Bramble Island, Crannog
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Getting here
54.92349, -5.13018
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦46+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Swallow
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- ⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦46+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Swallow
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- ⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Swallow, Great Tit +43 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Blue Tit, Swallow, Great Tit +43 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Emerald Damselfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Large Red Damselfly +126 more · last seen 2023
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Moderate match
Plants — Bluebell, Shining Hookeria, Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss +1 more · last seen 2025
Free
🏡Historic gardens
Moderate match
Historic site
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Southern Upland Way (Section A - Portpatrick to Melrose)Walking route▾
Named routePoint-to-pointNational walking route
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
3,858 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
3,858 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds42 species
springsummer
2025▾
Blue Tit · Great Tit · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Coal Tit · Chaffinch +37
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- SiskinSpinus spinus2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- MagpiePica pica2024
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2024
- CootFulica atra2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrix2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- Rock DoveColumba livia2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
- CuckooCuculus canorus2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2024
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2024
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2024
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2023
🦌Mammals3 species
springsummerautumnwinter
2025▾
Red Squirrel · Grey Squirrel · Pine Marten
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024
- Pine MartenMartes martes2023
🐸Amphibians2 species
summer
2023▾
Palmate Newt · Common Toad
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
- Common ToadBufo bufo
Bembidion tetracolum · Bembidion tibiale · Snail Hunter · Agriotes pallidulus · Paranchus albipes +19
- Bembidion tetracolumBembidion tetracolum
- Bembidion tibialeBembidion tibiale
- Snail HunterCychrus caraboides
- Agriotes pallidulusAgriotes pallidulus
- Paranchus albipesParanchus albipes
- Small Nettle WeevilNedyus quadrimaculatus
- Contacyphon hilaris
Shining Hookeria · Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss · Sanicle · Hedge Woundwort · Gorse +41
- Shining HookeriaHookeria lucens
- Hart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatum
- SanicleSanicula europaea2023
- Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2022
- GorseUlex europaeus2022
- Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2022
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
3,858 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds42 species
springsummer
2025▾
Blue Tit · Great Tit · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Coal Tit · Chaffinch +37
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- SiskinSpinus spinus2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- MagpiePica pica2024
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2024
- CootFulica atra2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrix2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- Rock DoveColumba livia2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
- CuckooCuculus canorus2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2024
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2024
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2024
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2023
🦌Mammals3 species
springsummerautumnwinter
2025▾
Red Squirrel · Grey Squirrel · Pine Marten
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024
- Pine MartenMartes martes2023
🐸Amphibians2 species
summer
2023▾
Palmate Newt · Common Toad
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
- Common ToadBufo bufo
Bembidion tetracolum · Bembidion tibiale · Snail Hunter · Agriotes pallidulus · Paranchus albipes +19
- Bembidion tetracolumBembidion tetracolum
- Bembidion tibialeBembidion tibiale
- Snail HunterCychrus caraboides
- Agriotes pallidulusAgriotes pallidulus
- Paranchus albipesParanchus albipes
- Small Nettle WeevilNedyus quadrimaculatus
- Contacyphon hilaris
Shining Hookeria · Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss · Sanicle · Hedge Woundwort · Gorse +41
- Shining HookeriaHookeria lucens
- Hart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatum
- SanicleSanicula europaea2023
- Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2022
- GorseUlex europaeus2022
- Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2022
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Contacyphon hilaris
Contacyphon hilaris
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