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Rowallan Castle

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📷 Richard Sutcliffe · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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55.65004, -4.48893

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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
✦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

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
✦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

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Blackbird, Carrion Crow, Chaffinch +53 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Carrion Crow, Chaffinch +53 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Common Green Grasshopper, Small White, Painted Lady +7 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Common Green Grasshopper, Small White, Painted Lady +7 more · last seen 2024

Free

Seasonal nature

Moderate match

Plants — Common Spotted-orchid · last seen 2021; Plants — Common Spotted-orchid · last seen 2021

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Irvine Valley TrailWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

16 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN National Route 73Cycling route

Named routeRef 73National Cycle Network

A77 Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

N/ACycling route72 m

Named routeLength 72 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route185 m

Named routeRef 73Length 185 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route140 m

Named routeRef 73Length 140 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route67 m

Named routeRef 73Length 67 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

1,793 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

1,793 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds38 species

summer

2025

Blackbird · Carrion Crow · House Sparrow · Woodpigeon · Magpie +33

BlackbirdTurdus merula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
House SparrowPasser domesticus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MagpiePica pica
RobinErithacus rubecula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Great TitParus major
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
DunnockPrunella modularis
House MartinDelichon urbicum
SwallowHirundo rustica
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
JackdawColoeus monedula
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Herring GullLarus argentatus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
RavenCorvus corax2024
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2016
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2016
Barn OwlTyto alba2016
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2015
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
Common GullLarus canus2023
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2022
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2022
Rock DoveColumba livia2022
RookCorvus frugilegus2016
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2015

🦌

Mammals2 species

springsummerautumn

2023

Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2019

🐸

Amphibians1 species

summer

2020

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects10 species

summer

2024

Common Green Grasshopper · Small White · Painted Lady · Small Tortoiseshell · Red Admiral +5

Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus
Small WhitePieris rapae2019
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
PeacockAglais io2019
Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2020
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2018
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2021
Large WhitePieris brassicae2019

🌿

Plants2 species

summer

2023

Marsh Woundwort · Common Spotted-orchid

Marsh WoundwortStachys palustris
Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii2021

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

1,793 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds38 species

summer

2025

Blackbird · Carrion Crow · House Sparrow · Woodpigeon · Magpie +33

BlackbirdTurdus merula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
House SparrowPasser domesticus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MagpiePica pica
RobinErithacus rubecula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Great TitParus major
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
DunnockPrunella modularis
House MartinDelichon urbicum
SwallowHirundo rustica
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
JackdawColoeus monedula
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Herring GullLarus argentatus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
RavenCorvus corax2024
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2016
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2016
Barn OwlTyto alba2016
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2015
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
Common GullLarus canus2023
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2022
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2022
Rock DoveColumba livia2022
RookCorvus frugilegus2016
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2015

🦌

Mammals2 species

springsummerautumn

2023

Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2019

🐸

Amphibians1 species

summer

2020

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects10 species

summer

2024

Common Green Grasshopper · Small White · Painted Lady · Small Tortoiseshell · Red Admiral +5

Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus
Small WhitePieris rapae2019
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
PeacockAglais io2019
Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2020
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2018
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2021
Large WhitePieris brassicae2019

🌿

Plants2 species

summer

2023

Marsh Woundwort · Common Spotted-orchid

Marsh WoundwortStachys palustris
Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii2021

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Richard Sutcliffe · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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