St Paul's Roman Catholic Church
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Places › Scotland › South Scotland › South Ayrshire Getting here
55.44604, -4.61375
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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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 138m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 138m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🅿️ Parking· Free 🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Blue Tit +79 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Blue Tit +79 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Marsh Thistle, Lords-and-Ladies, Bush Vetch +38 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Marsh Thistle, Lords-and-Ladies, Bush Vetch +38 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Hawthorn Shieldbug, Syrphus, Eristalis pertinax +36 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Hawthorn Shieldbug, Syrphus, Eristalis pertinax +36 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
playground
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Ayrshire Coastal Path Walking route 170 km ▾
Long-distance hiking route. A designated 'Scotland's Great Trail'.
Named route Length 170 km National walking route
Show on map River Ayr Way Walking route 66 km ▾
Named route Length 66 km Point-to-point National walking route
Show on map Whithorn Way - a Glasgow Cathedral to Girvan Walking route ▾
This creation is Glasgow Cathedral to Girvan. Any route from Girvan is a busy road with no shoulders. Bus/Train to Barrhill and continue to Whithorn, the spiritual home of Saint Ninian..
Named route Ref WW-a Regional walking route
Show on map 59 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 7 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 7 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Byway (SW Scotland) Cycling route ▾
National Byway in the Solway Firth area
Named route Ref NB Regional cycle route
Show on map EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV1 International cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 79 m ▾
Named route Ref 7 Length 79 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.8 km ▾
Named route Ref 7 Length 1.8 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 111 m ▾
Named route Ref 7 Length 111 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
22,741 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 22,741 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
summer winter
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Coal Tit · Robin +36
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blackbird Turdus merula Coal Tit Periparus ater Robin Erithacus rubecula Mute Swan Cygnus olor Herring Gull Larus argentatus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Magpie Pica pica Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Nuthatch Sitta europaea Goldcrest Regulus regulus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Rook Corvus frugilegus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Gannet Morus bassanus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Swift Apus apus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Rock Dove Columba livia Goosander Mergus merganser Common Gull Larus canus Dunnock Prunella modularis Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Shag Gulosus aristotelis Curlew Numenius arquata Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Rabbit
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 24 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Syrphus · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Marmalade Hoverfly · Eristalis tenax · 7-spot Ladybird +19
Syrphus Syrphus Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Marsh Thistle · Snowdrop · Broad-leaved Helleborine · Purple-loosestrife · Corn Marigold +6
Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre Snowdrop Galanthus Broad-leaved Helleborine Epipactis helleborine Purple-loosestrife Lythrum salicaria Corn Marigold Glebionis segetum Selfheal Prunella vulgaris Corncockle Agrostemma githago Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 22,741 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
summer winter
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Coal Tit · Robin +36
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blackbird Turdus merula Coal Tit Periparus ater Robin Erithacus rubecula Mute Swan Cygnus olor Herring Gull Larus argentatus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Magpie Pica pica Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Nuthatch Sitta europaea Goldcrest Regulus regulus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Rook Corvus frugilegus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Gannet Morus bassanus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Swift Apus apus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Rock Dove Columba livia Goosander Mergus merganser Common Gull Larus canus Dunnock Prunella modularis Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Shag Gulosus aristotelis Curlew Numenius arquata Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Rabbit
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 24 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Syrphus · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Marmalade Hoverfly · Eristalis tenax · 7-spot Ladybird +19
Syrphus Syrphus Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Marsh Thistle · Snowdrop · Broad-leaved Helleborine · Purple-loosestrife · Corn Marigold +6
Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre Snowdrop Galanthus Broad-leaved Helleborine Epipactis helleborine Purple-loosestrife Lythrum salicaria Corn Marigold Glebionis segetum Selfheal Prunella vulgaris Corncockle Agrostemma githago Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Blue-tailed Damselfly
Blue-tailed Damselfly
Ischnura elegans
Ischnura elegans
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Spiked Shieldbug Picromerus bidens
Spiked Shieldbug Picromerus bidens
Tenthredo arcuata/brevicornis/notha/schaefferi Tenthredo arcuata/brevicornis/notha/schaefferi
Tenthredo arcuata/brevicornis/notha/schaefferi Tenthredo arcuata/brevicornis/notha/schaefferi
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Leucozona glaucia Leucozona glaucia
Leucozona glaucia Leucozona glaucia
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus
Fig Gall Tetraneura (Tetraneura) ulmi
Fig Gall Tetraneura (Tetraneura) ulmi
Indet. Ladybird Coccinellidae
Indet. Ladybird Coccinellidae
Empis tessellata Empis tessellata
Empis tessellata Empis tessellata
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Brown Soft-scale Coccus hesperidum
Brown Soft-scale Coccus hesperidum
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Bulrush Typha latifolia
Bulrush Typha latifolia
Cornflower Centaurea cyanus
Cornflower Centaurea cyanus
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum
Bush Vetch Vicia sepium
Bush Vetch Vicia sepium 