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Places › Scotland › South Scotland › Dumfries and Galloway Getting here
55.29976, -3.45945
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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 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 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 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 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; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Chaffinch, Blackbird, Blue Tit +51 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Chaffinch, Blackbird, Blue Tit +51 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Black Medick, Cut-leaved Crane's-bill, Common Spike-rush +236 more · last seen 2017; Plants — Black Medick, Cut-leaved Crane's-bill, Common Spike-rush +236 more · last seen 2017
Free
Plants — Common Nettle, Bramble, Bulrush +28 more foraging species
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Large Red Damselfly +20 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Large Red Damselfly +20 more · last seen 2025
Free
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
Show on map Photos Clearfell at Craigielands Wood
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Wildlife to spot
3,814 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 3,814 records · National Biodiversity Network Chaffinch · Moorhen · Mute Swan · Nuthatch · Jackdaw +28
Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Siskin Spinus spinus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2023 Coal Tit Periparus ater2023 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2023 Rook Corvus frugilegus2023 Robin Erithacus rubecula2023 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2023 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2023 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2023 Great Tit Parus major2023 🦌 Mammals 5 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Hedgehog · Badger · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2024 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Badger Meles meles2023 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Toad
Common Blue Damselfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Large Red Damselfly · Four-spotted Chaser · Common Hawker +4
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata Common Hawker Aeshna juncea Variable Damselfly Coenagrion pulchellum2024 🌿 Plants 5 species
summer autumn
2024 ▾
Water Figwort · Wood Small-reed · Rubus ulmifolius · Rubus dasyphyllus · Rubus lindebergii
Water Figwort Scrophularia auriculata Wood Small-reed Calamagrostis epigejos Rubus ulmifolius Rubus ulmifolius2023 Rubus dasyphyllus Rubus dasyphyllus2023 Rubus lindebergii Rubus lindebergii2023 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 3,814 records · National Biodiversity Network Chaffinch · Moorhen · Mute Swan · Nuthatch · Jackdaw +28
Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Siskin Spinus spinus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2023 Coal Tit Periparus ater2023 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2023 Rook Corvus frugilegus2023 Robin Erithacus rubecula2023 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2023 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2023 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2023 Great Tit Parus major2023 🦌 Mammals 5 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Hedgehog · Badger · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2024 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Badger Meles meles2023 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Toad
Common Blue Damselfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Large Red Damselfly · Four-spotted Chaser · Common Hawker +4
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata Common Hawker Aeshna juncea Variable Damselfly Coenagrion pulchellum2024 🌿 Plants 5 species
summer autumn
2024 ▾
Water Figwort · Wood Small-reed · Rubus ulmifolius · Rubus dasyphyllus · Rubus lindebergii
Water Figwort Scrophularia auriculata Wood Small-reed Calamagrostis epigejos Rubus ulmifolius Rubus ulmifolius2023 Rubus dasyphyllus Rubus dasyphyllus2023 Rubus lindebergii Rubus lindebergii2023 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Black Darter
Black Darter
Sympetrum danae2024
Sympetrum danae2024
Pine Weevil Hylobius abietis
Pine Weevil Hylobius abietis
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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