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Knockquhassen Reservoir

32 ha

📷 Billy McCrorie · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome32 ha

Getting here

54.89004, -5.08842

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🌞Midsummer — dragonfly and damselfly activity peaks along water edges
🌿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

🌞Midsummer — dragonfly and damselfly activity peaks along water edges
🌿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

5 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Peacock, Small Tortoiseshell, Red Admiral +162 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Peacock, Small Tortoiseshell, Red Admiral +162 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Common Chickweed, Meadow Buttercup, Bush Vetch +57 more · last seen 2021; Plants — Common Chickweed, Meadow Buttercup, Bush Vetch +57 more · last seen 2021

Free

Bird watching

Strong match

Birds — Kestrel, Greylag Goose, Pied Wagtail +15 more · last seen 2023; Birds — Kestrel, Greylag Goose, Pied Wagtail +15 more · last seen 2023

Free

Foraging

Good match

Plants — Common Chickweed, Common Sorrel, Hogweed +4 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Mull of Galloway TrailWalking route59 km

Named routeLength 59 kmNational walking route

Loch Ryan Coastal PathWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Southern Upland Way (Section A - Portpatrick to Melrose)Walking route

Named routePoint-to-pointNational walking route

🚴

Cycling

10 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN National Route 73Cycling route

Named routeRef 73National Cycle Network

EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 1Cycling route

Named routeRef EV1International cycle route

Main RouteCycling route150 m

Named routeRef 83Length 150 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route155 m

Named routeRef 83Length 155 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route101 m

Named routeRef 83Length 101 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface blocks

Main RouteCycling route66 m

Named routeRef 83Length 66 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

2,360 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

2,360 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds15 species

springautumn

2023

Greylag Goose · Kestrel · Pied Wagtail · Reed Bunting · Starling +10

Greylag GooseAnser anser
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2020
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2020
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2020
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2020
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2016
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2016
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
JackdawColoeus monedula2019
Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus2016
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2016
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2016
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2016

🦌

Mammals15 species

springautumn

2025

Red Squirrel · Soprano Pipistrelle · Common Pipistrelle · Leisler's Bat · Grey Squirrel +10

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris2019
Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2016
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2016
Leisler's BatNyctalus leisleri2016
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Daubenton's BatMyotis daubentonii2016
Brown HareLepus europaeus2020
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2020
PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2016
Red DeerCervus elaphus2021
Common ShrewSorex araneus2021
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2021
Natterer's BatMyotis nattereri2016
Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus2016
Myotis Bat speciesMyotis2016

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2020

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects17 species

summerautumn

2025

Painted Lady · Four-spotted Chaser · Ceratothrips ericae · Aptinothrips rufus · Gorse Shieldbug +12

Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata
Ceratothrips ericaeCeratothrips ericae2022
Aptinothrips rufusAptinothrips rufus2022
Gorse ShieldbugPiezodorus lituratus2021
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2021
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2021
Common HawkerAeshna juncea2021
Cicadella viridisCicadella viridis2021
Evacanthus interruptusEvacanthus interruptus2021
Knotgrass Leaf BeetleChrysolina polita2021
Small WhitePieris rapae2019
PeacockAglais io2019
Dor BeetleGeotrupes stercorarius2017
Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2016
Clouded DrabOrthosia incerta2014
Early ThornSelenia dentaria2014

🌿

Plants2 species

springautumn

2021

Scarlet Pimpernel · Lesser Celandine

Scarlet PimpernelLysimachia arvensis
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2020

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

2,360 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds15 species

springautumn

2023

Greylag Goose · Kestrel · Pied Wagtail · Reed Bunting · Starling +10

Greylag GooseAnser anser
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2020
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2020
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2020
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2020
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2016
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2016
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
JackdawColoeus monedula2019
Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus2016
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2016
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2016
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2016

🦌

Mammals15 species

springautumn

2025

Red Squirrel · Soprano Pipistrelle · Common Pipistrelle · Leisler's Bat · Grey Squirrel +10

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris2019
Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2016
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2016
Leisler's BatNyctalus leisleri2016
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Daubenton's BatMyotis daubentonii2016
Brown HareLepus europaeus2020
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2020
PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2016
Red DeerCervus elaphus2021
Common ShrewSorex araneus2021
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2021
Natterer's BatMyotis nattereri2016
Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus2016
Myotis Bat speciesMyotis2016

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2020

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects17 species

summerautumn

2025

Painted Lady · Four-spotted Chaser · Ceratothrips ericae · Aptinothrips rufus · Gorse Shieldbug +12

Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata
Ceratothrips ericaeCeratothrips ericae2022
Aptinothrips rufusAptinothrips rufus2022
Gorse ShieldbugPiezodorus lituratus2021
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2021
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2021
Common HawkerAeshna juncea2021
Cicadella viridisCicadella viridis2021
Evacanthus interruptusEvacanthus interruptus2021
Knotgrass Leaf BeetleChrysolina polita2021
Small WhitePieris rapae2019
PeacockAglais io2019
Dor BeetleGeotrupes stercorarius2017
Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2016
Clouded DrabOrthosia incerta2014
Early ThornSelenia dentaria2014

🌿

Plants2 species

springautumn

2021

Scarlet Pimpernel · Lesser Celandine

Scarlet PimpernelLysimachia arvensis
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2020

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Billy McCrorie · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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