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Places › Scotland › South Scotland › Dumfries and Galloway Getting here
55.27403, -3.80901
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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 ☕ Tea Room — a good base for a longer summer day out 🌤️ 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 ☕ Tea Room — a good base for a longer summer day out 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Wren, Robin, Blackbird +72 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Wren, Robin, Blackbird +72 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Southern Hawker, Common Blue Damselfly, Common Darter +14 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Southern Hawker, Common Blue Damselfly, Common Darter +14 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
National Byway (SW Scotland) Cycling route ▾
National Byway in the Solway Firth area
Named route Ref NB Regional cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
16,058 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 16,058 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 54 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Robin · Swallow · Woodpigeon · Pied Wagtail · Jackdaw +49
Robin Erithacus rubecula Swallow Hirundo rustica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blackbird Turdus merula Great Tit Parus major Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Coal Tit Periparus ater Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Goldcrest Regulus regulus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Starling Sturnus vulgaris House Martin Delichon urbicum Carrion Crow Corvus corone Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Jay Garrulus glandarius Magpie Pica pica2024 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Nuthatch Sitta europaea Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Sand Martin Riparia riparia Greenfinch Chloris chloris Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Dunnock Prunella modularis Raven Corvus corax2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Whitethroat Curruca communis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Stock Dove Columba oenas Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Goosander Mergus merganser Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2024 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2024 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Hedgehog
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2025 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2024 ▾
Common Toad
Southern Hawker
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Wych Elm · Wavy Bitter-cress · Wood-sedge · Red-berried Elder · False-brome +27
Wych Elm Ulmus glabra Wavy Bitter-cress Cardamine flexuosa Wood-sedge Carex sylvatica Red-berried Elder Sambucus racemosa False-brome Brachypodium sylvaticum Centaurea nigra Centaurea nigra Common Water-starwort Callitriche stagnalis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 16,058 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 54 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Robin · Swallow · Woodpigeon · Pied Wagtail · Jackdaw +49
Robin Erithacus rubecula Swallow Hirundo rustica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blackbird Turdus merula Great Tit Parus major Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Coal Tit Periparus ater Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Goldcrest Regulus regulus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Starling Sturnus vulgaris House Martin Delichon urbicum Carrion Crow Corvus corone Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Jay Garrulus glandarius Magpie Pica pica2024 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Nuthatch Sitta europaea Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Sand Martin Riparia riparia Greenfinch Chloris chloris Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Dunnock Prunella modularis Raven Corvus corax2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Whitethroat Curruca communis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Stock Dove Columba oenas Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Goosander Mergus merganser Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2024 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2024 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Hedgehog
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2025 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2024 ▾
Common Toad
Southern Hawker
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Wych Elm · Wavy Bitter-cress · Wood-sedge · Red-berried Elder · False-brome +27
Wych Elm Ulmus glabra Wavy Bitter-cress Cardamine flexuosa Wood-sedge Carex sylvatica Red-berried Elder Sambucus racemosa False-brome Brachypodium sylvaticum Centaurea nigra Centaurea nigra Common Water-starwort Callitriche stagnalis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus
Crested Dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus
Crested Dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus
Sticky Mouse-ear Cerastium glomeratum
Sticky Mouse-ear Cerastium glomeratum
Bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata
Bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata
an Eyebright Euphrasia arctica
an Eyebright Euphrasia arctica
Red-osier Dogwood Cornus sericea
Red-osier Dogwood Cornus sericea
Water Forget-me-not Myosotis scorpioides
Water Forget-me-not Myosotis scorpioides
Parsley-piert Aphanes arvensis
Parsley-piert Aphanes arvensis
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense
Redshank Persicaria maculosa
Redshank Persicaria maculosa
Red Campion Silene dioica
Red Campion Silene dioica
Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre
Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre
Luzula multiflora subsp. multiflora Luzula multiflora subsp. multiflora
Luzula multiflora subsp. multiflora Luzula multiflora subsp. multiflora
Broom Cytisus scoparius
Broom Cytisus scoparius
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa
Alchemilla filicaulis subsp. vestita Alchemilla filicaulis subsp. vestita
Alchemilla filicaulis subsp. vestita Alchemilla filicaulis subsp. vestita
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius
Sitka Spruce Picea sitchensis
Sitka Spruce Picea sitchensis
Portugal Laurel Prunus lusitanica
Portugal Laurel Prunus lusitanica
Cleavers Galium aparine
Cleavers Galium aparine
Wall Speedwell Veronica arvensis
Wall Speedwell Veronica arvensis
Smooth Lady's-mantle Alchemilla glabra
Smooth Lady's-mantle Alchemilla glabra 