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Dogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
54.92319, -5.13317
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦20+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Swallow and Chaffinch
- ✦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
- 🐦20+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Swallow and Chaffinch
- ✦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
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Swallow, Chaffinch, Greenfinch +17 more · last seen 2024
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Blue-tailed Damselfly, Large Red Damselfly, Emerald Damselfly +121 more · last seen 2023
Free
Birds — Swallow, Chaffinch, Greenfinch +17 more · last seen 2024
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Moderate match
Plants — Bluebell, Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss, Shining Hookeria +1 more · last seen 2025
Free
🏡Historic gardens
Moderate match
Historic site
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Southern Upland Way (Section A - Portpatrick to Melrose)Walking route▾
Named routePoint-to-pointNational walking route
Photos
Lochnaw Castle - geograph.org.uk - 607156
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Wildlife to spot
3,764 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
3,764 records · National Biodiversity NetworkSwallow · Greenfinch · Chaffinch · Blue Tit · Rock Dove +14
- SwallowHirundo rustica2022
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- Great TitParus major
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2023
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
🦌Mammals3 species
springautumn
2025▾
Red Squirrel · Grey Squirrel · Pine Marten
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024
- Pine MartenMartes martes2023
🐸Amphibians2 species
summer
2023▾
Common Toad · Palmate Newt
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus2020
Blue-tailed Damselfly · Large Red Damselfly · Emerald Damselfly · Bembidion tetracolum · Bembidion tibiale +76
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2020
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2020
- Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa2020
- Bembidion tetracolumBembidion tetracolum
- Bembidion tibialeBembidion tibiale
- Agriotes pallidulusAgriotes pallidulus
Shining Hookeria · Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss · Sanicle · Hairy Wood-rush · Bird Cherry +10
- Shining HookeriaHookeria lucens
- Hart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatum
- SanicleSanicula europaea2023
- Hairy Wood-rushLuzula pilosa2022
- Bird CherryPrunus padus2022
- Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis2020
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
3,764 records · National Biodiversity NetworkSwallow · Greenfinch · Chaffinch · Blue Tit · Rock Dove +14
- SwallowHirundo rustica2022
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- Great TitParus major
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2023
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
🦌Mammals3 species
springautumn
2025▾
Red Squirrel · Grey Squirrel · Pine Marten
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024
- Pine MartenMartes martes2023
🐸Amphibians2 species
summer
2023▾
Common Toad · Palmate Newt
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus2020
Blue-tailed Damselfly · Large Red Damselfly · Emerald Damselfly · Bembidion tetracolum · Bembidion tibiale +76
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2020
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2020
- Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa2020
- Bembidion tetracolumBembidion tetracolum
- Bembidion tibialeBembidion tibiale
- Agriotes pallidulusAgriotes pallidulus
Shining Hookeria · Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss · Sanicle · Hairy Wood-rush · Bird Cherry +10
- Shining HookeriaHookeria lucens
- Hart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatum
- SanicleSanicula europaea2023
- Hairy Wood-rushLuzula pilosa2022
- Bird CherryPrunus padus2022
- Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis2020
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas