Public notices and closures

Communities Fun Day 2026

Our Award-Winning Communities Fun Day takes place on Saturday 16^th May 2026 within Ayr Academy & Riverside Sports Arena, University Avenue, Ayr.

Community Fun Day 2026 - Excepting Land from Access Rights (Word doc, 21 KB)

Community Fun Day 2026 - Riverside Arena Plan (Word doc, 19 MB)

Forestry and Land Scotland have put in place a partial closure of the Fairy Knowe Trail, Barr

Forestry and Land Scotland are undertaking felling operations in the area which had been severely affected by windblow.

As these operations will require heavy machinery the health & safety of the operators and the public means that there is no other option than to put in place a closure of this section of the Trail and the public are diverted along the single route along the water of Gregg forest road, up the Fairy Knowe Steps and then back tracking down to the car parks. Please follow the safety signage on site.

The operations are expected to take 3 - 4 months. The partial closure of the Trail will be in place for the full period of the felling operations

Fairy Knowe Diversion - Harvesting 2026 (PDF, 920 KB)

Footbridge Closure - Waukmill, near Woodend, Dailly

Due to the damage caused by heavy rainfall and spate conditions in the River, the bridge over the Water of Girvan at Waukmill, near Woodend, 2km north-east of Dailly, is in a dangerous condition and unavailable for public use, for the foreseeable future. For their own safety, members of the public should not attempt to cross the bridge.

King Coil's Bridge Closed - Parkmill Road, Tarbolton

For the foreseeable future, Core Path SA23, between Parkmill Road and Core Path SA24 at Coilsfield Mains Farm, is not usable as a through route, because the private bridge, known as King Coil's Bridge or the Loundsdale Bridge, 40 metres to the south-east of the C115 Parkmill Road, which carries the route over the Water of Fail, is in a dangerous condition. For their own safety, members of the public should not attempt to cross the bridge. An alternative route from Parkmill Road to Coilsfield Mains exists along SA24, to the west.

Lady Hunter Blair Trail Closed

PLEASE DO NOT USE.

The landowner has been ordered by Forestry and Land Scotland to remove Larch trees from the Lambdougty Glen, to reduce the spread of the tree disease. Therefore the Lady Hunter Blair Trail through Lambdoughty Glen, is temporarily closed to the public. This is to allow mandatory and essential forestry works to be undertaken safely. Access takers should not attempt to use the trail, in the interests of their own, and the forest operatives', safety.

The Trail will remain closed for the duration of the forestry works. These works were expected to be completed by the end of 2021.

Unfortunately, due to circumstance out-with the control of the landowner/ manager the works have been delayed.

Thank you for your co-operation.

South Ayrshire Council