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Dogs welcome

Getting here

55.50514, -4.53519

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦82+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Mallard
🌿Foraging 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

🐦82+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Mallard
🌿Foraging 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

Parking

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Carrion Crow, Mallard, Blackbird +79 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Mallard, Blackbird +79 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Bluebell, Broad-leaved Dock, Reed Canary-grass +80 more · last seen 2023; Plants — Bluebell, Broad-leaved Dock, Reed Canary-grass +80 more · last seen 2023

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Meadowsweet, Elder, Ground-elder +10 more foraging species

Varies

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Common Green Grasshopper, Small Tortoiseshell, Common Blue +10 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Common Green Grasshopper, Small Tortoiseshell, Common Blue +10 more · last seen 2024

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

River Ayr WayWalking route66 km

Named routeLength 66 kmPoint-to-pointNational walking route

Whithorn Way - a Glasgow Cathedral to GirvanWalking 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 routeRef WW-aRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

13 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 7Cycling route

Named routeRef 7National Cycle Network

EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 1Cycling route

Named routeRef EV1International cycle route

Main RouteCycling route93 m

Named routeRef 7Length 93 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface blocks

Main RouteCycling route13 m

Named routeRef 7Length 13 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route90 m

Named routeRef 7Length 90 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route152 m

Named routeRef 7Length 152 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

567 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

567 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds59 species

springsummer

2025

Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Mallard · Jackdaw · Herring Gull +54

BlackbirdTurdus merula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
JackdawColoeus monedula
Herring GullLarus argentatus
RookCorvus frugilegus
SwallowHirundo rustica
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Ross's GooseAnser rossii
Greylag GooseAnser anser
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
House SparrowPasser domesticus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Rock DoveColumba livia
LinnetLinaria cannabina
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Common GullLarus canus
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
RobinErithacus rubecula
MagpiePica pica
DunnockPrunella modularis
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
SwiftApus apus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
LapwingVanellus vanellus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Great TitParus major
Mute SwanCygnus olor
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle
WhitethroatCurruca communis
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
CurlewNumenius arquata
TealAnas crecca
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
QuailCoturnix coturnix2024
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2024
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2023
House MartinDelichon urbicum2023

🦌

Mammals4 species

springsummer

2025

Brown Hare · Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel · Red Squirrel

Brown HareLepus europaeus
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2024
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024
Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris2023

🐝

Insects1 species

summer

2024

Common Green Grasshopper

Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

567 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds59 species

springsummer

2025

Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Mallard · Jackdaw · Herring Gull +54

BlackbirdTurdus merula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
JackdawColoeus monedula
Herring GullLarus argentatus
RookCorvus frugilegus
SwallowHirundo rustica
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Ross's GooseAnser rossii
Greylag GooseAnser anser
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
House SparrowPasser domesticus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Rock DoveColumba livia
LinnetLinaria cannabina
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Common GullLarus canus
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
RobinErithacus rubecula
MagpiePica pica
DunnockPrunella modularis
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
SwiftApus apus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
LapwingVanellus vanellus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Great TitParus major
Mute SwanCygnus olor
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle
WhitethroatCurruca communis
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
CurlewNumenius arquata
TealAnas crecca
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
QuailCoturnix coturnix2024
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2024
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2023
House MartinDelichon urbicum2023

🦌

Mammals4 species

springsummer

2025

Brown Hare · Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel · Red Squirrel

Brown HareLepus europaeus
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2024
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024
Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris2023

🐝

Insects1 species

summer

2024

Common Green Grasshopper

Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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