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Places › Scotland › South Scotland › Dumfries and Galloway Getting here
54.75979, -5.00563
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ✦ 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
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ✦ 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 — Barn Owl, Oystercatcher, Herring Gull +88 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Barn Owl, Oystercatcher, Herring Gull +88 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Rock Samphire, Sea-kale, Spring Squill +35 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Rock Samphire, Sea-kale, Spring Squill +35 more · last seen 2024
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Common Green Grasshopper, Field Grasshopper +41 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Small White, Common Green Grasshopper, Field Grasshopper +41 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Good match
Fungi — Black Lichen · last seen 2013; Fungi — Black Lichen · last seen 2013
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Mull of Galloway Trail Walking route 59 km ▾
Named route Length 59 km National walking route
Show on map Photos Doon Castle Broch, High Ardwell Bay
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Wildlife to spot
1,566 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 1,566 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Oystercatcher · Stonechat · Herring Gull · Rock Pipit · Cormorant +42
Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Herring Gull Larus argentatus Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Gannet Morus bassanus2023 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Curlew Numenius arquata2023 Barn Owl Tyto alba2023 Raven Corvus corax Shag Gulosus aristotelis2023 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2023 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Peregrine Falco peregrinus Redshank Tringa totanus2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2023 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2023 Common Gull Larus canus2023 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2023 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2023 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2023 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna2023 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2023 Blackbird Turdus merula2023 Linnet Linaria cannabina2023 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2023 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus2024 Dunlin Calidris alpina2023 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla2023 Robin Erithacus rubecula2023 Skylark Alauda arvensis2023 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2023 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2022 Swallow Hirundo rustica2022 Common Tern Sterna hirundo2022 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2022 Greylag Goose Anser anser2022 Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea2022 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius2022 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata2022 Rock Dove Columba livia2022 Sanderling Calidris alba2021 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2021 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus2021 🦌 Mammals 4 species
summer autumn
2024 ▾
Grey Seal · Rabbit · Red Squirrel · Grey Squirrel
Grey Seal Halichoerus grypus2023 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2022 🐝 Insects 5 species
winter summer
2026 ▾
Broscus cephalotes · Turnip Tigress · Carabus problematicus · Broad Centurion · 7-spot Ladybird
Broscus cephalotes Broscus cephalotes Turnip Tigress Athalia rosae2023 Carabus problematicus Carabus problematicus2022 Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa2021 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2021 Rock Samphire · Frosted Orache · Sea Rocket · Beet · Common Bird's-foot-trefoil +48
Rock Samphire Crithmum maritimum Frosted Orache Atriplex laciniata2023 Sea Rocket Cakile maritima2023 Beet Beta vulgaris2023 Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus2023 Wild Thyme Thymus drucei Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 1,566 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Oystercatcher · Stonechat · Herring Gull · Rock Pipit · Cormorant +42
Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Herring Gull Larus argentatus Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Gannet Morus bassanus2023 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Curlew Numenius arquata2023 Barn Owl Tyto alba2023 Raven Corvus corax Shag Gulosus aristotelis2023 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2023 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Peregrine Falco peregrinus Redshank Tringa totanus2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2023 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2023 Common Gull Larus canus2023 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2023 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2023 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2023 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna2023 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2023 Blackbird Turdus merula2023 Linnet Linaria cannabina2023 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2023 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus2024 Dunlin Calidris alpina2023 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla2023 Robin Erithacus rubecula2023 Skylark Alauda arvensis2023 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2023 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2022 Swallow Hirundo rustica2022 Common Tern Sterna hirundo2022 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2022 Greylag Goose Anser anser2022 Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea2022 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius2022 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata2022 Rock Dove Columba livia2022 Sanderling Calidris alba2021 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2021 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus2021 🦌 Mammals 4 species
