Plan your visit
🦅Birds🛝Family🎠Play
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
54.98849, -3.26414
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦83+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for House Sparrow and Woodpigeon
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Corner House Coffee — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦83+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for House Sparrow and Woodpigeon
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Corner House Coffee — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
Best for
10 activities🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — House Sparrow, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +80 more · last seen 2026
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground, café; Urban park — family destination
playground, café, parking
Birds — House Sparrow, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +80 more · last seen 2026
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Red-legged Shieldbug, Eristalis pertinax +26 more · last seen 2025
Dogs allowed with public access
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Hadrian's Wall PathWalking route134.5 km▾
Named routeLength 134.5 kmNational walking route
Annandale WayWalking route88 km▾
Named routeLength 88 kmNational walking route
41 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Hadrian's CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 72National Cycle Network
Dumfries and Galloway Cycle Route 11Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 11Local cycle route
Route 7Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 7National Cycle Network
National Byway (SW Scotland)Cycling route▾
National Byway in the Solway Firth area
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route322 m▾
Named routeRef 7Length 322 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route730 m▾
Named routeRef 7Length 730 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Photos
22 photos from nearby open sources
The River Annan upstream from Annan Bridge, Annan
Photos
The River Annan upstream from Annan Bridge, Annan
Facilities
☕Café
Corner House Coffee · 182m
🅿️Parking
8 nearby · Free · 42m
✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
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Sciurus vulgaris2024
Sciurus vulgaris2024
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Hairy Shieldbug
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Dolycoris baccarum
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