Outdoors

Look out for resident wildlife when exploring the coppery sands of Scalpsie Bay, located on the west coast of Bute.

Lyle Hill is a viewpoint in Greenock, Inverclyde, with a high point of 426 feet above sea level

Farland Point is a peninsula to the south east of the island of Great Cumbrae.

The Brig o' Doon, sometimes called the Auld Brig or Old Bridge of Doon, is a late medieval bridge in Ayrshire

The beautiful Pirnmill beach located in the small village of Pirnmill on the north-west coast of the Arran.

Loch Fad is a freshwater loch on the Isle of Bute in Scotland, ideal for fishing Rainbow and Brown Trout.

Brodick Beach sits below Goatfell which together with Brodick Castle, makes one of the most iconic viewes on the island of Arran

The Electric Brae is a gravity hill in Ayrshire, Scotland, where a freewheeling vehicle will appear to be drawn uphill by some mysterious attraction

Seamill beach in Ayrshire boasts lovely views across to the Isle of Arran and down the Firth of Clyde.

Merkland Wood is perfect for a short walk with great opportunities to spot wildlife.

Stinchar Falls lie on the River Stinchar, which flows all the way from the Galloway Forest Park to the Firth of the Clyde at Ballantrae.

Kildonan beach is also known as Silver Sands due to its incredible beauty and clean sands.

The Spout of Garnock is approximately 60–70 ft high, making it is the county's highest waterfall

Loch Thom is a reservoir which since 1827 has provided a water supply to the town of Greenock

Ballantrae beach is a nature reserve that offers nesting grounds for a wide variety of birds in the nearby cliffs