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Lochwood Castle

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📷 Colin Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

55.25683, -3.44182

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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
  • 🍄Mushroom 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

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Coralloid rosette-lichen, Lopadium disciforme, Mycobilimbia sphaeroides +15 more · last seen 2011; Fungi — Coralloid rosette-lichen, Lopadium disciforme, Mycobilimbia sphaeroides +15 more · last seen 2011

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Insect spotting

Insects — Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary, Large Red Damselfly, Purple Hairstreak +169 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary, Large Red Damselfly, Purple Hairstreak +169 more · last seen 2025

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Jay, Blackbird, Great Tit +36 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Jay, Blackbird, Great Tit +36 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Jacobaea, Heather, Heath Wood-rush +243 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Jacobaea, Heather, Heath Wood-rush +243 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Nettle, Common Sorrel, Raspberry +26 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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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
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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

Photos

Lochwood Castle

📷 Colin Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Lochwood Castle

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

⛪Wamphray Parish ChurchReligious grounds4.6 km→✦Milton of Tassiesholm (Samian Ware Discovery Site)Historic site4.7 km→✦Stiddrig Long CairnHistoric site4.8 km→✦Buried War bunkerHistoric site4.9 km→✦Hennie's Hill, SettlementHistoric site2.6 km→✦Millhill SettlementHistoric site4.9 km→

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