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54.97909, -3.33099

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦94+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Oystercatcher and Curlew
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🛝Playground 162m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦94+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Oystercatcher and Curlew
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🛝Playground 162m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Playground

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Oystercatcher, Curlew, Mallard +91 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Oystercatcher, Curlew, Mallard +91 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground; Urban park — family destination

Free

Cycling

Good match

Named cycling route nearby: Route 7

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Annandale WayWalking route88 km

Named routeLength 88 kmNational walking route

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Cycling

33 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 7Cycling route

Named routeRef 7National Cycle Network

National Byway (SW Scotland)Cycling route

National Byway in the Solway Firth area

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route

Hadrian's CyclewayCycling route

Named routeRef 72National Cycle Network

Dumfries and Galloway Cycle Route 11Cycling route

Named routeRef 11Local cycle route

Main RouteCycling route322 m

Named routeRef 7Length 322 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route730 m

Named routeRef 7Length 730 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

8,824 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

8,824 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds100 species

winterspringautumn

2025

Oystercatcher · Curlew · Little Egret · Mallard · Carrion Crow +95

OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
CurlewNumenius arquata
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
DunlinCalidris alpina
RedshankTringa totanus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
WigeonMareca penelope
LapwingVanellus vanellus
TealAnas crecca
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Common GullLarus canus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
JackdawColoeus monedula
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
PintailAnas acuta
PeregrineFalco peregrinus
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
RookCorvus frugilegus
DunnockPrunella modularis
Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
GoosanderMergus merganser
LinnetLinaria cannabina
KnotCalidris canutus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
SnipeGallinago gallinago2024
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2024
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2024
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Mute SwanCygnus olor
GreenfinchChloris chloris
ShovelerSpatula clypeata
BuzzardButeo buteo
MagpiePica pica2024
Rock DoveColumba livia
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Great TitParus major2024
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2024
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
Great White EgretArdea alba
Arctic SkuaStercorarius parasiticus
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
RavenCorvus corax
Barn OwlTyto alba2024
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2024
Tree SparrowPasser montanus
Black-throated DiverGavia arctica
GadwallMareca strepera
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
Red KiteMilvus milvus2024
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
OspreyPandion haliaetus2024
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2024
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla2024
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis2024
Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2024
SanderlingCalidris alba2024
ScaupAythya marila2024
Common GuillemotUria aalge2024
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia2024
MerlinFalco columbarius2024
RuffCalidris pugnax2023
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra2023
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023

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Mammals3 species

winterspringautumn

2026

Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare · Mole

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
Brown HareLepus europaeus
MoleTalpa europaea2024

🐝

Insects12 species

spring

2025

Azure Damselfly · Four-spotted Chaser · Broad-bodied Chaser · Short-winged Cone-head · Hairy Shieldbug +7

Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa
Short-winged Cone-headConocephalus dorsalis2024
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2024
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2024
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2024
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2024
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2024
NeoasciaNeoascia2024
Celery Leaf BeetlePhaedon tumidulus2023
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2023

🌿

Plants11 species

winter

2024

Lesser Celandine · Crocus neapolitanus · Snowdrop · Shepherd's Cress · Gorse +6

Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
Crocus neapolitanusCrocus neapolitanus
SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
Shepherd's CressTeesdalia nudicaulis
GorseUlex europaeus
Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta
Early CrocusCrocus tommasinianus
BlackthornPrunus spinosa
Narcissus x cyclazetta 'Tête-à-tête'Narcissus x cyclazetta 'Tête-à-tête'
Garden Grape-hyacinthMuscari armeniacum
DaisyBellis perennis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

8,824 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds100 species

winterspringautumn

2025

Oystercatcher · Curlew · Little Egret · Mallard · Carrion Crow +95

OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
CurlewNumenius arquata
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
DunlinCalidris alpina
RedshankTringa totanus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
WigeonMareca penelope
LapwingVanellus vanellus
TealAnas crecca
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Common GullLarus canus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
JackdawColoeus monedula
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
PintailAnas acuta
PeregrineFalco peregrinus
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
RookCorvus frugilegus
DunnockPrunella modularis
Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
GoosanderMergus merganser
LinnetLinaria cannabina
KnotCalidris canutus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
SnipeGallinago gallinago2024
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2024
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2024
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Mute SwanCygnus olor
GreenfinchChloris chloris
ShovelerSpatula clypeata
BuzzardButeo buteo
MagpiePica pica2024
Rock DoveColumba livia
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Great TitParus major2024
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2024
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
Great White EgretArdea alba
Arctic SkuaStercorarius parasiticus
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
RavenCorvus corax
Barn OwlTyto alba2024
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2024
Tree SparrowPasser montanus
Black-throated DiverGavia arctica
GadwallMareca strepera
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
Red KiteMilvus milvus2024
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
OspreyPandion haliaetus2024
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2024
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla2024
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis2024
Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2024
SanderlingCalidris alba2024
ScaupAythya marila2024
Common GuillemotUria aalge2024
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia2024
MerlinFalco columbarius2024
RuffCalidris pugnax2023
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra2023
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023

🦌

Mammals3 species

winterspringautumn

2026

Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare · Mole

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
Brown HareLepus europaeus
MoleTalpa europaea2024

🐝

Insects12 species

spring

2025

Azure Damselfly · Four-spotted Chaser · Broad-bodied Chaser · Short-winged Cone-head · Hairy Shieldbug +7

Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa
Short-winged Cone-headConocephalus dorsalis2024
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2024
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2024
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2024
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2024
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2024
NeoasciaNeoascia2024
Celery Leaf BeetlePhaedon tumidulus2023
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2023

🌿

Plants11 species

winter

2024

Lesser Celandine · Crocus neapolitanus · Snowdrop · Shepherd's Cress · Gorse +6

Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
Crocus neapolitanusCrocus neapolitanus
SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
Shepherd's CressTeesdalia nudicaulis
GorseUlex europaeus
Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta
Early CrocusCrocus tommasinianus
BlackthornPrunus spinosa
Narcissus x cyclazetta 'Tête-à-tête'Narcissus x cyclazetta 'Tête-à-tête'
Garden Grape-hyacinthMuscari armeniacum
DaisyBellis perennis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 David Martin · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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