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Minsca, Settlement

1 ha

📷 Oliver Dixon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeSeasonalForaging
Dogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

55.11870, -3.21810

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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
  • 🌿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

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Dense Fringe-moss, Brown Sedge, Marsh Valerian +252 more · last seen 2014; Plants — Dense Fringe-moss, Brown Sedge, Marsh Valerian +252 more · last seen 2014

Free

Foraging

Plants — Hawthorn, Wood-sorrel, Dandelion +20 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Stenus picipes, Stenus fulvicornis, Stenus impressus +38 more · last seen 2018; Insects — Stenus picipes, Stenus fulvicornis, Stenus impressus +38 more · last seen 2018

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Goldfinch, Gannet, Oystercatcher +9 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Goldfinch, Gannet, Oystercatcher +9 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
National Byway (SW Scotland)Cycling route

National Byway in the Solway Firth area

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Minsca Wind Farm

📷 Oliver Dixon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Minsca Wind Farm

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Burnswark HillfortHistoric site4.5 km→✦Roman CampHistoric site4.4 km→⛪Tundergarth Parish ChurchReligious grounds4.9 km→✦Stockbridgehill, SettlementHistoric site2 km→✦Dalbate, SettlementHistoric site3 km→✦Pyatshaws Rig, SettlementHistoric site3.6 km→

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