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Dumfries House Estate

398 ha

📷 Billy McCrorie · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome398 ha

Getting here

55.45852, -4.30850

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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
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
☕Coach House Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
☕Coach House Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

CaféParking

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Robin, Chaffinch, Great Tit +54 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Chaffinch, Great Tit +54 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Himalayan Balsam, Ragged-Robin +35 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Helophilus pendulus, Eristalis intricaria, Syrphus +153 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Helophilus pendulus, Eristalis intricaria, Syrphus +153 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Family friendly

Good match

café; Urban park — family destination

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

River Ayr WayWalking route66 km

Named routeLength 66 kmPoint-to-pointNational walking route

Wildlife to spot

30,920 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

30,920 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds30 species

autumn

2026

Chaffinch · Blackbird · Great Tit · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit +25

ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Great TitParus major
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RobinErithacus rubecula
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025

🐝

Insects53 species

summer

2025

Syrphus · Helophilus pendulus · Eristalis intricaria · Syrphus ribesii · Leucozona glaucia +48

SyrphusSyrphus
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
Eristalis intricariaEristalis intricaria
Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii
Leucozona glauciaLeucozona glaucia
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
CheilosiaCheilosia
Cheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrata
Dasysyrphus albostriatusDasysyrphus albostriatus
SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria
Meliscaeva cinctellaMeliscaeva cinctella
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Xylota segnisXylota segnis
Rhingia campestrisRhingia campestris
Eristalis horticolaEristalis horticola
Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens
Tenthredo arcuata/brevicornis/notha/schaefferiTenthredo arcuata/brevicornis/notha/schaefferi
Eupeodes latifasciatusEupeodes latifasciatus
Eristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorum
Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
SciaraSciara
Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
Larch LadybirdAphidecta obliterata
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
Eyed LadybirdAnatis ocellata
Pill BeetleByrrhus pilula
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
Bronze ShieldbugTroilus luridus
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Spiked ShieldbugPicromerus bidens
Platycheirus scutatusPlatycheirus scutatus
EristalisEristalis
Epistrophe grossulariaeEpistrophe grossulariae
Eristalis nemorumEristalis nemorum
Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus
Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta
Conops quadrifasciatusConops quadrifasciatus
Graphomya maculataGraphomya maculata
Ferdinandea cupreaFerdinandea cuprea
Helina trivittataHelina trivittata
Dasysyrphus tricinctusDasysyrphus tricinctus
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata
Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea
Platycheirus granditarsusPlatycheirus granditarsus
Marsh SnipeflyRhagio tringarius
Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana
Evacanthus interruptusEvacanthus interruptus
Leucozona laternariaLeucozona laternaria

🌿

Plants7 species

summer

2025

Michaelmas-Daisy · Large Bindweed · Spear Thistle · Zigzag Clover · Viper's-bugloss +2

Michaelmas-DaisyAster
Large BindweedCalystegia silvatica
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
Zigzag CloverTrifolium medium
Viper's-buglossEchium vulgare
Curled DockRumex crispus
Yellow Bird's-nestHypopitys monotropa

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

30,920 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds30 species

autumn

2026

Chaffinch · Blackbird · Great Tit · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit +25

ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Great TitParus major
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RobinErithacus rubecula
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025

🐝

Insects53 species

summer

2025

Syrphus · Helophilus pendulus · Eristalis intricaria · Syrphus ribesii · Leucozona glaucia +48

SyrphusSyrphus
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
Eristalis intricariaEristalis intricaria
Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii
Leucozona glauciaLeucozona glaucia
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
CheilosiaCheilosia
Cheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrata
Dasysyrphus albostriatusDasysyrphus albostriatus
SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria
Meliscaeva cinctellaMeliscaeva cinctella
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Xylota segnisXylota segnis
Rhingia campestrisRhingia campestris
Eristalis horticolaEristalis horticola
Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens
Tenthredo arcuata/brevicornis/notha/schaefferiTenthredo arcuata/brevicornis/notha/schaefferi
Eupeodes latifasciatusEupeodes latifasciatus
Eristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorum
Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
SciaraSciara
Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
Larch LadybirdAphidecta obliterata
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
Eyed LadybirdAnatis ocellata
Pill BeetleByrrhus pilula
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
Bronze ShieldbugTroilus luridus
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Spiked ShieldbugPicromerus bidens
Platycheirus scutatusPlatycheirus scutatus
EristalisEristalis
Epistrophe grossulariaeEpistrophe grossulariae
Eristalis nemorumEristalis nemorum
Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus
Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta
Conops quadrifasciatusConops quadrifasciatus
Graphomya maculataGraphomya maculata
Ferdinandea cupreaFerdinandea cuprea
Helina trivittataHelina trivittata
Dasysyrphus tricinctusDasysyrphus tricinctus
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata
Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea
Platycheirus granditarsusPlatycheirus granditarsus
Marsh SnipeflyRhagio tringarius
Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana
Evacanthus interruptusEvacanthus interruptus
Leucozona laternariaLeucozona laternaria

🌿

Plants7 species

summer

2025

Michaelmas-Daisy · Large Bindweed · Spear Thistle · Zigzag Clover · Viper's-bugloss +2

Michaelmas-DaisyAster
Large BindweedCalystegia silvatica
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
Zigzag CloverTrifolium medium
Viper's-buglossEchium vulgare
Curled DockRumex crispus
Yellow Bird's-nestHypopitys monotropa

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Billy McCrorie · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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