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Places › Scotland › South Scotland › Dumfries and Galloway Getting here
55.18902, -4.18794
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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 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Wren, Chaffinch, Willow Warbler +64 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Wren, Chaffinch, Willow Warbler +64 more · last seen 2025
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🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Heath Bedstraw, Dryopteris affinis, Common Dog-violet +172 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
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
Plants — Hazel, Blackthorn, Meadowsweet +20 more foraging species
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Southern Upland Way (Section A - Portpatrick to Melrose) Walking route ▾
Named route Point-to-point National walking route
Show on map Bardennock Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Cairnsmore of Carsphairn by the Green Well Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 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
Show on map Photos Looking towards the fish farm on Kendoon Loch
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2,826 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 2,826 records · National Biodiversity Network Goldcrest · Tree Pipit · Blue Tit · Wren · Chaffinch +44
Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis2023 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2023 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2023 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2023 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2023 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2023 Robin Erithacus rubecula2023 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2023 Siskin Spinus spinus2023 Great Tit Parus major2023 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Blackbird Turdus merula2023 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2023 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2023 Dipper Cinclus cinclus Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2023 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2023 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2023 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2023 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2024 Teal Anas crecca2023 Jay Garrulus glandarius2023 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2023 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2023 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2023 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia2023 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra2022 Coal Tit Periparus ater2021 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2021 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2024 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2023 Whitethroat Curruca communis2023 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2023 Skylark Alauda arvensis2023 Greylag Goose Anser anser2023 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2023 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2022 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2022 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2022 Curlew Numenius arquata2021 Swallow Hirundo rustica2021 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2021 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2021 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2021 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2021 Red Squirrel · Stoat · Mole · Red Fox
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Stoat Mustela erminea Mole Talpa europaea2023 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2022 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
autumn
2022 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 26 species
summer autumn
2024 ▾
Sericomyia silentis · Common Blue Damselfly · Common Darter · Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Large Red Damselfly +21
Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis2022 Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii2023 Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Common Hawker Neat Feather-moss
Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 2,826 records · National Biodiversity Network Goldcrest · Tree Pipit · Blue Tit · Wren · Chaffinch +44
Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis2023 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2023 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2023 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2023 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2023 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2023 Robin Erithacus rubecula2023 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2023 Siskin Spinus spinus2023 Great Tit Parus major2023 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Blackbird Turdus merula2023 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2023 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2023 Dipper Cinclus cinclus Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2023 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2023 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2023 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2023 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2024 Teal Anas crecca2023 Jay Garrulus glandarius2023 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2023 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2023 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2023 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia2023 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra2022 Coal Tit Periparus ater2021 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2021 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2024 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2023 Whitethroat Curruca communis2023 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2023 Skylark Alauda arvensis2023 Greylag Goose Anser anser2023 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2023 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2022 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2022 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2022 Curlew Numenius arquata2021 Swallow Hirundo rustica2021 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2021 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2021 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2021 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2021 Red Squirrel · Stoat · Mole · Red Fox
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Stoat Mustela erminea Mole Talpa europaea2023 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2022 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
autumn
2022 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 26 species
summer autumn
2024 ▾
Sericomyia silentis · Common Blue Damselfly · Common Darter · Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Large Red Damselfly +21
Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis2022 Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii2023 Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Common Hawker Neat Feather-moss
Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Aeshna juncea
Aeshna juncea
Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa
Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Tipula oleracea Tipula oleracea2023
Tipula oleracea Tipula oleracea2023
Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus2023
Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus2023
Black Sexton Beetle Nicrophorus humator2023
Black Sexton Beetle Nicrophorus humator2023
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis2023
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis2023
Common Flower Bug Anthocoris nemorum2022
Common Flower Bug Anthocoris nemorum2022
Rhamphomyia spinipes Rhamphomyia spinipes2022
Rhamphomyia spinipes Rhamphomyia spinipes2022
Eristalis Eristalis2022
Eristalis Eristalis2022
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2022
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2022
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2022
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2022
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2022
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2022
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare2022
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare2022
Eristalis horticola Eristalis horticola2022
Eristalis horticola Eristalis horticola2022
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus2022
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus2022
Leucozona glaucia Leucozona glaucia2022
Leucozona glaucia Leucozona glaucia2022
Eristalis rupium Eristalis rupium2022
Eristalis rupium Eristalis rupium2022
Cicadella viridis Cicadella viridis2022
Cicadella viridis Cicadella viridis2022
Small Fleck-winged Snipefly Rhagio lineola2022
Small Fleck-winged Snipefly Rhagio lineola2022
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2022
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2022 