The Whithorn Way - Part 3 - Lochwinnoch to Irvine

Scotland Outdoors

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Nature, Society & Culture, Science

4.7 • 709 Ratings

🗓️ 25 June 2025

⏱️ 32 minutes

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The Whithorn Way follows an ancient pilgrim route from Glasgow to Whithorn in Dumfries and Galloway. In this episode, Mark and Rachel visit the Lochwinnoch Community Larder where food waste from supermarkets is re-distributed to the community. This is followed by a refreshing visit to the Lynn Sprout waterfall. Then it's off to Kilwinning to meet the Ancient Society of Kilwinning Archers. Mark and Helen then take the Garnock Valley Cycle Way to Irvine, whilst Rachel stops off at the Garnock Floods Wildlife Reserve. We end on the waterfront in Irvine with ice cream and sunshine.

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0:30.7	This Scotland Outdoors podcast from BBC Radio Scotland.
0:39.9	Hello and thanks very much for choosing to listen to this.
0:42.2	This is part three of our Whitthorn Way series.
0:44.4	I'm Mark Stephen.
0:45.3	And I'm Rachel Stewart.
0:46.7	In this series, we're following the route of the ancient pilgrimage from Glasgow Cathedral
0:51.2	to Whitthorn in Dumfries and Galloway.
0:53.6	Not step by step, but more of a whistle-stop tour
0:57.5	of some of the places of interest along the way.
1:00.2	I don't know whether you heard it, but in episode two we ended up
1:02.5	at the really beautiful oasis that is the RSPB's Loch Winnocknich Nature Reserve.
1:06.9	From there, it's a hop-skip and jump to our next stop.
1:11.5	When you set off in pilgrimage, essentially you're moving from location to location
1:15.3	relying on the kindness of strangers.
1:17.5	You would stop at wells to drink, you would stop at spittles and things to actually stay and to eat,
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