Public accessFree entryDogs welcome6 ha
Getting here
55.36987, -3.93115
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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
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 125m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 125m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Named hiking route nearby: Southern Upland Way (Section A - Portpatrick to Melrose)
Free
Urban park — open green space
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Southern Upland Way (Section A - Portpatrick to Melrose)Walking route▾
Named routePoint-to-pointNational walking route
Southern Upland Way - deviationWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
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Wildlife to spot
4,986 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
4,986 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds44 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Jackdaw · Robin · Swift · Mallard · Goldfinch +39
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- TealAnas crecca2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- DipperCinclus cinclus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2024
- MerlinFalco columbarius2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
Rabbit · Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog · Common Pipistrelle
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
Large Red Damselfly · Common Hawker · Four-spotted Chaser · Common Darter · Black Darter +5
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2024
- Common HawkerAeshna juncea2024
- Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2024
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2024
- Black DarterSympetrum danae2024
- Mesembrina meridiana
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,986 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds44 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Jackdaw · Robin · Swift · Mallard · Goldfinch +39
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- TealAnas crecca2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- DipperCinclus cinclus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2024
- MerlinFalco columbarius2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
Rabbit · Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog · Common Pipistrelle
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
Large Red Damselfly · Common Hawker · Four-spotted Chaser · Common Darter · Black Darter +5
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2024
- Common HawkerAeshna juncea2024
- Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2024
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2024
- Black DarterSympetrum danae2024
- Mesembrina meridiana
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Mesembrina meridiana
Mesembrina meridiana
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegansBlue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegansEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxCommon Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulusCommon Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulusHelophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2024Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2024Events & activities nearby
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