daisy · Danish Scurvygrass +29

Broad-leaved HelleborineEpipactis helleborine
ColtsfootTussilago farfara
Common WhitlowgrassErophila verna
DaisyBellis perennis
Danish ScurvygrassCochlearia danica
Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria
TansyTanacetum vulgare
Corn MarigoldGlebionis segetum
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium
Red ValerianCentranthus ruber
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris
Common CentauryCentaurium erythraea
Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii
Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium
Sea RadishRaphanus raphanistrum subsp. maritimus
RapeBrassica napus
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris
Bulbous ButtercupRanunculus bulbosus
SilverweedPotentilla anserina
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
Wood AvensGeum urbanum
Meadow SaxifrageSaxifraga granulata
Thale CressArabidopsis thaliana
Common NettleUrtica dioica
Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes
Buck's-horn PlantainPlantago coronopus
GroundselSenecio vulgaris
Common ChickweedStellaria media
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii
Taraxacum agg.Taraxacum agg.

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Thomas Nugent · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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