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Places › Scotland › South Scotland › Dumfries and Galloway Getting here
55.15200, -4.27262
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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 ✦ 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
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ✦ 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 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Raven, Chaffinch, Meadow Pipit +62 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Raven, Chaffinch, Meadow Pipit +62 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Flagellate Feather-moss, Spiral Extinguisher-moss, Woolly Fringe-moss +18 more · last seen 2023; Plants — Flagellate Feather-moss, Spiral Extinguisher-moss, Woolly Fringe-moss +18 more · last seen 2023
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Peacock, Ringlet, Large Red Damselfly +9 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Peacock, Ringlet, Large Red Damselfly +9 more · last seen 2024
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes 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 Bardennock Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
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Wildlife to spot
1,042 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 1,042 records · National Biodiversity Network Raven · Robin · Skylark · Goldfinch · Blackbird +33
Raven Corvus corax Robin Erithacus rubecula Skylark Alauda arvensis2022 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2023 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2022 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra2022 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii House Sparrow Passer domesticus Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus Black Grouse Lyrurus tetrix Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2023 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2023 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2023 House Martin Delichon urbicum2023 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2023 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2022 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2022 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2022 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2022 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2022 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2022 Whitethroat Curruca communis2020 Gannet Morus bassanus2020 Linnet Linaria cannabina2020 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2020 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis2020 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2020 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2020 Soprano Pipistrelle · Common Pipistrelle · Red Squirrel · Myotis Bat species · Pipistrelle +6
Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2016 Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2016 Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris2023 Myotis Bat species Myotis2016 Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2016 Leisler's Bat Adder
Large Red Damselfly · Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Peacock · Clouded Buff · Neuratelia nemoralis +6
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii Peacock Aglais io2018 Clouded Buff Diacrisia sannio2017 Neuratelia nemoralis Neuratelia nemoralis2017 Mycomya marginata Mycomya marginata Woolly Fringe-moss · Spiral Extinguisher-moss · Flagellate Feather-moss · Grimmia trichophylla agg. · Tamarisk Scalewort +16
Woolly Fringe-moss Racomitrium lanuginosum Spiral Extinguisher-moss Encalypta streptocarpa Flagellate Feather-moss Hyocomium armoricum Grimmia trichophylla agg. Grimmia trichophylla agg. Tamarisk Scalewort Frullania tamarisci Broom Fork-moss Dicranum scoparium Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 1,042 records · National Biodiversity Network Raven · Robin · Skylark · Goldfinch · Blackbird +33
Raven Corvus corax Robin Erithacus rubecula Skylark Alauda arvensis2022 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2023 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2022 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra2022 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii House Sparrow Passer domesticus Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus Black Grouse Lyrurus tetrix Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2023 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2023 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2023 House Martin Delichon urbicum2023 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2023 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2022 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2022 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2022 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2022 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2022 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2022 Whitethroat Curruca communis2020 Gannet Morus bassanus2020 Linnet Linaria cannabina2020 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2020 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis2020 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2020 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2020 Soprano Pipistrelle · Common Pipistrelle · Red Squirrel · Myotis Bat species · Pipistrelle +6
Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2016 Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2016 Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris2023 Myotis Bat species Myotis2016 Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2016 Leisler's Bat Adder
Large Red Damselfly · Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Peacock · Clouded Buff · Neuratelia nemoralis +6
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii Peacock Aglais io2018 Clouded Buff Diacrisia sannio2017 Neuratelia nemoralis Neuratelia nemoralis2017 Mycomya marginata Mycomya marginata Woolly Fringe-moss · Spiral Extinguisher-moss · Flagellate Feather-moss · Grimmia trichophylla agg. · Tamarisk Scalewort +16
Woolly Fringe-moss Racomitrium lanuginosum Spiral Extinguisher-moss Encalypta streptocarpa Flagellate Feather-moss Hyocomium armoricum Grimmia trichophylla agg. Grimmia trichophylla agg. Tamarisk Scalewort Frullania tamarisci Broom Fork-moss Dicranum scoparium Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Nyctalus leisleri2016
Nyctalus leisleri2016
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2021
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2021
Mountain Hare Lepus timidus2021
Mountain Hare Lepus timidus2021
Daubenton's Bat Myotis daubentonii2016
Daubenton's Bat Myotis daubentonii2016
Bat Chiroptera2016
Bat Chiroptera2016 2017
2017
Boletina basalis Boletina basalis2017
Boletina basalis Boletina basalis2017
Boletina trivittata Boletina trivittata2017
Boletina trivittata Boletina trivittata2017
Macrocera vittata Macrocera vittata2017
Macrocera vittata Macrocera vittata2017
Mycomya fimbriata Mycomya fimbriata2017
Mycomya fimbriata Mycomya fimbriata2017
Mycetophila unipunctata Mycetophila unipunctata2017
Mycetophila unipunctata Mycetophila unipunctata2017 Sphagnum palustre var. palustre
Sphagnum palustre var. palustre
Sphagnum palustre var. palustre
Sphagnum palustre var. palustre
Yellow Fringe-moss Racomitrium aciculare
Yellow Fringe-moss Racomitrium aciculare
Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis
Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis
Andreaea rothii subsp. falcata Andreaea rothii subsp. falcata
Andreaea rothii subsp. falcata Andreaea rothii subsp. falcata
Slender Mouse-tail Moss Isothecium myosuroides
Slender Mouse-tail Moss Isothecium myosuroides
Pointed Spear-moss Calliergonella cuspidata
Pointed Spear-moss Calliergonella cuspidata
Heath Star Moss Campylopus introflexus
Heath Star Moss Campylopus introflexus
Long-shanked Pincushion Ptychomitrium polyphyllum
Long-shanked Pincushion Ptychomitrium polyphyllum
Big Shaggy-moss Hylocomiadelphus triquetrus
Big Shaggy-moss Hylocomiadelphus triquetrus
Heath Plait-moss Hypnum jutlandicum
Heath Plait-moss Hypnum jutlandicum
Capillary Thread-moss Bryum capillare
Capillary Thread-moss Bryum capillare
Swan's-neck Thyme-moss Mnium hornum
Swan's-neck Thyme-moss Mnium hornum
Sphagnum capillifolium Sphagnum capillifolium
Sphagnum capillifolium Sphagnum capillifolium
Green Mountain Fringe-moss Racomitrium fasciculare
Green Mountain Fringe-moss Racomitrium fasciculare
Little Shaggy-moss Rhytidiadelphus loreus
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