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Dogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
54.91964, -5.13572
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦26+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Spotted Flycatcher and Blackbird
- ✦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
- 🐦26+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Spotted Flycatcher and Blackbird
- ✦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 — Spotted Flycatcher, Blackbird, Whitethroat +23 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Spotted Flycatcher, Blackbird, Whitethroat +23 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Red-legged Shieldbug, Mesembrina meridiana +180 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Bluebell, Himalayan Balsam, Blackthorn +20 more · last seen 2025
Free
🏡Historic gardens
Moderate match
Historic site
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Southern Upland Way (Section A - Portpatrick to Melrose)Walking route▾
Named routePoint-to-pointNational walking route
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Wildlife to spot
4,346 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
4,346 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWhitethroat · Spotted Flycatcher · Blackbird · Goldfinch · Great Tit +17
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2023
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2023
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2022
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- SiskinSpinus spinus2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
- CuckooCuculus canorus2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- Rock DoveColumba livia2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2023
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
🦌Mammals6 species
winterspringautumn
2025▾
Red Squirrel · Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Pine Marten · Red Deer +1
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2022
- Pine MartenMartes martes2023
- Red DeerCervus elaphus2023
Adder
🐸Amphibians3 species
springsummer
2025▾
Common Toad · Common Frog · Lissotriton
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria2023
- LissotritonLissotriton2023
7-spot Ladybird · Red-legged Shieldbug · Mesembrina meridiana · Red Mason Bee · Syritta pipiens +64
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2024
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2023
- Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana2023
- Red Mason BeeOsmia bicornis2023
- Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens
- Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
🌿Plants7 species
springsummer
2025▾
Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss · Shining Hookeria · Bogbean · Bird Cherry · Hairy Wood-rush +2
- Hart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatum
- Shining HookeriaHookeria lucens
- BogbeanMenyanthes trifoliata2023
- Bird CherryPrunus padus2022
- Hairy Wood-rushLuzula pilosa2022
- Wood-sorrel
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,346 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWhitethroat · Spotted Flycatcher · Blackbird · Goldfinch · Great Tit +17
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2023
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2023
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2022
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- SiskinSpinus spinus2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
- CuckooCuculus canorus2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- Rock DoveColumba livia2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2023
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
🦌Mammals6 species
winterspringautumn
2025▾
Red Squirrel · Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Pine Marten · Red Deer +1
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2022
- Pine MartenMartes martes2023
- Red DeerCervus elaphus2023
Adder
🐸Amphibians3 species
springsummer
2025▾
Common Toad · Common Frog · Lissotriton
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria2023
- LissotritonLissotriton2023
7-spot Ladybird · Red-legged Shieldbug · Mesembrina meridiana · Red Mason Bee · Syritta pipiens +64
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2024
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2023
- Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana2023
- Red Mason BeeOsmia bicornis2023
- Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens
- Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
🌿Plants7 species
springsummer
2025▾
Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss · Shining Hookeria · Bogbean · Bird Cherry · Hairy Wood-rush +2
- Hart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatum
- Shining HookeriaHookeria lucens
- BogbeanMenyanthes trifoliata2023
- Bird CherryPrunus padus2022
- Hairy Wood-rushLuzula pilosa2022
- Wood-sorrel
