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West Kilbride Golf Club

📷 Gordon Brown · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Paid entryDogs welcome

Getting here

55.69237, -4.87789

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦64+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Jackdaw
  • ⛳Golf 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

Golf

Golf course

Paid

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Blackbird +61 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Blackbird +61 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Purple Toadflax, Least Yellow-sorrel, an Eyebright +17 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Purple Toadflax, Least Yellow-sorrel, an Eyebright +17 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Marmalade Hoverfly, Syrphus, Eristalis tenax +23 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Marmalade Hoverfly, Syrphus, Eristalis tenax +23 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Least Yellow-sorrel, Bramble, Common Hemp-nettle +2 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Ayrshire Coastal PathWalking route170 km

Long-distance hiking route. A designated 'Scotland's Great Trail'.

Named routeLength 170 kmNational walking route
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Cycling

9 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 753Cycling route
Named routeRef 753National Cycle Network
Fairlie to Seamill Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route263 m
Named routeRef 753Length 263 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route489 m
Named routeRef 753Length 489 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route3 km
Named routeRef 753Length 3 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route920 m
Named routeRef 753Length 920 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Looking over West Kilbride Golf Course

📷 Gordon Brown · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Looking over West Kilbride Golf Course

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱The GlenUrban park1.5 km→🌱The GlenUrban park1.5 km→⛪St Bride's Roman Catholic ChurchReligious grounds1.4 km→⚽Nethermin Recreation GroundPlaying field1.5 km→✦Portencross CastleHistoric site1.9 km→✦Hunterston CastleHistoric site3.4 km→

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