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Castle Kennedy

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📷 Billy McCrorie · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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54.90723, -4.94890

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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
✦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

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🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

4 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Canada Goose, Mallard, Greylag Goose +79 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Canada Goose, Mallard, Greylag Goose +79 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, St Marks Fly, Azure Damselfly +17 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, St Marks Fly, Azure Damselfly +17 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Mull of Galloway TrailWalking route59 km

Named routeLength 59 kmNational walking route

Loch Ryan Coastal PathWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Southern Upland Way (Section A - Portpatrick to Melrose)Walking route

Named routePoint-to-pointNational walking route

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Cycling

23 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN National Route 73Cycling route

Named routeRef 73National Cycle Network

EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 1Cycling route

Named routeRef EV1International cycle route

Main RouteCycling route56 m

Named routeRef 83Length 56 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route844 m

Named routeRef 83Length 844 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route24 m

Named routeRef 83Length 24 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route199 m

Named routeRef 83Length 199 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

11,164 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

11,164 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds52 species

springautumn

2026

Canada Goose · Blackbird · Mallard · Greylag Goose · Wigeon +47

Canada GooseBranta canadensis
BlackbirdTurdus merula
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
WigeonMareca penelope2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
CootFulica atra2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Great TitParus major
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
Greenland White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons flavirostris2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalis2025
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025

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Mammals3 species

springsummerautumnwinter

2025

Grey Squirrel · Red Squirrel · Roe Deer

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus

🐝

Insects9 species

spring

2025

Dark-edged Bee-fly · St Marks Fly · Azure Damselfly · Eristalis intricaria · Orange Ladybird +4

Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
St Marks FlyBibio marci
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
Eristalis intricariaEristalis intricaria
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata
Chilenocaecilius ornatipennisChilenocaecilius ornatipennis
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

11,164 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds52 species

springautumn

2026

Canada Goose · Blackbird · Mallard · Greylag Goose · Wigeon +47

Canada GooseBranta canadensis
BlackbirdTurdus merula
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
WigeonMareca penelope2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
CootFulica atra2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Great TitParus major
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
Greenland White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons flavirostris2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalis2025
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025

🦌

Mammals3 species

springsummerautumnwinter

2025

Grey Squirrel · Red Squirrel · Roe Deer

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus

🐝

Insects9 species

spring

2025

Dark-edged Bee-fly · St Marks Fly · Azure Damselfly · Eristalis intricaria · Orange Ladybird +4

Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
St Marks FlyBibio marci
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
Eristalis intricariaEristalis intricaria
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata
Chilenocaecilius ornatipennisChilenocaecilius ornatipennis
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Billy McCrorie · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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