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Hizzie Birren Settlement

1 ha

📷 Walter Baxter · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Dogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

55.19963, -3.07657

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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, Pheasant, Goldfinch +60 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Pheasant, Goldfinch +60 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Heath Cudweed, Bluebell, Trailing St John's-wort +265 more · last seen 2017; Plants — Heath Cudweed, Bluebell, Trailing St John's-wort +265 more · last seen 2017

Free

Foraging

Plants — Marsh Hawk's-beard, Meadowsweet, Rowan +29 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Green Drake, Water Cricket, Anacaena globulus +40 more · last seen 2023; Insects — Green Drake, Water Cricket, Anacaena globulus +40 more · last seen 2023

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
National Byway (SW Scotland)Cycling route

National Byway in the Solway Firth area

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Farmland at Hizzie Birren

📷 Walter Baxter · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Farmland at Hizzie Birren

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

⛪Westerkirk ChurchReligious grounds500 m→✦Drove Knowe MonumentHistoric site400 m→✦Bentpath, SettlementHistoric site1.5 km→✦Craig Hill, HillfortHistoric site3.2 km→✦Shiel Burn, SettlementHistoric site3.6 km→✦White Birren, SettlementHistoric site4.5 km→

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