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📷 Billy McCrorie · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

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54.91555, -4.99268

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦91+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Oystercatcher
🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦91+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Oystercatcher
🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
🐕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

ParkingPicnic spot

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Herring Gull, Oystercatcher, Black-headed Gull +88 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Herring Gull, Oystercatcher, Black-headed Gull +88 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Picnic day out

Strong match

picnic area, car park; Urban park — open green space

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Family friendly

Good match

picnic area; Urban park — family destination

Free

Hiking

Good match

Named hiking route nearby: Loch Ryan Coastal Path

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Mull of Galloway TrailWalking route59 km

Named routeLength 59 kmNational walking route

Loch Ryan Coastal PathWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Southern Upland Way (Section A - Portpatrick to Melrose)Walking route

Named routePoint-to-pointNational walking route

🚴

Cycling

17 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN National Route 73Cycling route

Named routeRef 73National Cycle Network

EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 1Cycling route

Named routeRef EV1International cycle route

Main RouteCycling route24 m

Named routeRef 83Length 24 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route150 m

Named routeRef 83Length 150 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route763 m

Named routeRef 83Length 763 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route20 m

Named routeRef 83Length 20 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

12,299 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

12,299 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds61 species

autumnwinter

2026

Herring Gull · Wigeon · Carrion Crow · Great Crested Grebe · Black-headed Gull +56

Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
WigeonMareca penelope2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2025
ShagGulosus aristotelis2025
ScaupAythya marila2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Slavonian GrebePodiceps auritus2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra2025
Light-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla hrota2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
KnotCalidris canutus2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
EiderSomateria mollissima2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalis2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Great Northern DiverGavia immer2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2025
Black-throated DiverGavia arctica2025
Black-necked GrebePodiceps nigricollis2025
Aythya hybridAythya hybrid sp.2025
TwiteLinaria flavirostris2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
RazorbillAlca torda2025
Common GuillemotUria aalge2025

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Mammals2 species

winter

2025

Red Squirrel · Grey Squirrel

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

12,299 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds61 species

autumnwinter

2026

Herring Gull · Wigeon · Carrion Crow · Great Crested Grebe · Black-headed Gull +56

Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
WigeonMareca penelope2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2025
ShagGulosus aristotelis2025
ScaupAythya marila2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Slavonian GrebePodiceps auritus2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra2025
Light-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla hrota2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
KnotCalidris canutus2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
EiderSomateria mollissima2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalis2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Great Northern DiverGavia immer2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2025
Black-throated DiverGavia arctica2025
Black-necked GrebePodiceps nigricollis2025
Aythya hybridAythya hybrid sp.2025
TwiteLinaria flavirostris2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
RazorbillAlca torda2025
Common GuillemotUria aalge2025

🦌

Mammals2 species

winter

2025

Red Squirrel · Grey Squirrel

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Billy McCrorie · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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