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Purdomstone Reservoir

11 ha

📷 Walter Baxter · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome11 ha

Getting here

55.08608, -3.23494

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — dragonfly and damselfly activity peaks along water edges
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

3 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Kittiwake, Rook, Swallow · last seen 2014; Birds — Kittiwake, Rook, Swallow · last seen 2014

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Marsh-marigold, Creeping Fingerwort · last seen 2013; Plants — Marsh-marigold, Creeping Fingerwort · last seen 2013

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Annandale WayWalking route88 km
Named routeLength 88 kmNational walking route
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Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Dumfries and Galloway Cycle Route 11Cycling route
Named routeRef 11Local cycle route
National Byway (SW Scotland)Cycling route

National Byway in the Solway Firth area

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Purdomstone Reservoir

📷 Walter Baxter · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Haggs Recreation GroundUrban park3.6 km→✦Burnswark HillfortHistoric site2.9 km→🪦Middlebie CemeteryCemetery1.8 km→✦Roman CampHistoric site2.6 km→✦Broadlea HangeHistoric site3 km→⛪Tundergarth Parish ChurchReligious grounds5 km→

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