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Kirkclaugh Mote

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Dogs welcome

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
  • 🍄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

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  • 🐕Dogs welcome
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7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Chaffinch, Great Tit, Blue Tit +95 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Chaffinch, Great Tit, Blue Tit +95 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Black Lichen, Punctelia subrudecta s. str., Abrothallus microspermus +29 more · last seen 2017; Fungi — Black Lichen, Punctelia subrudecta s. str., Abrothallus microspermus +29 more · last seen 2017

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Insect spotting

Insects — Field Grasshopper, Eristalis pertinax, Green Shieldbug +53 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Field Grasshopper, Eristalis pertinax, Green Shieldbug +53 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Silver Birch, Mesophyllum lichenoides, Bluebell +176 more · last seen 2017; Plants — Silver Birch, Mesophyllum lichenoides, Bluebell +176 more · last seen 2017

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Chickweed, Autumn Hawkbit, Water Mint +17 more foraging species

Varies

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