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Ingleston Mote

📷 Gordon Brown · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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54.97002, -3.59290

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦81+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Mute Swan
✦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

🐦81+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Mute Swan
✦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 — Carrion Crow, Mute Swan, Mallard +78 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Carrion Crow, Mute Swan, Mallard +78 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Azure Damselfly +26 more · last seen 2024; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Azure Damselfly +26 more · last seen 2024

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Seasonal nature

Moderate match

Plants — Swan's-neck Thyme-moss · last seen 2023; Plants — Swan's-neck Thyme-moss · last seen 2023

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Cycling

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 7Cycling route

Named routeRef 7National Cycle Network

National Byway (SW Scotland)Cycling route

National Byway in the Solway Firth area

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route

Main RouteCycling route1.4 km

Named routeRef 7Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route165 m

Named routeRef 7Length 165 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route178 m

Named routeRef 7Length 178 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route549 m

Named routeRef 7Length 549 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

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Mountain biking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Lochbank LoopMountain bike route

Named route

Phoenix TrailMountain bike route

Named route

Wildlife to spot

2,883 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

2,883 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds62 species

summer

2026

Tufted Duck · Carrion Crow · Mallard · Moorhen · Wren +57

Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Mute SwanCygnus olor
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
CootFulica atra
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
TealAnas crecca
RookCorvus frugilegus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Great TitParus major2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
CuckooCuculus canorus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
SwiftApus apus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025

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Mammals2 species

summerautumnwinter

2025

Grey Squirrel · Otter

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
OtterLutra lutra

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

2,883 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds62 species

summer

2026

Tufted Duck · Carrion Crow · Mallard · Moorhen · Wren +57

Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Mute SwanCygnus olor
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
CootFulica atra
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
TealAnas crecca
RookCorvus frugilegus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Great TitParus major2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
CuckooCuculus canorus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
SwiftApus apus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025

🦌

Mammals2 species

summerautumnwinter

2025

Grey Squirrel · Otter

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
OtterLutra lutra

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Gordon Brown · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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