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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
54.95396, -3.21281
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦112+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Oystercatcher and Carrion Crow
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 409m away
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦112+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Oystercatcher and Carrion Crow
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 409m away
Best for
9 activities🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Oystercatcher, Carrion Crow, Black-headed Gull +109 more · last seen 2026
Birds — Oystercatcher, Carrion Crow, Black-headed Gull +109 more · last seen 2026
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Platycheirus clypeatus, Helophilus pendulus, Marmalade Hoverfly +41 more · last seen 2026
Dogs allowed with public access
Named hiking route nearby: Hadrian's Wall Path; Named hiking route nearby: Hadrian's Wall Path
Named cycling route nearby: Hadrian's Cycleway
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 route200 m▾
Named routeRef 7Length 200 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route59 m▾
Named routeRef 7Length 59 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Photos
15 photos from nearby open sources
Wildlife mosaic at The Banks, Bowness-on-Solway
Photos
Wildlife mosaic at The Banks, Bowness-on-Solway
✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
10,607 records from NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
10,607 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds112 species
winterspring
2026Oystercatcher · Carrion Crow · Black-headed Gull · Curlew · Herring Gull
+107 more speciesHide species list
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2025Smooth Newt
🐝Insects44 species
summerautumn
2026Platycheirus clypeatus · Helophilus pendulus · Marmalade Hoverfly · Syrphus · Platycheirus granditarsus
+39 more speciesHide species list
All 44 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Platycheirus clypeatusPlatycheirus clypeatus2025
- Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
- SyrphusSyrphus2025
- Platycheirus granditarsus
Sea Aster · Red Clover · Sea Arrowgrass · Sea Rush · Autumn Hawkbit
+10 more speciesHide species list
All 15 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Sea AsterTripolium pannonicum
- Red CloverTrifolium pratense
- Sea ArrowgrassTriglochin maritima2024
- Sea RushJuncus maritimus2024
- Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis2024
- Distant Sedge
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
10,607 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds112 species
winterspring
2026Oystercatcher · Carrion Crow · Black-headed Gull · Curlew · Herring Gull
+107 more speciesHide species list
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2025Smooth Newt
🐝Insects44 species
summerautumn
2026Platycheirus clypeatus · Helophilus pendulus · Marmalade Hoverfly · Syrphus · Platycheirus granditarsus
+39 more speciesHide species list
All 44 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Platycheirus clypeatusPlatycheirus clypeatus2025
- Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
- SyrphusSyrphus2025
- Platycheirus granditarsus
Sea Aster · Red Clover · Sea Arrowgrass · Sea Rush · Autumn Hawkbit
+10 more speciesHide species list
All 15 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Sea AsterTripolium pannonicum
- Red CloverTrifolium pratense
- Sea ArrowgrassTriglochin maritima2024
- Sea RushJuncus maritimus2024
- Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis2024
- Distant Sedge
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Platycheirus granditarsus2025
Platycheirus granditarsus2025
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025Eristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorum2025Eristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorum2025Cheilosia vernalisCheilosia vernalis2025Cheilosia vernalisCheilosia vernalis2025Lejogaster metallinaLejogaster metallina2025Lejogaster metallinaLejogaster metallina2025Eupeodes latifasciatusEupeodes latifasciatus2025Eupeodes latifasciatusEupeodes latifasciatus2025Platycheirus angustatusPlatycheirus angustatus2025Platycheirus angustatusPlatycheirus angustatus2025Helophilus hybridusHelophilus hybridus2025Helophilus hybridusHelophilus hybridus2025Eristalis intricariaEristalis intricaria2025Eristalis intricariaEristalis intricaria2025Eristalis horticolaEristalis horticola2025Eristalis horticolaEristalis horticola2025Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025Heterotoma planicornisHeterotoma planicornis2025Heterotoma planicornisHeterotoma planicornis2025Cheilosia latifronsCheilosia latifrons2024Cheilosia latifronsCheilosia latifrons2024Potato CapsidClosterotomus norwegicus2024Potato CapsidClosterotomus norwegicus2024Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidaleHawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidaleSphaerophoria interruptaSphaerophoria interrupta2025Sphaerophoria interruptaSphaerophoria interrupta2025Eristalis nemorumEristalis nemorum2025Eristalis nemorumEristalis nemorum2025Helophilus trivittatusHelophilus trivittatus2025Helophilus trivittatusHelophilus trivittatus2025Platycheirus peltatusPlatycheirus peltatus2025Platycheirus peltatusPlatycheirus peltatus2025SarcophagidaeSarcophagidae2025SarcophagidaeSarcophagidae2025EmpisEmpis2025EmpisEmpis2025Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus2025Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus2025Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva202514-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata202514-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2025Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae2025Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae2025Cheilosia proximaCheilosia proxima2025Cheilosia proximaCheilosia proxima2025Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis2025Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis2025Saldula palustrisSaldula palustris2025Saldula palustrisSaldula palustris2025Chiloxanthus pilosusChiloxanthus pilosus2025Chiloxanthus pilosusChiloxanthus pilosus2025Salda littoralisSalda littoralis2025Salda littoralisSalda littoralis2025Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa2025Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa2025Black Sexton BeetleNicrophorus humator2025Black Sexton BeetleNicrophorus humator202522-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata202422-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2024Aphodius fimetariusAphodius fimetarius2024Aphodius fimetariusAphodius fimetarius2024Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2024Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2024Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis2024Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis2024Wool Carder BeeAnthidium manicatum2024Wool Carder BeeAnthidium manicatum2024Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2024Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2024Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2024Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2024Carex distans2024
Carex distans2024
Saltmarsh RushJuncus gerardii2024Saltmarsh RushJuncus gerardii2024Common Saltmarsh-grassPuccinellia maritima2024Common Saltmarsh-grassPuccinellia maritima2024White CloverTrifolium repens2024White CloverTrifolium repens2024Parsley Water-dropwortOenanthe lachenalii2024Parsley Water-dropwortOenanthe lachenalii2024ThriftArmeria maritima2024ThriftArmeria maritima2024Sea Club-rushBolboschoenus maritimus2024Sea Club-rushBolboschoenus maritimus2024Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2024Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2024Hedge BedstrawGalium album2024Hedge BedstrawGalium album2024Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2023Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2023Events & activities nearby
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