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Irongray Church

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦66+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch and Jackdaw
  • 🍄Mushroom 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

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking

Best for

9 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Chaffinch, Jackdaw, Swallow +63 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Chaffinch, Jackdaw, Swallow +63 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Hymenoscyphus scutula, Hazel Bracket, Sycamore Tarspot +58 more · last seen 2018; Fungi — Hymenoscyphus scutula, Hazel Bracket, Sycamore Tarspot +58 more · last seen 2018

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Limnius volckmari, Elmis aenea, Hydrobius fuscipes/rottenbergii/subrotundus +69 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Limnius volckmari, Elmis aenea, Hydrobius fuscipes/rottenbergii/subrotundus +69 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Snowdrop, Meadow Buttercup, Raspberry +159 more · last seen 2017; Plants — Snowdrop, Meadow Buttercup, Raspberry +159 more · last seen 2017

Free

Foraging

Plants — Raspberry, Elder, Common Sorrel +22 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Cycling

27 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Byway Dumfries LoopCycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Glenkiln Loop Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef GLLocal cycle route
Route (7)Cycling route
Named routeRef (7)Local cycle route
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
Kirkpatrick Macmillan Cycle TrailCycling route
Named routeRef KMLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

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Kirkpatrick Irongray Church and Graveyard

Kirkpatrick Irongray Church and Graveyard

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