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Drove Knowe Monument

📷 Kevin Rae · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Dogs welcome

Getting here

55.19885, -3.08245

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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
  • 🌿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

  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Pheasant, Robin, Siskin +43 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Pheasant, Robin, Siskin +43 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Heath Cudweed, Bluebell, Trailing St John's-wort +240 more · last seen 2017; Plants — Heath Cudweed, Bluebell, Trailing St John's-wort +240 more · last seen 2017

Free

Foraging

Plants — Amphibious Bistort, Smooth Hawk's-beard, Marsh Hawk's-beard +27 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Anacaena globulus, Water Cricket, Lesteva longoelytrata +45 more · last seen 2023; Insects — Anacaena globulus, Water Cricket, Lesteva longoelytrata +45 more · last seen 2023

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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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

Photos

Bentpath

📷 Kevin Rae · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Bentpath

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

⛪Westerkirk ChurchReligious grounds400 m→✦Hizzie Birren SettlementHistoric site400 m→✦Bentpath, SettlementHistoric site1.1 km→✦Shiel Burn, SettlementHistoric site3.3 km→✦Craig Hill, HillfortHistoric site3.4 km→✦White Birren, SettlementHistoric site4.2 km→

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