Clatteringshaws Loch 821 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Free entry Dogs welcome 821 ha
Places › Scotland › South Scotland › Dumfries and Galloway Getting here
55.06596, -4.28323
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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 🌿 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
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🌿 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Chaffinch, Siskin, Robin +63 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Chaffinch, Siskin, Robin +63 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Antler Moth, July Highflyer, Flame Shoulder +144 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Antler Moth, July Highflyer, Flame Shoulder +144 more · last seen 2024
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Eyebright, Crested Dog's-tail, Pineappleweed +138 more · last seen 2016; Plants — Eyebright, Crested Dog's-tail, Pineappleweed +138 more · last seen 2016
Free
Plants — Autumn Hawkbit, Common Sorrel, Raspberry +16 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route 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 9 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Raiders' Road Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref RR Local cycle route
Show on map Glentrool Big Country Ride Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref GBC Local cycle route
Show on map Route 7 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 7 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Byway (SW Scotland) Cycling route ▾
National Byway in the Solway Firth area
Named route Ref NB Regional cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 234 m ▾
Named route Ref 7 Length 234 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 7.3 km ▾
Named route Ref 7 Length 7.3 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Photos Clatteringshaws Loch from the heights of Benniguinea
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Wildlife to spot
1,819 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 1,819 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 50 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Chaffinch · Siskin · Robin · Blackbird · Blue Tit +45
Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Siskin Spinus spinus Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Carrion Crow Corvus corone Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Swallow Hirundo rustica Greylag Goose Anser anser House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Canada Goose Branta canadensis Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Common Gull Larus canus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Raven Corvus corax2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2023 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2022 Smew Mergellus albellus Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Jay Garrulus glandarius Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Teal Anas crecca2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2023 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2023 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2023 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2023 Goosander Mergus merganser2023 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2022 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2022 Whitethroat Curruca communis2022 Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix2022 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis2022 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2022 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter spring autumn
2025 ▾
Red Squirrel · Badger · Mole · Pine Marten
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Badger Meles meles2024 Mole Talpa europaea2024 Pine Marten Martes martes2023 Adder
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Toad
Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Chrysotoxum arcuatum · Staphylinus erythropterus · Eristalis pertinax · Meliscaeva auricollis +6
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii Chrysotoxum arcuatum Chrysotoxum arcuatum Staphylinus erythropterus Staphylinus erythropterus2023 Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2022 Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis2022 7-spot Ladybird Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 1,819 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 50 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Chaffinch · Siskin · Robin · Blackbird · Blue Tit +45
Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Siskin Spinus spinus Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Carrion Crow Corvus corone Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Swallow Hirundo rustica Greylag Goose Anser anser House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Canada Goose Branta canadensis Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Common Gull Larus canus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Raven Corvus corax2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2023 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2022 Smew Mergellus albellus Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Jay Garrulus glandarius Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Teal Anas crecca2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2023 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2023 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2023 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2023 Goosander Mergus merganser2023 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2022 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2022 Whitethroat Curruca communis2022 Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix2022 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis2022 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2022 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter spring autumn
2025 ▾
Red Squirrel · Badger · Mole · Pine Marten
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Badger Meles meles2024 Mole Talpa europaea2024 Pine Marten Martes martes2023 Adder
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Toad
Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Chrysotoxum arcuatum · Staphylinus erythropterus · Eristalis pertinax · Meliscaeva auricollis +6
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii Chrysotoxum arcuatum Chrysotoxum arcuatum Staphylinus erythropterus Staphylinus erythropterus2023 Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2022 Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis2022 7-spot Ladybird Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Coccinella septempunctata2022
Coccinella septempunctata2022
Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis2022
Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis2022
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2022
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2022
Dark Giant Horsefly Tabanus sudeticus2022
Dark Giant Horsefly Tabanus sudeticus2022
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis2022
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis2022
Oedemera virescens Oedemera virescens2022
Oedemera virescens Oedemera virescens2022 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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