summer autumn
2024 ▾
Grey Seal · Rabbit · Red Squirrel · Grey Squirrel
Grey Seal Halichoerus grypus2023 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2022 🐝 Insects 5 species
winter summer
2026 ▾
Broscus cephalotes · Turnip Tigress · Carabus problematicus · Broad Centurion · 7-spot Ladybird
Broscus cephalotes Broscus cephalotes Turnip Tigress Athalia rosae2023 Carabus problematicus Carabus problematicus2022 Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa2021 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2021 Rock Samphire · Frosted Orache · Sea Rocket · Beet · Common Bird's-foot-trefoil +48
Rock Samphire Crithmum maritimum Frosted Orache Atriplex laciniata2023 Sea Rocket Cakile maritima2023 Beet Beta vulgaris2023 Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus2023 Wild Thyme Thymus drucei Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2023
2023
Sea Campion Silene uniflora2023
Sea Campion Silene uniflora2023
Sea Radish Raphanus raphanistrum subsp. maritimus2023
Sea Radish Raphanus raphanistrum subsp. maritimus2023
Curled Dock Rumex crispus2023
Curled Dock Rumex crispus2023
Bell Heather Erica cinerea2023
Bell Heather Erica cinerea2023
Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum2023
Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum2023
English Stonecrop Sedum anglicum2023
English Stonecrop Sedum anglicum2023
Geranium robertianum subsp. maritimum Geranium robertianum subsp. maritimum2023
Geranium robertianum subsp. maritimum Geranium robertianum subsp. maritimum2023
Red Clover Trifolium pratense2023
Red Clover Trifolium pratense2023
Spear-leaved Orache Atriplex prostrata2023
Spear-leaved Orache Atriplex prostrata2023
Sea Club-rush Bolboschoenus maritimus2023
Sea Club-rush Bolboschoenus maritimus2023
Babington's Orache Atriplex glabriuscula2023
Babington's Orache Atriplex glabriuscula2023
Boreau's Ramping-fumitory Fumaria muralis subsp. boraei2023
Boreau's Ramping-fumitory Fumaria muralis subsp. boraei2023
Equal-leaved Knotgrass Polygonum arenastrum2023
Equal-leaved Knotgrass Polygonum arenastrum2023
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2023
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2023
Marram Ammophila arenaria2023
Marram Ammophila arenaria2023
Sand Couch Elymus junceiformis2023
Sand Couch Elymus junceiformis2023
Sand Sedge Carex arenaria2023
Sand Sedge Carex arenaria2023
Sea Sandwort Honckenya peploides2023
Sea Sandwort Honckenya peploides2023
Buck's-horn Plantain Plantago coronopus2023
Buck's-horn Plantain Plantago coronopus2023
Sea Mouse-ear Cerastium diffusum2023
Sea Mouse-ear Cerastium diffusum2023
Spring Squill Scilla verna2023
Spring Squill Scilla verna2023
Great Horsetail Equisetum telmateia2023
Great Horsetail Equisetum telmateia2023
Saltmarsh Rush Juncus gerardii2023
Saltmarsh Rush Juncus gerardii2023
Thrift Armeria maritima2023
Thrift Armeria maritima2023
Hairy Sedge Carex hirta2023
Hairy Sedge Carex hirta2023
Crested Hair-grass Koeleria macrantha2023
Crested Hair-grass Koeleria macrantha2023
Common Scurvygrass Cochlearia officinalis2023
Common Scurvygrass Cochlearia officinalis2023
Festuca rubra Festuca rubra2023
Festuca rubra Festuca rubra2023
Gorse Ulex europaeus2023
Gorse Ulex europaeus2023
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum2023
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum2023
Common Spike-rush Eleocharis palustris2023
Common Spike-rush Eleocharis palustris2023
Common Reed Phragmites australis2023
Common Reed Phragmites australis2023
Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre2023
Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre2023
Centaurea nigra Centaurea nigra2023
Centaurea nigra Centaurea nigra2023
Tripleurospermum maritimum subsp. maritimum Tripleurospermum maritimum subsp. maritimum2023
Tripleurospermum maritimum subsp. maritimum Tripleurospermum maritimum subsp. maritimum2023
Hemlock Water-dropwort Oenanthe crocata2023
Hemlock Water-dropwort Oenanthe crocata2023
Sea-Milkwort Lysimachia maritima2023
Sea-Milkwort Lysimachia maritima2023
Common Sedge Carex nigra2023
Common Sedge Carex nigra2023
Common Centaury Centaurium erythraea2022
Common Centaury Centaurium erythraea2022
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum2021
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum2021
Water Cress Nasturtium officinale2021
Water Cress Nasturtium officinale2021
Sheep's-bit Jasione montana2021
Sheep's-bit Jasione montana2021
Ivy Hedera helix2021
Ivy Hedera helix2021
Scarlet Pimpernel Lysimachia arvensis2021
Scarlet Pimpernel Lysimachia arvensis2021
Seaside Centaury Centaurium littorale2021
Seaside Centaury Centaurium littorale2021
Silverweed Potentilla anserina2021
Silverweed Potentilla anserina2021
Sea Spleenwort Asplenium marinum2021
Sea Spleenwort Asplenium marinum2021 