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Places › Scotland › South Scotland › Dumfries and Galloway Getting here
54.86338, -5.04891
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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 ✦ 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 — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Barn Owl, Peregrine, Raven +52 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Barn Owl, Peregrine, Raven +52 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Grayling, Meadow Brown, Small Tortoiseshell +1 more · last seen 2011; Insects — Grayling, Meadow Brown, Small Tortoiseshell +1 more · last seen 2011
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Mull of Galloway Trail Walking route 59 km ▾
Named route Length 59 km National walking route
Show on map Loch Ryan Coastal Path Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Southern Upland Way (Section A - Portpatrick to Melrose) Walking route ▾
Named route Point-to-point National walking route
Show on map 15 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 73 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 73 National Cycle Network
Show on map EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV1 International cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 24 m ▾
Named route Ref 83 Length 24 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 150 m ▾
Named route Ref 83 Length 150 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 20 m ▾
Named route Ref 83 Length 20 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.4 km ▾
Named route Ref 83 Length 1.4 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
734 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 734 records · National Biodiversity Network Barn Owl · Peregrine · Raven · Chaffinch · Collared Dove +33
Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2024 Raven Corvus corax2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2014 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2011 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2011 Dunnock Prunella modularis2011 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2011 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2011 Linnet Linaria cannabina2011 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2011 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus2011 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2011 Whitethroat Curruca communis2011 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula2024 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus2024 Scaup Aythya marila2023 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2023 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2023 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2023 Carrion/Hooded Crow Hybrid Corvus corone x cornix2019 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata2014 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2011 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2011 Rook Corvus frugilegus2011 Robin Erithacus rubecula2011 Skylark Alauda arvensis2011 Great Tit Parus major2011 🦌 Mammals 6 species
winter spring summer autumn
2023 ▾
Brown Hare · Common Shrew · Roe Deer · Soprano Pipistrelle · Grey Seal +1
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Common Shrew Sorex araneus2020 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2019 Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2012 Grey Seal Adder · Common Lizard
Adder Vipera berus Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara2014 Grayling · Meadow Brown · Small Tortoiseshell
Grayling Hipparchia semele Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 734 records · National Biodiversity Network Barn Owl · Peregrine · Raven · Chaffinch · Collared Dove +33
Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2024 Raven Corvus corax2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2014 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2011 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2011 Dunnock Prunella modularis2011 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2011 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2011 Linnet Linaria cannabina2011 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2011 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus2011 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2011 Whitethroat Curruca communis2011 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula2024 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus2024 Scaup Aythya marila2023 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2023 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2023 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2023 Carrion/Hooded Crow Hybrid Corvus corone x cornix2019 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata2014 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2011 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2011 Rook Corvus frugilegus2011 Robin Erithacus rubecula2011 Skylark Alauda arvensis2011 Great Tit Parus major2011 🦌 Mammals 6 species
winter spring summer autumn
2023 ▾
Brown Hare · Common Shrew · Roe Deer · Soprano Pipistrelle · Grey Seal +1
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Common Shrew Sorex araneus2020 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2019 Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2012 Grey Seal Adder · Common Lizard
Adder Vipera berus Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara2014 Grayling · Meadow Brown · Small Tortoiseshell
Grayling Hipparchia semele Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Halichoerus grypus2012
Halichoerus grypus2012
Common Porpoise Phocoena phocoena2011
Common Porpoise Phocoena phocoena2011 