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▾ 🐦 69+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Carrion Crow ✦ 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
🐦 69+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Carrion Crow ✦ 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 🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Herring Gull, Carrion Crow, Black Guillemot +66 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Herring Gull, Carrion Crow, Black Guillemot +66 more · last seen 2026
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🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
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🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Marsh Pennywort, Common Sorrel, Common Spotted-orchid +56 more · last seen 2019; Plants — Marsh Pennywort, Common Sorrel, Common Spotted-orchid +56 more · last seen 2019
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🦋 Insect spotting
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Insects — Green-veined White, Wall, Small Copper +45 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Green-veined White, Wall, Small Copper +45 more · last seen 2025
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Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Southern Upland Way (Section A - Portpatrick to Melrose) Walking route ▾
Named route Point-to-point National walking route
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Wildlife to spot
968 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 968 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Black Guillemot · Herring Gull · Rock Dove · Cormorant · Jackdaw +38
Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Rock Dove Columba livia2024 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla2024 Blackbird Turdus merula Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2024 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Raven Corvus corax2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Gannet Morus bassanus2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2022 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2022 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2021 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2021 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Corvus corax corax Corvus corax corax2024 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2024 Shag Gulosus aristotelis2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Razorbill Alca torda2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2021 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2021 Magpie Pica pica2021 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2021 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2021 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis2020 Grey Seal · Red Squirrel
Grey Seal Halichoerus grypus Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris2020 Anacaena globulus · Common Hawker · Large Red Damselfly · Swollen-thighed Beetle · Agabus sturmii +27
Anacaena globulus Anacaena globulus2020 Common Hawker Aeshna juncea2020 Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2020 Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis Agabus sturmii Agabus sturmii2020 Stenus bifoveolatus Stenus bifoveolatus Hedge Woundwort · Bracken · Sea Mayweed · Meadow Fescue · Carnation Sedge +29
Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica Bracken Pteridium aquilinum Sea Mayweed Tripleurospermum maritimum Meadow Fescue Schedonorus pratensis Carnation Sedge Carex panicea Soft-rush Juncus effusus Frosted Orache Atriplex laciniata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 968 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Black Guillemot · Herring Gull · Rock Dove · Cormorant · Jackdaw +38
Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Rock Dove Columba livia2024 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla2024 Blackbird Turdus merula Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2024 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Raven Corvus corax2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Gannet Morus bassanus2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2022 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2022 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2021 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2021 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Corvus corax corax Corvus corax corax2024 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2024 Shag Gulosus aristotelis2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Razorbill Alca torda2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2021 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2021 Magpie Pica pica2021 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2021 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2021 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis2020 Grey Seal · Red Squirrel
