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Entrance to Lochnell Mine - Lochnell Vein

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Dogs welcome

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
  • Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
  • 🧺Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking· FreePicnic spotToilets

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Meadow Pipit, Pied Wagtail, Chaffinch +69 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Meadow Pipit, Pied Wagtail, Chaffinch +69 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Ctenicera cuprea, Anoplotrupes stercorosus, Sericostoma personatum +56 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Ctenicera cuprea, Anoplotrupes stercorosus, Sericostoma personatum +56 more · last seen 2024

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Usnea wasmuthii · last seen 2019; Fungi — Usnea wasmuthii · last seen 2019

Varies

Easy access

parking, toilets

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Southern Upland Way (Section A - Portpatrick to Melrose)Walking route
Named routePoint-to-pointNational walking route
Southern Upland Way - deviationWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route

Wildlife to spot

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Entrance to Lochnell Mine, Wanlockhead

Entrance to Lochnell Mine, Wanlockhead

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