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Ardwell House

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📷 Billy McCrorie · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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54.76846, -4.95159

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦95+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Oystercatcher and Grey Heron
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦95+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Oystercatcher and Grey Heron
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Oystercatcher, Grey Heron, Herring Gull +92 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Oystercatcher, Grey Heron, Herring Gull +92 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Least Yellow-sorrel, Himalayan Balsam, Cow Parsley +146 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Least Yellow-sorrel, Himalayan Balsam, Cow Parsley +146 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Least Yellow-sorrel, Grass-leaved Orache, Frosted Orache +15 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Eristalis tenax, Small Tortoiseshell, Red Admiral +28 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Eristalis tenax, Small Tortoiseshell, Red Admiral +28 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Mull of Galloway TrailWalking route59 km

Named routeLength 59 kmNational walking route

Wildlife to spot

1,900 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

1,900 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds61 species

autumn

2025

Greenshank · Grey Heron · Oystercatcher · Mallard · Carrion Crow +56

GreenshankTringa nebularia
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
CurlewNumenius arquata
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata
RedshankTringa totanus
GannetMorus bassanus
EiderSomateria mollissima
JackdawColoeus monedula2024
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
SwallowHirundo rustica
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
RobinErithacus rubecula2024
GreenfinchChloris chloris
House MartinDelichon urbicum
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
DunnockPrunella modularis
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
Common GullLarus canus2024
WigeonMareca penelope2024
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Common TernSterna hirundo
Tree SparrowPasser montanus
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Light-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla hrota
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
Arctic TernSterna paradisaea2024
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
RookCorvus frugilegus2024
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2024
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
Great TitParus major2024
RavenCorvus corax2024
Black-throated DiverGavia arctica2024
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2024
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2024
TealAnas crecca2023
ShovelerSpatula clypeata2023

🦌

Mammals5 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Red Squirrel · Grey Seal · Brown Hare · Grey Squirrel · Harbour Seal

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Brown HareLepus europaeus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Harbour SealPhoca vitulina2024

🐝

Insects5 species

summer

2025

Fever Fly · Red-legged Shieldbug · Cheilosia illustrata · Brown Chafer · Cuckoo-Spit Insect

Fever FlyDilophus febrilis
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
Cheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrata
Brown ChaferSerica brunnea
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2024

🌿

Plants4 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Grass-leaved Orache · Sea-buckthorn · Japanese Rose · Common Vetch

Grass-leaved OracheAtriplex littoralis
Sea-buckthornHippophae rhamnoides2024
Japanese RoseRosa rugosa2024
Common VetchVicia sativa2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

1,900 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds61 species

autumn

2025

Greenshank · Grey Heron · Oystercatcher · Mallard · Carrion Crow +56

GreenshankTringa nebularia
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
CurlewNumenius arquata
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata
RedshankTringa totanus
GannetMorus bassanus
EiderSomateria mollissima
JackdawColoeus monedula2024
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
SwallowHirundo rustica
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
RobinErithacus rubecula2024
GreenfinchChloris chloris
House MartinDelichon urbicum
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
DunnockPrunella modularis
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
Common GullLarus canus2024
WigeonMareca penelope2024
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Common TernSterna hirundo
Tree SparrowPasser montanus
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Light-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla hrota
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
Arctic TernSterna paradisaea2024
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
RookCorvus frugilegus2024
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2024
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
Great TitParus major2024
RavenCorvus corax2024
Black-throated DiverGavia arctica2024
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2024
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2024
TealAnas crecca2023
ShovelerSpatula clypeata2023

🦌

Mammals5 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Red Squirrel · Grey Seal · Brown Hare · Grey Squirrel · Harbour Seal

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Brown HareLepus europaeus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Harbour SealPhoca vitulina2024

🐝

Insects5 species

summer

2025

Fever Fly · Red-legged Shieldbug · Cheilosia illustrata · Brown Chafer · Cuckoo-Spit Insect

Fever FlyDilophus febrilis
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
Cheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrata
Brown ChaferSerica brunnea
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2024

🌿

Plants4 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Grass-leaved Orache · Sea-buckthorn · Japanese Rose · Common Vetch

Grass-leaved OracheAtriplex littoralis
Sea-buckthornHippophae rhamnoides2024
Japanese RoseRosa rugosa2024
Common VetchVicia sativa2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Billy McCrorie · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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