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Ballaggan Motte

0 ha

📷 Peter Wood · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

55.29242, -3.83569

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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

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Large Red Damselfly, Common Blue Damselfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly +77 more · last seen 2023; Insects — Large Red Damselfly, Common Blue Damselfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly +77 more · last seen 2023

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Foxglove, Lesser Celandine, Phleum pratense +144 more · last seen 2015; Plants — Foxglove, Lesser Celandine, Phleum pratense +144 more · last seen 2015

Free

Foraging

Plants — Mouse-ear-hawkweed, Pedunculate Oak, Beech +18 more foraging species

Varies

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Orange Grisette, Larch Bolete, Candlesnuff Fungus +5 more · last seen 2011; Fungi — Orange Grisette, Larch Bolete, Candlesnuff Fungus +5 more · last seen 2011

Varies

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
National Byway (SW Scotland)Cycling route

National Byway in the Solway Firth area

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Marr Burn Bridge and road to Ballaggan

📷 Peter Wood · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Marr Burn Bridge and road to Ballaggan

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Plant CentreUrban park2.9 km→✦Drumlanrig CastleHistoric site2.7 km→✦Drumlanrig, Roman fort and annexeHistoric site3.1 km→✦Enoch Castle, MotteHistoric site4.4 km→✦Glengenny Long CairnHistoric site4.8 km→

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