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Site of Original Hunterstoune Village and Hunter Castle

📷 Thomas Nugent · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦101+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Oystercatcher and Curlew
✦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

🐦101+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Oystercatcher and Curlew
✦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

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

5 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Oystercatcher, Curlew, Greylag Goose +98 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Oystercatcher, Curlew, Greylag Goose +98 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Gorse, Tufted Vetch, Yarrow +6 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Gorse, Tufted Vetch, Yarrow +6 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Common Darter, Anchomenus dorsalis, Orange Ladybird +1 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Darter, Anchomenus dorsalis, Orange Ladybird +1 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route 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

🚴

Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Fairlie to Seamill Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Main RouteCycling route621 m

Named routeRef 753Length 621 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

20,103 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

20,103 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds61 species

autumnwinter

2025

Curlew · Oystercatcher · Common Gull · Redshank · Mallard +56

CurlewNumenius arquata
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Common GullLarus canus
RedshankTringa totanus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Herring GullLarus argentatus
WigeonMareca penelope
RobinErithacus rubecula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
DunlinCalidris alpina
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Greylag GooseAnser anser
BlackbirdTurdus merula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
GreenshankTringa nebularia
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
TealAnas crecca
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
DunnockPrunella modularis
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
ShagGulosus aristotelis
GreenfinchChloris chloris
RookCorvus frugilegus
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
Great TitParus major
MagpiePica pica
RavenCorvus corax
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
LapwingVanellus vanellus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
Rock DoveColumba livia
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
JackdawColoeus monedula
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
GoosanderMergus merganser
LinnetLinaria cannabina
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Carrion/Hooded Crow HybridCorvus corone x cornix
EiderSomateria mollissima
Common GuillemotUria aalge

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

20,103 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds61 species

autumnwinter

2025

Curlew · Oystercatcher · Common Gull · Redshank · Mallard +56

CurlewNumenius arquata
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Common GullLarus canus
RedshankTringa totanus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Herring GullLarus argentatus
WigeonMareca penelope
RobinErithacus rubecula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
DunlinCalidris alpina
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Greylag GooseAnser anser
BlackbirdTurdus merula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
GreenshankTringa nebularia
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
TealAnas crecca
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
DunnockPrunella modularis
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
ShagGulosus aristotelis
GreenfinchChloris chloris
RookCorvus frugilegus
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
Great TitParus major
MagpiePica pica
RavenCorvus corax
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
LapwingVanellus vanellus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
Rock DoveColumba livia
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
JackdawColoeus monedula
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
GoosanderMergus merganser
LinnetLinaria cannabina
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Carrion/Hooded Crow HybridCorvus corone x cornix
EiderSomateria mollissima
Common GuillemotUria aalge

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Thomas Nugent · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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🌱The GlenUrban park4.2 km→🌱The GlenUrban park3.9 km→⛪St Bride's Roman Catholic ChurchReligious grounds3.8 km→⛪Cumbrae Parish ChurchReligious grounds4.2 km→✦Hunterston HouseHistoric site300 m→✦Hunterston CastleHistoric site500 m→

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