Arkleton Walled Garden 0 ha
🦉 Wildlife🐶 Dogs🦋 Insects
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Places › Scotland › South Scotland › Dumfries and Galloway Getting here
55.21447, -2.97799
Open directionsv 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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 449m away — 2 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 449m away — 2 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Perla carlukiana, Golden-ringed Dragonfly, Laccobius striatulus +20 more · last seen 2023; Insects — Perla carlukiana, Golden-ringed Dragonfly, Laccobius striatulus +20 more · last seen 2023
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Nuthatch, Pheasant, Stock Dove +13 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Nuthatch, Pheasant, Stock Dove +13 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
Urban park — family destination
Free
Urban park — open green space
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
National Byway (SW Scotland) Cycling route ▾
National Byway in the Solway Firth area
Named route Ref NB Regional cycle route
Show on map Photos Arkleton and the Ewes Water valley
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Wildlife to spot
4,773 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 4,773 records · National Biodiversity Network Nuthatch · Pheasant · Stock Dove · Jackdaw · Goldfinch +11
Nuthatch Sitta europaea Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2023 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2023 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2023 Robin Erithacus rubecula2023 Dunnock Prunella modularis2023 Coal Tit Periparus ater2023 Siskin Spinus spinus2023 Great Tit Parus major2023 Rook Corvus frugilegus2023 Linnet Linaria cannabina2023 Barn Owl Tyto alba2023 Tyto alba alba Tyto alba alba2019 Soprano Pipistrelle · Daubenton's Bat · Pipistrelle · Grey Squirrel · Common Pipistrelle +1
Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2016 Daubenton's Bat Myotis daubentonii2016 Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2016 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2016 Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Perla carlukiana · Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Limnebius truncatellus · Hydraena rufipes · Platambus maculatus +18
Perla carlukiana Perla carlukiana Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii Limnebius truncatellus Limnebius truncatellus Hydraena rufipes Hydraena rufipes Platambus maculatus Platambus maculatus Ochthebius exsculptus Ochthebius exsculptus Paranchus albipes Little Kneeling Eyebright
Little Kneeling Eyebright Euphrasia confusa Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 4,773 records · National Biodiversity Network Nuthatch · Pheasant · Stock Dove · Jackdaw · Goldfinch +11
Nuthatch Sitta europaea Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2023 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2023 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2023 Robin Erithacus rubecula2023 Dunnock Prunella modularis2023 Coal Tit Periparus ater2023 Siskin Spinus spinus2023 Great Tit Parus major2023 Rook Corvus frugilegus2023 Linnet Linaria cannabina2023 Barn Owl Tyto alba2023 Tyto alba alba Tyto alba alba2019 Soprano Pipistrelle · Daubenton's Bat · Pipistrelle · Grey Squirrel · Common Pipistrelle +1
Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2016 Daubenton's Bat Myotis daubentonii2016 Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2016 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2016 Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Perla carlukiana · Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Limnebius truncatellus · Hydraena rufipes · Platambus maculatus +18
Perla carlukiana Perla carlukiana Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii Limnebius truncatellus Limnebius truncatellus Hydraena rufipes Hydraena rufipes Platambus maculatus Platambus maculatus Ochthebius exsculptus Ochthebius exsculptus Paranchus albipes Little Kneeling Eyebright
Little Kneeling Eyebright Euphrasia confusa Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2021
2021
Paranchus albipes
Paranchus albipes
Elmis aenea Elmis aenea
Elmis aenea Elmis aenea
Esolus parallelepipedus Esolus parallelepipedus
Esolus parallelepipedus Esolus parallelepipedus
Oreodytes davisii Oreodytes davisii
Oreodytes davisii Oreodytes davisii
Oreodytes sanmarkii Oreodytes sanmarkii
Oreodytes sanmarkii Oreodytes sanmarkii
Limnius volckmari Limnius volckmari
Limnius volckmari Limnius volckmari
Helophorus brevipalpis Helophorus brevipalpis
Helophorus brevipalpis Helophorus brevipalpis
Helophorus arvernicus Helophorus arvernicus
Helophorus arvernicus Helophorus arvernicus
Riolus subviolaceus Riolus subviolaceus
Riolus subviolaceus Riolus subviolaceus
Hairy Whirligig Beetle Orectochilus villosus
Hairy Whirligig Beetle Orectochilus villosus
Velia (Plesiovelia) saulii Velia (Plesiovelia) saulii
Velia (Plesiovelia) saulii Velia (Plesiovelia) saulii
Oreodytes septentrionalis Oreodytes septentrionalis
Oreodytes septentrionalis Oreodytes septentrionalis
Bembidion tibiale Bembidion tibiale
Bembidion tibiale Bembidion tibiale
Deleaster dichrous Deleaster dichrous
Deleaster dichrous Deleaster dichrous
Anacaena globulus Anacaena globulus
Anacaena globulus Anacaena globulus
Laccobius striatulus Laccobius striatulus
Laccobius striatulus Laccobius striatulus
Helophorus flavipes Helophorus flavipes
Helophorus flavipes Helophorus flavipes 