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🦉 Wildlife🍂 Seasonal🦅 Birds
Dogs welcome 20 ha
Places › Scotland › South Scotland › Dumfries and Galloway Getting here
55.09646, -3.27660
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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 — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
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🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Jacobaea, Thyme-leaved Speedwell, Herb-Robert +161 more · last seen 2011; Plants — Jacobaea, Thyme-leaved Speedwell, Herb-Robert +161 more · last seen 2011
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🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Fieldfare, Redwing, Whooper Swan +23 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Fieldfare, Redwing, Whooper Swan +23 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Thyme-leaved Speedwell, Pedunculate Oak, Blackthorn +17 more foraging species
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Green-veined White, Common Hawker, Common Darter +18 more · last seen 2018; Insects — Green-veined White, Common Hawker, Common Darter +18 more · last seen 2018
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Annandale Way Walking route 88 km ▾
Named route Length 88 km National walking route
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Signed route nearby
National Byway (SW Scotland) Cycling route ▾
National Byway in the Solway Firth area
Named route Ref NB Regional cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
575 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 575 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 19 species
winter summer
2025 ▾
Fieldfare · Redwing · Whooper Swan · Merlin · Goldeneye +14
Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Redwing Turdus iliacus Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus2023 Merlin Falco columbarius2024 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula2021 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla2019 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2017 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2017 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2017 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2017 Blackbird Turdus merula2017 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2017 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2017 Coal Tit Periparus ater2017 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2017 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2017 Skylark Alauda arvensis2017 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2017 Swallow Hirundo rustica2014 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter summer
2024 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris2020 Common Hawker · Green-veined White · Common Darter · Black Darter · Emerald Damselfly +14
Common Hawker Aeshna juncea2015 Green-veined White Pieris napi Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2015 Black Darter Sympetrum danae2015 Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa2015 Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Blackening Waxcap · Sycamore Tarspot
Blackening Waxcap Hygrocybe conica Sycamore Tarspot Rhytisma acerinum 🌿 Plants 34 species
summer autumn
2023 ▾
Rough Chervil · Quaking-grass · Tawny Sedge · Heath-grass · Long-Stalked Yellow Sedge +29
Rough Chervil Chaerophyllum temulum Quaking-grass Briza media2019 Tawny Sedge Carex hostiana2019 Heath-grass Danthonia decumbens2019 Long-Stalked Yellow Sedge Carex lepidocarpa2019 Marsh Valerian Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 575 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 19 species
winter summer
2025 ▾
Fieldfare · Redwing · Whooper Swan · Merlin · Goldeneye +14
Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Redwing Turdus iliacus Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus2023 Merlin Falco columbarius2024 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula2021 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla2019 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2017 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2017 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2017 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2017 Blackbird Turdus merula2017 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2017 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2017 Coal Tit Periparus ater2017 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2017 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2017 Skylark Alauda arvensis2017 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2017 Swallow Hirundo rustica2014 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter summer
2024 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris2020 Common Hawker · Green-veined White · Common Darter · Black Darter · Emerald Damselfly +14
Common Hawker Aeshna juncea2015 Green-veined White Pieris napi Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2015 Black Darter Sympetrum danae2015 Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa2015 Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Blackening Waxcap · Sycamore Tarspot
Blackening Waxcap Hygrocybe conica Sycamore Tarspot Rhytisma acerinum 🌿 Plants 34 species
summer autumn
2023 ▾
Rough Chervil · Quaking-grass · Tawny Sedge · Heath-grass · Long-Stalked Yellow Sedge +29
Rough Chervil Chaerophyllum temulum Quaking-grass Briza media2019 Tawny Sedge Carex hostiana2019 Heath-grass Danthonia decumbens2019 Long-Stalked Yellow Sedge Carex lepidocarpa2019 Marsh Valerian Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2015
2015
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2015
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2015
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2012
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2012
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata2015
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata2015
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2012
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2012
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2012
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2012
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2015
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2015
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2015
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2015
Small White Pieris rapae
Small White Pieris rapae
Acridoidea Acridoidea2015
Acridoidea Acridoidea2015
Emerald damselflies Lestes2014
Emerald damselflies Lestes2014
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2014
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2014
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2012
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2012
Large White Pieris brassicae2012
Large White Pieris brassicae2012 Valeriana dioica2019
Valeriana dioica2019
Water Horsetail Equisetum fluviatile2019
Water Horsetail Equisetum fluviatile2019
Common Cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium2019
Common Cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium2019
Marsh Willowherb Epilobium palustre2019
Marsh Willowherb Epilobium palustre2019
Lesser Knotweed Koenigia campanulata2019
Lesser Knotweed Koenigia campanulata2019
Few-flowered Spike-rush Eleocharis quinqueflora2019
Few-flowered Spike-rush Eleocharis quinqueflora2019
Marsh Lousewort Pedicularis palustris2019
Marsh Lousewort Pedicularis palustris2019
Dioecious Sedge Carex dioica2019
Dioecious Sedge Carex dioica2019
Common Butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris2019
Common Butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris2019
Common Chickweed Stellaria media2019
Common Chickweed Stellaria media2019
Marsh Arrowgrass Triglochin palustris2019
Marsh Arrowgrass Triglochin palustris2019
Common Slender Eyebright Euphrasia micrantha2019
Common Slender Eyebright Euphrasia micrantha2019
Velvet Bent Agrostis canina2019
Velvet Bent Agrostis canina2019
Marsh Hawk's-beard Crepis paludosa2019
Marsh Hawk's-beard Crepis paludosa2019
Lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica2019
Lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica2019
Downy Oat Avenula pubescens2019
Downy Oat Avenula pubescens2019
Marsh Horsetail Equisetum palustre2019
Marsh Horsetail Equisetum palustre2019
Slender Scottish Eyebright Euphrasia scottica2019
Slender Scottish Eyebright Euphrasia scottica2019
Oval Sedge Carex leporina2011
Oval Sedge Carex leporina2011
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum2011
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum2011
Beech Fagus sylvatica2011
Beech Fagus sylvatica2011
Reed Canary-grass Phalaris arundinacea2011
Reed Canary-grass Phalaris arundinacea2011
Marsh Cudweed Gnaphalium uliginosum2011
Marsh Cudweed Gnaphalium uliginosum2011
Marsh Foxtail Alopecurus geniculatus2011
Marsh Foxtail Alopecurus geniculatus2011
Marsh Cinquefoil Comarum palustre2011
Marsh Cinquefoil Comarum palustre2011
Gorse Ulex europaeus2011
Gorse Ulex europaeus2011
Dryopteris affinis Dryopteris affinis2011
Dryopteris affinis Dryopteris affinis2011
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2011
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2011
Crested Dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus2011
Crested Dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus2011 