Site of Ochiltree Castle 0 ha
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Places › Scotland › West Scotland › East Ayrshire Getting here
55.48011, -4.37794
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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 — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
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🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Carrion Crow, Blackbird, Chaffinch +44 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Blackbird, Chaffinch +44 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Field Pansy, Beech Fern, Sticky Mouse-ear +82 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Field Pansy, Beech Fern, Sticky Mouse-ear +82 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Pegomya, Euophryum confine, Rhagium bifasciatum +46 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Pegomya, Euophryum confine, Rhagium bifasciatum +46 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
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Signed route nearby
Galston to Mauchline & Catrine Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
8,024 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 8,024 records · National Biodiversity Network Chaffinch · Carrion Crow · Blackbird · House Sparrow · Starling +32
Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blackbird Turdus merula2023 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Rook Corvus frugilegus2023 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Dunnock Prunella modularis Magpie Pica pica Swallow Hirundo rustica Dipper Cinclus cinclus Rock Dove Columba livia2023 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2023 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2023 Great Tit Parus major2023 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Sand Martin Riparia riparia Goldcrest Regulus regulus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2023 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2023 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2023 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2023 Anas platyrhynchos x Anas platyrhynchos x2023 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2023 House Martin Delichon urbicum2022 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2022 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Euophryum confine · Rhagium bifasciatum · Fan-bearing Wood-borer · Vincenzellus ruficollis · Epuraea silacea +35
Euophryum confine Euophryum confine2023 Rhagium bifasciatum Rhagium bifasciatum2023 Fan-bearing Wood-borer Ptilinus pectinicornis2022 Vincenzellus ruficollis Vincenzellus ruficollis2022 Epuraea silacea Epuraea silacea2022 Anchomenus dorsalis Ramsons · Field Pansy · Few-flowered Garlic · Lesser Celandine · Honeysuckle +29
Ramsons Allium ursinum2023 Field Pansy Viola arvensis Few-flowered Garlic Allium paradoxum2024 Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna2024 Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum2023 Yellow Iris Iris pseudacorus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 8,024 records · National Biodiversity Network Chaffinch · Carrion Crow · Blackbird · House Sparrow · Starling +32
Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blackbird Turdus merula2023 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Rook Corvus frugilegus2023 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Dunnock Prunella modularis Magpie Pica pica Swallow Hirundo rustica Dipper Cinclus cinclus Rock Dove Columba livia2023 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2023 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2023 Great Tit Parus major2023 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Sand Martin Riparia riparia Goldcrest Regulus regulus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2023 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2023 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2023 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2023 Anas platyrhynchos x Anas platyrhynchos x2023 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2023 House Martin Delichon urbicum2022 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2022 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Euophryum confine · Rhagium bifasciatum · Fan-bearing Wood-borer · Vincenzellus ruficollis · Epuraea silacea +35
Euophryum confine Euophryum confine2023 Rhagium bifasciatum Rhagium bifasciatum2023 Fan-bearing Wood-borer Ptilinus pectinicornis2022 Vincenzellus ruficollis Vincenzellus ruficollis2022 Epuraea silacea Epuraea silacea2022 Anchomenus dorsalis Ramsons · Field Pansy · Few-flowered Garlic · Lesser Celandine · Honeysuckle +29
Ramsons Allium ursinum2023 Field Pansy Viola arvensis Few-flowered Garlic Allium paradoxum2024 Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna2024 Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum2023 Yellow Iris Iris pseudacorus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Anchomenus dorsalis
Anchomenus dorsalis
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.
