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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 54+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch and Robin ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 54+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch and Robin ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Chaffinch, Robin, Chiffchaff +51 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Chaffinch, Robin, Chiffchaff +51 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Blue-tailed Damselfly, Common Darter, Syrphus +35 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Blue-tailed Damselfly, Common Darter, Syrphus +35 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Sand Sedge, Yellow-rattle, Marsh Pennywort +11 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Sand Sedge, Yellow-rattle, Marsh Pennywort +11 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Mull of Galloway Trail Walking route 59 km ▾
Named route Length 59 km National walking route
Show on map 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 route Ref WW-b Regional walking route
Show on map Southern Upland Way (Section A - Portpatrick to Melrose) Walking route ▾
Named route Point-to-point National walking route
Show on map 25 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 73 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 73 National Cycle Network
Show on map EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV1 International cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 442 m ▾
Named route Ref 83 Length 442 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 56 m ▾
Named route Ref 83 Length 56 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.1 km ▾
Named route Ref 83 Length 1.1 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 53 m ▾
Named route Ref 83 Length 53 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
4,337 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 4,337 records · National Biodiversity Network Chaffinch · Robin · Chiffchaff · Moorhen · Blackcap +35
Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Robin Erithacus rubecula Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Coal Tit Periparus ater Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Blackbird Turdus merula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Great Tit Parus major Carrion Crow Corvus corone Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Swallow Hirundo rustica Dunnock Prunella modularis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea House Martin Delichon urbicum Swift Apus apus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Rook Corvus frugilegus Greylag Goose Anser anser Teal Anas crecca Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Siskin Spinus spinus2024 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Squirrel · Roe Deer · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2024 🐝 Insects 22 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Syrphus · Common Darter · Eristalis pertinax · Green Tiger Beetle · Neoascia +17
Syrphus Syrphus Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Green Tiger Beetle Cicindela campestris2024 Neoascia Neoascia Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana 🌿 Plants 8 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Sand Sedge · Marsh Pennywort · Yellow-rattle · Himalayan Knotweed · Ground-ivy +3
Sand Sedge Carex arenaria Marsh Pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris Yellow-rattle Rhinanthus minor Himalayan Knotweed Koenigia polystachya2024 Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea2024 Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 4,337 records · National Biodiversity Network Chaffinch · Robin · Chiffchaff · Moorhen · Blackcap +35
Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Robin Erithacus rubecula Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Coal Tit Periparus ater Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Blackbird Turdus merula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Great Tit Parus major Carrion Crow Corvus corone Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Swallow Hirundo rustica Dunnock Prunella modularis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea House Martin Delichon urbicum Swift Apus apus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Rook Corvus frugilegus Greylag Goose Anser anser Teal Anas crecca Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Siskin Spinus spinus2024 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Squirrel · Roe Deer · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2024 🐝 Insects 22 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Syrphus · Common Darter · Eristalis pertinax · Green Tiger Beetle · Neoascia +17
Syrphus Syrphus Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Green Tiger Beetle Cicindela campestris2024 Neoascia Neoascia Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana 🌿 Plants 8 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Sand Sedge · Marsh Pennywort · Yellow-rattle · Himalayan Knotweed · Ground-ivy +3
Sand Sedge Carex arenaria Marsh Pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris Yellow-rattle Rhinanthus minor Himalayan Knotweed Koenigia polystachya2024 Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea2024 Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Meliscaeva cinctella
Meliscaeva cinctella
Meliscaeva cinctella
Meliscaeva cinctella
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Brown Chafer Serica brunnea
Brown Chafer Serica brunnea
Limnephilus rhombicus Limnephilus rhombicus
Limnephilus rhombicus Limnephilus rhombicus
Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus
Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus
Chrysogaster solstitialis Chrysogaster solstitialis
Chrysogaster solstitialis Chrysogaster solstitialis
Downlooker Snipefly Rhagio scolopaceus
Downlooker Snipefly Rhagio scolopaceus
Volucella bombylans Volucella bombylans
Volucella bombylans Volucella bombylans
Notaris acridulus Notaris acridulus
Notaris acridulus Notaris acridulus
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Phyllaphis fagi Phyllaphis fagi
Phyllaphis fagi Phyllaphis fagi
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha2024
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha2024
Red-Breasted Carrion Beetle Oiceoptoma thoracicum2024
Red-Breasted Carrion Beetle Oiceoptoma thoracicum2024
Cantharis decipiens Cantharis decipiens2024
Cantharis decipiens Cantharis decipiens2024 Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum2024
Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum2024
Shepherd's Cress Teesdalia nudicaulis2024
Shepherd's Cress Teesdalia nudicaulis2024
Beech Fagus sylvatica2024
Beech Fagus sylvatica2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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