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Loch Spallander Reservoir

59 ha

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

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Free entryDogs welcome59 ha

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55.34074, -4.53977

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Carnation Sedge, Glaucous Sedge, Selfheal +47 more · last seen 2013; Plants — Carnation Sedge, Glaucous Sedge, Selfheal +47 more · last seen 2013

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Green-veined White, Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing, Dotted Clay +40 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Green-veined White, Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing, Dotted Clay +40 more · last seen 2024

Free

Bird watching

Good match

Birds — Wood Warbler, Redpoll, Pied Wagtail +1 more · last seen 2024; Birds — Wood Warbler, Redpoll, Pied Wagtail +1 more · last seen 2024

Free

Foraging

Good match

Plants — Meadowsweet, Common Sorrel, Bilberry

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚴

Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

National Byway (SW Scotland)Cycling route

National Byway in the Solway Firth area

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route

National Byway Maybole LoopCycling route

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

344 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

344 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds4 species

winterspringautumn

2024

Wood Warbler · Redpoll · Pied Wagtail · Great Spotted Woodpecker

Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrix
RedpollAcanthis flammea2023
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2021
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2021

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Mammals2 species

spring

2021

Red Squirrel · Grey Squirrel

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris2019
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🐝

Insects22 species

summer

2024

Rosy Rustic · Marmalade Hoverfly · Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Scotch Argus · Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing +17

Rosy RusticHydraecia micacea2013
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii
Scotch ArgusErebia aethiops2015
Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow UnderwingNoctua janthe2013
Burnished BrassDiachrysia chrysitis2013
Dotted ClayXestia baja2013
PhoenixEulithis prunata2013
Common Rustic agg.Mesapamea secalis agg.2013
SnoutHypena proboscidalis2013
Dark Marbled CarpetDysstroma citrata2013
Square-spot RusticXestia xanthographa2013
Flame CarpetXanthorhoe designata2013
Centre-barred SallowAtethmia centrago2013
Small Square-spotDiarsia rubi2013
Silver YAutographa gamma2013
Large Yellow UnderwingNoctua pronuba2013
LychnisHadena bicruris2013
Bulrush WainscotNonagria typhae2013
July HighflyerHydriomena furcata2013
Dun-barCosmia trapezina2013
FlameAxylia putris2013

🌿

Plants157 species

summer

2024

Devil's-bit Scabious · Marsh Hawk's-beard · Hawthorn · Marsh Thistle · Common Ragwort +152

Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis
Marsh Hawk's-beardCrepis paludosa
HawthornCrataegus monogyna
Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
IvyHedera helix
Oval SedgeCarex leporina
Creeping WillowSalix repens
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
Marsh WillowherbEpilobium palustre
AspenPopulus tremula
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
Sheep's Fescue agg.Festuca ovina
Lesser SpearwortRanunculus flammula
Toad RushJuncus bufonius
Rubus polyanthemusRubus polyanthemus
Common NettleUrtica dioica
Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris
Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis
Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense
HornbeamCarpinus betulus
Common SorrelRumex acetosa
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
Flea SedgeCarex pulicaris
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris
Wild StrawberryFragaria vesca
AshFraxinus excelsior
GorseUlex europaeus
Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus
White CloverTrifolium repens
Eared WillowSalix aurita
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga
Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea
Soft-rushJuncus effusus
Greater PlantainPlantago major
Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana
BeechFagus sylvatica
BugleAjuga reptans
Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella
Mat-grassNardus stricta
Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
Rubus nemoralisRubus nemoralis
Glaucous SedgeCarex flacca
Star SedgeCarex echinata
Barren StrawberryPotentilla sterilis
Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa
Rubus latifoliusRubus latifolius
Floating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitans
Hairy-bromeBromopsis ramosa
HawkweedHieracium
Purple Moor-grassMolinia caerulea
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium
TormentilPotentilla erecta
Marsh RagwortJacobaea aquatica
Broad-leaved HelleborineEpipactis helleborine
False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum
Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii
Heath-grassDanthonia decumbens
Marsh FoxtailAlopecurus geniculatus
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium
Creeping Forget-me-notMyosotis secunda
Heath RushJuncus squarrosus
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
PolypodyPolypodium vulgare
Tufted VetchVicia cracca
Common ChickweedStellaria media
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
PignutConopodium majus
DaisyBellis perennis
Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus
Remote SedgeCarex remota
Dryopteris affinisDryopteris affinis
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne
Meadow FescueSchedonorus pratensis
CleaversGalium aparine
Downy BirchBetula pubescens
Malus sylvestrisMalus sylvestris
AlderAlnus glutinosa
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
Ragged-RobinSilene flos-cuculi
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea
Luzula multiflora subsp. congestaLuzula multiflora subsp. congesta
ElderSambucus nigra
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria
Marsh CinquefoilComarum palustre
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum
Sherard's Downy-roseRosa sherardii
LousewortPedicularis sylvatica
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
BlackthornPrunus spinosa
RowanSorbus aucuparia
Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens
Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum
Smooth Meadow-grassPoa pratensis
DandelionTaraxacum
Luzula multiflora subsp. multifloraLuzula multiflora subsp. multiflora
Three-nerved SandwortMoehringia trinervia
RaspberryRubus idaeus
Water MintMentha aquatica
Slender St John's-wortHypericum pulchrum
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius
WoodruffGalium odoratum
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum
Carnation SedgeCarex panicea
Sharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorus
SilverweedPotentilla anserina
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica
Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata
Festuca rubraFestuca rubra
Yellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorum
Hybrid OakQuercus petraea x robur = Q. x rosacea
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
Upland Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea alpina x lutetiana = C. x intermedia
Wood-sedgeCarex sylvatica
Red BartsiaOdontites vernus
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
Wood SpeedwellVeronica montana
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris
Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum
Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris
NipplewortLapsana communis
Quaking-grassBriza media
Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa
Pill SedgeCarex pilulifera
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
Changing Forget-me-notMyosotis discolor
Water AvensGeum rivale
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis
Bush VetchVicia sepium
Wood AvensGeum urbanum
Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa
Guelder-roseViburnum opulus
SanicleSanicula europaea
Common SallowSalix cinerea
Common Yellow-sedgeCarex demissa
Wood DockRumex sanguineus
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana
Goat WillowSalix caprea
Rosa caesiaRosa caesia
Garden Lady's-mantleAlchemilla mollis
Jointed RushJuncus articulatus
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
Compact RushJuncus conglomeratus
Salix aurita x cinerea = S. x multinervisSalix aurita x cinerea = S. x multinervis
Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina
Grass-of-ParnassusParnassia palustris2023

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

344 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds4 species

winterspringautumn

2024

Wood Warbler · Redpoll · Pied Wagtail · Great Spotted Woodpecker

Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrix
RedpollAcanthis flammea2023
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2021
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2021

🦌

Mammals2 species

spring

2021

Red Squirrel · Grey Squirrel

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris2019
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🐝

Insects22 species

summer

2024

Rosy Rustic · Marmalade Hoverfly · Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Scotch Argus · Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing +17

Rosy RusticHydraecia micacea2013
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii
Scotch ArgusErebia aethiops2015
Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow UnderwingNoctua janthe2013
Burnished BrassDiachrysia chrysitis2013
Dotted ClayXestia baja2013
PhoenixEulithis prunata2013
Common Rustic agg.Mesapamea secalis agg.2013
SnoutHypena proboscidalis2013
Dark Marbled CarpetDysstroma citrata2013
Square-spot RusticXestia xanthographa2013
Flame CarpetXanthorhoe designata2013
Centre-barred SallowAtethmia centrago2013
Small Square-spotDiarsia rubi2013
Silver YAutographa gamma2013
Large Yellow UnderwingNoctua pronuba2013
LychnisHadena bicruris2013
Bulrush WainscotNonagria typhae2013
July HighflyerHydriomena furcata2013
Dun-barCosmia trapezina2013
FlameAxylia putris2013

🌿

Plants157 species

summer

2024

Devil's-bit Scabious · Marsh Hawk's-beard · Hawthorn · Marsh Thistle · Common Ragwort +152

Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis
Marsh Hawk's-beardCrepis paludosa
HawthornCrataegus monogyna
Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
IvyHedera helix
Oval SedgeCarex leporina
Creeping WillowSalix repens
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
Marsh WillowherbEpilobium palustre
AspenPopulus tremula
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
Sheep's Fescue agg.Festuca ovina
Lesser SpearwortRanunculus flammula
Toad RushJuncus bufonius
Rubus polyanthemusRubus polyanthemus
Common NettleUrtica dioica
Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris
Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis
Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense
HornbeamCarpinus betulus
Common SorrelRumex acetosa
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
Flea SedgeCarex pulicaris
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris
Wild StrawberryFragaria vesca
AshFraxinus excelsior
GorseUlex europaeus
Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus
White CloverTrifolium repens
Eared WillowSalix aurita
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga
Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea
Soft-rushJuncus effusus
Greater PlantainPlantago major
Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana
BeechFagus sylvatica
BugleAjuga reptans
Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella
Mat-grassNardus stricta
Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
Rubus nemoralisRubus nemoralis
Glaucous SedgeCarex flacca
Star SedgeCarex echinata
Barren StrawberryPotentilla sterilis
Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa
Rubus latifoliusRubus latifolius
Floating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitans
Hairy-bromeBromopsis ramosa
HawkweedHieracium
Purple Moor-grassMolinia caerulea
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium
TormentilPotentilla erecta
Marsh RagwortJacobaea aquatica
Broad-leaved HelleborineEpipactis helleborine
False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum
Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii
Heath-grassDanthonia decumbens
Marsh FoxtailAlopecurus geniculatus
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium
Creeping Forget-me-notMyosotis secunda
Heath RushJuncus squarrosus
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
PolypodyPolypodium vulgare
Tufted VetchVicia cracca
Common ChickweedStellaria media
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
PignutConopodium majus
DaisyBellis perennis
Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus
Remote SedgeCarex remota
Dryopteris affinisDryopteris affinis
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne
Meadow FescueSchedonorus pratensis
CleaversGalium aparine
Downy BirchBetula pubescens
Malus sylvestrisMalus sylvestris
AlderAlnus glutinosa
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
Ragged-RobinSilene flos-cuculi
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea
Luzula multiflora subsp. congestaLuzula multiflora subsp. congesta
ElderSambucus nigra
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria
Marsh CinquefoilComarum palustre
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum
Sherard's Downy-roseRosa sherardii
LousewortPedicularis sylvatica
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
BlackthornPrunus spinosa
RowanSorbus aucuparia
Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens
Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum
Smooth Meadow-grassPoa pratensis
DandelionTaraxacum
Luzula multiflora subsp. multifloraLuzula multiflora subsp. multiflora
Three-nerved SandwortMoehringia trinervia
RaspberryRubus idaeus
Water MintMentha aquatica
Slender St John's-wortHypericum pulchrum
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius
WoodruffGalium odoratum
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum
Carnation SedgeCarex panicea
Sharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorus
SilverweedPotentilla anserina
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica
Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata
Festuca rubraFestuca rubra
Yellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorum
Hybrid OakQuercus petraea x robur = Q. x rosacea
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
Upland Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea alpina x lutetiana = C. x intermedia
Wood-sedgeCarex sylvatica
Red BartsiaOdontites vernus
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
Wood SpeedwellVeronica montana
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris
Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum
Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris
NipplewortLapsana communis
Quaking-grassBriza media
Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa
Pill SedgeCarex pilulifera
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
Changing Forget-me-notMyosotis discolor
Water AvensGeum rivale
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis
Bush VetchVicia sepium
Wood AvensGeum urbanum
Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa
Guelder-roseViburnum opulus
SanicleSanicula europaea
Common SallowSalix cinerea
Common Yellow-sedgeCarex demissa
Wood DockRumex sanguineus
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana
Goat WillowSalix caprea
Rosa caesiaRosa caesia
Garden Lady's-mantleAlchemilla mollis
Jointed RushJuncus articulatus
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
Compact RushJuncus conglomeratus
Salix aurita x cinerea = S. x multinervisSalix aurita x cinerea = S. x multinervis
Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina
Grass-of-ParnassusParnassia palustris2023

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

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

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