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Skelmorlie Golf Club

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55.86765, -4.87484

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
⛳Golf 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
⛳Golf is at its best in summer here
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Golf

Very strong match

Golf course

Paid

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Eider, Herring Gull, Shag +68 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Eider, Herring Gull, Shag +68 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Cock's-foot, Hemp-agrimony +224 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Cock's-foot, Hemp-agrimony +224 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Ramsons, Bramble, Rowan +24 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Painted Lady, Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock +14 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Painted Lady, Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock +14 more · last seen 2024

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

The Kelly CutWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

The Greenock CutWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

The Waterman's RoadWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 753Cycling route

Named routeRef 753National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route586 m

Named routeRef 753Length 586 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route98 m

Named routeRef 753Length 98 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route746 m

Named routeRef 753Length 746 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route2.2 km

Named routeRef 753Length 2.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Main RouteCycling route41 m

Named routeRef 753Length 41 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

5,167 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

5,167 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds50 species

springsummer

2025

Eider · Herring Gull · Gannet · Shag · Rock Dove +45

EiderSomateria mollissima
Herring GullLarus argentatus
GannetMorus bassanus
ShagGulosus aristotelis
Rock DoveColumba livia
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Common GuillemotUria aalge
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
Common GullLarus canus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
JackdawColoeus monedula2024
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
RazorbillAlca torda
RobinErithacus rubecula2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis2024
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
Great TitParus major2024
Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinus2024
MagpiePica pica2024
SiskinSpinus spinus2024
GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
CuckooCuculus canorus2024
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
RookCorvus frugilegus2024
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2024
RedshankTringa totanus2024
BuzzardButeo buteo2024
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2023
Mute SwanCygnus olor2023

🦌

Mammals3 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Common Porpoise · Red Squirrel · Grey Squirrel

Common PorpoisePhocoena phocoena
Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris2024
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2023

🐝

Insects1 species

summer

2024

Orange Ladybird

Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata

🌿

Plants41 species

summer

2025

Japanese Knotweed · Cock's-foot · Hedera helix · Greater Plantain · Rubus boudiccae +36

Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2024
Hedera helixHedera helix2024
Greater PlantainPlantago major2024
Rubus boudiccaeRubus boudiccae2023
Rubus polyanthemusRubus polyanthemus2023
Scentless Mayweed agg.Tripleurospermum maritimum2024
ThriftArmeria maritima2024
Great Wood-rushLuzula sylvatica2024
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2024
Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis2024
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2024
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2024
Common NettleUrtica dioica2024
Poa pratensisPoa pratensis2024
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2024
Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum2024
Stellaria mediaStellaria media2024
RhododendronRhododendron ponticum2024
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2024
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2024
Garden Lady's-mantleAlchemilla mollis2024
Taraxacum agg.Taraxacum agg.2024
GroundselSenecio vulgaris2024
Danish ScurvygrassCochlearia danica2024
Wood DockRumex sanguineus2024
CleaversGalium aparine2024
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2024
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2024
DaisyBellis perennis2024
Hemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinum2024
Broad-leaved BambooSasa palmata2024
BrambleRubus fruticosus2024
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2024
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2024
RamsonsAllium ursinum2024
Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2024
Rubus pictorumRubus pictorum2023
Rubus dumnoniensisRubus dumnoniensis2023
Rubus scoticusRubus scoticus2023
Rubus raduloidesRubus raduloides2023

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

5,167 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds50 species

springsummer

2025

Eider · Herring Gull · Gannet · Shag · Rock Dove +45

EiderSomateria mollissima
Herring GullLarus argentatus
GannetMorus bassanus
ShagGulosus aristotelis
Rock DoveColumba livia
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Common GuillemotUria aalge
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
Common GullLarus canus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
JackdawColoeus monedula2024
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
RazorbillAlca torda
RobinErithacus rubecula2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis2024
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
Great TitParus major2024
Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinus2024
MagpiePica pica2024
SiskinSpinus spinus2024
GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
CuckooCuculus canorus2024
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
RookCorvus frugilegus2024
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2024
RedshankTringa totanus2024
BuzzardButeo buteo2024
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2023
Mute SwanCygnus olor2023

🦌

Mammals3 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Common Porpoise · Red Squirrel · Grey Squirrel

Common PorpoisePhocoena phocoena
Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris2024
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2023

🐝

Insects1 species

summer

2024

Orange Ladybird

Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata

🌿

Plants41 species

summer

2025

Japanese Knotweed · Cock's-foot · Hedera helix · Greater Plantain · Rubus boudiccae +36

Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2024
Hedera helixHedera helix2024
Greater PlantainPlantago major2024
Rubus boudiccaeRubus boudiccae2023
Rubus polyanthemusRubus polyanthemus2023
Scentless Mayweed agg.Tripleurospermum maritimum2024
ThriftArmeria maritima2024
Great Wood-rushLuzula sylvatica2024
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2024
Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis2024
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2024
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2024
Common NettleUrtica dioica2024
Poa pratensisPoa pratensis2024
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2024
Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum2024
Stellaria mediaStellaria media2024
RhododendronRhododendron ponticum2024
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2024
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2024
Garden Lady's-mantleAlchemilla mollis2024
Taraxacum agg.Taraxacum agg.2024
GroundselSenecio vulgaris2024
Danish ScurvygrassCochlearia danica2024
Wood DockRumex sanguineus2024
CleaversGalium aparine2024
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2024
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2024
DaisyBellis perennis2024
Hemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinum2024
Broad-leaved BambooSasa palmata2024
BrambleRubus fruticosus2024
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2024
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2024
RamsonsAllium ursinum2024
Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2024
Rubus pictorumRubus pictorum2023
Rubus dumnoniensisRubus dumnoniensis2023
Rubus scoticusRubus scoticus2023
Rubus raduloidesRubus raduloides2023

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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