Corncockle Plantation, Settlement 1 ha
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Dogs welcome 1 ha
Places › Scotland › South Scotland › Dumfries and Galloway Getting here
55.16079, -3.42974
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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 — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Chaffinch, Great Tit, Blue Tit +53 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Chaffinch, Great Tit, Blue Tit +53 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Perla carlukiana, Elmis aenea, Esolus parallelepipedus +83 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Perla carlukiana, Elmis aenea, Esolus parallelepipedus +83 more · last seen 2024
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Trailing St John's-wort, Heath Cudweed, Common Stork's-bill · last seen 2017; Plants — Trailing St John's-wort, Heath Cudweed, Common Stork's-bill · last seen 2017
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Annandale Way Walking route 88 km ▾
Named route Length 88 km National walking route
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Signed route nearby
National Byway (SW Scotland) Cycling route ▾
National Byway in the Solway Firth area
Named route Ref NB Regional cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
2,555 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 2,555 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 38 species
spring summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Blackbird · Skylark · Robin · Tawny Owl · Pied Wagtail +33
Blackbird Turdus merula Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Great Tit Parus major Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Starling Sturnus vulgaris Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Little Egret Egretta garzetta Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Rook Corvus frugilegus Snipe Gallinago gallinago Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2024 Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna2024 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2023 Linnet Linaria cannabina2023 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2023 🦌 Mammals 5 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Squirrel · Fallow Deer · Badger · Otter
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris2024 Fallow Deer Dama dama Badger Meles meles Otter Lutra lutra2024 Perla carlukiana · Helophorus brevipalpis · Common Pondskater · Hydraena gracilis · Limnius volckmari +27
Perla carlukiana Perla carlukiana2023 Helophorus brevipalpis Helophorus brevipalpis2023 Common Pondskater Gerris (Gerris) lacustris2023 Hydraena gracilis Hydraena gracilis2023 Limnius volckmari Limnius volckmari2023 Elmis aenea Rubus nemoralis · Rubus lindebergii · Rubus pyramidalis · Rubus infestus · Common Stork's-bill +6
Rubus nemoralis Rubus nemoralis Rubus lindebergii Rubus lindebergii Rubus pyramidalis Rubus pyramidalis Rubus infestus Rubus infestus Common Stork's-bill Erodium cicutarium2023 Bramble Rubus fruticosus2023 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 2,555 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 38 species
spring summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Blackbird · Skylark · Robin · Tawny Owl · Pied Wagtail +33
Blackbird Turdus merula Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Great Tit Parus major Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Starling Sturnus vulgaris Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Little Egret Egretta garzetta Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Rook Corvus frugilegus Snipe Gallinago gallinago Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2024 Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna2024 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2023 Linnet Linaria cannabina2023 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2023 🦌 Mammals 5 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Squirrel · Fallow Deer · Badger · Otter
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris2024 Fallow Deer Dama dama Badger Meles meles Otter Lutra lutra2024 Perla carlukiana · Helophorus brevipalpis · Common Pondskater · Hydraena gracilis · Limnius volckmari +27
Perla carlukiana Perla carlukiana2023 Helophorus brevipalpis Helophorus brevipalpis2023 Common Pondskater Gerris (Gerris) lacustris2023 Hydraena gracilis Hydraena gracilis2023 Limnius volckmari Limnius volckmari2023 Elmis aenea Rubus nemoralis · Rubus lindebergii · Rubus pyramidalis · Rubus infestus · Common Stork's-bill +6
Rubus nemoralis Rubus nemoralis Rubus lindebergii Rubus lindebergii Rubus pyramidalis Rubus pyramidalis Rubus infestus Rubus infestus Common Stork's-bill Erodium cicutarium2023 Bramble Rubus fruticosus2023 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Elmis aenea2023
Elmis aenea2023
Esolus parallelepipedus Esolus parallelepipedus2023
Esolus parallelepipedus Esolus parallelepipedus2023
Laccobius striatulus Laccobius striatulus2023
Laccobius striatulus Laccobius striatulus2023
Nebrioporus elegans Nebrioporus elegans2023
Nebrioporus elegans Nebrioporus elegans2023
Water Singer Micronecta (Micronecta) poweri2023
Water Singer Micronecta (Micronecta) poweri2023
Hydraena riparia Hydraena riparia2023
Hydraena riparia Hydraena riparia2023
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Gyrinus substriatus Gyrinus substriatus2023
Gyrinus substriatus Gyrinus substriatus2023
Hydrocyphon deflexicollis Hydrocyphon deflexicollis2023
Hydrocyphon deflexicollis Hydrocyphon deflexicollis2023
Riolus subviolaceus Riolus subviolaceus2023
Riolus subviolaceus Riolus subviolaceus2023
Contacyphon coarctatus Contacyphon coarctatus2023
Contacyphon coarctatus Contacyphon coarctatus2023
Water Cricket Velia (Plesiovelia) caprai2023
Water Cricket Velia (Plesiovelia) caprai2023
Sialis fuliginosa Sialis fuliginosa2023
Sialis fuliginosa Sialis fuliginosa2023
Agabus sturmii Agabus sturmii2023
Agabus sturmii Agabus sturmii2023
Platambus maculatus Platambus maculatus2023
Platambus maculatus Platambus maculatus2023
Minutest Diving Beetle Bidessus minutissimus2023
Minutest Diving Beetle Bidessus minutissimus2023
Oulimnius tuberculatus Oulimnius tuberculatus2023
Oulimnius tuberculatus Oulimnius tuberculatus2023
Ilybius fuliginosus Ilybius fuliginosus2023
Ilybius fuliginosus Ilybius fuliginosus2023
Water Measurer Hydrometra stagnorum2023
Water Measurer Hydrometra stagnorum2023
Velia (Plesiovelia) saulii Velia (Plesiovelia) saulii2023
Velia (Plesiovelia) saulii Velia (Plesiovelia) saulii2023
Bembidion tetracolum Bembidion tetracolum2023
Bembidion tetracolum Bembidion tetracolum2023
Hydraena testacea Hydraena testacea2023
Hydraena testacea Hydraena testacea2023
Bembidion prasinum Bembidion prasinum2023
Bembidion prasinum Bembidion prasinum2023
Hydraena rufipes Hydraena rufipes2023
Hydraena rufipes Hydraena rufipes2023
Haliplus lineatocollis Haliplus lineatocollis2023
Haliplus lineatocollis Haliplus lineatocollis2023
Paranchus albipes Paranchus albipes2023
Paranchus albipes Paranchus albipes2023
Helophorus arvernicus Helophorus arvernicus2023
Helophorus arvernicus Helophorus arvernicus2023 Rubus scissus
Rubus scissus
Rubus scissus2023
Rubus scissus2023
Rubus nessensis Rubus nessensis2023
Rubus nessensis Rubus nessensis2023
Rubus sect. Rubus Rubus sect. Rubus2023
Rubus sect. Rubus Rubus sect. Rubus2023
Plaited-leaved Bramble Rubus plicatus2023
Plaited-leaved Bramble Rubus plicatus2023
Rubus dasyphyllus Rubus dasyphyllus2023
Rubus dasyphyllus Rubus dasyphyllus2023 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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