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Eskdalemuir Parish Church

📷 G Laird · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

55.26948, -3.17778

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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
🌿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

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🌿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

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Strong match

Birds — Chaffinch, Blue Tit, Goldfinch +40 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Chaffinch, Blue Tit, Goldfinch +40 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Little Shaggy-moss, Heath Star Moss, Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss +210 more · last seen 2018; Plants — Little Shaggy-moss, Heath Star Moss, Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss +210 more · last seen 2018

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Common Chickweed, Common Hemp-nettle, Large-flowered Hemp-nettle +16 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Golden-ringed Dragonfly, Small White, Haliplus lineatocollis +17 more · last seen 2019; Insects — Golden-ringed Dragonfly, Small White, Haliplus lineatocollis +17 more · last seen 2019

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Romans and Reivers RouteWalking route84 km

Named routeLength 84 kmPoint-to-pointNational walking route

Wildlife to spot

646 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

646 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds35 species

springautumn

2025

Chaffinch · Tawny Owl · Blue Tit · Siskin · Grey Heron +30

ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2023
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
SiskinSpinus spinus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
NuthatchSitta europaea2024
BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
JackdawColoeus monedula2024
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
RobinErithacus rubecula2024
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
GoosanderMergus merganser2023
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2023
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
Rock DoveColumba livia2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
Great TitParus major2024
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2023
DipperCinclus cinclus2023
SwiftApus apus2023
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2021
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2021
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2021
LinnetLinaria cannabina2021
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2021

🦌

Mammals4 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2026

Red Squirrel · Mole · Otter · Hedgehog

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
MoleTalpa europaea
OtterLutra lutra2023
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2018

🐝

Insects5 species

summer

2019

Small White · Painted Lady · Small Tortoiseshell · Peacock · Ringlet

Small WhitePieris rapae
Painted LadyVanessa cardui
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae
PeacockAglais io
RingletAphantopus hyperantus

🌿

Plants103 species

winter

2024

Broad-leaved Cottongrass · Tall Bog-sedge · Snowdrop · Alpine Bistort · Dark-leaved Willow +98

