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Penwhirn Reservoir

148 ha

📷 Billy McCrorie · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome148 ha

Getting here

54.98594, -4.93673

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Meadow Pipit, Common Gull, Herring Gull +64 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Meadow Pipit, Common Gull, Herring Gull +64 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Common Hawker, Stenus impressus, Large Red Damselfly +57 more · last seen 2023; Insects — Common Hawker, Stenus impressus, Large Red Damselfly +57 more · last seen 2023

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Tufted Hair-grass, Jointed Rush, Procumbent Pearlwort +148 more · last seen 2015; Plants — Tufted Hair-grass, Jointed Rush, Procumbent Pearlwort +148 more · last seen 2015

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Sorrel, Bilberry, Thyme-leaved Sandwort +6 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Loch Ryan Coastal PathWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Whithorn Way - b Barrhill to Whithorn)Walking route

From inspection all routes from Girvan to Barrhill are very problematic for long distance walkers. Accordingly it is strongly suggested public tranport is used between Girvan and Barrhill. Whithorn Way (south - Ayr to Whithorn) is now continued.

Named routeRef WW-bRegional walking route
Ayrshire Coastal PathWalking route170 km

Long-distance hiking route. A designated 'Scotland's Great Trail'.

Named routeLength 170 kmNational walking route
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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 1Cycling route
Named routeRef EV1International cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Penwhirn Reservoir

📷 Billy McCrorie · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

💧Penwhirn ReservoirReservoir0 m→✦HIgh Croach SettlementHistoric site4 km→✦High CroachHistoric site4.6 km→

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