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Ingleston Motte

📷 Brian Anderson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

54.90154, -3.91232

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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
✦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

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Strong match

Birds — Goldeneye, Whooper Swan, Redwing +38 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Goldeneye, Whooper Swan, Redwing +38 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Rhingia campestris, Cuckoo-Spit Insect, Dingy Skipper +97 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Rhingia campestris, Cuckoo-Spit Insect, Dingy Skipper +97 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Springy Turf-moss, Neat Feather-moss, Common Tamarisk-moss +2 more · last seen 2022; Plants — Springy Turf-moss, Neat Feather-moss, Common Tamarisk-moss +2 more · last seen 2022

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Threave Estate WalkWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

18 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 7Cycling route

Named routeRef 7National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route8.8 km

Named routeRef 7Length 8.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route339 m

Named routeRef 7Length 339 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Alternative RouteCycling route112 m

Named routeRef 7Length 112 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route905 m

Named routeRef 7Length 905 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route242 m

Named routeRef 7Length 242 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

1,992 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

1,992 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds7 species

winter

2025

Goldeneye · Whooper Swan · Redwing · Fieldfare · Pintail +2

GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
PintailAnas acuta
BramblingFringilla montifringilla2024
PeregrineFalco peregrinus

🦌

Mammals4 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2026

Grey Squirrel · Red Squirrel · Pine Marten · Brown Hare

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
Pine MartenMartes martes2025
Brown HareLepus europaeus2025

🐝

Insects6 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Scaeva selenitica · Scaeva pyrastri · Four-spotted Chaser · Rhingia campestris · Syrphus ribesii +1

Scaeva seleniticaScaeva selenitica
Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri
Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata
Rhingia campestrisRhingia campestris2024
Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

1,992 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds7 species

winter

2025

Goldeneye · Whooper Swan · Redwing · Fieldfare · Pintail +2

GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
PintailAnas acuta
BramblingFringilla montifringilla2024
PeregrineFalco peregrinus

🦌

Mammals4 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2026

Grey Squirrel · Red Squirrel · Pine Marten · Brown Hare

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
Pine MartenMartes martes2025
Brown HareLepus europaeus2025

🐝

Insects6 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Scaeva selenitica · Scaeva pyrastri · Four-spotted Chaser · Rhingia campestris · Syrphus ribesii +1

Scaeva seleniticaScaeva selenitica
Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri
Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata
Rhingia campestrisRhingia campestris2024
Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Brian Anderson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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