Shewalton Sandpits Wildlife Reserve

Shewalton Sandpits Wildlife Reserve is a nature reserve in , . Shewalton Sandpits Wildlife Reserve is situated nearby to the quarter , as well as near the hamlet .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Irvine railway station and The Big Idea.

Railway station
Photo: Daniel, CC BY 2.0.
is a railway station serving the town of , , . The station is managed by ScotRail and is on the Ayrshire Coast Line, 30 miles south west of .

Museum
Photo: Leslie Barrie, CC BY-SA 2.0.
was a science centre located in the town of , , Scotland. Located on the former Nobel Explosives manufacturing site on the Ardeer Peninsula, a new science and learning centre was planned in 2000 by the Millennium Commission, to celebrate the history of invention and inventors.

Museum
Photo: Rosser1954, Public domain.
The is an industrial museum with a Collection Recognised as Nationally Significant to Scotland. It is located at two sites in the West of in and , with a focus on Scotland's shipbuilding heritage.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Irvine and Troon.

Photo: Rosser1954, Public domain.
is a town in on the Clyde coast, with a population of 34,130 in 2020. It's post-industrial and is best-known as one of the postwar "New Towns" built across lowland Scotland.

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is a seaside town in in southwest Scotland, with a population of 14,950 in 2020. It's about 40 miles from Glasgow so it's one of the closest beach resorts to the city, and is crowded on fine summer weekends.

Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a town near the coast of Scotland, some 21 miles southwest of Glasgow. It's run-down and post-industrial, with a population in 2020 of 16,100.

Shewalton Sandpits Wildlife Reserve

Latitude
55.5987° or 55° 35′ 56″ north
Longitude
-4.6625° or 4° 39′ 45″ west
Open location code
9C7QH8XP+FX
Open­Street­Map ID
way 190840292
Open­Street­Map feature
leisure=­nature_reserve
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Discover Shewalton Sandpits Wildlife Reserve from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Tarryholme and Gailes.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Glasgow Golf Club / Gailes Links and Shewalton Sandpits Wildlife Reserve.

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