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Dornock Parish Church

📷 Walter Baxter · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsInsects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

54.98243, -3.20416

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
  • 🛝Playground 156m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

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

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Magpie, Carrion Crow, Starling +44 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Magpie, Carrion Crow, Starling +44 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Dark Arches, Common Rustic agg. +223 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Dark Arches, Common Rustic agg. +223 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Red Fescue, Creeping Bent, Saltmarsh Rush +29 more · last seen 2012; Plants — Red Fescue, Creeping Bent, Saltmarsh Rush +29 more · last seen 2012

Free

Playgrounds

playground

Free

Family friendly

playground

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Hadrian's Wall PathWalking route134.5 km
Named routeLength 134.5 kmNational walking route
Annandale WayWalking route88 km
Named routeLength 88 kmNational walking route
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Cycling

37 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Hadrian's CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 72National Cycle Network
Dumfries and Galloway Cycle Route 11Cycling route
Named routeRef 11Local cycle route
Route 7Cycling route
Named routeRef 7National Cycle Network
National Byway (SW Scotland)Cycling route

National Byway in the Solway Firth area

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route200 m
Named routeRef 7Length 200 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route59 m
Named routeRef 7Length 59 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

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Dornock Parish Church

📷 Walter Baxter · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Dornock Parish Church

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🌱EverholmUrban park4 km→🌱Motte ParkUrban park3.9 km→🌱Heckelgirth ParkUrban park3.3 km→🌱Newington ParkUrban park3.4 km→🌱Seaforth Park & GardensUrban park3.4 km→🌱Seaforth GardensUrban park3.4 km→

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