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Dormont

📷 Adrian Taylor · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Getting here

55.06505, -3.39522

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦73+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Grey Heron
✦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

🐦73+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Grey Heron
✦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

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

5 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Mallard, Grey Heron, Mute Swan +70 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mallard, Grey Heron, Mute Swan +70 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Green-veined White, Painted Lady, Red Admiral +75 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Green-veined White, Painted Lady, Red Admiral +75 more · last seen 2024

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Seasonal nature

Moderate match

Plants — Pendulous Sedge · last seen 2017; Plants — Pendulous Sedge · last seen 2017

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Annandale WayWalking route88 km

Named routeLength 88 kmNational walking route

🚴

Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

National Byway (SW Scotland)Cycling route

National Byway in the Solway Firth area

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

2,182 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

2,182 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds48 species

spring

2025

Blue Tit · Song Thrush · Chiffchaff · Willow Warbler · Wren +43

Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
BlackbirdTurdus merula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Great TitParus major
NuthatchSitta europaea
JackdawColoeus monedula
RobinErithacus rubecula
Coal TitPeriparus ater
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
SwallowHirundo rustica
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
Mute SwanCygnus olor
RookCorvus frugilegus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
GoosanderMergus merganser
DunnockPrunella modularis
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
CuckooCuculus canorus
SiskinSpinus spinus
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Rock DoveColumba livia
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
CurlewNumenius arquata
KingfisherAlcedo atthis

🦌

Mammals2 species

autumn

2025

Grey Squirrel · Red Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

2,182 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds48 species

spring

2025

Blue Tit · Song Thrush · Chiffchaff · Willow Warbler · Wren +43

Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
BlackbirdTurdus merula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Great TitParus major
NuthatchSitta europaea
JackdawColoeus monedula
RobinErithacus rubecula
Coal TitPeriparus ater
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
SwallowHirundo rustica
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
Mute SwanCygnus olor
RookCorvus frugilegus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
GoosanderMergus merganser
DunnockPrunella modularis
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
CuckooCuculus canorus
SiskinSpinus spinus
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Rock DoveColumba livia
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
CurlewNumenius arquata
KingfisherAlcedo atthis

🦌

Mammals2 species

autumn

2025

Grey Squirrel · Red Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Adrian Taylor · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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🌱Walled GardenUrban park2.5 km→⛪Dalton Parish ChurchReligious grounds1.5 km→✦Joe Graham MemorialHistoric site2.1 km→✦Bengallhill, SettlementHistoric site2.5 km→✦Range Castle, HillfortHistoric site2.6 km→

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