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
Bulb Planting with Newmilns
Primary
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.
Selected
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)
