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Barnhill Wood

9 ha

📷 Andrew King · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome9 ha

Getting here

55.31299, -3.43593

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

🌤️ Visiting this summer

☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

8 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, Mallard, Great Tit +71 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Chaffinch, Mallard, Great Tit +71 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Large Red Damselfly +70 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Large Red Damselfly +70 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Hiking

Good match

Named hiking route nearby: Romans and Reivers Route

Free

Family friendly

Good match

Urban park — family destination

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

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN National Route 74Cycling route

Named routeRef 74National Cycle Network

Caledonian CyclewayCycling route

Named routeRef 10Regional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

11,156 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

11,156 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds47 species

autumn

2026

Chaffinch · Little Grebe · Mallard · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw +42

ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Great TitParus major2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
SiskinSpinus spinus
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Mute SwanCygnus olor
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Great White EgretArdea alba2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
TwiteLinaria flavirostris2025
TealAnas crecca2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

autumn

2025

Red Squirrel

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris

🐝

Insects4 species

summer

2025

Blue-tailed Damselfly · Common Blue Damselfly · Large Red Damselfly · Common Hawker

Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
Common HawkerAeshna juncea

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

11,156 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds47 species

autumn

2026

Chaffinch · Little Grebe · Mallard · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw +42

ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Great TitParus major2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
SiskinSpinus spinus
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Mute SwanCygnus olor
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Great White EgretArdea alba2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
TwiteLinaria flavirostris2025
TealAnas crecca2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

autumn

2025

Red Squirrel

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris

🐝

Insects4 species

summer

2025

Blue-tailed Damselfly · Common Blue Damselfly · Large Red Damselfly · Common Hawker

Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
Common HawkerAeshna juncea

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Andrew King · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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