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Mill Pond

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Dogs welcome

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54.87127, -5.02162

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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
✦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

🌞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
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Strong match

Birds — Chaffinch, Blackbird, Herring Gull +46 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Chaffinch, Blackbird, Herring Gull +46 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Small White, Large White, Small Tortoiseshell +9 more · last seen 2019; Insects — Small White, Large White, Small Tortoiseshell +9 more · last seen 2019

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Bluebell, Hemlock Water-dropwort, Reed Canary-grass +4 more · last seen 2017; Plants — Bluebell, Hemlock Water-dropwort, Reed Canary-grass +4 more · last seen 2017

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Mull of Galloway TrailWalking route59 km

Named routeLength 59 kmNational walking route

Loch Ryan Coastal PathWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Southern Upland Way (Section A - Portpatrick to Melrose)Walking route

Named routePoint-to-pointNational walking route

🚴

Cycling

15 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN National Route 73Cycling route

Named routeRef 73National Cycle Network

EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 1Cycling route

Named routeRef EV1International cycle route

Main RouteCycling route24 m

Named routeRef 83Length 24 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route150 m

Named routeRef 83Length 150 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route20 m

Named routeRef 83Length 20 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route1.4 km

Named routeRef 83Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

274 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

274 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds37 species

springsummer

2026

Chaffinch · Goldfinch · Collared Dove · House Sparrow · Mute Swan +32

ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
CuckooCuculus canorus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2013
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2023
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2018
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2014
Greylag GooseAnser anser2014
GreenfinchChloris chloris2011
BuzzardButeo buteo2011
LinnetLinaria cannabina2011
Great TitParus major2011
House MartinDelichon urbicum2011
RookCorvus frugilegus2011
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2011
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2011
DunnockPrunella modularis2011

🦌

Mammals6 species

springsummer

2024

Red Deer · Brown Hare · Hedgehog · Roe Deer · Badger +1

Red DeerCervus elaphus
Brown HareLepus europaeus2023
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2022
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2019
BadgerMeles meles2018
Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris2013

🐝

Insects12 species

summer

2019

Large White · Small White · Red Admiral · Small Tortoiseshell · Painted Lady +7

Large WhitePieris brassicae
Small WhitePieris rapae
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae
Painted LadyVanessa cardui
PeacockAglais io
WallLasiommata megera2018
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina
Green-veined WhitePieris napi
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2015
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas
GraylingHipparchia semele2011

🌿

Plants7 species

springsummer

2017

Bluebell · Hemlock Water-dropwort · Reed Canary-grass · Branched Bur-reed · Bitter-Cress +2

BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
Hemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocata2013
Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea2013
Branched Bur-reedSparganium erectum2013
Bitter-CressCardamine2013
Water Forget-me-notMyosotis scorpioides2013
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2013

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

274 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds37 species

springsummer

2026

Chaffinch · Goldfinch · Collared Dove · House Sparrow · Mute Swan +32

ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
CuckooCuculus canorus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2013
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2023
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2018
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2014
Greylag GooseAnser anser2014
GreenfinchChloris chloris2011
BuzzardButeo buteo2011
LinnetLinaria cannabina2011
Great TitParus major2011
House MartinDelichon urbicum2011
RookCorvus frugilegus2011
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2011
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2011
DunnockPrunella modularis2011

🦌

Mammals6 species

springsummer

2024

Red Deer · Brown Hare · Hedgehog · Roe Deer · Badger +1

Red DeerCervus elaphus
Brown HareLepus europaeus2023
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2022
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2019
BadgerMeles meles2018
Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris2013

🐝

Insects12 species

summer

2019

Large White · Small White · Red Admiral · Small Tortoiseshell · Painted Lady +7

Large WhitePieris brassicae
Small WhitePieris rapae
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae
Painted LadyVanessa cardui
PeacockAglais io
WallLasiommata megera2018
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina
Green-veined WhitePieris napi
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2015
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas
GraylingHipparchia semele2011

🌿

Plants7 species

springsummer

2017

Bluebell · Hemlock Water-dropwort · Reed Canary-grass · Branched Bur-reed · Bitter-Cress +2

BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
Hemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocata2013
Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea2013
Branched Bur-reedSparganium erectum2013
Bitter-CressCardamine2013
Water Forget-me-notMyosotis scorpioides2013
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2013

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Wikipedia · Mill pond · CC BY-SA 3.0

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