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Kendoon Loch

932 ha

📷 Ann Cook · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome932 ha

Getting here

55.18902, -4.18794

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
  • 🌿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

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Wren, Chaffinch, Willow Warbler +64 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Wren, Chaffinch, Willow Warbler +64 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Hazel, False Oat-grass, Rough Meadow-grass +172 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Ringlet, Green-veined White, Common Blue +102 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Ringlet, Green-veined White, Common Blue +102 more · last seen 2024

Free

Foraging

Plants — Hazel, Blackthorn, Meadowsweet +20 more foraging species

Varies

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Southern Upland Way (Section A - Portpatrick to Melrose)Walking route
Named routePoint-to-pointNational walking route
Bardennock TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Cairnsmore of Carsphairn by the Green WellWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
National Byway (SW Scotland)Cycling route

National Byway in the Solway Firth area

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Looking towards the fish farm on Kendoon Loch

📷 Ann Cook · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Looking towards the fish farm on Kendoon Loch

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Polmaddy InnHistoric site3.1 km→✦Stroanfreggan MoteHistoric site3.3 km→💧Kendoon LochReservoir0 m→✦PolmaddyHistoric site3.2 km→✦Corn MillHistoric site3.3 km→✦StroanfregganHistoric site3.3 km→

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