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Dindinnie Lower Reservoir

9 ha
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Free entryDogs welcome9 ha

Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — dragonfly and damselfly activity peaks along water edges
  • 🌿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

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Swallow, House Sparrow, Blackbird +25 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Swallow, House Sparrow, Blackbird +25 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Silver-ground Carpet +144 more · last seen 2022; Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Silver-ground Carpet +144 more · last seen 2022

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Meadow Buttercup, Common Chickweed, Greater Stitchwort +96 more · last seen 2017; Plants — Meadow Buttercup, Common Chickweed, Greater Stitchwort +96 more · last seen 2017

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Chickweed, Common Sorrel, Hogweed +11 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Mull of Galloway TrailWalking route59 km
Named routeLength 59 kmNational walking route
Loch Ryan Coastal PathWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Southern Upland Way (Section A - Portpatrick to Melrose)Walking route
Named routePoint-to-pointNational walking route
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Cycling

10 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 73Cycling route
Named routeRef 73National Cycle Network
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 1Cycling route
Named routeRef EV1International cycle route
Main RouteCycling route150 m
Named routeRef 83Length 150 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route155 m
Named routeRef 83Length 155 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route101 m
Named routeRef 83Length 101 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface blocks
Main RouteCycling route66 m
Named routeRef 83Length 66 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

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