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Dogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
55.03722, -3.67250
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦39+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Long-tailed Tit and Great Tit
- ✦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
- 🐦39+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Long-tailed Tit and Great Tit
- ✦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
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Long-tailed Tit, Great Tit, Wren +36 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Long-tailed Tit, Great Tit, Wren +36 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Azure Damselfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Common Blue Damselfly +13 more · last seen 2025
Free
🏡Historic gardens
Moderate match
Historic site
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km54 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Dumfries and Galloway Cycle Route 12Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 12Local cycle route
Glenkiln Loop Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef GLLocal cycle route
Route (7)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef (7)Local cycle route
Route 7Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 7National Cycle Network
Caledonian CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 10Regional cycle route
National Byway (SW Scotland)Cycling route▾
National Byway in the Solway Firth area
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Lochbank LoopMountain bike route▾
Phoenix TrailMountain bike route▾
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
12,104 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
12,104 records · National Biodiversity NetworkLong-tailed Tit · Great Tit · Wren · Chiffchaff · Woodpigeon +34
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Great TitParus major2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Common GullLarus canus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
🦌Mammals8 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Badger · Red Fox · Mole +3
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- BadgerMeles meles2025
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris2025
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Toad
Azure Damselfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Common Blue Damselfly · Common Darter · Emerald Damselfly +11
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- Black Darter
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
12,104 records · National Biodiversity NetworkLong-tailed Tit · Great Tit · Wren · Chiffchaff · Woodpigeon +34
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Great TitParus major2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Common GullLarus canus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
🦌Mammals8 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Badger · Red Fox · Mole +3
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- BadgerMeles meles2025
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris2025
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Toad
Azure Damselfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Common Blue Damselfly · Common Darter · Emerald Damselfly +11
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- Black Darter
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Weasel
Weasel
Mustela nivalis2025
Mustela nivalis2025
American MinkNeovison vison2025American MinkNeovison vison2025Sympetrum danae
Sympetrum danae
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipesRed-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipesHelophilus hybridusHelophilus hybridusHelophilus hybridusHelophilus hybridusXylota segnisXylota segnisXylota segnisXylota segnisVolucella bombylansVolucella bombylansVolucella bombylansVolucella bombylansMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusGreater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestrisGreater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestrisUroleucon (Uroleucon) cirsiiUroleucon (Uroleucon) cirsiiUroleucon (Uroleucon) cirsiiUroleucon (Uroleucon) cirsiiCommon Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulusCommon Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulusLarge Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphulaLarge Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphulaEvents & activities nearby
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