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Crawick Multiverse

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome33 ha

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55.38248, -3.93294

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦63+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Jackdaw and Swift
🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦63+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Jackdaw and Swift
🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

ParkingPicnic spot

Best for

9 activities

Picnic day out

Very strong match

picnic area, car park; Urban park — open green space

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Jackdaw, Swift, Carrion Crow +60 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Jackdaw, Swift, Carrion Crow +60 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Oak Fern, Bluebell, Yarrow +379 more · last seen 2017

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Common Darter, Common Hawker, Black Darter +81 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Darter, Common Hawker, Black Darter +81 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Oak Fern, Great Scented Liverwort, Rowan +34 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Southern Upland Way (Section A - Portpatrick to Melrose)Walking route

Named routePoint-to-pointNational walking route

Wildlife to spot

2,178 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

2,178 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds52 species

winterspringsummer

2026

Jackdaw · Swift · Oystercatcher · Grey Heron · Mallard +47

JackdawColoeus monedula2025
SwiftApus apus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
CootFulica atra2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Great TitParus major2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Barn OwlTyto alba2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
TealAnas crecca2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
DunnockPrunella modularis2023
MerlinFalco columbarius2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
DipperCinclus cinclus2023
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2023
LinnetLinaria cannabina2023
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2023
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2023
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2023
CurlewNumenius arquata2023
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2023

🦌

Mammals6 species

springwinter

2025

Rabbit · Mole · Grey Squirrel · Common Pipistrelle · Stoat +1

RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
MoleTalpa europaea2024
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
StoatMustela erminea2024
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus

🐝

Insects10 species

autumn

2025

Large Red Damselfly · Four-spotted Chaser · Common Hawker · Common Darter · Black Darter +5

Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2024
Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2024
Common HawkerAeshna juncea2024
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2024
Black DarterSympetrum danae2024
Mesembrina meridiana

🌿

Plants3 species

summerautumn

2024

Broad-leaved Helleborine · New Zealand Pigmyweed · Rubus polyanthemus

Broad-leaved HelleborineEpipactis helleborine
New Zealand PigmyweedCrassula helmsii
Rubus polyanthemusRubus polyanthemus2023

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

2,178 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds52 species

winterspringsummer

2026

Jackdaw · Swift · Oystercatcher · Grey Heron · Mallard +47

JackdawColoeus monedula2025
SwiftApus apus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
CootFulica atra2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Great TitParus major2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Barn OwlTyto alba2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
TealAnas crecca2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
DunnockPrunella modularis2023
MerlinFalco columbarius2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
DipperCinclus cinclus2023
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2023
LinnetLinaria cannabina2023
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2023
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2023
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2023
CurlewNumenius arquata2023
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2023

🦌

Mammals6 species

springwinter

2025

Rabbit · Mole · Grey Squirrel · Common Pipistrelle · Stoat +1

RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
MoleTalpa europaea2024
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
StoatMustela erminea2024
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus

🐝

Insects10 species

autumn

2025

Large Red Damselfly · Four-spotted Chaser · Common Hawker · Common Darter · Black Darter +5

Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2024
Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2024
Common HawkerAeshna juncea2024
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2024
Black DarterSympetrum danae2024
Mesembrina meridiana

🌿

Plants3 species

summerautumn

2024

Broad-leaved Helleborine · New Zealand Pigmyweed · Rubus polyanthemus

Broad-leaved HelleborineEpipactis helleborine
New Zealand PigmyweedCrassula helmsii
Rubus polyanthemusRubus polyanthemus2023

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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