Site of destroyed Pedens Cave
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Places › Scotland › West Scotland › East Ayrshire Getting here
55.49970, -4.36235
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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 ✦ 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 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Chaffinch, Blackbird, Carrion Crow +62 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Chaffinch, Blackbird, Carrion Crow +62 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Eristalis pertinax, Chirosia betuleti, Orange Ladybird +48 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Eristalis pertinax, Chirosia betuleti, Orange Ladybird +48 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Few-flowered Garlic, Figwort, Giant Hogweed +80 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Few-flowered Garlic, Figwort, Giant Hogweed +80 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Good match
Fungi — Crimped Gill, Jelly Ear · last seen 2020; Fungi — Crimped Gill, Jelly Ear · last seen 2020
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
5,834 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 5,834 records · National Biodiversity Network Chaffinch · Blackbird · Robin · Wren · Chiffchaff +36
Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Dipper Cinclus cinclus Great Tit Parus major Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Goldcrest Regulus regulus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater Tawny Owl Strix aluco Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius Magpie Pica pica Raven Corvus corax House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2023 Curlew Numenius arquata2023 🦌 Mammals 1 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐝 Insects 31 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Orange Ladybird · Eristalis pertinax · Syrphus · Mosquito · 7-spot Ladybird +26
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Syrphus Syrphus Mosquito Culicidae 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii 🌿 Plants 10 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Few-flowered Garlic · Figwort · Giant Hogweed · Greater Butterfly-orchid · Lesser Burdock +5
Few-flowered Garlic Allium paradoxum Figwort Scrophularia2024 Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum Greater Butterfly-orchid Platanthera chlorantha Lesser Burdock Arctium minus2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 5,834 records · National Biodiversity Network Chaffinch · Blackbird · Robin · Wren · Chiffchaff +36
Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Dipper Cinclus cinclus Great Tit Parus major Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Goldcrest Regulus regulus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater Tawny Owl Strix aluco Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius Magpie Pica pica Raven Corvus corax House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2023 Curlew Numenius arquata2023 🦌 Mammals 1 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐝 Insects 31 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Orange Ladybird · Eristalis pertinax · Syrphus · Mosquito · 7-spot Ladybird +26
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Syrphus Syrphus Mosquito Culicidae 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii 🌿 Plants 10 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Few-flowered Garlic · Figwort · Giant Hogweed · Greater Butterfly-orchid · Lesser Burdock +5
Few-flowered Garlic Allium paradoxum Figwort Scrophularia2024 Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum Greater Butterfly-orchid Platanthera chlorantha Lesser Burdock Arctium minus2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Plagiosterna aenea
Plagiosterna aenea
Plagiosterna aenea
Plagiosterna aenea
Cionus Cionus
Cionus Cionus
Livid Sawfly Tenthredo livida
Livid Sawfly Tenthredo livida
Figwort Weevil Cionus scrophulariae
Figwort Weevil Cionus scrophulariae
Rhingia campestris Rhingia campestris
Rhingia campestris Rhingia campestris
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Elodes minutus Elodes minutus
Elodes minutus Elodes minutus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Eristalis horticola Eristalis horticola
Eristalis horticola Eristalis horticola
Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata
Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Chilenocaecilius ornatipennis Chilenocaecilius ornatipennis2024
Chilenocaecilius ornatipennis Chilenocaecilius ornatipennis2024
Perla carlukiana Perla carlukiana2024
Perla carlukiana Perla carlukiana2024
Yellow May Dun Heptagenia sulphurea2024
Yellow May Dun Heptagenia sulphurea2024
Dryomyza anilis Dryomyza anilis2024
Dryomyza anilis Dryomyza anilis2024
Baetis fuscatus Baetis fuscatus2024
Baetis fuscatus Baetis fuscatus2024
Common Orange Legionnaire Beris vallata2024
Common Orange Legionnaire Beris vallata2024
Sphegina Sphegina2024
Sphegina Sphegina2024
Nicrophorus vespilloides Nicrophorus vespilloides2024
Nicrophorus vespilloides Nicrophorus vespilloides2024
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2024
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2024
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus2024
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus2024
Dromius quadrimaculatus Dromius quadrimaculatus2024
Dromius quadrimaculatus Dromius quadrimaculatus2024
Bronze Shieldbug Troilus luridus2023
Bronze Shieldbug Troilus luridus2023
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2023
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2023
Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana2023
Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana2023 Common Bistort
Common Bistort
Bistorta officinalis2024
Bistorta officinalis2024
Honesty Lunaria annua2024
Honesty Lunaria annua2024
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys2024
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys2024
Pink Purslane Claytonia sibirica2024
Pink Purslane Claytonia sibirica2024
Yellow Bird's-nest Hypopitys monotropa2023
Yellow Bird's-nest Hypopitys monotropa2023 