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Places › Scotland › West Scotland › East Ayrshire Getting here
55.48622, -4.35471
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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
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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Chaffinch, Carrion Crow, Blackbird +57 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Chaffinch, Carrion Crow, Blackbird +57 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Pegomya, Euophryum confine, Fan-bearing Wood-borer +53 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Pegomya, Euophryum confine, Fan-bearing Wood-borer +53 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Beech Fern, Sticky Mouse-ear, Greater Butterfly-orchid +87 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Beech Fern, Sticky Mouse-ear, Greater Butterfly-orchid +87 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Beech Fern, Common Bistort, Great Scented Liverwort +7 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
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Signed route nearby
Galston to Mauchline & Catrine Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
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Wildlife to spot
5,311 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 5,311 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Chaffinch · Blackbird · Robin · Great Tit · Woodpigeon +40
Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus House Sparrow Passer domesticus2023 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Goldcrest Regulus regulus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Coal Tit Periparus ater Nuthatch Sitta europaea Dipper Cinclus cinclus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2023 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2023 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2023 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Raven Corvus corax Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2023 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2023 Curlew Numenius arquata2023 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2023 Rook Corvus frugilegus2023 Jay Garrulus glandarius Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Magpie Pica pica Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2023 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2023 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2023 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2023 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2023 Anas platyrhynchos x Anas platyrhynchos x2023 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2023 Rock Dove Columba livia2023 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2023 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2023 🦌 Mammals 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Daubenton's Bat · Grey Squirrel
Daubenton's Bat Myotis daubentonii2023 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐝 Insects 12 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Perla carlukiana · Yellow May Dun · Dryomyza anilis · Baetis fuscatus +7
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Perla carlukiana Perla carlukiana2024 Yellow May Dun Heptagenia sulphurea2024 Dryomyza anilis Dryomyza anilis2024 Baetis fuscatus Baetis fuscatus2024 🌿 Plants 10 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Horse-chestnut · Sticky Mouse-ear · Greater Butterfly-orchid · Wood Anemone · Lesser Burdock +5
Horse-chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum2023 Sticky Mouse-ear Cerastium glomeratum Greater Butterfly-orchid Platanthera chlorantha Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa Lesser Burdock Arctium minus2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 5,311 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Chaffinch · Blackbird · Robin · Great Tit · Woodpigeon +40
Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus House Sparrow Passer domesticus2023 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Goldcrest Regulus regulus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Coal Tit Periparus ater Nuthatch Sitta europaea Dipper Cinclus cinclus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2023 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2023 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2023 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Raven Corvus corax Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2023 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2023 Curlew Numenius arquata2023 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2023 Rook Corvus frugilegus2023 Jay Garrulus glandarius Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Magpie Pica pica Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2023 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2023 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2023 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2023 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2023 Anas platyrhynchos x Anas platyrhynchos x2023 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2023 Rock Dove Columba livia2023 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2023 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2023 🦌 Mammals 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Daubenton's Bat · Grey Squirrel
Daubenton's Bat Myotis daubentonii2023 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐝 Insects 12 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Perla carlukiana · Yellow May Dun · Dryomyza anilis · Baetis fuscatus +7
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Perla carlukiana Perla carlukiana2024 Yellow May Dun Heptagenia sulphurea2024 Dryomyza anilis Dryomyza anilis2024 Baetis fuscatus Baetis fuscatus2024 🌿 Plants 10 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Horse-chestnut · Sticky Mouse-ear · Greater Butterfly-orchid · Wood Anemone · Lesser Burdock +5
Horse-chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum2023 Sticky Mouse-ear Cerastium glomeratum Greater Butterfly-orchid Platanthera chlorantha Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa Lesser Burdock Arctium minus2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Common Orange Legionnaire
Common Orange Legionnaire
Beris vallata2024
Beris vallata2024
Sphegina Sphegina2024
Sphegina Sphegina2024
Nicrophorus vespilloides Nicrophorus vespilloides2024
Nicrophorus vespilloides Nicrophorus vespilloides2024
Grammoptera ruficornis Grammoptera ruficornis2023
Grammoptera ruficornis Grammoptera ruficornis2023
Rhagium bifasciatum Rhagium bifasciatum2023
Rhagium bifasciatum Rhagium bifasciatum2023
Anthonomus pedicularius Anthonomus pedicularius2023
Anthonomus pedicularius Anthonomus pedicularius2023
Rhagium mordax Rhagium mordax2023
Rhagium mordax Rhagium mordax2023 Selfheal
Selfheal
Prunella vulgaris2024
Prunella vulgaris2024
Figwort Scrophularia2024
Figwort Scrophularia2024
Common Bistort Bistorta officinalis2024
Common Bistort Bistorta officinalis2024
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys2024
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys2024
Yellow Bird's-nest Hypopitys monotropa2023
Yellow Bird's-nest Hypopitys monotropa2023 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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