Murder Loch Roman Fortlet
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🦋Insects
Dogs welcome
Getting here
55.15333, -3.52228
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 — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Teal, Moorhen, Mallard +42 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Teal, Moorhen, Mallard +42 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small Square-spot, Rosy Rustic, Flame +225 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Small Square-spot, Rosy Rustic, Flame +225 more · last seen 2024
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Moderate match
Plants — Springy Turf-moss · last seen 2025; Plants — Springy Turf-moss · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Annandale WayWalking route88 km▾
Named routeLength 88 kmNational walking route
Romans and Reivers RouteWalking route84 km▾
Named routeLength 84 kmPoint-to-pointNational walking route
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Caledonian CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 10Regional cycle route
4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Ae Downhill CourseMountain bike route▾
The Ae-LineMountain bike route24 km▾
Named routeLength 24 km
Larch View RouteMountain bike route▾
Ae Valley RouteMountain bike route▾
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Wildlife to spot
8,032 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
8,032 records · National Biodiversity NetworkTeal · Tufted Duck · Coot · Goldeneye · Moorhen +31
- TealAnas crecca2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2024
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
- WigeonMareca penelope2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- Strix aluco sylvaticaStrix aluco sylvatica2024
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
🦌Mammals4 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Squirrel · Rabbit · Mole
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris2023
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- MoleTalpa europaea2025
Hairy Whirligig Beetle · Oreodytes septentrionalis · Platambus maculatus · Helophorus brevipalpis · Elmis aenea +31
- Hairy Whirligig BeetleOrectochilus villosus2023
- Oreodytes septentrionalisOreodytes septentrionalis2023
- Platambus maculatusPlatambus maculatus2023
- Helophorus brevipalpisHelophorus brevipalpis2023
- Elmis aeneaElmis aenea2023
- Laccobius striatulus
Springy Turf-moss
- Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
8,032 records · National Biodiversity NetworkTeal · Tufted Duck · Coot · Goldeneye · Moorhen +31
- TealAnas crecca2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2024
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
- WigeonMareca penelope2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- Strix aluco sylvaticaStrix aluco sylvatica2024
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
🦌Mammals4 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Squirrel · Rabbit · Mole
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris2023
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- MoleTalpa europaea2025
Hairy Whirligig Beetle · Oreodytes septentrionalis · Platambus maculatus · Helophorus brevipalpis · Elmis aenea +31
- Hairy Whirligig BeetleOrectochilus villosus2023
- Oreodytes septentrionalisOreodytes septentrionalis2023
- Platambus maculatusPlatambus maculatus2023
- Helophorus brevipalpisHelophorus brevipalpis2023
- Elmis aeneaElmis aenea2023
- Laccobius striatulus
Springy Turf-moss
- Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Laccobius striatulus2023
Laccobius striatulus2023
Anacaena globulusAnacaena globulus2023Anacaena globulusAnacaena globulus2023Nebrioporus elegansNebrioporus elegans2023Nebrioporus elegansNebrioporus elegans2023Ilybius fuliginosusIlybius fuliginosus2023Ilybius fuliginosusIlybius fuliginosus20237-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctataCarabus problematicusCarabus problematicusCarabus problematicusCarabus problematicusEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2023Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2023Long-horned Black LegionnaireBeris geniculata2023Long-horned Black LegionnaireBeris geniculata2023Dexiosoma caninumDexiosoma caninum2023Dexiosoma caninumDexiosoma caninum2023Esolus parallelepipedusEsolus parallelepipedus2023Esolus parallelepipedusEsolus parallelepipedus2023Hydrocyphon deflexicollisHydrocyphon deflexicollis2023Hydrocyphon deflexicollisHydrocyphon deflexicollis2023Bembidion atrocaeruleumBembidion atrocaeruleum2023Bembidion atrocaeruleumBembidion atrocaeruleum2023Agabus paludosusAgabus paludosus2023Agabus paludosusAgabus paludosus2023Hydraena gracilisHydraena gracilis2023Hydraena gracilisHydraena gracilis2023Hydroporus memnoniusHydroporus memnonius2023Hydroporus memnoniusHydroporus memnonius2023Limnius volckmariLimnius volckmari2023Limnius volckmariLimnius volckmari2023Deronectes latusDeronectes latus2023Deronectes latusDeronectes latus2023Velia (Plesiovelia) sauliiVelia (Plesiovelia) saulii2023Velia (Plesiovelia) sauliiVelia (Plesiovelia) saulii2023Gyrinus substriatusGyrinus substriatus2023Gyrinus substriatusGyrinus substriatus2023Dryops luridusDryops luridus2023Dryops luridusDryops luridus2023Lesteva longoelytrataLesteva longoelytrata2023Lesteva longoelytrataLesteva longoelytrata2023Helophorus aequalisHelophorus aequalis2023Helophorus aequalisHelophorus aequalis2023Water CricketVelia (Plesiovelia) caprai2023Water CricketVelia (Plesiovelia) caprai2023Common PondskaterGerris (Gerris) lacustris2023Common PondskaterGerris (Gerris) lacustris2023Helophorus arvernicusHelophorus arvernicus2023Helophorus arvernicusHelophorus arvernicus2023Stenus cicindeloidesStenus cicindeloides2023Stenus cicindeloidesStenus cicindeloides2023Bembidion prasinumBembidion prasinum2023Bembidion prasinumBembidion prasinum2023Haliplus lineatocollisHaliplus lineatocollis2023Haliplus lineatocollisHaliplus lineatocollis2023Bembidion decorumBembidion decorum2023Bembidion decorumBembidion decorum2023Oulimnius tuberculatusOulimnius tuberculatus2023Oulimnius tuberculatusOulimnius tuberculatus2023Hydrobius fuscipes/rottenbergii/subrotundusHydrobius fuscipes/rottenbergii/subrotundus2023Hydrobius fuscipes/rottenbergii/subrotundusHydrobius fuscipes/rottenbergii/subrotundus2023