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Ladle Knowe, Motte

📷 Mary and Angus Hogg · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

55.54415, -3.86191

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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
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Chaffinch, Willow Warbler, Wren +77 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Chaffinch, Willow Warbler, Wren +77 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Bluebell, Bugle, Oval Sedge +59 more · last seen 2017; Plants — Bluebell, Bugle, Oval Sedge +59 more · last seen 2017

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Foraging

Good match

Plants — Meadowsweet, Hazel, Wood-sorrel +5 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Painted Lady, Orange Ladybird, Red Admiral +11 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Painted Lady, Orange Ladybird, Red Admiral +11 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Queen Elizabeth Jubilee WalkWalking route8 km

Named routeLength 8 kmRound tripLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

9 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN National Route 74Cycling route

Named routeRef 74National Cycle Network

Lanark (Kirkfieldbank) to Happendon BridgeCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Main RouteCycling route1.9 km

Named routeRef 74Length 1.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route397 m

Named routeRef 74Length 397 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route14 m

Named routeRef 74Length 14 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route16 m

Named routeRef 74Length 16 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

6,708 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

6,708 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds47 species

spring

2025

Willow Warbler · Chaffinch · Blue Tit · Wren · Great Tit +42

Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Great TitParus major
NuthatchSitta europaea
SiskinSpinus spinus
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
RobinErithacus rubecula
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
CuckooCuculus canorus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
WhitethroatCurruca communis
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
SwallowHirundo rustica
CurlewNumenius arquata
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
LinnetLinaria cannabina
MagpiePica pica
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii

🐝

Insects2 species

autumn

2025

7-spot Ladybird · Syrphus

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
SyrphusSyrphus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

6,708 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds47 species

spring

2025

Willow Warbler · Chaffinch · Blue Tit · Wren · Great Tit +42

Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Great TitParus major
NuthatchSitta europaea
SiskinSpinus spinus
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
RobinErithacus rubecula
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
CuckooCuculus canorus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
WhitethroatCurruca communis
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
SwallowHirundo rustica
CurlewNumenius arquata
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
LinnetLinaria cannabina
MagpiePica pica
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii

🐝

Insects2 species

autumn

2025

7-spot Ladybird · Syrphus

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
SyrphusSyrphus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Mary and Angus Hogg · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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🌱Cameronians' Regimental Memorial ParkUrban park1.8 km→⛪Sancta Sophia Episcopal ChurchReligious grounds1.8 km→✦WWII Army CampHistoric site2.1 km→✦Douglas CastleHistoric site2.9 km→

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