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Earlstoun Castle

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📷 Mary and Angus Hogg · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Getting here

55.13113, -4.17747

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
✦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

☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
✦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

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Rook, Mallard, Carrion Crow +66 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Rook, Mallard, Carrion Crow +66 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary +80 more · last seen 2019; Insects — Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary +80 more · last seen 2019

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Silver Birch, Snowdrop, Sycamore +12 more · last seen 2017; Plants — Silver Birch, Snowdrop, Sycamore +12 more · last seen 2017

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Southern Upland Way (Section A - Portpatrick to Melrose)Walking route

Named routePoint-to-pointNational walking route

Bardennock TrailWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

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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

3,380 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

3,380 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds39 species

autumnwinter

2025

Rook · Mallard · Carrion Crow · Robin · Nuthatch +34

RookCorvus frugilegus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
RobinErithacus rubecula
NuthatchSitta europaea
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
RavenCorvus corax
JackdawColoeus monedula
MagpiePica pica
TealAnas crecca
SnipeGallinago gallinago
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Great TitParus major
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
BlackbirdTurdus merula
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
SiskinSpinus spinus
JayGarrulus glandarius
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
LinnetLinaria cannabina
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra

🦌

Mammals3 species

autumnwinter

2026

Roe Deer · Red Squirrel · Brown Hare

Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris2025
Brown HareLepus europaeus2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

3,380 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds39 species

autumnwinter

2025

Rook · Mallard · Carrion Crow · Robin · Nuthatch +34

RookCorvus frugilegus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
RobinErithacus rubecula
NuthatchSitta europaea
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
RavenCorvus corax
JackdawColoeus monedula
MagpiePica pica
TealAnas crecca
SnipeGallinago gallinago
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Great TitParus major
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
BlackbirdTurdus merula
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
SiskinSpinus spinus
JayGarrulus glandarius
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
LinnetLinaria cannabina
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra

🦌

Mammals3 species

autumnwinter

2026

Roe Deer · Red Squirrel · Brown Hare

Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris2025
Brown HareLepus europaeus2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Mary and Angus Hogg · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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