Outdoors

Award-winning beach located on the western coastline of Ayrshire

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

Ascog Hall and its stunning Victorian Fernery is a fascinating day out, especially for nature lovers.

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

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.

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

Home to the vitrified fort of Dunagoil, the cliff and caves around Dunagoil provide a scenic background for imaginative adventurers.

The Holy Cave at Hunterston in the Parish of West Kilbride is known for its associated with Saint Mungo, The Patron of Glasgow.

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

Also spelled Fintray Bay, this red sand beach sits in the middle of the west coast of Great Cumbrae and is approximately 2 km northwest of Millport.

Bennane Head is a section of land that juts into the Firth of Clyde around 11 miles south of Girvan.

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

Kames Bay is located on the southern coast of the Isle of Great Cumbrae

Clyde Muirshiel - literally meaning "moorhut" - is the collective name for countryside set aside for conservation and recreation on the South Clyde estuary.

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