Broad-leaved CottongrassEriophorum latifolium2020
Tall Bog-sedgeCarex magellanica2018
SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
Alpine BistortBistorta vivipara2020
Dark-leaved WillowSalix myrsinifolia2020
Marsh ValerianValeriana dioica2020
Lesser ClubmossSelaginella selaginoides2020
Hart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatum2018
Little Shaggy-mossRhytidiadelphus loreus2018
Heath Star MossCampylopus introflexus2018
Mamillate Plait-mossHypnum andoi2018
Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus2018
Bifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentata2018
Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga2018
Urn HaircapPogonatum urnigerum2018
Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum2018
Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum2018
Ficaria verna subsp. fertilisFicaria verna subsp. fertilis
Melancholy ThistleCirsium heterophyllum
Galanthus nivalis f. pleniflorusGalanthus nivalis f. pleniflorus
daffodilsNarcissus
Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis2020
Bulbous ButtercupRanunculus bulbosus2020
an EyebrightEuphrasia arctica2020
Tea-leaved WillowSalix phylicifolia2020
Meadow OatHelictochloa pratensis2020
Meadow FescueSchedonorus pratensis2020
Northern Marsh-orchidDactylorhiza purpurella2020
Few-flowered Spike-rushEleocharis quinqueflora2020
Quaking-grassBriza media2020
Downy OatAvenula pubescens2020
Dactylorhiza incarnata subsp. incarnataDactylorhiza incarnata subsp. incarnata2020
Marsh LousewortPedicularis palustris2020
Brown SedgeCarex disticha2020
Common Slender EyebrightEuphrasia micrantha2020
Marsh Hawk's-beardCrepis paludosa2020
Long-Stalked Yellow SedgeCarex lepidocarpa2020
Tawny SedgeCarex hostiana2020
Mountain PansyViola lutea2020
Creeping WillowSalix repens2020
Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2019
Common ReedPhragmites australis2019
Bay WillowSalix pentandra2019
Heath Fragrant-orchidGymnadenia borealis2019
Grass-of-ParnassusParnassia palustris2019
Brittle Bladder-fernCystopteris fragilis2019
Corn SpurreySpergula arvensis2019
Shepherd's CressTeesdalia nudicaulis2019
Common FrillwortFossombronia pusilla2018
Hair-pointed Feather-mossCirriphyllum piliferum2018
Even ScalewortRadula complanata2018
Red-stemmed Feather-mossPleurozium schreberi2018
Fountain Apple-mossPhilonotis fontana2018
Glittering Wood-mossHylocomium splendens2018
Dotted Thyme-mossRhizomnium punctatum2018
Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme2018
Sessile GrimmiaSchistidium apocarpum2018
Common CrystalwortRiccia sorocarpa2018
Elegant Bristle-mossOrthotrichum pulchellum2018
Crimson-tuber Thread-mossBryum rubens2018
Straw Bristle-mossOrthotrichum stramineum2018
Acid FrillwortFossombronia wondraczekii2018
Creeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpens2018
Dichodontium pellucidumDichodontium pellucidum2018
Variable-leaved CrestwortLophocolea heterophylla2018
Bruch's PincushionUlota bruchii2018
Bird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculata2018
Common Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinum2018
Broom Fork-mossDicranum scoparium2018
Rusty Swan-neck MossCampylopus flexuosus2018
Zygodon conoideus var. conoideusZygodon conoideus var. conoideus2018
Dense Fringe-mossRacomitrium ericoides2018
Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata2018
Greater FeatherwortPlagiochila asplenioides2018
Cylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanus2018
Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata2018
Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare2018
Awl-leaved Earth-mossPleuridium subulatum2018
Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis2018
Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-mossStreblotrichum convolutum var. convolutum2018
Bank HaircapPolytrichum formosum2018
Waved Silk-mossPlagiothecium undulatum2018
Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata2018
Bog Groove-mossAulacomnium palustre2018
Dune Thread-mossBryum dichotomum2018
RedshankCeratodon purpureus2018
Silky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeum2018
Common PottiaTortula truncata2018
Fern-leaved Hook-mossCratoneuron filicinum2018
Red Beard-mossBryoerythrophyllum recurvirostrum2018
Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata2018
Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum2018
Blueish VeilwortMetzgeria violacea2018
Woolly Fringe-mossRacomitrium lanuginosum2018
Atrichum undulatumAtrichum undulatum2018
Polytrichum commune s.str.Polytrichum commune s.str.2018
Large-flowered Sticky EyebrightEuphrasia officinalis subsp. pratensis2018
BogbeanMenyanthes trifoliata2018
Salix repens var. repensSalix repens var. repens2018
Trichophorum cespitosumTrichophorum cespitosum2018
Salix aurita x repens = S. x ambiguaSalix aurita x repens = S. x ambigua2018
Bog-rosemaryAndromeda polifolia2018
PolypodyPolypodium vulgare2017

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

646 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds35 species

springautumn

2025

Chaffinch · Tawny Owl · Blue Tit · Siskin · Grey Heron +30

ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2023
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
SiskinSpinus spinus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
NuthatchSitta europaea2024
BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
JackdawColoeus monedula2024
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
RobinErithacus rubecula2024
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
GoosanderMergus merganser2023
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2023
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
Rock DoveColumba livia2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
Great TitParus major2024
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2023
DipperCinclus cinclus2023
SwiftApus apus2023
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2021
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2021
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2021
LinnetLinaria cannabina2021
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2021

🦌

Mammals4 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2026

Red Squirrel · Mole · Otter · Hedgehog

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
MoleTalpa europaea
OtterLutra lutra2023
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2018

🐝

Insects5 species

summer

2019

Small White · Painted Lady · Small Tortoiseshell · Peacock · Ringlet

Small WhitePieris rapae
Painted LadyVanessa cardui
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae
PeacockAglais io
RingletAphantopus hyperantus

🌿

Plants103 species

winter

2024

Broad-leaved Cottongrass · Tall Bog-sedge · Snowdrop · Alpine Bistort · Dark-leaved Willow +98

