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Auldton Mote

1 ha

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Dogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

55.33793, -3.43033

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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
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Chaffinch, Carrion Crow, Robin +70 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Chaffinch, Carrion Crow, Robin +70 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Large Red Damselfly, Common Blue Damselfly, Four-spotted Chaser +36 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Large Red Damselfly, Common Blue Damselfly, Four-spotted Chaser +36 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Yellowish Fork-moss, Springy Turf-moss, Mueller's Pouchwort +2 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Yellowish Fork-moss, Springy Turf-moss, Mueller's Pouchwort +2 more · last seen 2024

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Southern Upland Way (Section A - Portpatrick to Melrose)Walking route

Named routePoint-to-pointNational walking route

Annandale WayWalking route88 km

Named routeLength 88 kmNational walking route

Romans and Reivers RouteWalking route84 km

Named routeLength 84 kmPoint-to-pointNational walking route

🚴

Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Caledonian CyclewayCycling route

Named routeRef 10Regional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

9,749 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

9,749 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds44 species

summerautumn

2025

House Sparrow · Jackdaw · Dipper · Carrion Crow · Chaffinch +39

House SparrowPasser domesticus
JackdawColoeus monedula
DipperCinclus cinclus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
RobinErithacus rubecula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Great TitParus major
Coal TitPeriparus ater
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
NuthatchSitta europaea
RookCorvus frugilegus
DunnockPrunella modularis
MagpiePica pica
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Tree SparrowPasser montanus
SiskinSpinus spinus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
JayGarrulus glandarius
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Rock DoveColumba livia
SwallowHirundo rustica
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
GreenfinchChloris chloris
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
House MartinDelichon urbicum
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
CuckooCuculus canorus
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia

🦌

Mammals3 species

springsummer

2025

Grey Squirrel · Red Squirrel · Wood Mouse

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus

🐝

Insects20 species

spring

2025

Common Blue Damselfly · Large Red Damselfly · Four-spotted Chaser · Common Green Grasshopper · Azure Damselfly +15

Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata
Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Cicadella viridisCicadella viridis
Fine Streaked BugkinMiris striatus
Woolly Alder SawflyEriocampa ovata
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
Cheilosia variabilisCheilosia variabilis
St Marks FlyBibio marci
Chilacis typhaeChilacis typhae
Sericomyia lapponaSericomyia lappona
Dysaphis (Dysaphis) ranunculiDysaphis (Dysaphis) ranunculi
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
DolerusDolerus
Polydrusus pilosusPolydrusus pilosus
Cyllecoris histrioniusCyllecoris histrionius

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

9,749 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds44 species

summerautumn

2025

House Sparrow · Jackdaw · Dipper · Carrion Crow · Chaffinch +39

House SparrowPasser domesticus
JackdawColoeus monedula
DipperCinclus cinclus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
RobinErithacus rubecula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Great TitParus major
Coal TitPeriparus ater
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
NuthatchSitta europaea
RookCorvus frugilegus
DunnockPrunella modularis
MagpiePica pica
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Tree SparrowPasser montanus
SiskinSpinus spinus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
JayGarrulus glandarius
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Rock DoveColumba livia
SwallowHirundo rustica
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
GreenfinchChloris chloris
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
House MartinDelichon urbicum
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
CuckooCuculus canorus
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia

🦌

Mammals3 species

springsummer

2025

Grey Squirrel · Red Squirrel · Wood Mouse

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus

🐝

Insects20 species

spring

2025

Common Blue Damselfly · Large Red Damselfly · Four-spotted Chaser · Common Green Grasshopper · Azure Damselfly +15

Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata
Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Cicadella viridisCicadella viridis
Fine Streaked BugkinMiris striatus
Woolly Alder SawflyEriocampa ovata
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
Cheilosia variabilisCheilosia variabilis
St Marks FlyBibio marci
Chilacis typhaeChilacis typhae
Sericomyia lapponaSericomyia lappona
Dysaphis (Dysaphis) ranunculiDysaphis (Dysaphis) ranunculi
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
DolerusDolerus
Polydrusus pilosusPolydrusus pilosus
Cyllecoris histrioniusCyllecoris histrionius

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Thomas Dick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

View of Moffat across farmland

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