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High Banks

📷 Peter Mackenzie · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

54.81880, -4.01055

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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

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Carrion Crow +81 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Carrion Crow +81 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Emerald Damselfly, Cicadella viridis, Common Darter +48 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Emerald Damselfly, Cicadella viridis, Common Darter +48 more · last seen 2024

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Broad-leaved Dock, Creeping Buttercup, Creeping Thistle +260 more · last seen 2016; Plants — Broad-leaved Dock, Creeping Buttercup, Creeping Thistle +260 more · last seen 2016

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Nettle, Bramble, Meadowsweet +31 more foraging species

Varies

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Cycling

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 7Cycling route
Named routeRef 7National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route566 m
Named routeRef 7Length 566 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route8.8 km
Named routeRef 7Length 8.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route582 m
Named routeRef 7Length 582 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route296 m
Named routeRef 7Length 296 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route8.1 km
Named routeRef 7Length 8.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Cup and ring marks at High Banks

📷 Peter Mackenzie · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Cup and ring marks at High Banks

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Soperie GardensUrban park3.2 km→⛪St Cuthbert's Parish ChurchReligious grounds3.2 km→🌱Kirkcudbright Golf ClubUrban park3.2 km→🌱Gartshore ParkUrban park3.7 km→🪦St Cuthbert's ChurchyardCemetery2.9 km→✦Kirkcudbright MotteHistoric site3.4 km→

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