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Shaw Park

7 ha

📷 Billy McCrorie · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeSeasonalForaging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome7 ha

Getting here

55.54998, -4.55914

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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
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🛝Playground 123m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Playground

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Beech, Danish Scurvygrass, Centaurea nigra +130 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Beech, Danish Scurvygrass, Centaurea nigra +130 more · last seen 2024

Free

Foraging

Plants — Beech, Blackthorn, Hogweed +15 more foraging species

Varies

Playgrounds

playground

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Family friendly

playground; Urban park — family destination

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Ayrshire Coastal PathWalking route170 km

Long-distance hiking route. A designated 'Scotland's Great Trail'.

Named routeLength 170 kmNational walking route
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
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Cycling

17 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 7Cycling route
Named routeRef 7National Cycle Network
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 1Cycling route
Named routeRef EV1International cycle route
National Cycle Network Link RouteCycling route
Named routeRef (7) / (73)Regional cycle route
N/ACycling route14 m
Named routeLength 14 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route568 m
Named routeRef 7Length 568 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route93 m
Named routeRef 7Length 93 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface blocks

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Shaw Park, Symington

📷 Billy McCrorie · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Shaw Park, Symington

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

⛪Dundonald Parish ChurchReligious grounds3.5 km→✦War MemorialHistoric site4 km→⛪Symington Norman ChurchReligious grounds200 m→✦Macrae's MonumentHistoric site3.8 km→✦Dundonald CastleHistoric site3.8 km→✦Whiteside (settlement)Historic site4.2 km→

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