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55.14373, -4.10612
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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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 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 — Raven, Greylag Goose, Meadow Pipit +71 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Raven, Greylag Goose, Meadow Pipit +71 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Large White, Black Darter +50 more · last seen 2023; Insects — Meadow Brown, Large White, Black Darter +50 more · last seen 2023
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Common Reed, Ash, Thyme-leaved Speedwell +92 more · last seen 2014; Plants — Common Reed, Ash, Thyme-leaved Speedwell +92 more · last seen 2014
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Plants — Thyme-leaved Speedwell, Beech, Dandelion +10 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Southern Upland Way (Section A - Portpatrick to Melrose) Walking route ▾
Named route Point-to-point National walking route
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Signed route nearby
National Byway (SW Scotland) Cycling route ▾
National Byway in the Solway Firth area
Named route Ref NB Regional cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
1,880 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 1,880 records · National Biodiversity Network Raven · Great Crested Grebe · Greylag Goose · Meadow Pipit · Stonechat +40
Raven Corvus corax Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Greylag Goose Anser anser Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Carrion Crow Corvus corone Common Gull Larus canus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Canada Goose Branta canadensis Goosander Mergus merganser Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Mute Swan Cygnus olor Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Skylark Alauda arvensis Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Blackbird Turdus merula Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Sand Martin Riparia riparia2024 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra2024 Barn Owl Tyto alba Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Herring Gull Larus argentatus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Swallow Hirundo rustica Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Goldeneye Bucephala clangula Robin Erithacus rubecula Peregrine Falco peregrinus2024 Curlew Numenius arquata2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2024 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2024 Roe Deer
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2023 ▾
Palmate Newt
Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Black Darter · Hydrobius fuscipes/rottenbergii/subrotundus · Lesser water-boatmen · Large Red Damselfly · Anacaena globulus +35
Black Darter Sympetrum danae Hydrobius fuscipes/rottenbergii/subrotundus Hydrobius fuscipes/rottenbergii/subrotundus Lesser water-boatmen Sigara (Subsigara) scotti Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Anacaena globulus Anacaena globulus Stenus providus Stenus providus Red Pondweed
Red Pondweed Potamogeton alpinus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 1,880 records · National Biodiversity Network Raven · Great Crested Grebe · Greylag Goose · Meadow Pipit · Stonechat +40
Raven Corvus corax Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Greylag Goose Anser anser Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Carrion Crow Corvus corone Common Gull Larus canus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Canada Goose Branta canadensis Goosander Mergus merganser Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Mute Swan Cygnus olor Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Skylark Alauda arvensis Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Blackbird Turdus merula Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Sand Martin Riparia riparia2024 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra2024 Barn Owl Tyto alba Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Herring Gull Larus argentatus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Swallow Hirundo rustica Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Goldeneye Bucephala clangula Robin Erithacus rubecula Peregrine Falco peregrinus2024 Curlew Numenius arquata2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2024 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2024 Roe Deer
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2023 ▾
Palmate Newt
Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Black Darter · Hydrobius fuscipes/rottenbergii/subrotundus · Lesser water-boatmen · Large Red Damselfly · Anacaena globulus +35
Black Darter Sympetrum danae Hydrobius fuscipes/rottenbergii/subrotundus Hydrobius fuscipes/rottenbergii/subrotundus Lesser water-boatmen Sigara (Subsigara) scotti Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Anacaena globulus Anacaena globulus Stenus providus Stenus providus Red Pondweed
Red Pondweed Potamogeton alpinus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Stenus bifoveolatus
Stenus bifoveolatus
Stenus bifoveolatus
Stenus bifoveolatus
Anacaena lutescens Anacaena lutescens
Anacaena lutescens Anacaena lutescens
Haliplus ruficollis Haliplus ruficollis
Haliplus ruficollis Haliplus ruficollis
Nebrioporus elegans Nebrioporus elegans
Nebrioporus elegans Nebrioporus elegans
Hydroporus erythrocephalus Hydroporus erythrocephalus
Hydroporus erythrocephalus Hydroporus erythrocephalus
Ilybius ater Ilybius ater
Ilybius ater Ilybius ater
Coelostoma orbiculare Coelostoma orbiculare
Coelostoma orbiculare Coelostoma orbiculare
Quedius maurorufus Quedius maurorufus
Quedius maurorufus Quedius maurorufus
Hygrotus inaequalis Hygrotus inaequalis
Hygrotus inaequalis Hygrotus inaequalis
Haliplus fulvus Haliplus fulvus
Haliplus fulvus Haliplus fulvus
Lesteva sicula Lesteva sicula
Lesteva sicula Lesteva sicula
Hydroporus gyllenhalii Hydroporus gyllenhalii
Hydroporus gyllenhalii Hydroporus gyllenhalii
Ilybius fuliginosus Ilybius fuliginosus
Ilybius fuliginosus Ilybius fuliginosus
Sigara (Pseudovermicorixa) nigrolineata Sigara (Pseudovermicorixa) nigrolineata
Sigara (Pseudovermicorixa) nigrolineata Sigara (Pseudovermicorixa) nigrolineata
Limnebius truncatellus Limnebius truncatellus
Limnebius truncatellus Limnebius truncatellus
Sigara (Sigara) dorsalis Sigara (Sigara) dorsalis
Sigara (Sigara) dorsalis Sigara (Sigara) dorsalis
Stenus cicindeloides Stenus cicindeloides
Stenus cicindeloides Stenus cicindeloides
Stenus fulvicornis Stenus fulvicornis
Stenus fulvicornis Stenus fulvicornis
Moorland Pondskater Gerris (Gerris) costae
Moorland Pondskater Gerris (Gerris) costae
Bembidion doris Bembidion doris
Bembidion doris Bembidion doris
Laccobius ytenensis Laccobius ytenensis
Laccobius ytenensis Laccobius ytenensis
Sigara (Retrocorixa) semistriata Sigara (Retrocorixa) semistriata
Sigara (Retrocorixa) semistriata Sigara (Retrocorixa) semistriata
Helophorus brevipalpis Helophorus brevipalpis
Helophorus brevipalpis Helophorus brevipalpis
Water Scorpion Nepa cinerea
Water Scorpion Nepa cinerea
Helophorus flavipes Helophorus flavipes
Helophorus flavipes Helophorus flavipes
Hesperocorixa sahlbergi Hesperocorixa sahlbergi
Hesperocorixa sahlbergi Hesperocorixa sahlbergi
Agabus bipustulatus Agabus bipustulatus
Agabus bipustulatus Agabus bipustulatus
Common Pondskater Gerris (Gerris) lacustris
Common Pondskater Gerris (Gerris) lacustris
Hydroporus nigrita Hydroporus nigrita
Hydroporus nigrita Hydroporus nigrita
Hydroporus palustris Hydroporus palustris
Hydroporus palustris Hydroporus palustris
Stenus juno Stenus juno
Stenus juno Stenus juno
Haliplus lineatocollis Haliplus lineatocollis
Haliplus lineatocollis Haliplus lineatocollis
Hydraena riparia Hydraena riparia
Hydraena riparia Hydraena riparia
Agabus affinis Agabus affinis
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