← Back⛪ Religious grounds

Kirkmaiden Old Church

📷 Rose and Trev Clough · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal

Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

54.69272, -4.91085

Open directionsv

Google Maps↗Driving directions Apple Maps↗Driving directions Waze↗Live driving navigation Google Transit↗Bus, rail or tram Apple Transit↗Bus, rail or tram

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
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Oystercatcher, Redshank, Greenshank +91 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Oystercatcher, Redshank, Greenshank +91 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Knotgrass, Harebell, Wild Carrot +15 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Knotgrass, Harebell, Wild Carrot +15 more · last seen 2024

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Eristalis tenax, Common Darter, Helophilus pendulus +3 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Eristalis tenax, Common Darter, Helophilus pendulus +3 more · last seen 2024

Free

Foraging

Good match

Plants — Apple-mint, Sea Beet, Common Nettle +2 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Mull of Galloway TrailWalking route59 km

Named routeLength 59 kmNational walking route

Wildlife to spot

1,867 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

1,867 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds96 species

autumn

2026

Oystercatcher · Redshank · Greenshank · Herring Gull · Swallow +91

OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
GreenshankTringa nebularia2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
JackdawColoeus monedula
GannetMorus bassanus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2024
EiderSomateria mollissima
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
ShagGulosus aristotelis2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis2025
SanderlingCalidris alba2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
Great TitParus major2024
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2024
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
Common GuillemotUria aalge2025
MagpiePica pica2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2024
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2024
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2024
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle2024
RavenCorvus corax2024
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
KnotCalidris canutus2024
GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2023
WhitethroatCurruca communis2022
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2021
RazorbillAlca torda2025
TwiteLinaria flavirostris2025
Great Northern DiverGavia immer2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
WigeonMareca penelope2024
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
Common TernSterna hirundo2022
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferruginea2021
SiskinSpinus spinus2018
Redpoll (cabaret/flammea)Acanthis flammea cabaret/flammea2025
Light-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla hrota2025
Little StintCalidris minuta2024
Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros2024
FulmarFulmarus glacialis2024
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2024
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2022
SwiftApus apus2022
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2022
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2022
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2021
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2021
Black-throated DiverGavia arctica2019
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2018

🦌

Mammals6 species

wintersummerautumn

2025

Grey Squirrel · Stoat · Brown Rat · Harbour Seal · Grey Seal +1

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
StoatMustela erminea
Brown RatRattus norvegicus
Harbour SealPhoca vitulina2024
Grey SealHalichoerus grypus2024
Common PorpoisePhocoena phocoena2024

🐝

Insects6 species

summerautumn

2024

Eristalis tenax · Common Darter · Helophilus pendulus · Acrossus rufipes · Small White +1

Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2023
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2023
Acrossus rufipesAcrossus rufipes2023
Small WhitePieris rapae2019
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019

🌿

Plants19 species

summerautumn

2024

Knotgrass · Harebell · Wild Carrot · Marram · Sea Sandwort +14

KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare2021
HarebellCampanula rotundifolia2021
Wild CarrotDaucus carota2021
MarramAmmophila arenaria2021
Sea SandwortHonckenya peploides2021
Three-cornered GarlicAllium triquetrum2021
Apple-mintMentha spicata x suaveolens = M. x villosa
Lady's BedstrawGalium verum var. maritimum2021
Sea BeetBeta vulgaris subsp. maritima2021
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2021
Sea MayweedTripleurospermum maritimum2021
RedshankPersicaria maculosa2021
Sea BindweedCalystegia soldanella2021
Curled DockRumex crispus2019
Common NettleUrtica dioica2019
Red CampionSilene dioica2019
Scentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorum2019
Spear-leaved OracheAtriplex prostrata2019
BrambleRubus fruticosus2019

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

1,867 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds96 species

autumn

2026

Oystercatcher · Redshank · Greenshank · Herring Gull · Swallow +91

OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
GreenshankTringa nebularia2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
JackdawColoeus monedula
GannetMorus bassanus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2024
EiderSomateria mollissima
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
ShagGulosus aristotelis2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis2025
SanderlingCalidris alba2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
Great TitParus major2024
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2024
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
Common GuillemotUria aalge2025
MagpiePica pica2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2024
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2024
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2024
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle2024
RavenCorvus corax2024
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
KnotCalidris canutus2024
GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2023
WhitethroatCurruca communis2022
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2021
RazorbillAlca torda2025
TwiteLinaria flavirostris2025
Great Northern DiverGavia immer2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
WigeonMareca penelope2024
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
Common TernSterna hirundo2022
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferruginea2021
SiskinSpinus spinus2018
Redpoll (cabaret/flammea)Acanthis flammea cabaret/flammea2025
Light-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla hrota2025
Little StintCalidris minuta2024
Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros2024
FulmarFulmarus glacialis2024
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2024
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2022
SwiftApus apus2022
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2022
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2022
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2021
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2021
Black-throated DiverGavia arctica2019
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2018

🦌

Mammals6 species

wintersummerautumn

2025

Grey Squirrel · Stoat · Brown Rat · Harbour Seal · Grey Seal +1

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
StoatMustela erminea
Brown RatRattus norvegicus
Harbour SealPhoca vitulina2024
Grey SealHalichoerus grypus2024
Common PorpoisePhocoena phocoena2024

🐝

Insects6 species

summerautumn

2024

Eristalis tenax · Common Darter · Helophilus pendulus · Acrossus rufipes · Small White +1

Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2023
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2023
Acrossus rufipesAcrossus rufipes2023
Small WhitePieris rapae2019
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019

🌿

Plants19 species

summerautumn

2024

Knotgrass · Harebell · Wild Carrot · Marram · Sea Sandwort +14

KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare2021
HarebellCampanula rotundifolia2021
Wild CarrotDaucus carota2021
MarramAmmophila arenaria2021
Sea SandwortHonckenya peploides2021
Three-cornered GarlicAllium triquetrum2021
Apple-mintMentha spicata x suaveolens = M. x villosa
Lady's BedstrawGalium verum var. maritimum2021
Sea BeetBeta vulgaris subsp. maritima2021
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2021
Sea MayweedTripleurospermum maritimum2021
RedshankPersicaria maculosa2021
Sea BindweedCalystegia soldanella2021
Curled DockRumex crispus2019
Common NettleUrtica dioica2019
Red CampionSilene dioica2019
Scentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorum2019
Spear-leaved OracheAtriplex prostrata2019
BrambleRubus fruticosus2019

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Rose and Trev Clough · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Graveyard, Kirkmaiden Old Parish Church

1 / 15

Events & activities nearby

Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.

Bookable tours

Weather for this location

Next 14 days

Loading local forecast…

Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦High Drummore MotteHistoric site1.1 km→✦Crammag Head, promontory fortHistoric site4.6 km→✦Crammag Head, brochHistoric site4.6 km→

Own or manage this place?

Claim this listing to keep details accurate, add photos, and highlight what makes it special — free.

Claim this page

How was your visit?

How useful was the information on this page?

id: 53c378f8-4836-4464-a9af-b075901f4c39