About Big Wood, a woodland area in East Ayrshire

Big Wood is a 31.44 hectare, woodland area in East Ayrshire, managed by East Ayrshire Woodlands.

Big Wood Map

Big Wood Map

Mammals found near Big Wood Woodland

There have been 29 species of mammals recorded within a five mile radius of Big Wood.

45 Khz Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus)
American Mink (Neovison vison)
Bank Vole (Myodes glareolus)
Brown Long-Eared Bat (Plecotus auritus)
Common Shrew (Sorex araneus)
55 Khz Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pygmaeus)
Badger (Meles meles)
Brown Hare (Lepus europaeus)
Brown Rat (Rattus norvegicus)
Daubenton's Bat (Myotis daubentonii)

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Birds found near Big Wood Woodland

There have been 122 species of birds recorded within a five mile radius of Big Wood.

Barn Owl (Tyto alba)
Black-Headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)
Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla)
Brambling (Fringilla montifringilla)
Buzzard (Buteo buteo)
Black Grouse (Tetrao tetrix)
Blackbird (Turdus merula)
Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus)
Bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula)
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)

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Map of Big Wood