Milton of Tassiesholm (Samian Ware Discovery Site)
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Places › Scotland › South Scotland › Dumfries and Galloway Getting here
55.29834, -3.43085
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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 🍄 Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 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 🍄 Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Chaffinch, Blue Tit, Blackbird +66 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Chaffinch, Blue Tit, Blackbird +66 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Amanita Wridog, Bleeding Broadleaf Crust, Mycosphaerella punctiformis +59 more · last seen 2019; Fungi — Amanita Wridog, Bleeding Broadleaf Crust, Mycosphaerella punctiformis +59 more · last seen 2019
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🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Large Red Damselfly +39 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Large Red Damselfly +39 more · last seen 2025
Free
Fungi — Penny Bun, Jelly Ear, Beechmast Candlesnuff
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Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Southern Upland Way (Section A - Portpatrick to Melrose) Walking route ▾
Named route Point-to-point National walking route
Show on map Annandale Way Walking route 88 km ▾
Named route Length 88 km National walking route
Show on map Romans and Reivers Route Walking route 84 km ▾
Named route Length 84 km Point-to-point National walking route
Show on map 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 74 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 74 National Cycle Network
Show on map Caledonian Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 10 Regional cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
4,156 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 4,156 records · National Biodiversity Network Chaffinch · Moorhen · Mute Swan · Jackdaw · Collared Dove +24
Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Siskin Spinus spinus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 🦌 Mammals 5 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Badger · Red Squirrel · Hedgehog · Roe Deer
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Badger Meles meles2023 Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2023 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Toad
Common Blue Damselfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Large Red Damselfly · Four-spotted Chaser · Common Hawker +4
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata Common Hawker Aeshna juncea Variable Damselfly Coenagrion pulchellum2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 4,156 records · National Biodiversity Network Chaffinch · Moorhen · Mute Swan · Jackdaw · Collared Dove +24
Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Siskin Spinus spinus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 🦌 Mammals 5 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Badger · Red Squirrel · Hedgehog · Roe Deer
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Badger Meles meles2023 Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2023 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Toad
Common Blue Damselfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Large Red Damselfly · Four-spotted Chaser · Common Hawker +4
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata Common Hawker Aeshna juncea Variable Damselfly Coenagrion pulchellum2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Black Darter
Black Darter
Sympetrum danae2024
Sympetrum danae2024
Pine Weevil Hylobius abietis
Pine Weevil Hylobius abietis
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa 