Feoch Meadows | Reserves and species

Feoch Meadows is regarded as one of the finest grasslands in Ayrshire and is designated as a Site of Special Scientific Interest. Along the Feoch Burn, free-draining neutral banks are interspersed with flushes, drainage lines and marshy areas. The burn is fast flowing with deep pools and several small rocky gorges. The flatter fields over the majority of the site are a mosaic of dry and wet acid grassland, rush pasture and mire. Plants that are uncommon or rare in the county, including nine orchid species, are found throughout the site but especially in the vicinity of the burn. The reserve is a working farm and the interest relies on achieving the correct grazing management. The large number of flowering plants makes the reserve excellent for butterflies, and dragonflies can usually be found along the burn on summer days.

Reserve details

Trust:

Scottish Wildlife Trust

Short Description:

One of the finest grasslands in Ayrshire

Smartphone Description:

Feoch Meadows is regarded as one of the finest grasslands in Ayrshire. Along the Feoch Burn, free-draining neutral banks are interspersed with flushes, drainage lines and marshy areas. The flatter fields over the majority of the site are a mosaic of dry and wet acid grassland, rush pasture and mire. Plants that are uncommon or rare in the county, including nine orchid species, are found throughout the site but especially in the vicinity of the burn

Location

Address:

The reserve lies approximately 1.5 miles east of Barrhill village, up a farm track off the A714 Girvan - Newton Stewart road

Town:

Barrhill

County:

South Ayrshire

Postcode:

KA26 0RE

Grid ref:

NX263822

Facilities

Visitor centre:

Shop:

No shop

Picnic Area:

Opening hours:

Open at all times

Toilets:

No toilets

Disabled toilet:

No disabled toilet

Baby changing facilities:

No baby changing facilities

Dogs:

Dogs must be on lead

Access info:

Enter through the gate or over the stile into the reserve from the car park. Contact the Trust for disabled access information

Parking:

Yes

Walking information:

Enter through the gate or over the stile into the reserve from the car park.

Grazing animals:

yes

Contact details

Reserve manager:

Scottish Wildlife Trust

Reserve phone number:

0131 312 4765

Reserve email address:

enquiries@swt.org.uk

Reserver deep link:

http://www.scottishwildlifetrust.org.uk/reserve/feoch-meadows/

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Best time to visit

Start:

May

End:

July

Best time to visit

Start:

May

End:

September

Admission

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Admission amount:

Location type:

Wildlife or nature reserve