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Dogs welcome
Places › Scotland › Dumfries and Galloway Getting here
55.24046, -3.78042
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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 ✦ 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; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Oystercatcher, Woodpigeon, Rook +76 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Oystercatcher, Woodpigeon, Rook +76 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Oedemera virescens +31 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Oedemera virescens +31 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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
8,267 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 8,267 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Swift · Yellowhammer · Oystercatcher · House Martin · Mallard +40
Swift Apus apus Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus House Martin Delichon urbicum Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blackbird Turdus merula Nuthatch Sitta europaea Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Coal Tit Periparus ater Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Greenfinch Chloris chloris Carrion Crow Corvus corone Goosander Mergus merganser Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Starling Sturnus vulgaris Magpie Pica pica Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Swallow Hirundo rustica Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus Rook Corvus frugilegus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Great Tit Parus major House Sparrow Passer domesticus Robin Erithacus rubecula Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Herring Gull Larus argentatus Common Gull Larus canus Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Whitethroat Curruca communis Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Sand Martin Riparia riparia Stock Dove Columba oenas Dipper Cinclus cinclus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Grey Partridge Perdix perdix Jay Garrulus glandarius Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Tree Sparrow Passer montanus Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare · Badger · Field Vole · Rabbit
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Badger Meles meles Field Vole Microtus agrestis Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Blue Damselfly · Emerald Damselfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Oedemera virescens · Aphis (Aphis) rumicis +10
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Oedemera virescens Oedemera virescens Aphis (Aphis) rumicis Aphis (Aphis) rumicis Uroleucon (Uromelan) jaceae Uroleucon (Uromelan) jaceae Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 8,267 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Swift · Yellowhammer · Oystercatcher · House Martin · Mallard +40
Swift Apus apus Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus House Martin Delichon urbicum Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blackbird Turdus merula Nuthatch Sitta europaea Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Coal Tit Periparus ater Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Greenfinch Chloris chloris Carrion Crow Corvus corone Goosander Mergus merganser Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Starling Sturnus vulgaris Magpie Pica pica Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Swallow Hirundo rustica Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus Rook Corvus frugilegus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Great Tit Parus major House Sparrow Passer domesticus Robin Erithacus rubecula Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Herring Gull Larus argentatus Common Gull Larus canus Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Whitethroat Curruca communis Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Sand Martin Riparia riparia Stock Dove Columba oenas Dipper Cinclus cinclus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Grey Partridge Perdix perdix Jay Garrulus glandarius Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Tree Sparrow Passer montanus Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare · Badger · Field Vole · Rabbit
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Badger Meles meles Field Vole Microtus agrestis Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Blue Damselfly · Emerald Damselfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Oedemera virescens · Aphis (Aphis) rumicis +10
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Oedemera virescens Oedemera virescens Aphis (Aphis) rumicis Aphis (Aphis) rumicis Uroleucon (Uromelan) jaceae Uroleucon (Uromelan) jaceae Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Green Dock Beetle
Green Dock Beetle
Gastrophysa viridula
Gastrophysa viridula
Cicadella viridis Cicadella viridis
Cicadella viridis Cicadella viridis
Aphrophora alni Aphrophora alni
Aphrophora alni Aphrophora alni
Figwort Weevil Cionus scrophulariae
Figwort Weevil Cionus scrophulariae
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Campyloneura virgula Campyloneura virgula
Campyloneura virgula Campyloneura virgula
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus 