Beechgrove Recreation Grounds
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Places › Scotland › South Scotland › Dumfries and Galloway Getting here
55.33692, -3.44763
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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 ⚽ Playing fields is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground 209m away — 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 ⚽ Playing fields is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground 209m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Free 🛝 Playground
🦉 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, Jackdaw +64 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Chaffinch, Carrion Crow, Jackdaw +64 more · last seen 2025
Free
⚽ Playing fields
Very strong match
Playing field
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Springy Turf-moss, Frizzled Crisp-moss, Silky Wall Feather-moss +91 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Springy Turf-moss, Frizzled Crisp-moss, Silky Wall Feather-moss +91 more · last seen 2024
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Large Red Damselfly +40 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Large Red Damselfly +40 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Two-horned Pincerwort, Wood-rust, Great Scented Liverwort
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes 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 Annandale Way Walking route 88 km ▾
Named route Length 88 km National walking route
Show on map Romans and Reivers Route Walking route 84 km ▾
Named route Length 84 km Point-to-point National walking route
Show on map 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 74 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 74 National Cycle Network
Show on map Caledonian Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 10 Regional cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
14,037 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 14,037 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Jackdaw · Carrion Crow · Chaffinch · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon +35
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Robin Erithacus rubecula Dipper Cinclus cinclus Great Tit Parus major Coal Tit Periparus ater Blackbird Turdus merula Starling Sturnus vulgaris Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Nuthatch Sitta europaea Rook Corvus frugilegus Dunnock Prunella modularis Magpie Pica pica Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Siskin Spinus spinus Tree Sparrow Passer montanus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Jay Garrulus glandarius Goldcrest Regulus regulus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Rock Dove Columba livia Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Swallow Hirundo rustica Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Greenfinch Chloris chloris Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus House Martin Delichon urbicum Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Stock Dove Columba oenas 🦌 Mammals 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Common Blue Damselfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Azure Damselfly · Large Red Damselfly · Four-spotted Chaser +5
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata Common Hawker Aeshna juncea Eristalis pertinax Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 14,037 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Jackdaw · Carrion Crow · Chaffinch · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon +35
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Robin Erithacus rubecula Dipper Cinclus cinclus Great Tit Parus major Coal Tit Periparus ater Blackbird Turdus merula Starling Sturnus vulgaris Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Nuthatch Sitta europaea Rook Corvus frugilegus Dunnock Prunella modularis Magpie Pica pica Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Siskin Spinus spinus Tree Sparrow Passer montanus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Jay Garrulus glandarius Goldcrest Regulus regulus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Rock Dove Columba livia Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Swallow Hirundo rustica Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Greenfinch Chloris chloris Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus House Martin Delichon urbicum Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Stock Dove Columba oenas 🦌 Mammals 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Common Blue Damselfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Azure Damselfly · Large Red Damselfly · Four-spotted Chaser +5
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata Common Hawker Aeshna juncea Eristalis pertinax Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii
Cicadella viridis Cicadella viridis
Cicadella viridis Cicadella viridis Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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