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🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife🍂 Seasonal
Free entry Dogs welcome 6 ha
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55.39442, -3.67583
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 55+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Lapwing and Oystercatcher 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 55+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Lapwing and Oystercatcher 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Lapwing, Oystercatcher, Curlew +52 more · last seen 2025; Reservoir — wildfowl and wading birds
Free
Birds — Lapwing, Oystercatcher, Curlew +52 more · last seen 2025; Reservoir — wildfowl and wading birds
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Jacobaea, Wild Thyme, Sheep's Sorrel +196 more · last seen 2016
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Green-veined White, Ringlet, Small Heath +4 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Southern Upland Way (Section A - Portpatrick to Melrose) Walking route ▾
Named route Point-to-point National walking route
Show on map Photos Peden Reservoir from the overflow tower
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Wildlife to spot
1,710 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 1,710 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
winter spring summer
2025 ▾
Curlew · Oystercatcher · Lapwing · Greylag Goose · Pied Wagtail +40
Curlew Numenius arquata Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2024 Greylag Goose Anser anser2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone Skylark Alauda arvensis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Starling Sturnus vulgaris Swallow Hirundo rustica Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Magpie Pica pica2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Siskin Spinus spinus Rook Corvus frugilegus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Goosander Mergus merganser Redshank Tringa totanus2024 Common Gull Larus canus2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2023 Sand Martin Riparia riparia Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Great Tit Parus major Coal Tit Periparus ater Robin Erithacus rubecula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Raven Corvus corax House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2023 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2023 Teal Anas crecca2023 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2023 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2020 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria2020 Bibio pomonae
Bibio pomonae Bibio pomonae Spear Thistle · Creeping Thistle · Tufted Hair-grass · Marsh Thistle · Northern Dock +5
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare2020 Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2020 Tufted Hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa2020 Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre2020 Northern Dock Rumex longifolius Melancholy Thistle Cirsium heterophyllum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 1,710 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
winter spring summer
2025 ▾
Curlew · Oystercatcher · Lapwing · Greylag Goose · Pied Wagtail +40
Curlew Numenius arquata Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2024 Greylag Goose Anser anser2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone Skylark Alauda arvensis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Starling Sturnus vulgaris Swallow Hirundo rustica Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Magpie Pica pica2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Siskin Spinus spinus Rook Corvus frugilegus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Goosander Mergus merganser Redshank Tringa totanus2024 Common Gull Larus canus2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2023 Sand Martin Riparia riparia Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Great Tit Parus major Coal Tit Periparus ater Robin Erithacus rubecula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Raven Corvus corax House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2023 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2023 Teal Anas crecca2023 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2023 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2020 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria2020 Bibio pomonae
Bibio pomonae Bibio pomonae Spear Thistle · Creeping Thistle · Tufted Hair-grass · Marsh Thistle · Northern Dock +5
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare2020 Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2020 Tufted Hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa2020 Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre2020 Northern Dock Rumex longifolius Melancholy Thistle Cirsium heterophyllum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria2020
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria2020
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2020
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2020
Autumn Hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis2020
Autumn Hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis2020
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2020
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2020 