Rock-cut caves and tunnels with boat-access ramp
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55.49697, -4.40511
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 63+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and House Sparrow 🍄 Mushroom 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 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 63+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and House Sparrow 🍄 Mushroom 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 🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Carrion Crow, House Sparrow, Blackbird +60 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Carrion Crow, House Sparrow, Blackbird +60 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Butter Cap, Tear Dropper, Stump Puffball +71 more · last seen 2018; Fungi — Butter Cap, Tear Dropper, Stump Puffball +71 more · last seen 2018
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Chirosia betuleti, Chirosia, Myrmica ruginodis +28 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Chirosia betuleti, Chirosia, Myrmica ruginodis +28 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Common Cow-wheat, Bilberry, Butterbur +14 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Common Cow-wheat, Bilberry, Butterbur +14 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
River Ayr Way Walking route 66 km ▾
Named route Length 66 km Point-to-point National walking route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Galston to Mauchline & Catrine Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
3,675 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 3,675 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 50 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Chaffinch · Blackbird · House Sparrow · Robin · Great Tit +45
Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Blackbird Turdus merula House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Goosander Mergus merganser2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2023 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Anas platyrhynchos x Anas platyrhynchos x2023 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2023 Rock Dove Columba livia2023 Magpie Pica pica2023 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus2024 Swift Apus apus2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Siskin Spinus spinus2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2023 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2023 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2023 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2023 Common Gull Larus canus2023 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2022 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2022 🦌 Mammals 2 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2022 🐝 Insects 12 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Mesembrina meridiana · Red-legged Shieldbug · Chirosia betuleti · Eristalis pertinax · 7-spot Ladybird +7
Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Chirosia betuleti Chirosia betuleti2024 Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2024 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2023 Psyllidae 🌿 Plants 14 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Common Cow-wheat · Butterbur · Honesty · Daisy · Water Avens +9
Common Cow-wheat Melampyrum pratense Butterbur Petasites hybridus Honesty Lunaria annua2024 Daisy Bellis perennis2024 Water Avens Geum rivale2024 Few-flowered Garlic Allium paradoxum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 3,675 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 50 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Chaffinch · Blackbird · House Sparrow · Robin · Great Tit +45
Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Blackbird Turdus merula House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Goosander Mergus merganser2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2023 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Anas platyrhynchos x Anas platyrhynchos x2023 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2023 Rock Dove Columba livia2023 Magpie Pica pica2023 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus2024 Swift Apus apus2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Siskin Spinus spinus2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2023 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2023 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2023 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2023 Common Gull Larus canus2023 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2022 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2022 🦌 Mammals 2 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2022 🐝 Insects 12 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Mesembrina meridiana · Red-legged Shieldbug · Chirosia betuleti · Eristalis pertinax · 7-spot Ladybird +7
Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Chirosia betuleti Chirosia betuleti2024 Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2024 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2023 Psyllidae 🌿 Plants 14 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Common Cow-wheat · Butterbur · Honesty · Daisy · Water Avens +9
Common Cow-wheat Melampyrum pratense Butterbur Petasites hybridus Honesty Lunaria annua2024 Daisy Bellis perennis2024 Water Avens Geum rivale2024 Few-flowered Garlic Allium paradoxum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Psyllidae2023
Psyllidae2023
Eurhadina pulchella Eurhadina pulchella2023
Eurhadina pulchella Eurhadina pulchella2023
Trioza remota Trioza remota2023
Trioza remota Trioza remota2023
Myrmica ruginodis Myrmica ruginodis2023
Myrmica ruginodis Myrmica ruginodis2023
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2023
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2023
Xylota sylvarum Xylota sylvarum2023
Xylota sylvarum Xylota sylvarum2023
Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus2022
Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus2022 2024
2024
Pink Purslane Claytonia sibirica2024
Pink Purslane Claytonia sibirica2024
Hairy Wood-rush Luzula pilosa2024
Hairy Wood-rush Luzula pilosa2024
Wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella2024
Wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella2024
Broom Cytisus scoparius2024
Broom Cytisus scoparius2024
Bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus2024
Bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus2024
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium2024
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium2024
Highclere Holly Ilex aquifolium x perado = I. x altaclerensis2024
Highclere Holly Ilex aquifolium x perado = I. x altaclerensis2024
Greater Tussock-sedge Carex paniculata2024
Greater Tussock-sedge Carex paniculata2024 