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▾ 🐦 61+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Lapwing and Carrion Crow 🌿 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 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 61+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Lapwing and Carrion Crow 🌿 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 🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Lapwing, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon +58 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Lapwing, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon +58 more · last seen 2025
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🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
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🍂 Seasonal nature
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Plants — Jacobaea, Thyme-leaved Speedwell, Cleavers +169 more · last seen 2017; Plants — Jacobaea, Thyme-leaved Speedwell, Cleavers +169 more · last seen 2017
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Plants — Thyme-leaved Speedwell, Hawthorn, Common Nettle +30 more foraging species
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🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Perla carlukiana, Esolus parallelepipedus +23 more · last seen 2023; Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Perla carlukiana, Esolus parallelepipedus +23 more · last seen 2023
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Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
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Threave Estate Walk Walking route ▾
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Route 7 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 7 National Cycle Network
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Named route Ref 7 Length 10.8 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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Named route Ref 7 Length 112 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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Named route Ref 7 Length 324 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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Named route Ref 7 Length 905 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 242 m ▾
Named route Ref 7 Length 242 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
854 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 854 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 37 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Lapwing · Lesser Black-backed Gull · Jackdaw · Swallow · Carrion Crow +32
Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Swallow Hirundo rustica Carrion Crow Corvus corone Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Teal Anas crecca Starling Sturnus vulgaris Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Barn Owl Tyto alba Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Swift Apus apus2024 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2021 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2016 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Robin Erithacus rubecula Mute Swan Cygnus olor Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Rook Corvus frugilegus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Egretta garzetta garzetta Egretta garzetta garzetta2023 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2022 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra2022 Skylark Alauda arvensis2020 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2018 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2017 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2016 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2015 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2015 House Martin Delichon urbicum2015 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2015 🦌 Mammals 5 species
winter spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Squirrel · Badger · Brown Hare · Roe Deer
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris2020 Badger Meles meles Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2022 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2023 🐝 Insects 20 species
summer autumn
2023 ▾
Perla carlukiana · Esolus parallelepipedus · Limnius volckmari · Elmis aenea · Red Admiral +15
Perla carlukiana Perla carlukiana Esolus parallelepipedus Esolus parallelepipedus Limnius volckmari Limnius volckmari Elmis aenea Elmis aenea Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2019 Stictotarsus duodecimpustulatus Stictotarsus duodecimpustulatus Snowdrop · Meadow Buttercup · Annual Meadow-grass
Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris2015 Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua2015 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 854 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 37 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Lapwing · Lesser Black-backed Gull · Jackdaw · Swallow · Carrion Crow +32
Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Swallow Hirundo rustica Carrion Crow Corvus corone Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Teal Anas crecca Starling Sturnus vulgaris Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Barn Owl Tyto alba Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Swift Apus apus2024 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2021 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2016 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Robin Erithacus rubecula Mute Swan Cygnus olor Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Rook Corvus frugilegus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Egretta garzetta garzetta Egretta garzetta garzetta2023 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2022 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra2022 Skylark Alauda arvensis2020 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2018 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2017 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2016 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2015 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2015 House Martin Delichon urbicum2015 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2015 🦌 Mammals 5 species
winter spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Squirrel · Badger · Brown Hare · Roe Deer
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris2020 Badger Meles meles Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2022 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2023 🐝 Insects 20 species
summer autumn
2023 ▾
Perla carlukiana · Esolus parallelepipedus · Limnius volckmari · Elmis aenea · Red Admiral +15
Perla carlukiana Perla carlukiana Esolus parallelepipedus Esolus parallelepipedus Limnius volckmari Limnius volckmari Elmis aenea Elmis aenea Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2019 Stictotarsus duodecimpustulatus Stictotarsus duodecimpustulatus Snowdrop · Meadow Buttercup · Annual Meadow-grass
Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris2015 Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua2015 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Nebrioporus elegans Nebrioporus elegans
Nebrioporus elegans Nebrioporus elegans
Common Pondskater Gerris (Gerris) lacustris
Common Pondskater Gerris (Gerris) lacustris
Hydraena gracilis Hydraena gracilis
Hydraena gracilis Hydraena gracilis
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens
Cloeon dipterum Cloeon dipterum
Cloeon dipterum Cloeon dipterum
Water Measurer Hydrometra stagnorum
Water Measurer Hydrometra stagnorum
Hydrocyphon deflexicollis Hydrocyphon deflexicollis
Hydrocyphon deflexicollis Hydrocyphon deflexicollis
Hydroporus palustris Hydroporus palustris
Hydroporus palustris Hydroporus palustris
Stenus providus Stenus providus
Stenus providus Stenus providus
Helophorus brevipalpis Helophorus brevipalpis
Helophorus brevipalpis Helophorus brevipalpis
Ochthebius bicolon Ochthebius bicolon
Ochthebius bicolon Ochthebius bicolon
Silver-washed Fritillary Argynnis paphia2019
Silver-washed Fritillary Argynnis paphia2019
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2017
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2017
Peacock Aglais io2017
Peacock Aglais io2017 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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