Grammoptera ruficornis Grammoptera ruficornis2023
Grammoptera ruficornis Grammoptera ruficornis2023
Anthonomus pedicularius Anthonomus pedicularius2023
Anthonomus pedicularius Anthonomus pedicularius2023
Rhagium mordax Rhagium mordax2023
Rhagium mordax Rhagium mordax2023
Epuraea melanocephala Epuraea melanocephala2023
Epuraea melanocephala Epuraea melanocephala2023
Oulema obscura Oulema obscura2023
Oulema obscura Oulema obscura2023
Ocys tachysoides Ocys tachysoides2023
Ocys tachysoides Ocys tachysoides2023
Common Leaf Weevil Phyllobius pyri2023
Common Leaf Weevil Phyllobius pyri2023
Cerylon ferrugineum Cerylon ferrugineum2022
Cerylon ferrugineum Cerylon ferrugineum2022
White Clover Seed Weevil Protapion fulvipes2022
White Clover Seed Weevil Protapion fulvipes2022
Orchesia undulata Orchesia undulata2022
Orchesia undulata Orchesia undulata2022
Rhizophagus bipustulatus Rhizophagus bipustulatus2022
Rhizophagus bipustulatus Rhizophagus bipustulatus2022
Rhizophagus dispar Rhizophagus dispar2022
Rhizophagus dispar Rhizophagus dispar2022
Hylastes brunneus Hylastes brunneus2022
Hylastes brunneus Hylastes brunneus2022
Rhizophagus cribratus Rhizophagus cribratus2022
Rhizophagus cribratus Rhizophagus cribratus2022
Orthocis alni Orthocis alni2022
Orthocis alni Orthocis alni2022
Enicmus testaceus Enicmus testaceus2022
Enicmus testaceus Enicmus testaceus2022
Dacne bipustulata Dacne bipustulata2022
Dacne bipustulata Dacne bipustulata2022
Cis punctulatus Cis punctulatus2022
Cis punctulatus Cis punctulatus2022
Micrambe ulicis Micrambe ulicis2022
Micrambe ulicis Micrambe ulicis2022
Denticollis linearis Denticollis linearis2022
Denticollis linearis Denticollis linearis2022
Grynobius planus Grynobius planus2022
Grynobius planus Grynobius planus2022
Cryptophagus scanicus Cryptophagus scanicus2022
Cryptophagus scanicus Cryptophagus scanicus2022
Anisotoma humeralis Anisotoma humeralis2022
Anisotoma humeralis Anisotoma humeralis2022
Melanotus villosus Melanotus villosus2022
Melanotus villosus Melanotus villosus2022
Cis boleti Cis boleti2022
Cis boleti Cis boleti2022
Rhizophagus nitidulus Rhizophagus nitidulus2022
Rhizophagus nitidulus Rhizophagus nitidulus2022
Salpingus ruficollis Salpingus ruficollis2022
Salpingus ruficollis Salpingus ruficollis2022
Tetratoma fungorum Tetratoma fungorum2022
Tetratoma fungorum Tetratoma fungorum2022
Anaspis fasciata Anaspis fasciata2022
Anaspis fasciata Anaspis fasciata2022
Anaspis rufilabris Anaspis rufilabris2022
Anaspis rufilabris Anaspis rufilabris2022
Agriotes pallidulus Agriotes pallidulus2022
Agriotes pallidulus Agriotes pallidulus2022
Dalopius marginatus Dalopius marginatus2022
Dalopius marginatus Dalopius marginatus2022
Rhingia campestris Rhingia campestris2022
Rhingia campestris Rhingia campestris2022 2023
2023
Horse-chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum2023
Horse-chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum2023
Sticky Mouse-ear Cerastium glomeratum
Sticky Mouse-ear Cerastium glomeratum
Redshank Persicaria maculosa
Redshank Persicaria maculosa
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium2024
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium2024
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula2022
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula2022
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys2022
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys2022
Wild Strawberry Fragaria vesca2022
Wild Strawberry Fragaria vesca2022
Wood Speedwell Veronica montana2022
Wood Speedwell Veronica montana2022
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata2022
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata2022
Bird Cherry Prunus padus2022
Bird Cherry Prunus padus2022
Bush Vetch Vicia sepium2022
Bush Vetch Vicia sepium2022
Pick-a-back-plant Tolmiea menziesii2022
Pick-a-back-plant Tolmiea menziesii2022
Reed Canary-grass Phalaris arundinacea2022
Reed Canary-grass Phalaris arundinacea2022
Pignut Conopodium majus2022
Pignut Conopodium majus2022
Bugle Ajuga reptans2022
Bugle Ajuga reptans2022
Common Dog-violet Viola riviniana2022
Common Dog-violet Viola riviniana2022
Heather Calluna vulgaris2022
Heather Calluna vulgaris2022
Water Avens Geum rivale2022
Water Avens Geum rivale2022
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2022
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2022
Common Sallow Salix cinerea2022
Common Sallow Salix cinerea2022
Large Bitter-cress Cardamine amara2022
Large Bitter-cress Cardamine amara2022
Marsh-marigold Caltha palustris2022
Marsh-marigold Caltha palustris2022
Great Wood-rush Luzula sylvatica2022
Great Wood-rush Luzula sylvatica2022
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2022
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2022
Broom Cytisus scoparius2022
Broom Cytisus scoparius2022
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum2022
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum2022
Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica2022
Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica2022 