Garlies Castle (ruins) 0 ha
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Places › Scotland › South Scotland › Dumfries and Galloway Getting here
54.99180, -4.46806
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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 🐕 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 ✦ 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 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Chaffinch, Wren, Robin +67 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Chaffinch, Wren, Robin +67 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Golden-ringed Dragonfly, Large Red Damselfly, Four-spotted Chaser +13 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Golden-ringed Dragonfly, Large Red Damselfly, Four-spotted Chaser +13 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Pale Scalewort, Neat Feather-moss, Waved Silk-moss +2 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Pale Scalewort, Neat Feather-moss, Waved Silk-moss +2 more · last seen 2024
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 21 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 73 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 73 National Cycle Network
Show on map Glentrool Big Country Ride Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref GBC Local cycle route
Show on map Doon Hill Blue Cycling route ▾
Bargary Wood Green Route Cycling route ▾
Route 7 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 7 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Byway (SW Scotland) Cycling route ▾
National Byway in the Solway Firth area
Named route Ref NB Regional cycle route
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Signed route nearby
The Twister Mountain bike route ▾
Kirroughtree Black Loop Mountain bike route ▾
Larg Hill Blue Trail Mountain bike route ▾
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Brown Hare
Brown Hare
Lepus europaeus
Lepus europaeus
Pine Marten Martes martes
Pine Marten Martes martes Lestes sponsa
Lestes sponsa
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Black Darter Sympetrum danae
Black Darter Sympetrum danae
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus
Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus
Volucella bombylans Volucella bombylans
Volucella bombylans Volucella bombylans
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2024
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2024
Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata2024
Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata2024
Sericomyia lappona Sericomyia lappona2024
Sericomyia lappona Sericomyia lappona2024
Crowberry agg. Empetrum nigrum
Crowberry agg. Empetrum nigrum
Trichophorum germanicum Trichophorum germanicum
Trichophorum germanicum Trichophorum germanicum
Hare's-tail Cottongrass Eriophorum vaginatum
Hare's-tail Cottongrass Eriophorum vaginatum
Fairy Flax Linum catharticum
Fairy Flax Linum catharticum
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua
Atlantic Ivy Hedera hibernica
Atlantic Ivy Hedera hibernica
Sitka Spruce Picea sitchensis
Sitka Spruce Picea sitchensis
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula
Rowan Sorbus aucuparia
Rowan Sorbus aucuparia
Mat-grass Nardus stricta
Mat-grass Nardus stricta
Hairy Wood-rush Luzula pilosa
Hairy Wood-rush Luzula pilosa
Gorse Ulex europaeus
Gorse Ulex europaeus
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Star Sedge Carex echinata
Star Sedge Carex echinata
Bog Asphodel Narthecium ossifragum
Bog Asphodel Narthecium ossifragum
Cross-leaved Heath Erica tetralix
Cross-leaved Heath Erica tetralix
Bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata
Bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata
Water-purslane Lythrum portula
Water-purslane Lythrum portula
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum
Dioecious Sedge Carex dioica
Dioecious Sedge Carex dioica
Marsh-marigold Caltha palustris
Marsh-marigold Caltha palustris
Pill Sedge Carex pilulifera
Pill Sedge Carex pilulifera
Common Bent Agrostis capillaris
Common Bent Agrostis capillaris
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris
Lesser Stitchwort Stellaria graminea
Lesser Stitchwort Stellaria graminea
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris
Bog Stitchwort Stellaria alsine
Bog Stitchwort Stellaria alsine
Hard-fern Blechnum spicant
Hard-fern Blechnum spicant
Bristle Club-rush Isolepis setacea
Bristle Club-rush Isolepis setacea
Whorled Caraway Trocdaris verticillata
Whorled Caraway Trocdaris verticillata
Soft-rush Juncus effusus
Soft-rush Juncus effusus
Sneezewort Achillea ptarmica
Sneezewort Achillea ptarmica
Compact Rush Juncus conglomeratus
Compact Rush Juncus conglomeratus
Bulbous Rush Juncus bulbosus
Bulbous Rush Juncus bulbosus
Common Yellow-sedge Carex demissa
Common Yellow-sedge Carex demissa
Toad Rush agg. Juncus bufonius
Toad Rush agg. Juncus bufonius
Flea Sedge Carex pulicaris
Flea Sedge Carex pulicaris
Bell Heather Erica cinerea
Bell Heather Erica cinerea
Round-leaved Sundew Drosera rotundifolia
Round-leaved Sundew Drosera rotundifolia
Wavy Bitter-cress Cardamine flexuosa
Wavy Bitter-cress Cardamine flexuosa
Ivy-leaved Crowfoot Ranunculus hederaceus
Ivy-leaved Crowfoot Ranunculus hederaceus
Sharp-flowered Rush Juncus acutiflorus
