Clarks Little Ark Petting Zoo 3 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🐄 Farms🦅 Birds
Public access Paid entry Dogs welcome 3 ha
Places › Scotland › South Scotland › Dumfries and Galloway Getting here
55.37285, -3.92502
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🐄 Summer visits here combine well with a walk along nearby trails — the animals are most active in the morning. 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🐄 Summer visits here combine well with a walk along nearby trails — the animals are most active in the morning. 🐕 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
Free
🐄 Farm visits
Very strong match
Zoo or animal collection
Varies
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Jackdaw, Mallard, Swift +66 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Jackdaw, Mallard, Swift +66 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Darter, Large Red Damselfly, Common Hawker +79 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Darter, Large Red Damselfly, Common Hawker +79 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Fern-leaved Hook-moss, Olive Beard-moss, Wall Screw-moss +141 more · last seen 2019; Plants — Fern-leaved Hook-moss, Olive Beard-moss, Wall Screw-moss +141 more · last seen 2019
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 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 Southern Upland Way - deviation Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
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Wildlife to spot
4,795 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 4,795 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Jackdaw · Swift · Mallard · Robin · Goldfinch +40
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2024 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2024 Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca2024 Merlin Falco columbarius2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2024 Rabbit · Common Pipistrelle · Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Large Red Damselfly · Four-spotted Chaser · Common Hawker · Common Darter · Black Darter +4
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2024 Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata2024 Common Hawker Aeshna juncea2024 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2024 Black Darter Sympetrum danae2024 Mesembrina meridiana 🌿 Plants 2 species
summer autumn
2024 ▾
Broad-leaved Helleborine · New Zealand Pigmyweed
Broad-leaved Helleborine Epipactis helleborine New Zealand Pigmyweed Crassula helmsii Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 4,795 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Jackdaw · Swift · Mallard · Robin · Goldfinch +40
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2024 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2024 Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca2024 Merlin Falco columbarius2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2024 Rabbit · Common Pipistrelle · Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Large Red Damselfly · Four-spotted Chaser · Common Hawker · Common Darter · Black Darter +4
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2024 Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata2024 Common Hawker Aeshna juncea2024 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2024 Black Darter Sympetrum danae2024 Mesembrina meridiana 🌿 Plants 2 species
summer autumn
2024 ▾
Broad-leaved Helleborine · New Zealand Pigmyweed
Broad-leaved Helleborine Epipactis helleborine New Zealand Pigmyweed Crassula helmsii Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Mesembrina meridiana
Mesembrina meridiana
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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