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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🧺 Picnic
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 0 ha
Places › Scotland › South Scotland › Dumfries and Galloway Getting here
55.27286, -3.80624
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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 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out ☕ Tea Room — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out ☕ Tea Room — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Wren, Robin, Blackbird +72 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Wren, Robin, Blackbird +72 more · last seen 2025
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Strong match
café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
café, toilets; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Southern Hawker, Common Blue Damselfly, Common Darter +14 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Southern Hawker, Common Blue Damselfly, Common Darter +14 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
National Byway (SW Scotland) Cycling route ▾
National Byway in the Solway Firth area
Named route Ref NB Regional cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
16,052 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 16,052 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 54 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Robin · Swallow · Pied Wagtail · Jackdaw · Woodpigeon +49
Robin Erithacus rubecula Swallow Hirundo rustica Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Great Tit Parus major Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Goldcrest Regulus regulus Coal Tit Periparus ater Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Starling Sturnus vulgaris House Martin Delichon urbicum Carrion Crow Corvus corone Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Jay Garrulus glandarius Magpie Pica pica2024 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Nuthatch Sitta europaea Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Sand Martin Riparia riparia Greenfinch Chloris chloris Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Dunnock Prunella modularis Raven Corvus corax2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Whitethroat Curruca communis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Stock Dove Columba oenas Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos Goosander Mergus merganser Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2024 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2024 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Hedgehog
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2025 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2024 ▾
Common Toad
Southern Hawker
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Remote Sedge · Wellingtonia · Elder · Timothy · False Oat-grass +22
Remote Sedge Carex remota Wellingtonia Sequoiadendron giganteum Elder Sambucus nigra Timothy Phleum pratense False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa Common Water-starwort Callitriche stagnalis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 16,052 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 54 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Robin · Swallow · Pied Wagtail · Jackdaw · Woodpigeon +49
Robin Erithacus rubecula Swallow Hirundo rustica Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Great Tit Parus major Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Goldcrest Regulus regulus Coal Tit Periparus ater Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Starling Sturnus vulgaris House Martin Delichon urbicum Carrion Crow Corvus corone Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Jay Garrulus glandarius Magpie Pica pica2024 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Nuthatch Sitta europaea Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Sand Martin Riparia riparia Greenfinch Chloris chloris Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Dunnock Prunella modularis Raven Corvus corax2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Whitethroat Curruca communis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Stock Dove Columba oenas Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos Goosander Mergus merganser Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2024 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2024 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Hedgehog
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2025 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2024 ▾
Common Toad
Southern Hawker
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Remote Sedge · Wellingtonia · Elder · Timothy · False Oat-grass +22
Remote Sedge Carex remota Wellingtonia Sequoiadendron giganteum Elder Sambucus nigra Timothy Phleum pratense False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa Common Water-starwort Callitriche stagnalis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys
Hazel Corylus avellana
Hazel Corylus avellana
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa
Toad Rush Juncus bufonius
Toad Rush Juncus bufonius
Bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus
Bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus
Creeping Soft-grass Holcus mollis
Creeping Soft-grass Holcus mollis
Common Marsh-bedstraw Galium palustre subsp. palustre
Common Marsh-bedstraw Galium palustre subsp. palustre
Whorled Mint Mentha aquatica x arvensis = M. x verticillata
Whorled Mint Mentha aquatica x arvensis = M. x verticillata
Slender Rush Juncus tenuis
Slender Rush Juncus tenuis
Scaly Male-fern Dryopteris affinis
Scaly Male-fern Dryopteris affinis
Bog Stitchwort Stellaria alsine
Bog Stitchwort Stellaria alsine
Common Bent Agrostis capillaris
Common Bent Agrostis capillaris
Western Hemlock-spruce Tsuga heterophylla
Western Hemlock-spruce Tsuga heterophylla
Scentless Mayweed Tripleurospermum inodorum
Scentless Mayweed Tripleurospermum inodorum
Centaurea nigra Centaurea nigra
Centaurea nigra Centaurea nigra
Cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata
Cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata
Smooth Lady's-mantle Alchemilla glabra
Smooth Lady's-mantle Alchemilla glabra
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria
Sharp-flowered Rush Juncus acutiflorus
Sharp-flowered Rush Juncus acutiflorus 