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Irvine Greenspaces Mammal Large numbers of voles and mice can be found in The Scottish Wildlife Trust received the grassy expanse in the middle of Shewalton nine wildlife-rich sites from the Irvine Wood. These in turn attract predators such Development Corporation in 1996. While as foxes, stoats and weasels. At Shewalton all Irvine Greenspaces have significant Wood and Corsehillmuir Wood there is every wildlife interest they also provide a valuable chance of seeing roe deer. Otters have also resource to local communities and can be been spotted on the rivers at Garnock Floods easily accessed by foot or cycle. and Shewalton Sandpits. Bats swoop up and A down the paths at Sourlie Wood and Shewalton yrs ers hire Memb Otter Wood. Invertebrates Invertebrates thrive on dead wood. This is why timber at Lawthorn Wood and Perceton Wood is left to rot. Dragonflies zip about on all the reserves that have some open water. Oldhall Plantlife Ponds is particularly good for all kinds of In spring, bluebells can be enjoyed at invertebrates, especially beetles. Gailes Perceton Wood and Lawthorn Wood. In Marsh and Shewalton Sandpits are the summer, the meadow at Gailes Marsh is rich ones to visit for butterflies and moths such in wildflowers such as sheep’s-bit, common as the common blue butterfly and six-spot spotted-orchid and kidney vetch. Shewalton Sandpits has many unusual plants including fir Fo r burnet moth. ur se -spotted cha clubmoss and sundew. The locally uncommon Sundew water figwort grows in large numbers at Shewalton Birds Wood and Sourlie Wood. Up to 20 whooper swans have been seen at Oldhall Ponds in winter and little grebe are known to breed on the reserve. Garnock Floods is frequented by shoveler, wigeon, teal, goldeneye and tufted duck in winter. Garganey has also been seen in spring. It is a good site for waders. Shewalton Wood Reptiles and amphibians is a roosting and hunting ground for Lizards have been seen at Shewalton Sandpits. kestrels, buzzards, sparrowhawks and owls. They like sandy places for basking and hunting Corsehillmuir Wood is alive with common for spiders. There are adders at Shewalton songbirds in spring. Wood but you are unlikely to chance upon one on the path. The pond and marsh areas of Sourlie Wood are home to newts. Frogs have been found throughout the Irvine Go ) lde ale neye (m Adder Greenspaces.

2013

scottishwildlifetrust.org.uk

Prices and membership rates correct at time of print. print. of time at correct rates membership and Prices

Darin Smith, T Norman Tait Norman T Smith, Darin Shaw, Stephen Loizou, Theo Johnson, AD Benvie, Niall Photography: Scotland’s wildlife wildlife Scotland’s for the future the for Protecting

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Harbourside House, 110 Commercial Street, Edinburgh, EH6 6NF. It is also a Scottish registered charity (charity number SC005792) number (charity charity registered Scottish a also is It 6NF. EH6 Edinburgh, Street, Commercial 110 House, Harbourside

The Scottish Wildlife Trust is a company limited by guarantee, registered in Scotland (register number SC040247) having its registered office at at office registered its having SC040247) number (register Scotland in registered guarantee, by limited company a is Trust Wildlife Scottish The

• • • email: [email protected] email: 8705 312 0131 fax: 7765 312 0131 tel:

Harbourside House, 110 Commercial Street, Edinburgh, EH6 6NF EH6 Edinburgh, Street, Commercial 110 House, Harbourside

Scottish Wildlife Trust Wildlife Scottish

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• email: [email protected] email: [email protected] email: [email protected] email:

• • • • • tel: 01350 727337 01350 tel: 665262 01555 tel: 676336 01674 tel:

OHH PH8 Perthshire 9DB ML11 Lanarkshire 9TJ DD10 Angus

Dunkeld, • Lanark, New • Montrose, Braes, Rossie •

unforgettable experience. unforgettable out. day of the Basin. the of

truly a ensures fantastic a guarantees wildlife the explains

the eyrie. The visitor centre centre visitor The eyrie. the centre visitor a and display interactive The

of views stunning offers gorge Clyde River masse. en

hide observation the and the along walks arrive birds migratory

arrive ospreys spring, Each woodland Breathtaking winter, Each

Reserve Reserve Wildlife Reserve Wildlife

Visitor Centre & Wildlife Wildlife & Centre Visitor Wildlife & Centre Visitor & Centre Visitor

Loch of the Lowes Lowes the of Loch Clyde of Falls Basin Montrose

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Memberships start from £33.00 per adult (concession £18.00). (concession adult per £33.00 from start Memberships

Scottish Wildlife Scottish , to help you keep up-to-date. up-to-date. keep you help to , magazine, our receive also will You

in the Irvine Greenspaces Irvine the in year. the throughout events exciting many our for

discount a and centres visitor our all to entry FREE you gives Membership Watching wildlife Watching

