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Places › Scotland › West Scotland › East Ayrshire Getting here
55.47083, -4.37156
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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 🐕 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 🌿 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 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Carrion Crow, Blackbird, Chaffinch +47 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Carrion Crow, Blackbird, Chaffinch +47 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Orange Ladybird, Red-legged Shieldbug, Cream-spot Ladybird +208 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Orange Ladybird, Red-legged Shieldbug, Cream-spot Ladybird +208 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Fox-and-cubs, Wych Elm, Snowdrop +191 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Fox-and-cubs, Wych Elm, Snowdrop +191 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Ramsons, Elder, Beech Fern +16 more foraging species
Varies
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
8,298 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 8,298 records · National Biodiversity Network Wren · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Mallard · Chaffinch +24
Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus Dunnock Prunella modularis Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Great Tit Parus major Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 29 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Orange Ladybird · Cream-spot Ladybird · Red-legged Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird · Hawthorn Shieldbug +24
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale Upright Hedge-parsley · Marsh Woundwort · Yarrow · Snowdrop · Sticky Mouse-ear +18
Upright Hedge-parsley Torilis japonica2025 Marsh Woundwort Stachys palustris2025 Yarrow Achillea millefolium2025 Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis Sticky Mouse-ear Cerastium glomeratum2025 Elder Sambucus nigra Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 8,298 records · National Biodiversity Network Wren · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Mallard · Chaffinch +24
Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus Dunnock Prunella modularis Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Great Tit Parus major Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 29 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Orange Ladybird · Cream-spot Ladybird · Red-legged Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird · Hawthorn Shieldbug +24
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale Upright Hedge-parsley · Marsh Woundwort · Yarrow · Snowdrop · Sticky Mouse-ear +18
Upright Hedge-parsley Torilis japonica2025 Marsh Woundwort Stachys palustris2025 Yarrow Achillea millefolium2025 Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis Sticky Mouse-ear Cerastium glomeratum2025 Elder Sambucus nigra Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
10-spot Ladybird
10-spot Ladybird
Adalia decempunctata
Adalia decempunctata
Bronze Shieldbug Troilus luridus2025
Bronze Shieldbug Troilus luridus2025
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025
Anchomenus dorsalis Anchomenus dorsalis
Anchomenus dorsalis Anchomenus dorsalis
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana2025
Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana2025
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria2025
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria2025
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2024
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2024
Leistus fulvibarbis Leistus fulvibarbis2025
Leistus fulvibarbis Leistus fulvibarbis2025
Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2025
Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2025
Minettia fasciata Minettia fasciata2025
Minettia fasciata Minettia fasciata2025
Aphrophora alni Aphrophora alni2025
Aphrophora alni Aphrophora alni2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Cereal Leaf Beetle Oulema duftschmidi/melanopus2025
Cereal Leaf Beetle Oulema duftschmidi/melanopus2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
Pogonocherus hispidus Pogonocherus hispidus2025
Pogonocherus hispidus Pogonocherus hispidus2025
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2025
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2025
Baetis Baetis2025
Baetis Baetis2025
Phaonia subventa Phaonia subventa2025
Phaonia subventa Phaonia subventa2025
Sylvicola Sylvicola2025
Sylvicola Sylvicola2025
Valenzuela flavidus Valenzuela flavidus2024
Valenzuela flavidus Valenzuela flavidus2024
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha2024
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha2024
Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus2024
Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus2024
Toxonevra muliebris Toxonevra muliebris2024
Toxonevra muliebris Toxonevra muliebris2024 2025
2025
Fox-and-cubs Pilosella aurantiaca2025
Fox-and-cubs Pilosella aurantiaca2025
Field Pansy Viola arvensis2025
Field Pansy Viola arvensis2025
Redshank Persicaria maculosa2025
Redshank Persicaria maculosa2025
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus2025
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus2025
Nipplewort Lapsana communis2025
Nipplewort Lapsana communis2025
Meadow Crane's-bill Geranium pratense2025
Meadow Crane's-bill Geranium pratense2025
Yellow Loosestrife Lysimachia vulgaris2025
Yellow Loosestrife Lysimachia vulgaris2025
Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis2025
Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis2025
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum2025
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum2025
Lesser Stitchwort Stellaria graminea2025
Lesser Stitchwort Stellaria graminea2025
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria2025
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria2025
Columbine Aquilegia vulgaris2025
Columbine Aquilegia vulgaris2025
Californian Poppy Eschscholzia californica2025
Californian Poppy Eschscholzia californica2025
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys2025
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys2025
Honesty Lunaria annua2025
Honesty Lunaria annua2025
Forget-Me-Not Myosotis2025
Forget-Me-Not Myosotis2025
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa2025
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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