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Hoddom Castle

1 ha

📷 Billy McCrorie · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

55.04432, -3.32280

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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
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Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Chaffinch, Blue Tit, Great Tit +56 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Chaffinch, Blue Tit, Great Tit +56 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Green Carpet, July Highflyer, Stenus impressus +139 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Green Carpet, July Highflyer, Stenus impressus +139 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Redshank, American Skunk-cabbage, Dilated Scalewort +231 more · last seen 2023; Plants — Redshank, American Skunk-cabbage, Dilated Scalewort +231 more · last seen 2023

Free

Foraging

Plants — Great Scented Liverwort, Sweet Chestnut, Two-horned Pincerwort +14 more foraging species

Varies

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Annandale WayWalking route88 km
Named routeLength 88 kmNational walking route
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Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Byway (SW Scotland)Cycling route

National Byway in the Solway Firth area

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Dumfries and Galloway Cycle Route 11Cycling route
Named routeRef 11Local cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Hoddom Castle

📷 Billy McCrorie · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Haggs Recreation GroundUrban park3.8 km→🌱Walled GardenUrban park4.5 km→⛪Brydekirk Parish ChurchReligious grounds3.8 km→⛪Dalton Parish ChurchReligious grounds4.3 km→⛳Hoddom Castle Caravan Site golf courseGolf course400 m→✦Hoddom ChurchHistoric site2.3 km→

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