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South Bank Farm Park

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📷 M J Richardson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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55.44820, -5.16926

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦83+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Oystercatcher and Common Gull
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking nearby — easy to reach by car

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦83+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Oystercatcher and Common Gull
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking nearby — easy to reach by car

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Oystercatcher, Common Gull, Rock Pipit +80 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Oystercatcher, Common Gull, Rock Pipit +80 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Bombus lucorum, Common Carder Bee, Buff-tailed Bumblebee +10 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Bombus lucorum, Common Carder Bee, Buff-tailed Bumblebee +10 more · last seen 2025

Free

Farm visits

Good match

Visitor-facing farmyard

Varies

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Sea Lettuce, encrusting algae indet., Narrow-Leaved Eelgrass · last seen 2020; Plants — Sea Lettuce, encrusting algae indet., Narrow-Leaved Eelgrass · last seen 2020

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Arran Coastal WayWalking route

Named routeRound tripNational walking route

Wildlife to spot

8,369 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

8,369 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds55 species

winterspring

2025

Oystercatcher · Common Gull · Herring Gull · Shelduck · Swallow +50

OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Common GullLarus canus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
SwallowHirundo rustica
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
RedshankTringa totanus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
CurlewNumenius arquata
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
RavenCorvus corax
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
DunnockPrunella modularis
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
RobinErithacus rubecula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Water PipitAnthus spinoletta
Corvus corax coraxCorvus corax corax
JackdawColoeus monedula
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Coal TitPeriparus ater
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
EiderSomateria mollissima
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
ShagGulosus aristotelis
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Great Northern DiverGavia immer
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024

🐝

Insects4 species

autumn

2025

Dicranomyia modesta · Platycheirus clypeatus · Erioconopa trivialis · Cuckoo-Spit Insect

Dicranomyia modestaDicranomyia modesta
Platycheirus clypeatusPlatycheirus clypeatus
Erioconopa trivialisErioconopa trivialis
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius

🌿

Plants28 species

summer

2024

Wood Vetch · Meadow Crane's-bill · Sawara Cypress · Upland Enchanter's-nightshade · False-brome +23

Wood VetchErvilia sylvatica
Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense
Sawara CypressCupressus pisifera
Upland Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea alpina x lutetiana = C. x intermedia
False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum
Rubus boudiccaeRubus boudiccae
Common Stork's-bill

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

8,369 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds55 species

winterspring

2025

Oystercatcher · Common Gull · Herring Gull · Shelduck · Swallow +50

OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Common GullLarus canus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
SwallowHirundo rustica
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
RedshankTringa totanus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
CurlewNumenius arquata
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
RavenCorvus corax
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
DunnockPrunella modularis
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
RobinErithacus rubecula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Water PipitAnthus spinoletta
Corvus corax coraxCorvus corax corax
JackdawColoeus monedula
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Coal TitPeriparus ater
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
EiderSomateria mollissima
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
ShagGulosus aristotelis
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Great Northern DiverGavia immer
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024

🐝

Insects4 species

autumn

2025

Dicranomyia modesta · Platycheirus clypeatus · Erioconopa trivialis · Cuckoo-Spit Insect

Dicranomyia modestaDicranomyia modesta
Platycheirus clypeatusPlatycheirus clypeatus
Erioconopa trivialisErioconopa trivialis
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius

🌿

Plants28 species

summer

2024

Wood Vetch · Meadow Crane's-bill · Sawara Cypress · Upland Enchanter's-nightshade · False-brome +23

Wood VetchErvilia sylvatica
Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense
Sawara CypressCupressus pisifera
Upland Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea alpina x lutetiana = C. x intermedia
False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum
Rubus boudiccaeRubus boudiccae
Common Stork's-bill

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 M J Richardson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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