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Places › Scotland › South Scotland › Dumfries and Galloway Getting here
54.94814, -4.70004
Open directionsv 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 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Chaffinch, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Blackbird +66 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Chaffinch, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Blackbird +66 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Scotch Argus, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Golden-ringed Dragonfly +77 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Scotch Argus, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Golden-ringed Dragonfly +77 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Common Centaury, Tall-clustered Thread-moss, Small-mouthed Thread-moss +116 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Common Centaury, Tall-clustered Thread-moss, Small-mouthed Thread-moss +116 more · last seen 2024
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Good match
Fungi — Sickener · last seen 2013; Fungi — Sickener · last seen 2013
Varies
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Wildlife to spot
748 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 748 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 30 species
winter spring autumn
2025 ▾
Great Spotted Woodpecker · Chaffinch · Greylag Goose · Robin · Blackbird +25
Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2023 Greylag Goose Anser anser2023 Robin Erithacus rubecula2023 Blackbird Turdus merula2023 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Carrion Crow Corvus corone2023 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2023 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2023 Dunnock Prunella modularis2023 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2023 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2023 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2021 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2021 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2023 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2023 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2023 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2023 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2023 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2023 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2023 Raven Corvus corax2023 Coal Tit Periparus ater2022 Jay Garrulus glandarius2022 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2022 Great Tit Parus major2022 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2021 Skylark Alauda arvensis2021 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2021 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2021 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter autumn
2025 ▾
Red Squirrel · Rabbit · Pine Marten · Badger
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2021 Pine Marten Martes martes2022 Badger Meles meles2022 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter spring
2024 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 48 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Blue-tailed Damselfly · Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Four-spotted Chaser · Limnebius truncatellus · Cicadella viridis +43
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2023 Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii2023 Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata2023 Limnebius truncatellus Limnebius truncatellus2023 Cicadella viridis Cicadella viridis Spiraea
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 748 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 30 species
winter spring autumn
2025 ▾
Great Spotted Woodpecker · Chaffinch · Greylag Goose · Robin · Blackbird +25
Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2023 Greylag Goose Anser anser2023 Robin Erithacus rubecula2023 Blackbird Turdus merula2023 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Carrion Crow Corvus corone2023 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2023 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2023 Dunnock Prunella modularis2023 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2023 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2023 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2021 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2021 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2023 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2023 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2023 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2023 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2023 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2023 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2023 Raven Corvus corax2023 Coal Tit Periparus ater2022 Jay Garrulus glandarius2022 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2022 Great Tit Parus major2022 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2021 Skylark Alauda arvensis2021 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2021 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2021 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter autumn
2025 ▾
Red Squirrel · Rabbit · Pine Marten · Badger
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2021 Pine Marten Martes martes2022 Badger Meles meles2022 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter spring
2024 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 48 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Blue-tailed Damselfly · Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Four-spotted Chaser · Limnebius truncatellus · Cicadella viridis +43
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2023 Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii2023 Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata2023 Limnebius truncatellus Limnebius truncatellus2023 Cicadella viridis Cicadella viridis Spiraea
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Ilybius fuliginosus Ilybius fuliginosus2023
Ilybius fuliginosus Ilybius fuliginosus2023
Helophorus flavipes Helophorus flavipes2023
Helophorus flavipes Helophorus flavipes2023
Haliplus lineatocollis Haliplus lineatocollis2023
Haliplus lineatocollis Haliplus lineatocollis2023
Pondskater Gerris2023
Pondskater Gerris2023
Rhagium bifasciatum Rhagium bifasciatum2023
Rhagium bifasciatum Rhagium bifasciatum2023
Green Dock Beetle Gastrophysa viridula2022
Green Dock Beetle Gastrophysa viridula2022
Anacaena globulus Anacaena globulus2020
Anacaena globulus Anacaena globulus2020
Stenus nitidiusculus Stenus nitidiusculus2020
Stenus nitidiusculus Stenus nitidiusculus2020
Hydroporus longicornis Hydroporus longicornis2020
Hydroporus longicornis Hydroporus longicornis2020
Agabus guttatus Agabus guttatus2020
Agabus guttatus Agabus guttatus2020
Mystacides azurea Mystacides azurea
Mystacides azurea Mystacides azurea
Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis2024
Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis2024
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis2024
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis2024
Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus2024
Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus2024
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2024
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2024
Helophorus brevipalpis Helophorus brevipalpis2023
Helophorus brevipalpis Helophorus brevipalpis2023
River Skater Aquarius najas2023
River Skater Aquarius najas2023
Velia (Plesiovelia) saulii Velia (Plesiovelia) saulii2023
Velia (Plesiovelia) saulii Velia (Plesiovelia) saulii2023
Oulimnius tuberculatus Oulimnius tuberculatus2023
Oulimnius tuberculatus Oulimnius tuberculatus2023
Elmis aenea Elmis aenea2023
Elmis aenea Elmis aenea2023
Water Singer Micronecta (Micronecta) poweri2023
Water Singer Micronecta (Micronecta) poweri2023
Common Pondskater Gerris (Gerris) lacustris2023
Common Pondskater Gerris (Gerris) lacustris2023
Enochrus fuscipennis Enochrus fuscipennis2023
Enochrus fuscipennis Enochrus fuscipennis2023
Keeled Skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens2023
Keeled Skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens2023
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2022
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2022
Caenis Caenis2022
Caenis Caenis2022
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2021
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2021
Limnephilidae Limnephilidae2021
Limnephilidae Limnephilidae2021
Common Water-Boatman Notonecta (Notonecta) glauca2021
Common Water-Boatman Notonecta (Notonecta) glauca2021
Water Lily Aphid Rhopalosiphum nymphaeae2021
Water Lily Aphid Rhopalosiphum nymphaeae2021
Dark Giant Horsefly Tabanus sudeticus2021
Dark Giant Horsefly Tabanus sudeticus2021
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2021
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2021
Phryganeidae Phryganeidae2021
Phryganeidae Phryganeidae2021
Ampedus balteatus Ampedus balteatus2021
Ampedus balteatus Ampedus balteatus2021
Pine Weevil Hylobius abietis2021
Pine Weevil Hylobius abietis2021
Simulium Simulium2021
Simulium Simulium2021
Leptophlebia marginata Leptophlebia marginata2021
Leptophlebia marginata Leptophlebia marginata2021
Pedicia Pedicia2021
Pedicia Pedicia2021
Hydroporus incognitus Hydroporus incognitus2020
Hydroporus incognitus Hydroporus incognitus2020
Hydroporus longulus Hydroporus longulus2020
Hydroporus longulus Hydroporus longulus2020
Hydroporus memnonius Hydroporus memnonius2020
Hydroporus memnonius Hydroporus memnonius2020
Agabus bipustulatus Agabus bipustulatus2020
Agabus bipustulatus Agabus bipustulatus2020
Stenus bimaculatus Stenus bimaculatus2020
Stenus bimaculatus Stenus bimaculatus2020 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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