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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Dogs welcome
Places › Scotland › Dumfries and Galloway Getting here
55.15233, -3.78394
Open directionsv 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 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Jackdaw, House Sparrow, Barn Owl +69 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Jackdaw, House Sparrow, Barn Owl +69 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Springy Turf-moss, Yellow Fringe-moss +45 more · last seen 2021; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Springy Turf-moss, Yellow Fringe-moss +45 more · last seen 2021
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Ringlet, Chimney Sweep, Green-veined White +39 more · last seen 2023; Insects — Ringlet, Chimney Sweep, Green-veined White +39 more · last seen 2023
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Byway Dumfries Loop Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref NB Regional cycle route
Show on map Glenkiln Loop Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref GL Local cycle route
Show on map National Byway (SW Scotland) Cycling route ▾
National Byway in the Solway Firth area
Named route Ref NB Regional cycle route
Show on map Kirkpatrick Macmillan Cycle Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref KM Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
1,924 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 1,924 records · National Biodiversity Network Swallow · Spotted Flycatcher · Red-legged Partridge · Pied Wagtail · Jay +19
Swallow Hirundo rustica Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Jay Garrulus glandarius Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2023 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Robin Erithacus rubecula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Rook Corvus frugilegus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Magpie Pica pica Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Linnet Linaria cannabina Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Peregrine Falco peregrinus2024 Barn Owl Tyto alba2023 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2023 Blackbird Turdus merula2022 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2022 Carrion/Hooded Crow Hybrid Corvus corone x cornix2021 Grey Squirrel · Red Squirrel · Mole · Pipistrelle Bat species · Brown Hare
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris2021 Mole Talpa europaea Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus2024 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2024 Elmis aenea · Helophorus brevipalpis · Esolus parallelepipedus · Limnebius truncatellus · Golden-ringed Dragonfly +15
Elmis aenea Elmis aenea Helophorus brevipalpis Helophorus brevipalpis Esolus parallelepipedus Esolus parallelepipedus Limnebius truncatellus Limnebius truncatellus Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii Limnius volckmari Limnius volckmari Japanese Knotweed
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 1,924 records · National Biodiversity Network Swallow · Spotted Flycatcher · Red-legged Partridge · Pied Wagtail · Jay +19
Swallow Hirundo rustica Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Jay Garrulus glandarius Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2023 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Robin Erithacus rubecula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Rook Corvus frugilegus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Magpie Pica pica Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Linnet Linaria cannabina Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Peregrine Falco peregrinus2024 Barn Owl Tyto alba2023 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2023 Blackbird Turdus merula2022 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2022 Carrion/Hooded Crow Hybrid Corvus corone x cornix2021 Grey Squirrel · Red Squirrel · Mole · Pipistrelle Bat species · Brown Hare
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris2021 Mole Talpa europaea Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus2024 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2024 Elmis aenea · Helophorus brevipalpis · Esolus parallelepipedus · Limnebius truncatellus · Golden-ringed Dragonfly +15
Elmis aenea Elmis aenea Helophorus brevipalpis Helophorus brevipalpis Esolus parallelepipedus Esolus parallelepipedus Limnebius truncatellus Limnebius truncatellus Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii Limnius volckmari Limnius volckmari Japanese Knotweed
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Oulimnius tuberculatus
Oulimnius tuberculatus
Oulimnius tuberculatus
Oulimnius tuberculatus
Perla carlukiana Perla carlukiana
Perla carlukiana Perla carlukiana
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Hairy Whirligig Beetle Orectochilus villosus
Hairy Whirligig Beetle Orectochilus villosus
Hydraena gracilis Hydraena gracilis
Hydraena gracilis Hydraena gracilis
Oreodytes sanmarkii Oreodytes sanmarkii
Oreodytes sanmarkii Oreodytes sanmarkii
Water Cricket Velia (Plesiovelia) caprai
Water Cricket Velia (Plesiovelia) caprai
Bembidion tibiale Bembidion tibiale
Bembidion tibiale Bembidion tibiale
Laccobius ytenensis Laccobius ytenensis
Laccobius ytenensis Laccobius ytenensis
Hydroporus discretus Hydroporus discretus
Hydroporus discretus Hydroporus discretus
Helophorus flavipes Helophorus flavipes
Helophorus flavipes Helophorus flavipes
Nebrioporus elegans Nebrioporus elegans
Nebrioporus elegans Nebrioporus elegans
Gyrinus substriatus Gyrinus substriatus
Gyrinus substriatus Gyrinus substriatus
Anacaena globulus Anacaena globulus
Anacaena globulus Anacaena globulus 