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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › Scotland › West Scotland › East Ayrshire Getting here
55.60981, -4.28584
Open directionsv 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 🌿 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
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, House Sparrow +73 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, House Sparrow +73 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Water Avens, Ash, Pink Purslane +239 more · last seen 2021; Plants — Water Avens, Ash, Pink Purslane +239 more · last seen 2021
Free
Plants — Moon-leaved Pincerwort, Wood-rust, Rowan +22 more foraging species
Varies
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Painted Lady, Common Green Grasshopper, Small Tortoiseshell +18 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Painted Lady, Common Green Grasshopper, Small Tortoiseshell +18 more · last seen 2024
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Irvine Valley Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Burn Anne walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
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Wildlife to spot
1,946 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 1,946 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 50 species
winter summer
2026 ▾
Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Robin · House Sparrow +45
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Ruff Calidris pugnax2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2024 Goosander Mergus merganser2024 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Erophila verna · Great Wood-rush · Holly · Scots Pine · Common Nettle +13
Erophila verna Erophila verna Great Wood-rush Luzula sylvatica Holly Ilex aquifolium Scots Pine Pinus sylvestris Common Nettle Urtica dioica Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 1,946 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 50 species
winter summer
2026 ▾
Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Robin · House Sparrow +45
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Ruff Calidris pugnax2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2024 Goosander Mergus merganser2024 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Erophila verna · Great Wood-rush · Holly · Scots Pine · Common Nettle +13
Erophila verna Erophila verna Great Wood-rush Luzula sylvatica Holly Ilex aquifolium Scots Pine Pinus sylvestris Common Nettle Urtica dioica Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Ivy Hedera helix
Ivy Hedera helix
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula
Beech Fagus sylvatica
Beech Fagus sylvatica
Pineappleweed Matricaria discoidea
Pineappleweed Matricaria discoidea
Dove's-foot Crane's-bill Geranium molle
Dove's-foot Crane's-bill Geranium molle
Greater Plantain Plantago major
Greater Plantain Plantago major
Crested Dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus
Crested Dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus 