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Ardwell Motte

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📷 Billy McCrorie · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Dogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

54.76871, -4.94404

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • 🌿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
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Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

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Bird watching

Birds — Oystercatcher, Grey Heron, Herring Gull +91 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Oystercatcher, Grey Heron, Herring Gull +91 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Sea Sandwort, Sea Mayweed, Spear-leaved Orache +149 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Sea Sandwort, Sea Mayweed, Spear-leaved Orache +149 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Spear-leaved Orache, Least Yellow-sorrel, Grass-leaved Orache +16 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Syrphus ribesii, Eristalis tenax, Small Tortoiseshell +29 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Syrphus ribesii, Eristalis tenax, Small Tortoiseshell +29 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Mull of Galloway TrailWalking route59 km
Named routeLength 59 kmNational walking route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

The Top of Ardwell Motte

📷 Billy McCrorie · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

The Top of Ardwell Motte

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Sandhead Community GardenUrban park4.6 km→🌱Logan Botanic GardenUrban park3.2 km→🌱Logan Botanic GardensUrban park3.2 km→✦Ardwell HouseHistoric site500 m→✦Logan HouseHistoric site2.9 km→✦Doon Castle, BrochHistoric site4.1 km→

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