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Old Dalquharran Castle

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📷 Billy McCrorie · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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55.28071, -4.72141

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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

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞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

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Chaffinch, Blue Tit, Blackbird +67 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Chaffinch, Blue Tit, Blackbird +67 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Pink Purslane, Common Spotted-orchid +183 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Pink Purslane, Common Spotted-orchid +183 more · last seen 2024

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Elder, Hazel, Gooseberry +21 more foraging species

Varies

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Peacock, Green-veined White, Small Tortoiseshell +8 more · last seen 2022; Insects — Peacock, Green-veined White, Small Tortoiseshell +8 more · last seen 2022

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Whithorn Way - a Glasgow Cathedral to GirvanWalking route

This creation is Glasgow Cathedral to Girvan. Any route from Girvan is a busy road with no shoulders. Bus/Train to Barrhill and continue to Whithorn, the spiritual home of Saint Ninian..

Named routeRef WW-aRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

National Byway (SW Scotland)Cycling route

National Byway in the Solway Firth area

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route

National Byway Girvan LoopCycling route

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

1,218 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

1,218 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds53 species

springautumn

2025

Woodpigeon · Chaffinch · Rook · Blue Tit · Swallow +48

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
RookCorvus frugilegus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
SwallowHirundo rustica
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
JackdawColoeus monedula
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
RobinErithacus rubecula
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
BlackbirdTurdus merula2023
DipperCinclus cinclus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2023
Great TitParus major
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
DunnockPrunella modularis
SwiftApus apus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2023
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2023
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2023
Coal TitPeriparus ater
SiskinSpinus spinus
Stock DoveColumba oenas
House SparrowPasser domesticus
NuthatchSitta europaea
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
JayGarrulus glandarius2023
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2023
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
Troglodytes troglodytes indigenusTroglodytes troglodytes indigenus2023
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
RavenCorvus corax
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Rock DoveColumba livia2023
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2023
GreenfinchChloris chloris2023
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2023
Mute SwanCygnus olor2023
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2023
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2023
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2023
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2023
MagpiePica pica2023

🦌

Mammals4 species

spring

2023

Brown Hare · Chinese Water Deer · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer

Brown HareLepus europaeus
Chinese Water DeerHydropotes inermis
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus

🦎

Reptiles1 species

summer

2023

Common Lizard

Common LizardZootoca vivipara

🌿

Plants20 species

springsummer

2024

Japanese Knotweed · Rubus pictorum · Rubus errabundus · Rubus dasyphyllus · Rubus lanaticaulis +15

Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica
Rubus pictorumRubus pictorum2023
Rubus errabundusRubus errabundus2023
Rubus dasyphyllusRubus dasyphyllus2023
Rubus lanaticaulisRubus lanaticaulis2023
Rubus lindleianusRubus lindleianus2023
Rubus nemoralisRubus nemoralis2023
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium2023
YewTaxus baccata2023
Garden Grape-hyacinthMuscari armeniacum2023
Pink PurslaneClaytonia sibirica
Rough ChervilChaerophyllum temulum
Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii
Water AvensGeum rivale
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
Bush VetchVicia sepium
Rubus latifoliusRubus latifolius2023
Rubus polyanthemusRubus polyanthemus2023
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2023

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

1,218 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds53 species

springautumn

2025

Woodpigeon · Chaffinch · Rook · Blue Tit · Swallow +48

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
RookCorvus frugilegus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
SwallowHirundo rustica
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
JackdawColoeus monedula
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
RobinErithacus rubecula
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
BlackbirdTurdus merula2023
DipperCinclus cinclus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2023
Great TitParus major
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
DunnockPrunella modularis
SwiftApus apus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2023
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2023
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2023
Coal TitPeriparus ater
SiskinSpinus spinus
Stock DoveColumba oenas
House SparrowPasser domesticus
NuthatchSitta europaea
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
JayGarrulus glandarius2023
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2023
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
Troglodytes troglodytes indigenusTroglodytes troglodytes indigenus2023
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
RavenCorvus corax
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Rock DoveColumba livia2023
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2023
GreenfinchChloris chloris2023
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2023
Mute SwanCygnus olor2023
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2023
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2023
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2023
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2023
MagpiePica pica2023

🦌

Mammals4 species

spring

2023

Brown Hare · Chinese Water Deer · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer

Brown HareLepus europaeus
Chinese Water DeerHydropotes inermis
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus

🦎

Reptiles1 species

summer

2023

Common Lizard

Common LizardZootoca vivipara

🌿

Plants20 species

springsummer

2024

Japanese Knotweed · Rubus pictorum · Rubus errabundus · Rubus dasyphyllus · Rubus lanaticaulis +15

Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica
Rubus pictorumRubus pictorum2023
Rubus errabundusRubus errabundus2023
Rubus dasyphyllusRubus dasyphyllus2023
Rubus lanaticaulisRubus lanaticaulis2023
Rubus lindleianusRubus lindleianus2023
Rubus nemoralisRubus nemoralis2023
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium2023
YewTaxus baccata2023
Garden Grape-hyacinthMuscari armeniacum2023
Pink PurslaneClaytonia sibirica
Rough ChervilChaerophyllum temulum
Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii
Water AvensGeum rivale
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
Bush VetchVicia sepium
Rubus latifoliusRubus latifolius2023
Rubus polyanthemusRubus polyanthemus2023
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2023

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Billy McCrorie · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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⛪Dailly Parish ChurchReligious grounds300 m→⛳Brunston Castle Golf ClubGolf course1.5 km→✦Dalquharran CastleHistoric site400 m→✦Captain's Bridge, dun siteHistoric site2.1 km→✦More Knowe, dun siteHistoric site3.1 km→✦SawmillHistoric site4.8 km→

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