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High Drummore Motte

📷 Leslie Barrie · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦98+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Oystercatcher and Redshank
✦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

🐦98+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Oystercatcher and Redshank
✦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

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

5 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Oystercatcher, Redshank, Herring Gull +95 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Oystercatcher, Redshank, Herring Gull +95 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Eristalis tenax, Marmalade Hoverfly, Platycheirus scutatus +4 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Eristalis tenax, Marmalade Hoverfly, Platycheirus scutatus +4 more · last seen 2024

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Apple-mint, Sea Beet, Lady's Bedstraw +9 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Apple-mint, Sea Beet, Lady's Bedstraw +9 more · last seen 2024

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Mull of Galloway TrailWalking route59 km

Named routeLength 59 kmNational walking route

Wildlife to spot

2,267 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

2,267 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds66 species

springautumn

2026

Oystercatcher · Redshank · Ringed Plover · Shelduck · Herring Gull +61

OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
GannetMorus bassanus2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
EiderSomateria mollissima2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
JackdawColoeus monedula
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2025
GreenshankTringa nebularia2025
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
SanderlingCalidris alba2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle2025
ShagGulosus aristotelis2025
Common GuillemotUria aalge2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Great Northern DiverGavia immer2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Redpoll (cabaret/flammea)Acanthis flammea cabaret/flammea2025
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
RazorbillAlca torda2025
TwiteLinaria flavirostris2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2025
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2025
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Brent GooseBranta bernicla2025
Light-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla hrota2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2024
RavenCorvus corax2024
Carrion/Hooded Crow HybridCorvus corone x cornix2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024

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Mammals5 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat · Brown Hare · Harbour Seal · Red Fox

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Brown RatRattus norvegicus
Brown HareLepus europaeus
Harbour SealPhoca vitulina2024
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

2,267 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds66 species

springautumn

2026

Oystercatcher · Redshank · Ringed Plover · Shelduck · Herring Gull +61

OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
GannetMorus bassanus2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
EiderSomateria mollissima2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
JackdawColoeus monedula
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2025
GreenshankTringa nebularia2025
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
SanderlingCalidris alba2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle2025
ShagGulosus aristotelis2025
Common GuillemotUria aalge2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Great Northern DiverGavia immer2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Redpoll (cabaret/flammea)Acanthis flammea cabaret/flammea2025
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
RazorbillAlca torda2025
TwiteLinaria flavirostris2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2025
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2025
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Brent GooseBranta bernicla2025
Light-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla hrota2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2024
RavenCorvus corax2024
Carrion/Hooded Crow HybridCorvus corone x cornix2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024

🦌

Mammals5 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat · Brown Hare · Harbour Seal · Red Fox

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Brown RatRattus norvegicus
Brown HareLepus europaeus
Harbour SealPhoca vitulina2024
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Leslie Barrie · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Farm buildings at High Drummore

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