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55.31572, -3.44856

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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

5 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, Mallard, Great Tit +70 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Chaffinch, Mallard, Great Tit +70 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Large Red Damselfly +70 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Large Red Damselfly +70 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Garden Lady's-mantle, Crescent-cup Liverwort · last seen 2025; Plants — Garden Lady's-mantle, Crescent-cup Liverwort · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

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

Named routePoint-to-pointNational walking route

Annandale WayWalking route88 km

Named routeLength 88 kmNational walking route

Romans and Reivers RouteWalking route84 km

Named routeLength 84 kmPoint-to-pointNational walking route

🚴

Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN National Route 74Cycling route

Named routeRef 74National Cycle Network

Caledonian CyclewayCycling route

Named routeRef 10Regional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

11,658 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

11,658 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds75 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2026

Chaffinch · Mallard · Great Tit · Wren · Little Grebe +70

ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Great TitParus major2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
BuzzardButeo buteo
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
SiskinSpinus spinus
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
TealAnas crecca2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2025
Great White EgretArdea alba2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2025
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
MagpiePica pica2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
SwiftApus apus2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
DipperCinclus cinclus2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
TwiteLinaria flavirostris2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Pica pica picaPica pica pica2025
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
CuckooCuculus canorus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2024

🦌

Mammals10 species

springsummer

2025

Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Rabbit · Red Squirrel · Red Fox +5

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
Red FoxVulpes vulpes
BadgerMeles meles2024
Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus
OtterLutra lutra
WeaselMustela nivalis2024
StoatMustela erminea2024

🦎

Reptiles1 species

summer

2024

Common Lizard

Common LizardZootoca vivipara

🐸

Amphibians2 species

spring

2025

Common Frog · Common Toad

Common FrogRana temporaria
Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects73 species

springsummer

2025

Common Blue Damselfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Large Red Damselfly · Azure Damselfly · Four-spotted Chaser +68

Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata
Common HawkerAeshna juncea
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa
Black DarterSympetrum danae2024
Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus
Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha
Pedicia rivosaPedicia rivosa
Variable DamselflyCoenagrion pulchellum2024
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii
Leucozona lucorumLeucozona lucorum
Oedemera virescensOedemera virescens
Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
Cicadella viridisCicadella viridis
Orchid BeetleDascillus cervinus
Fine Streaked BugkinMiris striatus
Broom Leaf BeetleGonioctena olivacea
Woolly Alder SawflyEriocampa ovata
Brachycaudus (Acaudus) lychnidisBrachycaudus (Acaudus) lychnidis
Pachypappa tremulaePachypappa tremulae
Stenodema (Stenodema) holsataStenodema (Stenodema) holsata
Ctenicera cupreaCtenicera cuprea
Myrmica ruginodisMyrmica ruginodis
Common Flower BugAnthocoris nemorum
Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysiGrypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi
Badister bullatusBadister bullatus
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
Cheilosia variabilisCheilosia variabilis
St Marks FlyBibio marci
Green Dock BeetleGastrophysa viridula
Chilacis typhaeChilacis typhae
SarcophagaSarcophaga
Figwort WeevilCionus scrophulariae
Empis tessellataEmpis tessellata
Cantharis crypticaCantharis cryptica
Sericomyia lapponaSericomyia lappona
Willow Bean-gallerEuura proxima
Green Nettle WeevilPhyllobius pomaceus
Dysaphis (Dysaphis) ranunculiDysaphis (Dysaphis) ranunculi
Formica lemaniFormica lemani
Cantharis nigricansCantharis nigricans
Common Leaf WeevilPhyllobius pyri
Limonia nubeculosaLimonia nubeculosa
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
DolerusDolerus
Nebria brevicollisNebria brevicollis
Myopa testaceaMyopa testacea
Clay-coloured WeevilOtiorhynchus singularis
Polydrusus pilosusPolydrusus pilosus
PegomyaPegomya
White-sided CleaverAglaostigma fulvipes
CheilosiaCheilosia
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius
Rhagonycha lignosaRhagonycha lignosa
Black ClockPterostichus madidus
Athous haemorrhoidalisAthous haemorrhoidalis
Drepanosiphum platanoidisDrepanosiphum platanoidis
Cantharis decipiensCantharis decipiens
Phyllaphis fagiPhyllaphis fagi
Cyllecoris histrioniusCyllecoris histrionius
Rhingia rostrataRhingia rostrata2024
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2024
Eristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorum2024
Black Sexton BeetleNicrophorus humator2024
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2024
Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2024

