Wallaces Heel (petrosomatoglyph)
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Places › Scotland › South Scotland › South Ayrshire Getting here
55.45721, -4.60283
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▾ ☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🧺 Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🧺 Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out 🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Free 🧺 Picnic spot
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 67 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
10,216 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 10,216 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 30 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Goldfinch · Mallard · Kestrel · Coal Tit +25
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Coal Tit Periparus ater Herring Gull Larus argentatus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Mute Swan Cygnus olor Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Little Egret Egretta garzetta Swift Apus apus Rock Dove Columba livia House Sparrow Passer domesticus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Dunnock Prunella modularis Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Great Tit Parus major Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Magpie Pica pica Goosander Mergus merganser Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Blackbird Turdus merula Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Hedgehog
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2024 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 31 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Syrphus · 10-spot Ladybird · Red-legged Shieldbug · Hawthorn Shieldbug · 2-spot Ladybird +26
Syrphus Syrphus 10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Rue-leaved Saxifrage · Maidenhair Spleenwort · Broad-leaved Helleborine · Purple-loosestrife · Corn Marigold +22
Rue-leaved Saxifrage Saxifraga tridactylites2024 Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes Broad-leaved Helleborine Epipactis helleborine Purple-loosestrife Lythrum salicaria Corn Marigold Glebionis segetum Selfheal Prunella vulgaris Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 10,216 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 30 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Goldfinch · Mallard · Kestrel · Coal Tit +25
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Coal Tit Periparus ater Herring Gull Larus argentatus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Mute Swan Cygnus olor Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Little Egret Egretta garzetta Swift Apus apus Rock Dove Columba livia House Sparrow Passer domesticus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Dunnock Prunella modularis Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Great Tit Parus major Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Magpie Pica pica Goosander Mergus merganser Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Blackbird Turdus merula Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Hedgehog
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2024 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 31 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Syrphus · 10-spot Ladybird · Red-legged Shieldbug · Hawthorn Shieldbug · 2-spot Ladybird +26
Syrphus Syrphus 10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Rue-leaved Saxifrage · Maidenhair Spleenwort · Broad-leaved Helleborine · Purple-loosestrife · Corn Marigold +22
Rue-leaved Saxifrage Saxifraga tridactylites2024 Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes Broad-leaved Helleborine Epipactis helleborine Purple-loosestrife Lythrum salicaria Corn Marigold Glebionis segetum Selfheal Prunella vulgaris Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Orange Ladybird
Orange Ladybird
Halyzia sedecimguttata
Halyzia sedecimguttata
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Striped Ladybird Myzia oblongoguttata
Striped Ladybird Myzia oblongoguttata
Larch Ladybird Aphidecta obliterata
Larch Ladybird Aphidecta obliterata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri
Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus
Indet. Ladybird Coccinellidae
Indet. Ladybird Coccinellidae
Empis tessellata Empis tessellata
Empis tessellata Empis tessellata
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans
Red Mason Bee Osmia bicornis
Red Mason Bee Osmia bicornis
Brown Soft-scale Coccus hesperidum
Brown Soft-scale Coccus hesperidum
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Rhyacophila Rhyacophila
Rhyacophila Rhyacophila
Clay-coloured Weevil Otiorhynchus singularis
Clay-coloured Weevil Otiorhynchus singularis
Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens
Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens
Rhithrogena Rhithrogena
Rhithrogena Rhithrogena
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Chilenocaecilius ornatipennis Chilenocaecilius ornatipennis
Chilenocaecilius ornatipennis Chilenocaecilius ornatipennis Common Centaury
Common Centaury
Centaurium erythraea
Centaurium erythraea
Common Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii
Common Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii
Lesser Trefoil Trifolium dubium
Lesser Trefoil Trifolium dubium
Meadow Saxifrage Saxifraga granulata
Meadow Saxifrage Saxifraga granulata
Daisy Bellis perennis
Daisy Bellis perennis
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Procumbent Pearlwort Sagina procumbens
Procumbent Pearlwort Sagina procumbens
Common Whitlowgrass Erophila verna
Common Whitlowgrass Erophila verna
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata
Danish Scurvygrass Cochlearia danica
Danish Scurvygrass Cochlearia danica
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris
Common Chickweed Stellaria media
Common Chickweed Stellaria media
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii
Taraxacum agg. Taraxacum agg.
Taraxacum agg. Taraxacum agg.
Ash Fraxinus excelsior
Ash Fraxinus excelsior
Common Liverwort Marchantia polymorpha
Common Liverwort Marchantia polymorpha
Yellow Corydalis Pseudofumaria lutea2024
Yellow Corydalis Pseudofumaria lutea2024
Trailing Bellflower Campanula poscharskyana2024
Trailing Bellflower Campanula poscharskyana2024
Springbeauty Claytonia perfoliata2024
Springbeauty Claytonia perfoliata2024
Fool's Parsley Aethusa cynapium2024
Fool's Parsley Aethusa cynapium2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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