Birds — Robin, Goldcrest, Chaffinch +39 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Goldcrest, Chaffinch +39 more · last seen 2025
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Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Peacock, Small Tortoiseshell, Large Red Damselfly +8 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Peacock, Small Tortoiseshell, Large Red Damselfly +8 more · last seen 2024
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Seasonal nature
Moderate match
Plants — Western Earwort · last seen 2010; Plants — Western Earwort · last seen 2010
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km
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Walking
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2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Southern Upland Way (Section A - Portpatrick to Melrose)Walking route▾
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Wildlife to spot
279 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
279 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Birds42 species
springsummer
2025▾
Robin · Great Tit · Chaffinch · Willow Warbler · Lesser Redpoll +37
RobinErithacus rubecula
Great TitParus major2019
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2019
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2019
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2019
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2019
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2019
Coal TitPeriparus ater2019
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2019
CuckooCuculus canorus2019
SiskinSpinus spinus2019
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2019
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2019
DunnockPrunella modularis2018
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2018
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2019
SwallowHirundo rustica2019
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2019
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2019
WhitethroatCurruca communis2019
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2019
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2019
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2019
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
House SparrowPasser domesticus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
DipperCinclus cinclus2019
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2019
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2019
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2019
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2018
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2018
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2017
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
RavenCorvus corax
Greylag GooseAnser anser2019
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2018
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2017
TealAnas crecca2017
JayGarrulus glandarius2017
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2017
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Mammals9 species
summer
2021▾
Soprano Pipistrelle · Common Pipistrelle · Red Squirrel · Pipistrelle · Myotis Bat species +4
Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2016
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2016
Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2016
Myotis Bat speciesMyotis2016
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
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Insects9 species
spring
2024▾
Large Red Damselfly · Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Neuratelia nemoralis · Boletina basalis · Boletina trivittata +4
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii
Neuratelia nemoralisNeuratelia nemoralis2017
Boletina basalisBoletina basalis2017
Boletina trivittataBoletina trivittata2017
Macrocera vittataMacrocera vittata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
279 records · National Biodiversity Network
🐦
Birds42 species
springsummer
2025▾
Robin · Great Tit · Chaffinch · Willow Warbler · Lesser Redpoll +37
RobinErithacus rubecula
Great TitParus major2019
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2019
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2019
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2019
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2019
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2019
Coal TitPeriparus ater2019
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2019
CuckooCuculus canorus2019
SiskinSpinus spinus2019
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2019
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2019
DunnockPrunella modularis2018
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2018
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2019
SwallowHirundo rustica2019
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2019
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2019
WhitethroatCurruca communis2019
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2019
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2019
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2019
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
House SparrowPasser domesticus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
DipperCinclus cinclus2019
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2019
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2019
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2019
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2018
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2018
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2017
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
RavenCorvus corax
Greylag GooseAnser anser2019
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2018
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2017
TealAnas crecca2017
JayGarrulus glandarius2017
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2017
🦌
Mammals9 species
summer
2021▾
Soprano Pipistrelle · Common Pipistrelle · Red Squirrel · Pipistrelle · Myotis Bat species +4
Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2016
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2016
Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2016
Myotis Bat speciesMyotis2016
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
🐝
Insects9 species
spring
2024▾
Large Red Damselfly · Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Neuratelia nemoralis · Boletina basalis · Boletina trivittata +4
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii
Neuratelia nemoralisNeuratelia nemoralis2017
Boletina basalisBoletina basalis2017
Boletina trivittataBoletina trivittata2017
Macrocera vittataMacrocera vittata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
