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Newmilns Nature Site
Newmilns Nature Site lies in the valley of the River Irvine to the west of Newmilns, approximately 6 miles (9.6km) east of Kilmarnock. It lies on the A71 Kilmarnock to Edinburgh road and is situated directly behind Newmilns Primary School and Nemilns Fire Station.
Grid reference: NS520372
Parking: No parking directly available at the site.
Access:
Formal access
throughout the site with level, surfaced paths, suitable for wheelchair use.
Can be reached on foot from the Gilfoot housing estate on the western side
of Newmilns and from an unclassified road off the A71, before entering Newmilns
from Kilmarnock.
Within short walking distance: Big Wood
Description: Newmilns Nature Site was planted in 1998 to create new mixed broad-leaved woodland. It contains a wide variety of native and shrub species, but has not been designed on new native woodland principles since diversity of species for amenity purposes has been adopted as an overriding design criteria. The main tree species include birch, alder, willow and rowan with some oak, hazel and hawthorn. Bird cherry has been added to provide colour along the edge of the site.
Bird Species: Newmilns Nature Site provides excellent habitat for a range of resident and migrant species, particularly in the broad area of hedge and scrub along the north boundary. Recorded species include;
Willow
warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus)
Common Whitethroat (Sylvia communis)
Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla)
Blackbird (Turdus merula)
Song Thrush (Turdus
philomelos)
Bullfinch (Pyrrhula
pyrrhula)
Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
Wren
(Troglodytes troglodytes)
Robin (Erithacus rubecula)
Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopus major)
Redwing (Turdus iliacus)
Fieldfare (Turdus pilaris)
