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Tarbolton Motte

📷 Mary and Angus Hogg · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Getting here

55.51480, -4.48454

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦110+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Yellowhammer and Whooper Swan
🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
☕The Village Tea Room — a good base for a longer summer day out

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦110+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Yellowhammer and Whooper Swan
🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
☕The Village Tea Room — a good base for a longer summer day out

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

CaféParkingPlayground

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Yellowhammer, Whooper Swan, Lapwing +107 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Yellowhammer, Whooper Swan, Lapwing +107 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Mushroom foraging

Strong match

Fungi — Sycamore Tarspot, Crested Coral, Beech Milkcap +13 more · last seen 2020; Fungi — Sycamore Tarspot, Crested Coral, Beech Milkcap +13 more · last seen 2020

Varies

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Common Green Grasshopper, Small White +24 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Common Green Grasshopper, Small White +24 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Bluebell, Japanese Knotweed, Cuckooflower +3 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Bluebell, Japanese Knotweed, Cuckooflower +3 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

River Ayr WayWalking route66 km

Named routeLength 66 kmPoint-to-pointNational walking route

Wildlife to spot

2,237 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

2,237 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds58 species

spring

2025

Whooper Swan · Lapwing · Teal · Pheasant · Blackbird +53

Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
TealAnas crecca
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Herring GullLarus argentatus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2024
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
WigeonMareca penelope
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
RedwingTurdus iliacus
RuffCalidris pugnax
CurlewNumenius arquata
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
RookCorvus frugilegus
JackdawColoeus monedula
RobinErithacus rubecula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
Common GullLarus canus2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
MagpiePica pica
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
ShovelerSpatula clypeata
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
Rock DoveColumba livia2024
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
House MartinDelichon urbicum
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons
Ross's GooseAnser rossii2024
Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis2024
SnipeGallinago gallinago2024
DunlinCalidris alpina2024
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2024
RedshankTringa totanus2024
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024

🦌

Mammals3 species

springsummer

2025

Brown Hare · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer

Brown HareLepus europaeus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2024

🦎

Reptiles1 species

autumn

2024

Indet. Snake

Indet. SnakeSerpentes

🐝

Insects9 species

springsummer

2025

Common Green Grasshopper · Orange Ladybird · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Syritta pipiens · Eristalis pertinax +4

Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus2024
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2024
Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2024
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2024
Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2024
Cantharis lividaCantharis livida2024
Xylota segnisXylota segnis2024
EristalisEristalis2024

🌿

Plants2 species

spring

2025

Cuckooflower · Pink Purslane

CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis
Pink PurslaneClaytonia sibirica

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

2,237 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds58 species

spring

2025

Whooper Swan · Lapwing · Teal · Pheasant · Blackbird +53

Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
TealAnas crecca
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Herring GullLarus argentatus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2024
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
WigeonMareca penelope
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
RedwingTurdus iliacus
RuffCalidris pugnax
CurlewNumenius arquata
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
RookCorvus frugilegus
JackdawColoeus monedula
RobinErithacus rubecula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
Common GullLarus canus2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
MagpiePica pica
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
ShovelerSpatula clypeata
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
Rock DoveColumba livia2024
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
House MartinDelichon urbicum
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons
Ross's GooseAnser rossii2024
Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis2024
SnipeGallinago gallinago2024
DunlinCalidris alpina2024
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2024
RedshankTringa totanus2024
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024

🦌

Mammals3 species

springsummer

2025

Brown Hare · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer

Brown HareLepus europaeus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2024

🦎

Reptiles1 species

autumn

2024

Indet. Snake

Indet. SnakeSerpentes

🐝

Insects9 species

springsummer

2025

Common Green Grasshopper · Orange Ladybird · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Syritta pipiens · Eristalis pertinax +4

Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus2024
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2024
Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2024
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2024
Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2024
Cantharis lividaCantharis livida2024
Xylota segnisXylota segnis2024
EristalisEristalis2024

🌿

Plants2 species

spring

2025

Cuckooflower · Pink Purslane

CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis
Pink PurslaneClaytonia sibirica

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Mary and Angus Hogg · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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