🌿

Plants4 species

winterspringautumn

2025

Garden Lady's-mantle · Crescent-cup Liverwort · Wood Small-reed · Water Figwort

Garden Lady's-mantleAlchemilla mollis
Crescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciata
Wood Small-reedCalamagrostis epigejos2024
Water FigwortScrophularia auriculata2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

11,658 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds75 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2026

Chaffinch · Mallard · Great Tit · Wren · Little Grebe +70

ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Great TitParus major2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
BuzzardButeo buteo
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
SiskinSpinus spinus
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
TealAnas crecca2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2025
Great White EgretArdea alba2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2025
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
MagpiePica pica2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
SwiftApus apus2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
DipperCinclus cinclus2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
TwiteLinaria flavirostris2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Pica pica picaPica pica pica2025
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
CuckooCuculus canorus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2024

🦌

Mammals10 species

springsummer

2025

Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Rabbit · Red Squirrel · Red Fox +5

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
Red FoxVulpes vulpes
BadgerMeles meles2024
Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus
OtterLutra lutra
WeaselMustela nivalis2024
StoatMustela erminea2024

🦎

Reptiles1 species

summer

2024

Common Lizard

Common LizardZootoca vivipara

🐸

Amphibians2 species

spring

2025

Common Frog · Common Toad

Common FrogRana temporaria
Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects73 species

springsummer

2025

Common Blue Damselfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Large Red Damselfly · Azure Damselfly · Four-spotted Chaser +68

Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata
Common HawkerAeshna juncea
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa
Black DarterSympetrum danae2024
Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus
Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha
Pedicia rivosaPedicia rivosa
Variable DamselflyCoenagrion pulchellum2024
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii
Leucozona lucorumLeucozona lucorum
Oedemera virescensOedemera virescens
Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
Cicadella viridisCicadella viridis
Orchid BeetleDascillus cervinus
Fine Streaked BugkinMiris striatus
Broom Leaf BeetleGonioctena olivacea
Woolly Alder SawflyEriocampa ovata
Brachycaudus (Acaudus) lychnidisBrachycaudus (Acaudus) lychnidis
Pachypappa tremulaePachypappa tremulae
Stenodema (Stenodema) holsataStenodema (Stenodema) holsata
Ctenicera cupreaCtenicera cuprea
Myrmica ruginodisMyrmica ruginodis
Common Flower BugAnthocoris nemorum
Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysiGrypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi
Badister bullatusBadister bullatus
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
Cheilosia variabilisCheilosia variabilis
St Marks FlyBibio marci
Green Dock BeetleGastrophysa viridula
Chilacis typhaeChilacis typhae
SarcophagaSarcophaga
Figwort WeevilCionus scrophulariae
Empis tessellataEmpis tessellata
Cantharis crypticaCantharis cryptica
Sericomyia lapponaSericomyia lappona
Willow Bean-gallerEuura proxima
Green Nettle WeevilPhyllobius pomaceus
Dysaphis (Dysaphis) ranunculiDysaphis (Dysaphis) ranunculi
Formica lemaniFormica lemani
Cantharis nigricansCantharis nigricans
Common Leaf WeevilPhyllobius pyri
Limonia nubeculosaLimonia nubeculosa
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
DolerusDolerus
Nebria brevicollisNebria brevicollis
Myopa testaceaMyopa testacea
Clay-coloured WeevilOtiorhynchus singularis
Polydrusus pilosusPolydrusus pilosus
PegomyaPegomya
White-sided CleaverAglaostigma fulvipes
CheilosiaCheilosia
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius
Rhagonycha lignosaRhagonycha lignosa
Black ClockPterostichus madidus
Athous haemorrhoidalisAthous haemorrhoidalis
Drepanosiphum platanoidisDrepanosiphum platanoidis
Cantharis decipiensCantharis decipiens
Phyllaphis fagiPhyllaphis fagi
Cyllecoris histrioniusCyllecoris histrionius
Rhingia rostrataRhingia rostrata2024
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2024
Eristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorum2024
Black Sexton BeetleNicrophorus humator2024
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2024
Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2024

🌿

Plants4 species

winterspringautumn

2025

Garden Lady's-mantle · Crescent-cup Liverwort · Wood Small-reed · Water Figwort

Garden Lady's-mantleAlchemilla mollis
Crescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciata
Wood Small-reedCalamagrostis epigejos2024
Water FigwortScrophularia auriculata2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Andrew King · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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