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Places › Scotland › South Scotland › Dumfries and Galloway Getting here
55.19145, -3.31542
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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, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large Red Damselfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Common Blue Damselfly +110 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Large Red Damselfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Common Blue Damselfly +110 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Broad-leaved Cottongrass, Bluebell, Dactylorhiza incarnata subsp. incarnata +107 more · last seen 2017; Plants — Broad-leaved Cottongrass, Bluebell, Dactylorhiza incarnata subsp. incarnata +107 more · last seen 2017
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Redwing, Fieldfare, Brambling +12 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Redwing, Fieldfare, Brambling +12 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Water Mint, Common Sorrel, Dandelion +2 more foraging species
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Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 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
2,269 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 2,269 records · National Biodiversity Network Redwing · Fieldfare · Brambling · Robin · Great Tit
Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Squirrel · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris2025 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Blue-tailed Damselfly · Common Blue Damselfly · Large Red Damselfly · Azure Damselfly · Common Hawker +2
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Common Hawker Aeshna juncea Black Darter Sympetrum danae2024 Common Darter Adder's-tongue · Lesser Celandine · Common Spotted-orchid · Smooth Lady's-mantle · Wall Speedwell +14
Adder's-tongue Ophioglossum vulgatum Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Common Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii2023 Smooth Lady's-mantle Alchemilla glabra2023 Wall Speedwell Veronica arvensis2023 Raspberry Rubus idaeus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 2,269 records · National Biodiversity Network Redwing · Fieldfare · Brambling · Robin · Great Tit
Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Squirrel · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris2025 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Blue-tailed Damselfly · Common Blue Damselfly · Large Red Damselfly · Azure Damselfly · Common Hawker +2
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Common Hawker Aeshna juncea Black Darter Sympetrum danae2024 Common Darter Adder's-tongue · Lesser Celandine · Common Spotted-orchid · Smooth Lady's-mantle · Wall Speedwell +14
Adder's-tongue Ophioglossum vulgatum Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Common Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii2023 Smooth Lady's-mantle Alchemilla glabra2023 Wall Speedwell Veronica arvensis2023 Raspberry Rubus idaeus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Sympetrum striolatum
Sympetrum striolatum
2023
2023
Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre2023
Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre2023
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris2023
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris2023
Boreau's Ramping-fumitory Fumaria muralis subsp. boraei2023
Boreau's Ramping-fumitory Fumaria muralis subsp. boraei2023
Field Horsetail Equisetum arvense2023
Field Horsetail Equisetum arvense2023
Common Bent Agrostis capillaris2023
Common Bent Agrostis capillaris2023
Greater Plantain Plantago major2023
Greater Plantain Plantago major2023
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus2023
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus2023
Crested Dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus2023
Crested Dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus2023
Cleavers Galium aparine2023
Cleavers Galium aparine2023
Large-flowered Hemp-nettle Galeopsis speciosa2023
Large-flowered Hemp-nettle Galeopsis speciosa2023
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum2023
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum2023
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2023
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2023
Wild Strawberry Fragaria vesca2023
Wild Strawberry Fragaria vesca2023 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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