Join us Join and help protect Scotland’s wildlife. Scotland’s protect help and

Irvine Greenspaces Mammal Large numbers of voles and mice can be found in The Scottish Wildlife Trust received the grassy expanse in the middle of Shewalton nine wildlife-rich sites from the Irvine Wood. These in turn attract predators such Development Corporation in 1996. While as foxes, stoats and weasels. At Shewalton all Irvine Greenspaces have significant Wood and Corsehillmuir Wood there is every wildlife interest they also provide a valuable chance of seeing roe deer. Otters have also resource to local communities and can be been spotted on the rivers at Garnock Floods easily accessed by foot or cycle. and Shewalton Sandpits. Bats swoop up and A down the paths at Sourlie Wood and Shewalton yrs ers hire Memb Otter Wood. Invertebrates Invertebrates thrive on dead wood. This is why timber at Lawthorn Wood and Perceton Wood is left to rot. Dragonflies zip about on all the reserves that have some open water. Oldhall Plantlife Ponds is particularly good for all kinds of In spring, bluebells can be enjoyed at invertebrates, especially beetles. Gailes Perceton Wood and Lawthorn Wood. In Marsh and Shewalton Sandpits are the summer, the meadow at Gailes Marsh is rich ones to visit for butterflies and moths such in wildflowers such as sheep’s-bit, common as the common blue butterfly and six-spot spotted-orchid and kidney vetch. Shewalton Sandpits has many unusual plants including fir Fo r burnet moth. ur se -spotted cha clubmoss and sundew. The locally uncommon Sundew water figwort grows in large numbers at Shewalton Birds Wood and Sourlie Wood. Up to 20 whooper swans have been seen at Oldhall Ponds in winter and little grebe are known to breed on the reserve. Garnock Floods is frequented by shoveler, wigeon, teal, goldeneye and tufted duck in winter. Garganey has also been seen in spring. It is a good site for waders. Shewalton Wood Reptiles and amphibians is a roosting and hunting ground for Lizards have been seen at Shewalton Sandpits. kestrels, buzzards, sparrowhawks and owls. They like sandy places for basking and hunting Corsehillmuir Wood is alive with common for spiders. There are adders at Shewalton songbirds in spring. Wood but you are unlikely to chance upon one on the path. The pond and marsh areas of Sourlie Wood are home to newts. Frogs have been found throughout the Irvine Go ) lde ale neye (m Adder Greenspaces. Corsehillmuir Wood Irvine Greenspaces Sourlie Wood has a dense canopy of is a former coal yard birch, ash, alder and on which attractive willow. You can native woodland enjoy birdlife, has developed. flowers and The presence of a fresh new ferns large pond adds in the spring. more wildlife to Mushrooms the mix. A cycle and track passes toadstools through the pepper the reserve linking it woodland floor with the nearby in autumn. A settlement and S surfaced path ourlie Wood adjacent Eglinton Country Park. takes you around Co rs od the perimeter of the ehillmuir Wo wood and connects with nearby Eglinton Country Park. Lawthorn Wood is a small but prominent feature on the edge of Irvine. Formerly an elmwood, the canopy is now mostly Garnock Floods composed of tall ash trees with elm and hawthorn is a riverside pasture with pools. This is an present in the understorey. The ground can be wet so excellent reserve for birdwatching, especially the path is in the form of a boardwalk. winter wildfowl. Cattle grazing prevents the pools being swamped by plants and maintains Perceton Wood the muddy fringes favoured by wading birds. is a long-established deciduous plantation near Perceton House. It typifies old estate grounds by the presence of horse chestnut, beech, lime and Shewalton Sandpits sycamore. is a former sand and gravel works beside the River Irvine. Woodland and scrub now cloak many of the original mounds and Oldhall Ponds hollows providing safe cover for birds and mammals. Areas of water, bare sand and is a mixed woodland marsh are deliberately maintained to allow and grassland site with special plants and insects to flourish. Quiet, two ponds. There is a grassy paths take you around the pond viewpoint overlooking and to the river. the large pond which is perfect for birdwatching.

Gailes Marsh has grassland, heath and marsh sheltered by trees. Horses graze Shewalton Wood here in winter to suppress is over 100 hectares of woodland, grassland, pond competitive grasses and allow and marsh. The long woodland belts beside open a profusion of wild plants to flower in summer. grassland provides plenty of “edge habitat” known to be attractive to many Reproduced by permission of Ordnance Survey on behalf of HMSO. species. Five kilometres © Crown copyright and database right 2005. of well-surfaced path, All rights reserved. Ordnance Survey Licence number 100028223. including a section G ailes Marsh of the National Cycle Network, take you through the range of habitats present. These are just a selection of the Scottish Wildlife Trust's reserves. To find out about our other reserves, please visit our website at scottishwildlifetrust.org.uk

Volunteers can get involved in managing and monitoring the Irvine Sh d ewalton Woo Greenspaces. If you are interested in taking part, please contact us on 01294 279 376 or email [email protected]