Boreland of Anwoth Motte 1 ha
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Dogs welcome 1 ha
Places › Scotland › South Scotland › Dumfries and Galloway Getting here
54.87033, -4.20697
Open directionsv 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 🦉 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 — Mallard, Jackdaw, Chaffinch +82 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mallard, Jackdaw, Chaffinch +82 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Mamillate Plait-moss, Fox-tail Feather-moss, Long-beaked Water Feather-moss +92 more · last seen 2023; Plants — Mamillate Plait-moss, Fox-tail Feather-moss, Long-beaked Water Feather-moss +92 more · last seen 2023
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Azure Damselfly, Common Blue Damselfly, Common Darter +38 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Azure Damselfly, Common Blue Damselfly, Common Darter +38 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Two-horned Pincerwort, Wood-rust, Great Scented Liverwort
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 18 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 7 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 7 National Cycle Network
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Named route Ref 7 Length 9.4 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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Named route Ref 7 Length 196 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
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Named route Ref 7 Length 11.7 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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Named route Ref 7 Length 320 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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Named route Ref 7 Length 28 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface other
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Wildlife to spot
17,681 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 17,681 records · National Biodiversity Network Dipper · Woodpigeon · Chaffinch · Jackdaw · Mallard +43
Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Gadwall Mareca strepera Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater Wigeon Mareca penelope Teal Anas crecca Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2025 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula2025 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Squirrel · American Mink
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris American Mink Neovison vison Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Common Blue Damselfly · Azure Damselfly · Common Darter · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Anoplotrupes stercorosus +9
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025 Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025 Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus Common Hawker Aeshna juncea Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 17,681 records · National Biodiversity Network Dipper · Woodpigeon · Chaffinch · Jackdaw · Mallard +43
Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Gadwall Mareca strepera Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater Wigeon Mareca penelope Teal Anas crecca Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2025 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula2025 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Squirrel · American Mink
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris American Mink Neovison vison Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Common Blue Damselfly · Azure Damselfly · Common Darter · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Anoplotrupes stercorosus +9
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025 Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025 Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus Common Hawker Aeshna juncea Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis2025
Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis2025
Notch-horned Cleg Haematopota pluvialis2025
Notch-horned Cleg Haematopota pluvialis2025
Short-winged Cone-head Conocephalus dorsalis2025
Short-winged Cone-head Conocephalus dorsalis2025
Broad Damselbug Nabis (Nabicula) flavomarginatus2025
Broad Damselbug Nabis (Nabicula) flavomarginatus2025
Red Mason Bee Osmia bicornis2025
Red Mason Bee Osmia bicornis2025
Tawny Mining Bee Andrena fulva2025
Tawny Mining Bee Andrena fulva2025 