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Wyvis Gardens

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

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55.58508, -4.48835

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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
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 97m away — 10 car parks within reach

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 97m away — 10 car parks within reach

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Strong match

Birds — Redwing, Fieldfare, Little Ringed Plover +42 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Redwing, Fieldfare, Little Ringed Plover +42 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Common Green Grasshopper, Field Grasshopper, Common Darter +2 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Green Grasshopper, Field Grasshopper, Common Darter +2 more · last seen 2025

Free

Family friendly

Good match

Urban park — family destination

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Rue-leaved Saxifrage, Danish Scurvygrass, Russian-vine +2 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Rue-leaved Saxifrage, Danish Scurvygrass, Russian-vine +2 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Irvine Valley TrailWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

17 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN National Route 73Cycling route

Named routeRef 73National Cycle Network

A77 Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Chris Hoy Cycle WayCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

N/ACycling route72 m

Named routeLength 72 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route185 m

Named routeRef 73Length 185 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route140 m

Named routeRef 73Length 140 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

1,759 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

1,759 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds45 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Redwing · Fieldfare · Little Ringed Plover · Goldeneye · Peregrine +40

RedwingTurdus iliacus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
PeregrineFalco peregrinus
RavenCorvus corax
JackdawColoeus monedula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
BlackbirdTurdus merula
House SparrowPasser domesticus
RookCorvus frugilegus
MagpiePica pica
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
SwallowHirundo rustica
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Rock DoveColumba livia
Great TitParus major
RobinErithacus rubecula
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
SwiftApus apus
GarganeySpatula querquedula
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
PintailAnas acuta
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Common GullLarus canus
DunnockPrunella modularis
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024

🦌

Mammals3 species

springautumn

2025

Red Fox · Rabbit · Grey Squirrel

Red FoxVulpes vulpes2023
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024

🐝

Insects5 species

summer

2025

Common Green Grasshopper · Field Grasshopper · Common Darter · Tree Bumblebee · Graphopsocus cruciatus

Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus2023
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2023
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2023
Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum
Graphopsocus cruciatusGraphopsocus cruciatus2024

🌿

Plants5 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2025

Rue-leaved Saxifrage · Danish Scurvygrass · Russian-vine · Giant Hogweed · Bittersweet

Rue-leaved SaxifrageSaxifraga tridactylites2024
Danish ScurvygrassCochlearia danica2023
Russian-vineFallopia baldschuanica
Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum
BittersweetSolanum dulcamara

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

1,759 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds45 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Redwing · Fieldfare · Little Ringed Plover · Goldeneye · Peregrine +40

RedwingTurdus iliacus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
PeregrineFalco peregrinus
RavenCorvus corax
JackdawColoeus monedula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
BlackbirdTurdus merula
House SparrowPasser domesticus
RookCorvus frugilegus
MagpiePica pica
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
SwallowHirundo rustica
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Rock DoveColumba livia
Great TitParus major
RobinErithacus rubecula
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
SwiftApus apus
GarganeySpatula querquedula
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
PintailAnas acuta
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Common GullLarus canus
DunnockPrunella modularis
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024

🦌

Mammals3 species

springautumn

2025

Red Fox · Rabbit · Grey Squirrel

Red FoxVulpes vulpes2023
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024

🐝

Insects5 species

summer

2025

Common Green Grasshopper · Field Grasshopper · Common Darter · Tree Bumblebee · Graphopsocus cruciatus

Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus2023
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2023
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2023
Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum
Graphopsocus cruciatusGraphopsocus cruciatus2024

🌿

Plants5 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2025

Rue-leaved Saxifrage · Danish Scurvygrass · Russian-vine · Giant Hogweed · Bittersweet

Rue-leaved SaxifrageSaxifraga tridactylites2024
Danish ScurvygrassCochlearia danica2023
Russian-vineFallopia baldschuanica
Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum
BittersweetSolanum dulcamara

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Alan Reid · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Southern outskirts of Kilmarnock

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