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Brydekirk Parish Church

📷 JThomas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

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55.02153, -3.27960

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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
🐕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

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🐕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

6 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Blue Tit, Woodpigeon, Chaffinch +74 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Woodpigeon, Chaffinch +74 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — 10-spot Ladybird, Green Dock Beetle, 14-spot Ladybird +23 more · last seen 2024; Insects — 10-spot Ladybird, Green Dock Beetle, 14-spot Ladybird +23 more · last seen 2024

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Common Liverwort, Grey-cushioned Grimmia, Springy Turf-moss · last seen 2024; Plants — Common Liverwort, Grey-cushioned Grimmia, Springy Turf-moss · last seen 2024

Free

Heritage

Moderate match

Religious grounds — local heritage

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Annandale WayWalking route88 km

Named routeLength 88 kmNational walking route

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Cycling

36 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Dumfries and Galloway Cycle Route 11Cycling route

Named routeRef 11Local cycle route

Route 7Cycling route

Named routeRef 7National Cycle Network

National Byway (SW Scotland)Cycling route

National Byway in the Solway Firth area

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route

Main RouteCycling route322 m

Named routeRef 7Length 322 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route730 m

Named routeRef 7Length 730 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route200 m

Named routeRef 7Length 200 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

3,505 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

3,505 records · National Biodiversity Network

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Birds39 species

springsummer

2025

Blue Tit · Great Tit · Chaffinch · Carrion Crow · Coal Tit +34

Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Great TitParus major
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Coal TitPeriparus ater
NuthatchSitta europaea
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RobinErithacus rubecula
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
RookCorvus frugilegus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
JackdawColoeus monedula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
SiskinSpinus spinus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
BlackbirdTurdus merula
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
WoodcockScolopax rusticola
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
CurlewNumenius arquata
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Rock DoveColumba livia
SwallowHirundo rustica
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Common GullLarus canus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
House SparrowPasser domesticus
House MartinDelichon urbicum
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Mute SwanCygnus olor
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus

🦌

Mammals1 species

autumnwinter

2025

Grey Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

3,505 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds39 species

springsummer

2025

Blue Tit · Great Tit · Chaffinch · Carrion Crow · Coal Tit +34

Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Great TitParus major
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Coal TitPeriparus ater
NuthatchSitta europaea
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RobinErithacus rubecula
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
RookCorvus frugilegus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
JackdawColoeus monedula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
SiskinSpinus spinus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
BlackbirdTurdus merula
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
WoodcockScolopax rusticola
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
CurlewNumenius arquata
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Rock DoveColumba livia
SwallowHirundo rustica
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Common GullLarus canus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
House SparrowPasser domesticus
House MartinDelichon urbicum
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Mute SwanCygnus olor
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus

🦌

Mammals1 species

autumnwinter

2025

Grey Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 JThomas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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