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Places › Scotland › South Scotland › Dumfries and Galloway Getting here
55.15877, -2.99918
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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 ⚽ Playing fields is at its best in summer here ⛺ Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ⚽ Playing fields is at its best in summer here ⛺ Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Jackdaw, Mallard, House Sparrow +78 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Jackdaw, Mallard, House Sparrow +78 more · last seen 2026
Free
⚽ Playing fields
Very strong match
Playing field
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Amethyst Deceiver, Cristulariella depraedans, Candlesnuff Fungus +20 more · last seen 2019; Fungi — Amethyst Deceiver, Cristulariella depraedans, Candlesnuff Fungus +20 more · last seen 2019
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Eristalis pertinax, Large White, Peacock +38 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Eristalis pertinax, Large White, Peacock +38 more · last seen 2025
Free
Fungi — Beech Milkcap, Terracotta Hedgehog, Wood Hedgehog
Varies
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
4,446 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 4,446 records · National Biodiversity Network Dipper · Jackdaw · Mallard · Carrion Crow · House Martin +45
Dipper Cinclus cinclus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Willow Tit Poecile montanus2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Squirrel · Red Fox · Mole
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Mole Talpa europaea 🐝 Insects 7 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Eristalis pertinax · Hieroglyphic Ladybird · Cuckoo-Spit Insect · 7-spot Ladybird · Large Red Damselfly +2
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Hieroglyphic Ladybird Coccinella hieroglyphica Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Rhingia campestris Rhingia campestris Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 4,446 records · National Biodiversity Network Dipper · Jackdaw · Mallard · Carrion Crow · House Martin +45
Dipper Cinclus cinclus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Willow Tit Poecile montanus2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Squirrel · Red Fox · Mole
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Mole Talpa europaea 🐝 Insects 7 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Eristalis pertinax · Hieroglyphic Ladybird · Cuckoo-Spit Insect · 7-spot Ladybird · Large Red Damselfly +2
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Hieroglyphic Ladybird Coccinella hieroglyphica Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Rhingia campestris Rhingia campestris Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Solomon's-seal Sawfly Phymatocera aterrima
Solomon's-seal Sawfly Phymatocera aterrima 