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55.33080, -3.87124
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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; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Mallard +58 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Mallard +58 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Notaris aethiops, Rhingia campestris, Meadow Brown +8 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Notaris aethiops, Rhingia campestris, Meadow Brown +8 more · last seen 2024
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Meadowsweet, Callitriche stagnalis, Hairy Dog-rose +8 more · last seen 2017; Plants — Meadowsweet, Callitriche stagnalis, Hairy Dog-rose +8 more · last seen 2017
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Southern Upland Way (Section A - Portpatrick to Melrose) Walking route ▾
Named route Point-to-point National walking route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
National Byway (SW Scotland) Cycling route ▾
National Byway in the Solway Firth area
Named route Ref NB Regional cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
365 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 365 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 52 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Wren · Mallard · Oystercatcher +47
Carrion Crow Corvus corone Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2023 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2023 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2023 Goosander Mergus merganser Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2019 Coal Tit Periparus ater Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2023 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2023 Siskin Spinus spinus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Rook Corvus frugilegus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Swallow Hirundo rustica Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2023 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2023 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Swift Apus apus2024 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2024 Magpie Pica pica2023 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2017 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2017 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2017 Great Tit Parus major2017 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2024 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2023 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2023 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator2023 Jay Garrulus glandarius2023 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2023 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2023 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2023 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2023 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2018 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2017 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2017 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2017 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2017 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2017 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2017 Curlew Numenius arquata2017 Dunnock Prunella modularis2017 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2017 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter spring summer autumn
2022 ▾
Red Squirrel · Grey Squirrel
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2021 Notaris aethiops · Rhingia campestris
Notaris aethiops Notaris aethiops Rhingia campestris Rhingia campestris Slender St John's-wort · Wood-sorrel · Common Bistort · Sharp-flowered Rush · Himalayan Balsam +23
Slender St John's-wort Hypericum pulchrum Wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella Common Bistort Bistorta officinalis Sharp-flowered Rush Juncus acutiflorus Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum Tufted Hair-grass Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 365 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 52 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Wren · Mallard · Oystercatcher +47
Carrion Crow Corvus corone Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2023 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2023 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2023 Goosander Mergus merganser Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2019 Coal Tit Periparus ater Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2023 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2023 Siskin Spinus spinus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Rook Corvus frugilegus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Swallow Hirundo rustica Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2023 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2023 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Swift Apus apus2024 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2024 Magpie Pica pica2023 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2017 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2017 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2017 Great Tit Parus major2017 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2024 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2023 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2023 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator2023 Jay Garrulus glandarius2023 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2023 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2023 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2023 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2023 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2018 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2017 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2017 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2017 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2017 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2017 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2017 Curlew Numenius arquata2017 Dunnock Prunella modularis2017 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2017 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter spring summer autumn
2022 ▾
Red Squirrel · Grey Squirrel
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2021 Notaris aethiops · Rhingia campestris
Notaris aethiops Notaris aethiops Rhingia campestris Rhingia campestris Slender St John's-wort · Wood-sorrel · Common Bistort · Sharp-flowered Rush · Himalayan Balsam +23
Slender St John's-wort Hypericum pulchrum Wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella Common Bistort Bistorta officinalis Sharp-flowered Rush Juncus acutiflorus Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum Tufted Hair-grass Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Deschampsia cespitosa subsp. cespitosa
Deschampsia cespitosa subsp. cespitosa
Russian Comfrey Symphytum asperum x officinale = S. x uplandicum
Russian Comfrey Symphytum asperum x officinale = S. x uplandicum
Red Clover Trifolium pratense
Red Clover Trifolium pratense
Tuberous Comfrey Symphytum tuberosum
Tuberous Comfrey Symphytum tuberosum
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus
Norway Maple Acer platanoides
Norway Maple Acer platanoides
Yellow Loosestrife Lysimachia vulgaris
Yellow Loosestrife Lysimachia vulgaris
Tea-leaved Willow Salix phylicifolia
Tea-leaved Willow Salix phylicifolia
Dryopteris affinis Dryopteris affinis
Dryopteris affinis Dryopteris affinis
Northern Dock Rumex longifolius
Northern Dock Rumex longifolius
Wood-sedge Carex sylvatica
Wood-sedge Carex sylvatica
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius
Pink Purslane Claytonia sibirica
Pink Purslane Claytonia sibirica
Northern Bedstraw Galium boreale
Northern Bedstraw Galium boreale
Ground-elder Aegopodium podagraria
Ground-elder Aegopodium podagraria
Reed Canary-grass Phalaris arundinacea
Reed Canary-grass Phalaris arundinacea
Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca
Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca
Water Forget-me-not Myosotis scorpioides
Water Forget-me-not Myosotis scorpioides
Water Sedge Carex aquatilis
Water Sedge Carex aquatilis
Purple Willow Salix purpurea
Purple Willow Salix purpurea
Sneezewort Achillea ptarmica
Sneezewort Achillea ptarmica
Hairy Dog-rose Rosa caesia2017
Hairy Dog-rose Rosa caesia2017 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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