Grey Seal Halichoerus grypus Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris2020 Anacaena globulus · Common Hawker · Large Red Damselfly · Swollen-thighed Beetle · Agabus sturmii +27
Anacaena globulus Anacaena globulus2020 Common Hawker Aeshna juncea2020 Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2020 Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis Agabus sturmii Agabus sturmii2020 Stenus bifoveolatus Stenus bifoveolatus Hedge Woundwort · Bracken · Sea Mayweed · Meadow Fescue · Carnation Sedge +29
Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica Bracken Pteridium aquilinum Sea Mayweed Tripleurospermum maritimum Meadow Fescue Schedonorus pratensis Carnation Sedge Carex panicea Soft-rush Juncus effusus Frosted Orache Atriplex laciniata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2020
2020
Hesperocorixa linnaei Hesperocorixa linnaei2020
Hesperocorixa linnaei Hesperocorixa linnaei2020
Stenus pallitarsis Stenus pallitarsis2020
Stenus pallitarsis Stenus pallitarsis2020
Hydroporus gyllenhalii Hydroporus gyllenhalii2020
Hydroporus gyllenhalii Hydroporus gyllenhalii2020
Punctate Corixa Corixa punctata2020
Punctate Corixa Corixa punctata2020
Stenus pubescens Stenus pubescens2020
Stenus pubescens Stenus pubescens2020
Water Scorpion Nepa cinerea2020
Water Scorpion Nepa cinerea2020
Hydroporus palustris Hydroporus palustris2020
Hydroporus palustris Hydroporus palustris2020
Colymbetes fuscus Colymbetes fuscus2020
Colymbetes fuscus Colymbetes fuscus2020
Hydroporus memnonius Hydroporus memnonius2020
Hydroporus memnonius Hydroporus memnonius2020
Sigara (Subsigara) fossarum Sigara (Subsigara) fossarum2020
Sigara (Subsigara) fossarum Sigara (Subsigara) fossarum2020
Larger Noterus Noterus clavicornis2020
Larger Noterus Noterus clavicornis2020
Rhantus frontalis Rhantus frontalis2020
Rhantus frontalis Rhantus frontalis2020
Common Water-Boatman Notonecta (Notonecta) glauca2020
Common Water-Boatman Notonecta (Notonecta) glauca2020
Enochrus coarctatus Enochrus coarctatus2020
Enochrus coarctatus Enochrus coarctatus2020
Agabus nebulosus Agabus nebulosus2020
Agabus nebulosus Agabus nebulosus2020
Laccophilus minutus Laccophilus minutus2020
Laccophilus minutus Laccophilus minutus2020
Water Measurer Hydrometra stagnorum2020
Water Measurer Hydrometra stagnorum2020
Stenus binotatus Stenus binotatus2020
Stenus binotatus Stenus binotatus2020
Ilybius fuliginosus Ilybius fuliginosus2020
Ilybius fuliginosus Ilybius fuliginosus2020
Sialis lutaria Sialis lutaria2020
Sialis lutaria Sialis lutaria2020
Haliplus ruficollis Haliplus ruficollis2020
Haliplus ruficollis Haliplus ruficollis2020
Callicorixa praeusta Callicorixa praeusta2020
Callicorixa praeusta Callicorixa praeusta2020
Common Pondskater Gerris (Gerris) lacustris2020
Common Pondskater Gerris (Gerris) lacustris2020
Ilybius ater Ilybius ater2020
Ilybius ater Ilybius ater2020
Great Diving Beetle Dytiscus marginalis2020
Great Diving Beetle Dytiscus marginalis2020
Hydroporus pubescens Hydroporus pubescens2020
Hydroporus pubescens Hydroporus pubescens2020
Sharp-flowered Rush Juncus acutiflorus
Sharp-flowered Rush Juncus acutiflorus
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne
Common Figwort Scrophularia nodosa
Common Figwort Scrophularia nodosa
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus
Common Stork's-bill Erodium cicutarium
Common Stork's-bill Erodium cicutarium
Hedera helix Hedera helix
Hedera helix Hedera helix
Wood Sage Teucrium scorodonia
Wood Sage Teucrium scorodonia
Wild Thyme Thymus drucei
Wild Thyme Thymus drucei
Early Hair-grass Aira praecox
Early Hair-grass Aira praecox
Thrift Armeria maritima
Thrift Armeria maritima
Lesser Trefoil Trifolium dubium
Lesser Trefoil Trifolium dubium
Brookweed Samolus valerandi
Brookweed Samolus valerandi
Common Rock-rose Helianthemum nummularium
Common Rock-rose Helianthemum nummularium
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium
Sneezewort Achillea ptarmica
Sneezewort Achillea ptarmica
Cross-leaved Heath Erica tetralix
Cross-leaved Heath Erica tetralix
Bog Pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius
Bog Pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius
Rumex crispus subsp. littoreus Rumex crispus subsp. littoreus
Rumex crispus subsp. littoreus Rumex crispus subsp. littoreus
Crested Hair-grass Koeleria macrantha
Crested Hair-grass Koeleria macrantha
Viper's-bugloss Echium vulgare
Viper's-bugloss Echium vulgare
Crowberry agg. Empetrum nigrum
Crowberry agg. Empetrum nigrum
Tormentil Potentilla erecta
Tormentil Potentilla erecta
Crested Dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus
Crested Dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus
Hedge Bindweed Calystegia sepium
Hedge Bindweed Calystegia sepium
Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum
Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum
Heath-grass Danthonia decumbens
Heath-grass Danthonia decumbens
Reed Sweet-grass Glyceria maxima
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