Haggs Recreation Ground 4 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 4 ha
Places › Scotland › South Scotland › Dumfries and Galloway Getting here
55.06242, -3.27238
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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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Rook, Starling +36 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Rook, Starling +36 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Hedge Bindweed, Jacobaea, Crested Dog's-tail +179 more · last seen 2016; Plants — Hedge Bindweed, Jacobaea, Crested Dog's-tail +179 more · last seen 2016
Free
Plants — Sessile Oak, Garlic Mustard, Gooseberry +19 more foraging species
Varies
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Annandale Way Walking route 88 km ▾
Named route Length 88 km National walking route
Show on map 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Dumfries and Galloway Cycle Route 11 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 11 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 Photos Entering Ecclefechan on the B7076
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Wildlife to spot
889 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 889 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 31 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Starling · Rook · Swallow · Jackdaw · Blackbird +26
Starling Sturnus vulgaris2023 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2023 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2023 Blackbird Turdus merula2023 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2023 Great Tit Parus major2023 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2023 House Martin Delichon urbicum2023 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2022 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2023 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2023 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2023 Swift Apus apus2022 Common Gull Larus canus Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2023 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2023 Robin Erithacus rubecula2023 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2023 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2023 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2023 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2023 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2023 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2023 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2023 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia2023 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2022 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2020 Coal Tit Periparus ater2019 🦌 Mammals 4 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Squirrel · Hedgehog · Indet. Deer
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2023 Indet. Deer Cervidae2021 Eristalis · Eristalis pertinax · Marmalade Hoverfly · Helophilus pendulus
Eristalis Eristalis Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus Rough Chervil · Barren Brome · Snowdrop · Galanthus nivalis f. pleniflorus · Primrose +13
Rough Chervil Chaerophyllum temulum2023 Barren Brome Anisantha sterilis2023 Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis Galanthus nivalis f. pleniflorus Galanthus nivalis f. pleniflorus Primrose Primula vulgaris Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 889 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 31 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Starling · Rook · Swallow · Jackdaw · Blackbird +26
Starling Sturnus vulgaris2023 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2023 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2023 Blackbird Turdus merula2023 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2023 Great Tit Parus major2023 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2023 House Martin Delichon urbicum2023 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2022 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2023 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2023 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2023 Swift Apus apus2022 Common Gull Larus canus Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2023 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2023 Robin Erithacus rubecula2023 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2023 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2023 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2023 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2023 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2023 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2023 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2023 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia2023 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2022 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2020 Coal Tit Periparus ater2019 🦌 Mammals 4 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Squirrel · Hedgehog · Indet. Deer
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2023 Indet. Deer Cervidae2021 Eristalis · Eristalis pertinax · Marmalade Hoverfly · Helophilus pendulus
Eristalis Eristalis Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus Rough Chervil · Barren Brome · Snowdrop · Galanthus nivalis f. pleniflorus · Primrose +13
Rough Chervil Chaerophyllum temulum2023 Barren Brome Anisantha sterilis2023 Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis Galanthus nivalis f. pleniflorus Galanthus nivalis f. pleniflorus Primrose Primula vulgaris Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Narcissus x cyclazetta 'Tête-à-tête'
Narcissus x cyclazetta 'Tête-à-tête'
Narcissus x cyclazetta 'Tête-à-tête'
Narcissus x cyclazetta 'Tête-à-tête'
Common Orache Atriplex patula2019
Common Orache Atriplex patula2019
Pale Persicaria Persicaria lapathifolia2019
Pale Persicaria Persicaria lapathifolia2019
Boreau's Ramping-fumitory Fumaria muralis subsp. boraei2019
Boreau's Ramping-fumitory Fumaria muralis subsp. boraei2019
Redshank Persicaria maculosa2019
Redshank Persicaria maculosa2019
Petty Spurge Euphorbia peplus2019
Petty Spurge Euphorbia peplus2019
Dove's-foot Crane's-bill Geranium molle2019
Dove's-foot Crane's-bill Geranium molle2019
Fat-hen Chenopodium album2019
Fat-hen Chenopodium album2019
Ramping Fumitory Fumaria capreolata subsp. babingtonii2019
Ramping Fumitory Fumaria capreolata subsp. babingtonii2019
Black-bindweed Fallopia convolvulus2019
Black-bindweed Fallopia convolvulus2019
Field Pansy Viola arvensis2019
Field Pansy Viola arvensis2019
Black Nightshade Solanum nigrum2019
Black Nightshade Solanum nigrum2019 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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