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Places › Scotland › South Scotland › Dumfries and Galloway Getting here
54.74741, -4.48722
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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 — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Blue-tailed Damselfly, Common Hawker, Large Yellow Underwing +29 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Blue-tailed Damselfly, Common Hawker, Large Yellow Underwing +29 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — House Sparrow · last seen 2025; Birds — House Sparrow · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Moderate match
Plants — Himalayan Balsam · last seen 2018; Plants — Himalayan Balsam · last seen 2018
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Whithorn Way - b Barrhill to Whithorn) Walking route ▾
From inspection all routes from Girvan to Barrhill are very problematic for long distance walkers. Accordingly it is strongly suggested public tranport is used between Girvan and Barrhill. Whithorn Way (south - Ayr to Whithorn) is now continued.
Named route Ref WW-b Regional walking route
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Wildlife to spot
1,954 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 1,954 records · National Biodiversity Network House Sparrow
House Sparrow Passer domesticus Soprano Pipistrelle · Leisler's Bat · Common Pipistrelle · Red Squirrel · Grey Squirrel +2
Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2016 Leisler's Bat Nyctalus leisleri2016 Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2016 Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2023 Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2016 Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus2016 🐝 Insects 32 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Common Hawker · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Large Yellow Underwing · Buff Ermine · Common Footman +27
Common Hawker Aeshna juncea2020 Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2020 Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba2018 Buff Ermine Spilosoma lutea2018 Common Footman Eilema lurideola2018 Himalayan Balsam
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 1,954 records · National Biodiversity Network House Sparrow
House Sparrow Passer domesticus Soprano Pipistrelle · Leisler's Bat · Common Pipistrelle · Red Squirrel · Grey Squirrel +2
Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2016 Leisler's Bat Nyctalus leisleri2016 Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2016 Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2023 Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2016 Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus2016 🐝 Insects 32 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Common Hawker · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Large Yellow Underwing · Buff Ermine · Common Footman +27
Common Hawker Aeshna juncea2020 Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2020 Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba2018 Buff Ermine Spilosoma lutea2018 Common Footman Eilema lurideola2018 Himalayan Balsam
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Common Rustic agg.
Common Rustic agg.
Mesapamea secalis agg.2018
Mesapamea secalis agg.2018
Ghost Moth Hepialus humuli2018
Ghost Moth Hepialus humuli2018
Carabus nemoralis Carabus nemoralis
Carabus nemoralis Carabus nemoralis
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
Microvelia (Microvelia) reticulata Microvelia (Microvelia) reticulata2020
Microvelia (Microvelia) reticulata Microvelia (Microvelia) reticulata2020
Ilybius fuliginosus Ilybius fuliginosus2020
Ilybius fuliginosus Ilybius fuliginosus2020
Colymbetes fuscus Colymbetes fuscus2020
Colymbetes fuscus Colymbetes fuscus2020
Haliplus ruficollis Haliplus ruficollis2020
Haliplus ruficollis Haliplus ruficollis2020
Stenus bifoveolatus Stenus bifoveolatus2020
Stenus bifoveolatus Stenus bifoveolatus2020
Ilybius guttiger Ilybius guttiger2020
Ilybius guttiger Ilybius guttiger2020
Water Scorpion Nepa cinerea2020
Water Scorpion Nepa cinerea2020
Stenus binotatus Stenus binotatus2020
Stenus binotatus Stenus binotatus2020
Stenus melanarius Stenus melanarius2020
Stenus melanarius Stenus melanarius2020
Larger Noterus Noterus clavicornis2020
Larger Noterus Noterus clavicornis2020
Hydroporus erythrocephalus Hydroporus erythrocephalus2020
Hydroporus erythrocephalus Hydroporus erythrocephalus2020
Helophorus brevipalpis Helophorus brevipalpis2020
Helophorus brevipalpis Helophorus brevipalpis2020
Elephant Hawk-moth Deilephila elpenor2018
Elephant Hawk-moth Deilephila elpenor2018
Burnished Brass Diachrysia chrysitis2018
Burnished Brass Diachrysia chrysitis2018
Dark-barred Twin-spot Carpet Xanthorhoe ferrugata2018
Dark-barred Twin-spot Carpet Xanthorhoe ferrugata2018
Ingrailed Clay Diarsia mendica2018
Ingrailed Clay Diarsia mendica2018
Orange Swift Triodia sylvina2018
Orange Swift Triodia sylvina2018
Light Emerald Campaea margaritaria2018
Light Emerald Campaea margaritaria2018
Common Carpet Epirrhoe alternata2018
Common Carpet Epirrhoe alternata2018
Flame Carpet Xanthorhoe designata2018
Flame Carpet Xanthorhoe designata2018
Drinker Euthrix potatoria2018
Drinker Euthrix potatoria2018
Uncertain/Rustic Hoplodrina octogenaria/blanda2018
Uncertain/Rustic Hoplodrina octogenaria/blanda2018 