Broad-leaved CottongrassEriophorum latifolium2020
Tall Bog-sedgeCarex magellanica2018
SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
Alpine BistortBistorta vivipara2020
Dark-leaved WillowSalix myrsinifolia2020
Marsh ValerianValeriana dioica2020
Lesser ClubmossSelaginella selaginoides2020
Hart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatum2018
Little Shaggy-mossRhytidiadelphus loreus2018
Heath Star MossCampylopus introflexus2018
Mamillate Plait-mossHypnum andoi2018
Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus2018
Bifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentata2018
Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga2018
Urn HaircapPogonatum urnigerum2018
Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum2018
Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum2018
Ficaria verna subsp. fertilisFicaria verna subsp. fertilis
Melancholy ThistleCirsium heterophyllum
Galanthus nivalis f. pleniflorusGalanthus nivalis f. pleniflorus
daffodilsNarcissus
Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis2020
Bulbous ButtercupRanunculus bulbosus2020
an EyebrightEuphrasia arctica2020
Tea-leaved WillowSalix phylicifolia2020
Meadow OatHelictochloa pratensis2020
Meadow FescueSchedonorus pratensis2020
Northern Marsh-orchidDactylorhiza purpurella2020
Few-flowered Spike-rushEleocharis quinqueflora2020
Quaking-grassBriza media2020
Downy OatAvenula pubescens2020
Dactylorhiza incarnata subsp. incarnataDactylorhiza incarnata subsp. incarnata2020
Marsh LousewortPedicularis palustris2020
Brown SedgeCarex disticha2020
Common Slender EyebrightEuphrasia micrantha2020
Marsh Hawk's-beardCrepis paludosa2020
Long-Stalked Yellow SedgeCarex lepidocarpa2020
Tawny SedgeCarex hostiana2020
Mountain PansyViola lutea2020
Creeping WillowSalix repens2020
Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2019
Common ReedPhragmites australis2019
Bay WillowSalix pentandra2019
Heath Fragrant-orchidGymnadenia borealis2019
Grass-of-ParnassusParnassia palustris2019
Brittle Bladder-fernCystopteris fragilis2019
Corn SpurreySpergula arvensis2019
Shepherd's CressTeesdalia nudicaulis2019
Common FrillwortFossombronia pusilla2018
Hair-pointed Feather-mossCirriphyllum piliferum2018
Even ScalewortRadula complanata2018
Red-stemmed Feather-mossPleurozium schreberi2018
Fountain Apple-mossPhilonotis fontana2018
Glittering Wood-mossHylocomium splendens2018
Dotted Thyme-mossRhizomnium punctatum2018
Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme2018
Sessile GrimmiaSchistidium apocarpum2018
Common CrystalwortRiccia sorocarpa2018
Elegant Bristle-mossOrthotrichum pulchellum2018
Crimson-tuber Thread-mossBryum rubens2018
Straw Bristle-mossOrthotrichum stramineum2018
Acid FrillwortFossombronia wondraczekii2018
Creeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpens2018
Dichodontium pellucidumDichodontium pellucidum2018
Variable-leaved CrestwortLophocolea heterophylla2018
Bruch's PincushionUlota bruchii2018
Bird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculata2018
Common Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinum2018
Broom Fork-mossDicranum scoparium2018
Rusty Swan-neck MossCampylopus flexuosus2018
Zygodon conoideus var. conoideusZygodon conoideus var. conoideus2018
Dense Fringe-mossRacomitrium ericoides2018
Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata2018
Greater FeatherwortPlagiochila asplenioides2018
Cylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanus2018
Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata2018
Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare2018
Awl-leaved Earth-mossPleuridium subulatum2018
Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis2018
Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-mossStreblotrichum convolutum var. convolutum2018
Bank HaircapPolytrichum formosum2018
Waved Silk-mossPlagiothecium undulatum2018
Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata2018
Bog Groove-mossAulacomnium palustre2018
Dune Thread-mossBryum dichotomum2018
RedshankCeratodon purpureus2018
Silky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeum2018
Common PottiaTortula truncata2018
Fern-leaved Hook-mossCratoneuron filicinum2018
Red Beard-mossBryoerythrophyllum recurvirostrum2018
Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata2018
Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum2018
Blueish VeilwortMetzgeria violacea2018
Woolly Fringe-mossRacomitrium lanuginosum2018
Atrichum undulatumAtrichum undulatum2018
Polytrichum commune s.str.Polytrichum commune s.str.2018
Large-flowered Sticky EyebrightEuphrasia officinalis subsp. pratensis2018
BogbeanMenyanthes trifoliata2018
Salix repens var. repensSalix repens var. repens2018
Trichophorum cespitosumTrichophorum cespitosum2018
Salix aurita x repens = S. x ambiguaSalix aurita x repens = S. x ambigua2018
Bog-rosemaryAndromeda polifolia2018
PolypodyPolypodium vulgare2017