Sharp-flowered Rush Juncus acutiflorus
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum
Water-pepper Persicaria hydropiper
Water-pepper Persicaria hydropiper
Sheep's Fescue agg. Festuca ovina
Sheep's Fescue agg. Festuca ovina
Green-ribbed Sedge Carex binervis
Green-ribbed Sedge Carex binervis
White Beak-sedge Rhynchospora alba
White Beak-sedge Rhynchospora alba
Many-stalked Spike-rush Eleocharis multicaulis
Many-stalked Spike-rush Eleocharis multicaulis
Common Butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris
Common Butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris
Long-Stalked Yellow Sedge Carex lepidocarpa
Long-Stalked Yellow Sedge Carex lepidocarpa
Marsh Pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris
Marsh Pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris
Lesser Spearwort Ranunculus flammula
Lesser Spearwort Ranunculus flammula
Heath Milkwort Polygala serpyllifolia
Heath Milkwort Polygala serpyllifolia
Sheep's Sorrel Rumex acetosella
Sheep's Sorrel Rumex acetosella
Eyebright Euphrasia
Eyebright Euphrasia
Lady-fern Athyrium filix-femina
Lady-fern Athyrium filix-femina
Pale Butterwort Pinguicula lusitanica
Pale Butterwort Pinguicula lusitanica
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur
Harebell Campanula rotundifolia
Harebell Campanula rotundifolia
Bog-myrtle Myrica gale
Bog-myrtle Myrica gale
Lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica
Lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica
Heather Calluna vulgaris
Heather Calluna vulgaris
Autumn Hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis
Autumn Hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Grass-of-Parnassus Parnassia palustris
Grass-of-Parnassus Parnassia palustris
Marsh St John's-wort Hypericum elodes
Marsh St John's-wort Hypericum elodes
Bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus
Bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea
Marsh Violet Viola palustris
Marsh Violet Viola palustris
Purple Moor-grass Molinia caerulea
Purple Moor-grass Molinia caerulea
Common Hemp-nettle Galeopsis tetrahit
Common Hemp-nettle Galeopsis tetrahit
Sweet Vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum
Sweet Vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum
Marsh Arrowgrass Triglochin palustris
Marsh Arrowgrass Triglochin palustris
Marsh Willowherb Epilobium palustre
Marsh Willowherb Epilobium palustre
White Clover Trifolium repens
White Clover Trifolium repens
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus
Tormentil Potentilla erecta
Tormentil Potentilla erecta
Heath Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza maculata
Heath Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza maculata
Narrow Buckler-fern Dryopteris carthusiana
Narrow Buckler-fern Dryopteris carthusiana
Devil's-bit Scabious Succisa pratensis
Devil's-bit Scabious Succisa pratensis
Wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella
Wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella
Common Marsh-bedstraw Galium palustre subsp. palustre
Common Marsh-bedstraw Galium palustre subsp. palustre
Creeping Forget-me-not Myosotis secunda
Creeping Forget-me-not Myosotis secunda
Bog Pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius
Bog Pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius
Marsh Lousewort Pedicularis palustris
Marsh Lousewort Pedicularis palustris
Floating Club-rush Eleogiton fluitans
Floating Club-rush Eleogiton fluitans
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria
Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre
Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre
Lemon-scented Fern Oreopteris limbosperma
Lemon-scented Fern Oreopteris limbosperma
Velvet Bent Agrostis canina
Velvet Bent Agrostis canina
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris
Bifid Hemp-nettle Galeopsis bifida
Bifid Hemp-nettle Galeopsis bifida
Burdock Arctium
Burdock Arctium
Common Sedge Carex nigra
Common Sedge Carex nigra
Male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas
Male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas
Carnation Sedge Carex panicea
Carnation Sedge Carex panicea
Festuca rubra Festuca rubra
Festuca rubra Festuca rubra
Bog Pimpernel Lysimachia tenella
Bog Pimpernel Lysimachia tenella
Heath Rush Juncus squarrosus
Heath Rush Juncus squarrosus
Tufted Forget-me-not Myosotis laxa
Tufted Forget-me-not Myosotis laxa
Round-leaved Crowfoot Ranunculus omiophyllus
Round-leaved Crowfoot Ranunculus omiophyllus
Water Mint Mentha aquatica
Water Mint Mentha aquatica
Heath-grass Danthonia decumbens
Heath-grass Danthonia decumbens
Common Cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium
Common Cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium
Heath Bedstraw Galium saxatile
Heath Bedstraw Galium saxatile
Hazel Corylus avellana
Hazel Corylus avellana
Wavy Hair-Grass Avenella flexuosa
Wavy Hair-Grass Avenella flexuosa
Skullcap Scutellaria galericulata
Skullcap Scutellaria galericulata
Waved Silk-moss Plagiothecium undulatum
Waved Silk-moss Plagiothecium undulatum
Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum
Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum
Little Shaggy-moss Rhytidiadelphus loreus
Little Shaggy-moss Rhytidiadelphus loreus
Broom Fork-moss Dicranum scoparium
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