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Catharine's Hill, Settlement

1 ha

📷 Oliver Dixon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Dogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

55.27940, -3.40996

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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
  • 🌿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

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Carrion Crow, Blue Tit, Rook +39 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Blue Tit, Rook +39 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Common Dog-violet, Reed Canary-grass, Procumbent Pearlwort +215 more · last seen 2017; Plants — Common Dog-violet, Reed Canary-grass, Procumbent Pearlwort +215 more · last seen 2017

Free

Foraging

Plants — Raspberry, Sessile Oak, Marsh Hawk's-beard +23 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Bembidion guttula, Stenus juno, Oedemera virescens +28 more · last seen 2021; Insects — Bembidion guttula, Stenus juno, Oedemera virescens +28 more · last seen 2021

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Southern Upland Way (Section A - Portpatrick to Melrose)Walking route
Named routePoint-to-pointNational walking route
Annandale WayWalking route88 km
Named routeLength 88 kmNational walking route
Romans and Reivers RouteWalking route84 km
Named routeLength 84 kmPoint-to-pointNational walking route
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Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 74Cycling route
Named routeRef 74National Cycle Network
Caledonian CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 10Regional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

River Annan

📷 Oliver Dixon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

River Annan

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Barnhill WoodUrban park4.1 km→🌱Moffat Community Nature ReserveUrban park5 km→⛪Wamphray Parish ChurchReligious grounds3.8 km→✦Milton of Tassiesholm (Samian Ware Discovery Site)Historic site2.5 km→✦Lochwood CastleHistoric site3.2 km→✦Buried War bunkerHistoric site3.9 km→

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