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Semple Temple

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55.80992, -4.57819

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦63+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Goldeneye and Whooper Swan
✦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

🐦63+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Goldeneye and Whooper Swan
✦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

Best for

3 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Goldeneye, Whooper Swan, Little Ringed Plover +60 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Goldeneye, Whooper Swan, Little Ringed Plover +60 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Whithorn Way - a Glasgow Cathedral to GirvanWalking route

This creation is Glasgow Cathedral to Girvan. Any route from Girvan is a busy road with no shoulders. Bus/Train to Barrhill and continue to Whithorn, the spiritual home of Saint Ninian..

Named routeRef WW-aRegional walking route

Semple TrailWalking route

Named routeRound tripLocal walking route

Locherwood TrailWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Ladymuir TrailWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

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Cycling

49 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 7Cycling route

Named routeRef 7National Cycle Network

Route 75Cycling route

Named routeRef 75National Cycle Network

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

Named routeRef EV1International cycle route

N/ACycling route84 m

Named routeLength 84 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route3.7 km

Named routeRef 7Length 3.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route117 m

Named routeLength 117 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

12,952 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

12,952 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds69 species

winterspringautumn

2026

Goldeneye · Whooper Swan · Little Ringed Plover · Redwing · Fieldfare +64

GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2025
Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
OspreyPandion haliaetus2025
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus2025
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2025
Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
PintailAnas acuta2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Light-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla hrota2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
Wood SandpiperTringa glareola2025
Slavonian GrebePodiceps auritus2024
Great White EgretArdea alba2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Great TitParus major2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Red KiteMilvus milvus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Barn OwlTyto alba2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
Snow GooseAnser caerulescens2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
Redpoll (cabaret/flammea)Acanthis flammea cabaret/flammea2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
GarganeySpatula querquedula2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Brent GooseBranta bernicla2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2024
DunnockPrunella modularis2024

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Mammals1 species

spring

2025

Hedgehog

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

12,952 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds69 species

winterspringautumn

2026

Goldeneye · Whooper Swan · Little Ringed Plover · Redwing · Fieldfare +64

GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2025
Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
OspreyPandion haliaetus2025
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus2025
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2025
Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
PintailAnas acuta2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Light-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla hrota2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
Wood SandpiperTringa glareola2025
Slavonian GrebePodiceps auritus2024
Great White EgretArdea alba2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Great TitParus major2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Red KiteMilvus milvus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Barn OwlTyto alba2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
Snow GooseAnser caerulescens2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
Redpoll (cabaret/flammea)Acanthis flammea cabaret/flammea2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
GarganeySpatula querquedula2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Brent GooseBranta bernicla2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2024
DunnockPrunella modularis2024

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Mammals1 species

spring

2025

Hedgehog

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Mark S · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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