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis2023Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis2023Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysiGrypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi2023Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysiGrypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi2023Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2022Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2022Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidaleHawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidaleLeucozona lucorumLeucozona lucorum2024Leucozona lucorumLeucozona lucorum2024Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2024Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2024Agriotes pallidulusAgriotes pallidulus2023Agriotes pallidulusAgriotes pallidulus2023Silver-Green Leaf WeevilPhyllobius argentatus2023Silver-Green Leaf WeevilPhyllobius argentatus2023Plateumaris discolorPlateumaris discolor2023Plateumaris discolorPlateumaris discolor2023Banded ClubhornAbia fasciata2023Banded ClubhornAbia fasciata2023Liocoris tripustulatusLiocoris tripustulatus2023Liocoris tripustulatusLiocoris tripustulatus2023MeiosimyzaMeiosimyza2023MeiosimyzaMeiosimyza2023Rhingia campestrisRhingia campestris2023Rhingia campestrisRhingia campestris2023Dead-Nettle Leaf BeetleChrysolina fastuosa2023Dead-Nettle Leaf BeetleChrysolina fastuosa2023Polydrusus pterygomalisPolydrusus pterygomalis2023Polydrusus pterygomalisPolydrusus pterygomalis2023Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2024Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2024Carabus granulatusCarabus granulatus2024Carabus granulatusCarabus granulatus2024Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2023Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2023Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2023Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2023PentatomidaePentatomidae2023PentatomidaePentatomidae2023Gorse ShieldbugPiezodorus lituratus2023Gorse ShieldbugPiezodorus lituratus2023Leucozona glauciaLeucozona glaucia2023Leucozona glauciaLeucozona glaucia2023Small Nettle WeevilNedyus quadrimaculatus2023Small Nettle WeevilNedyus quadrimaculatus2023Ocys tachysoidesOcys tachysoides2023Ocys tachysoidesOcys tachysoides2023Athous vittatusAthous vittatus2023Athous vittatusAthous vittatus2023Nut Leaf WeevilStrophosoma melanogrammum2023Nut Leaf WeevilStrophosoma melanogrammum2023Acalles misellusAcalles misellus2023Acalles misellusAcalles misellus2023Clay-coloured WeevilOtiorhynchus singularis2023Clay-coloured WeevilOtiorhynchus singularis2023Beech Leaf MinerOrchestes fagi2023Beech Leaf MinerOrchestes fagi2023Snail HunterCychrus caraboides2023Snail HunterCychrus caraboides2023Bembidion tetracolumBembidion tetracolum2023Bembidion tetracolumBembidion tetracolum2023Nebria brevicollisNebria brevicollis2023Nebria brevicollisNebria brevicollis2023Bembidion tibialeBembidion tibiale2023Bembidion tibialeBembidion tibiale2023Rhagonycha lignosaRhagonycha lignosa2023Rhagonycha lignosaRhagonycha lignosa2023Malthodes fuscusMalthodes fuscus2023Malthodes fuscusMalthodes fuscus2023Malthodes marginatusMalthodes marginatus2023Malthodes marginatusMalthodes marginatus2023Malthodes mysticusMalthodes mysticus2023Malthodes mysticusMalthodes mysticus2023Salpingus planirostrisSalpingus planirostris2023Salpingus planirostrisSalpingus planirostris2023Cantharis flavilabris (=nigra auctt.)Cantharis flavilabris (=nigra auctt.)2023Cantharis flavilabris (=nigra auctt.)Cantharis flavilabris (=nigra auctt.)2023Contacyphon hilarisContacyphon hilaris2023Contacyphon hilarisContacyphon hilaris2023Epistrophe grossulariaeEpistrophe grossulariae2023Epistrophe grossulariaeEpistrophe grossulariae2023Chrysotoxum bicinctumChrysotoxum bicinctum2023Chrysotoxum bicinctumChrysotoxum bicinctum2023Eristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorum2023Eristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorum2023Livid SawflyTenthredo livida2023Livid SawflyTenthredo livida2023CantharisCantharis2023CantharisCantharis2023Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica2023Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica2023Ptychoptera albimanaPtychoptera albimana2023Ptychoptera albimanaPtychoptera albimana2023ScirtidaeScirtidae2023ScirtidaeScirtidae2023BibioBibio2023BibioBibio2023Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2023Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2023Nicrophorus vespilloidesNicrophorus vespilloides2022Nicrophorus vespilloidesNicrophorus vespilloides2022Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2022Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2022AncistrocerusAncistrocerus2022AncistrocerusAncistrocerus2022Potato CapsidClosterotomus norwegicus2022Potato CapsidClosterotomus norwegicus2022Phaonia angelicaePhaonia angelicae2022Phaonia angelicaePhaonia angelicae2022Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2022Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2022TachinidaeTachinidae2022TachinidaeTachinidae2022Rhagium bifasciatumRhagium bifasciatum2022Rhagium bifasciatumRhagium bifasciatum2022Ancistrocerus oviventrisAncistrocerus oviventris2022Ancistrocerus oviventrisAncistrocerus oviventris2022HoverflySyrphidae2022HoverflySyrphidae2022Bibio lanigerusBibio lanigerus2022Bibio lanigerusBibio lanigerus202210-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata202210-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata2022Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2022Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2022Oxalis acetosella2022
Oxalis acetosella2022
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2022BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2022