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Places › Scotland › South Scotland › Dumfries and Galloway Getting here
55.19741, -3.92045
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🛝 Playground 181m 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 ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🛝 Playground 181m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Carrion Crow, Chaffinch, Fieldfare +79 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Chaffinch, Fieldfare +79 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Perla carlukiana, Perlodes mortoni, Meadow Plant Bug +61 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Perla carlukiana, Perlodes mortoni, Meadow Plant Bug +61 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — American Skunk-cabbage, Carolina Hornwort, Acid Frillwort +80 more · last seen 2024; Plants — American Skunk-cabbage, Carolina Hornwort, Acid Frillwort +80 more · last seen 2024
Free
Plants — Conocephalum salebrosum, Great Scented Liverwort, Raspberry Bryum +1 more foraging species
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Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
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
1,390 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 1,390 records · National Biodiversity Network Jackdaw · Fieldfare · Collared Dove · House Sparrow · Woodpigeon +33
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto House Sparrow Passer domesticus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Greylag Goose Anser anser Robin Erithacus rubecula Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Swallow Hirundo rustica Greenfinch Chloris chloris Tawny Owl Strix aluco Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Swift Apus apus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Redwing Turdus iliacus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Starling Sturnus vulgaris House Martin Delichon urbicum Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula Dipper Cinclus cinclus2023 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Siskin Spinus spinus Magpie Pica pica Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Raven Corvus corax Coal Tit Periparus ater Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2023 Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca2023 🦌 Mammals 6 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Squirrel · Hedgehog · Stoat · American Mink +1
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2022 Stoat Mustela erminea American Mink Neovison vison Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2023 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2023 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Meadow Plant Bug · Marmalade Hoverfly · Eristalis pertinax · Common Leaf Weevil · Sphegina sibirica +25
Meadow Plant Bug Leptopterna dolabrata2024 Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Common Leaf Weevil Phyllobius pyri Sphegina sibirica Sphegina sibirica Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale Smooth Lady's-mantle
Smooth Lady's-mantle Alchemilla glabra Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 1,390 records · National Biodiversity Network Jackdaw · Fieldfare · Collared Dove · House Sparrow · Woodpigeon +33
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto House Sparrow Passer domesticus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Greylag Goose Anser anser Robin Erithacus rubecula Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Swallow Hirundo rustica Greenfinch Chloris chloris Tawny Owl Strix aluco Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Swift Apus apus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Redwing Turdus iliacus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Starling Sturnus vulgaris House Martin Delichon urbicum Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula Dipper Cinclus cinclus2023 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Siskin Spinus spinus Magpie Pica pica Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Raven Corvus corax Coal Tit Periparus ater Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2023 Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca2023 🦌 Mammals 6 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Squirrel · Hedgehog · Stoat · American Mink +1
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2022 Stoat Mustela erminea American Mink Neovison vison Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2023 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2023 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Meadow Plant Bug · Marmalade Hoverfly · Eristalis pertinax · Common Leaf Weevil · Sphegina sibirica +25
Meadow Plant Bug Leptopterna dolabrata2024 Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Common Leaf Weevil Phyllobius pyri Sphegina sibirica Sphegina sibirica Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale Smooth Lady's-mantle
Smooth Lady's-mantle Alchemilla glabra Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Ctenicera cuprea
Ctenicera cuprea
Ctenicera cuprea
Ctenicera cuprea
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis
Aphrophora alni Aphrophora alni2024
Aphrophora alni Aphrophora alni2024
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa2024
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa2024
Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi2024
Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi2024
Oedemera virescens Oedemera virescens2024
Oedemera virescens Oedemera virescens2024
Capsus ater Capsus ater2024
Capsus ater Capsus ater2024
Eristalis intricaria Eristalis intricaria2024
Eristalis intricaria Eristalis intricaria2024
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris2024
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris2024
Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum2024
Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum2024
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2024
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2024
Fig Gall Tetraneura (Tetraneura) ulmi2024
Fig Gall Tetraneura (Tetraneura) ulmi2024
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2024
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2024
Leucozona lucorum Leucozona lucorum2024
Leucozona lucorum Leucozona lucorum2024
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2023
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2023
Timothy Grassbug Stenotus binotatus2023
Timothy Grassbug Stenotus binotatus2023
Notch-horned Cleg Haematopota pluvialis2023
Notch-horned Cleg Haematopota pluvialis2023
Brown Chafer Serica brunnea2023
Brown Chafer Serica brunnea2023
Hydropsyche Hydropsyche2023
Hydropsyche Hydropsyche2023
Acrossus rufipes Acrossus rufipes2023
Acrossus rufipes Acrossus rufipes2023
Kite-tailed Robberfly Machimus atricapillus2023
Kite-tailed Robberfly Machimus atricapillus2023
St Marks Fly Bibio marci2023
St Marks Fly Bibio marci2023
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria2023
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria2023
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2023
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2023 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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