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Places › Scotland › South Scotland › Dumfries and Galloway Getting here
54.95094, -4.07174
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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 — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Robin +58 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Robin +58 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large Red Damselfly, Eyed Ladybird, Common Green Grasshopper +152 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Large Red Damselfly, Eyed Ladybird, Common Green Grasshopper +152 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Cypress-leaved Plait-moss, Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss, Rough-stalked Feather-moss +14 more · last seen 2023; Plants — Cypress-leaved Plait-moss, Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss, Rough-stalked Feather-moss +14 more · last seen 2023
Free
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Wildlife to spot
3,473 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 3,473 records · National Biodiversity Network Great Tit · Blue Tit · Robin · Blackcap · Willow Warbler +42
Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Siskin Spinus spinus2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blackbird Turdus merula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2024 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Raven Corvus corax Jay Garrulus glandarius Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2024 Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2024 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2024 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Red Squirrel · Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · Red Deer · Soprano Pipistrelle +2
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2024 Red Deer Cervus elaphus2024 Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2024 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2024 Adder
🐝 Insects 3 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Large Red Damselfly · Cheilosia illustrata · Mesembrina meridiana
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2024 Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 3,473 records · National Biodiversity Network Great Tit · Blue Tit · Robin · Blackcap · Willow Warbler +42
Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Siskin Spinus spinus2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blackbird Turdus merula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2024 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Raven Corvus corax Jay Garrulus glandarius Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2024 Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2024 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2024 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Red Squirrel · Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · Red Deer · Soprano Pipistrelle +2
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2024 Red Deer Cervus elaphus2024 Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2024 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2024 Adder
🐝 Insects 3 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Large Red Damselfly · Cheilosia illustrata · Mesembrina meridiana
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2024 Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Noctule Nyctalus noctula2024
Noctule Nyctalus noctula2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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