Balmaclellan Parish Church
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55.08816, -4.11396
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🍄 Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🍄 Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 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 — Fieldfare, Redwing, Goldeneye +71 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Fieldfare, Redwing, Goldeneye +71 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Razor Strop Fungus, Blushing Bracket, Smoky Bracket +51 more · last seen 2022; Fungi — Razor Strop Fungus, Blushing Bracket, Smoky Bracket +51 more · last seen 2022
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Helophorus grandis, Agabus bipustulatus, Helophorus aequalis +70 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Helophorus grandis, Agabus bipustulatus, Helophorus aequalis +70 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
playground
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Southern Upland Way (Section A - Portpatrick to Melrose) Walking route ▾
Named route Point-to-point National walking route
Show on map 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Raiders' Road Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref RR Local cycle route
Show on map National Byway (SW Scotland) Cycling route ▾
National Byway in the Solway Firth area
Named route Ref NB Regional cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
1,702 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 1,702 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Fieldfare · Goldeneye · Redwing · Swallow · Whooper Swan +36
Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Magpie Pica pica2023 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca2024 Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Falco tinnunculus tinnunculus Falco tinnunculus tinnunculus2023 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2023 Raven Corvus corax2023 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2023 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2023 Coal Tit Periparus ater2023 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2023 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2023 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2023 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2023 Robin Erithacus rubecula2023 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2023 Red Squirrel · Grey Squirrel · Pine Marten · Brown Hare
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Pine Marten Martes martes Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Common Red Soldier Beetle · Helophorus aequalis · Hydroporus tristis · Hydrobius fuscipes/rottenbergii/subrotundus · Hesperocorixa sahlbergi +12
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva Helophorus aequalis Helophorus aequalis2023 Hydroporus tristis Hydroporus tristis2023 Hydrobius fuscipes/rottenbergii/subrotundus Hydrobius fuscipes/rottenbergii/subrotundus2023 Hesperocorixa sahlbergi Hesperocorixa sahlbergi2023 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 1,702 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Fieldfare · Goldeneye · Redwing · Swallow · Whooper Swan +36
Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Magpie Pica pica2023 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca2024 Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Falco tinnunculus tinnunculus Falco tinnunculus tinnunculus2023 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2023 Raven Corvus corax2023 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2023 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2023 Coal Tit Periparus ater2023 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2023 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2023 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2023 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2023 Robin Erithacus rubecula2023 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2023 Red Squirrel · Grey Squirrel · Pine Marten · Brown Hare
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Pine Marten Martes martes Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Common Red Soldier Beetle · Helophorus aequalis · Hydroporus tristis · Hydrobius fuscipes/rottenbergii/subrotundus · Hesperocorixa sahlbergi +12
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva Helophorus aequalis Helophorus aequalis2023 Hydroporus tristis Hydroporus tristis2023 Hydrobius fuscipes/rottenbergii/subrotundus Hydrobius fuscipes/rottenbergii/subrotundus2023 Hesperocorixa sahlbergi Hesperocorixa sahlbergi2023 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Helophorus strigifrons
Helophorus strigifrons
Helophorus strigifrons2023
Helophorus strigifrons2023
Stenus bifoveolatus Stenus bifoveolatus2023
Stenus bifoveolatus Stenus bifoveolatus2023
Helophorus obscurus Helophorus obscurus2023
Helophorus obscurus Helophorus obscurus2023
Hydroporus palustris Hydroporus palustris2023
Hydroporus palustris Hydroporus palustris2023
Anacaena lutescens Anacaena lutescens2023
Anacaena lutescens Anacaena lutescens2023
Hydroporus erythrocephalus Hydroporus erythrocephalus2023
Hydroporus erythrocephalus Hydroporus erythrocephalus2023
Helophorus brevipalpis Helophorus brevipalpis2023
Helophorus brevipalpis Helophorus brevipalpis2023
Hydroporus pubescens Hydroporus pubescens2023
Hydroporus pubescens Hydroporus pubescens2023
Helophorus grandis Helophorus grandis2023
Helophorus grandis Helophorus grandis2023
Hydroporus gyllenhalii Hydroporus gyllenhalii2023
Hydroporus gyllenhalii Hydroporus gyllenhalii2023
Agabus bipustulatus Agabus bipustulatus2023
Agabus bipustulatus Agabus bipustulatus2023
Agabus affinis Agabus affinis2023
Agabus affinis Agabus affinis2023 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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