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Dogs welcome
Getting here
55.08346, -3.23510
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Visiting this summer
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; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Dunnock +31 more · last seen 2020; Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Dunnock +31 more · last seen 2020
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Small White, Small Tortoiseshell · last seen 2011; Insects — Small White, Small Tortoiseshell · last seen 2011
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Marsh-marigold, Creeping Fingerwort · last seen 2013; Plants — Marsh-marigold, Creeping Fingerwort · last seen 2013
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Annandale WayWalking route88 km▾
Named routeLength 88 kmNational walking route
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
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Wildlife to spot
1,111 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
1,111 records · National Biodiversity NetworkGrey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Great Horsetail · Bulbous Buttercup · Garden Lady's-mantle · Mouse-ear-hawkweed · Montia fontana subsp. chondrosperma +171
- Great HorsetailEquisetum telmateia
- Bulbous ButtercupRanunculus bulbosus
- Garden Lady's-mantleAlchemilla mollis
- Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum
- Montia fontana subsp. chondrospermaMontia fontana subsp. chondrosperma
- Fat DuckweedLemna gibba
- GooseberryRibes uva-crispa
- Common Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre subsp. palustre
- Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper
- GroundselSenecio vulgaris
- BrackenPteridium aquilinum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,111 records · National Biodiversity NetworkGrey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Great Horsetail · Bulbous Buttercup · Garden Lady's-mantle · Mouse-ear-hawkweed · Montia fontana subsp. chondrosperma +171
- Great HorsetailEquisetum telmateia
- Bulbous ButtercupRanunculus bulbosus
- Garden Lady's-mantleAlchemilla mollis
- Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum
- Montia fontana subsp. chondrospermaMontia fontana subsp. chondrosperma
- Fat DuckweedLemna gibba
- GooseberryRibes uva-crispa
- Common Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre subsp. palustre
- Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper
- GroundselSenecio vulgaris
- BrackenPteridium aquilinum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Herb-Robert
Herb-Robert
Geranium robertianum
Geranium robertianum
Veronica serpyllifolia subsp. serpyllifoliaVeronica serpyllifolia subsp. serpyllifoliaVeronica serpyllifolia subsp. serpyllifoliaVeronica serpyllifolia subsp. serpyllifoliaCommon FigwortScrophularia nodosaCommon FigwortScrophularia nodosaHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumThree-nerved SandwortMoehringia trinerviaThree-nerved SandwortMoehringia trinerviaDandelionTaraxacumDandelionTaraxacumSmooth Meadow-grassPoa pratensisSmooth Meadow-grassPoa pratensisRemote SedgeCarex remotaRemote SedgeCarex remotaField Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensisField Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensisBlackthornPrunus spinosaBlackthornPrunus spinosaStar-Of-BethlehemOrnithogalum umbellatum subsp. campestreStar-Of-BethlehemOrnithogalum umbellatum subsp. campestreField Wood-rushLuzula campestrisField Wood-rushLuzula campestrisMarsh ThistleCirsium palustreMarsh ThistleCirsium palustrePendulous SedgeCarex pendulaPendulous SedgeCarex pendulaAsplenium trichomanes subsp. quadrivalensAsplenium trichomanes subsp. quadrivalensAsplenium trichomanes subsp. quadrivalensAsplenium trichomanes subsp. quadrivalensHarebellCampanula rotundifoliaHarebellCampanula rotundifoliaCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisHollyIlex aquifoliumHollyIlex aquifoliumCrosswortCruciata laevipesCrosswortCruciata laevipesShepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastorisShepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastorisMarsh FoxtailAlopecurus geniculatusMarsh FoxtailAlopecurus geniculatusBroad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanumBroad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanumMeadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensisMeadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensisMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumFloating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitansFloating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitansGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaCuckooflowerCardamine pratensisCuckooflowerCardamine pratensisCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusFicaria verna subsp. vernaFicaria verna subsp. vernaFicaria verna subsp. vernaFicaria verna subsp. vernaWater AvensGeum rivaleWater AvensGeum rivaleRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumRed CloverTrifolium pratenseRed CloverTrifolium pratenseGreat Wood-rushLuzula sylvaticaGreat Wood-rushLuzula sylvaticaBroad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatataBroad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatataFalse-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticumFalse-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticumHoneysuckleLonicera periclymenumHoneysuckleLonicera periclymenumMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisFicaria verna subsp. fertilisFicaria verna subsp. fertilisFicaria verna subsp. fertilisFicaria verna subsp. fertilisWood SpeedwellVeronica montanaWood SpeedwellVeronica montanaWild StrawberryFragaria vescaWild StrawberryFragaria vescaGround-elderAegopodium podagrariaGround-elderAegopodium podagrariaTuberous ComfreySymphytum tuberosumTuberous ComfreySymphytum tuberosumRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataWelsh PoppyPapaver cambricumWelsh PoppyPapaver cambricumBugleAjuga reptansBugleAjuga reptansOval SedgeCarex leporinaOval SedgeCarex leporinaPineappleweedMatricaria discoideaPineappleweedMatricaria discoideaCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensGreater StitchwortStellaria holosteaGreater StitchwortStellaria holosteaPignutConopodium majusPignutConopodium majusAlchemilla filicaulis subsp. vestitaAlchemilla filicaulis subsp. vestitaAlchemilla filicaulis subsp. vestitaAlchemilla filicaulis subsp. vestitaPurple WillowSalix purpureaPurple WillowSalix purpureaNipplewortLapsana communisNipplewortLapsana communisRough Meadow-grassPoa trivialisRough Meadow-grassPoa trivialisWater Forget-me-notMyosotis scorpioidesWater Forget-me-notMyosotis scorpioidesWild CherryPrunus aviumWild CherryPrunus aviumWavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosaWavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosaWood AvensGeum urbanumWood AvensGeum urbanumAlderAlnus glutinosaAlderAlnus glutinosaCommon Dog-violetViola rivinianaCommon Dog-violetViola rivinianaCut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectumCut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectumWych ElmUlmus glabraWych ElmUlmus glabraHemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocataHemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocataCommon SorrelRumex acetosaCommon SorrelRumex acetosaPerennial Rye-grassLolium perennePerennial Rye-grassLolium perenneIvyHedera helixIvyHedera helixField HorsetailEquisetum arvenseField HorsetailEquisetum arvenseWhite CloverTrifolium repensWhite CloverTrifolium repensRaspberryRubus idaeusRaspberryRubus idaeusSoft-rushJuncus effususSoft-rushJuncus effususScentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorumScentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorumShining Crane's-billGeranium lucidumShining Crane's-billGeranium lucidumGreater PlantainPlantago majorGreater PlantainPlantago majorBeechFagus sylvaticaBeechFagus sylvaticaCommon Yellow-sedgeCarex demissaCommon Yellow-sedgeCarex demissaMarsh-marigoldCaltha palustrisMarsh-marigoldCaltha palustrisBog StitchwortStellaria alsineBog StitchwortStellaria alsineCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumdaffodilsNarcissusdaffodilsNarcissusSpanish BluebellHyacinthoides hispanicaSpanish BluebellHyacinthoides hispanicaReed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinaceaReed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinaceaWood-sorrelOxalis acetosellaWood-sorrelOxalis acetosellaPolypodyPolypodium vulgarePolypodyPolypodium vulgareSmooth Lady's-mantleAlchemilla glabraSmooth Lady's-mantleAlchemilla glabraCreeping BentAgrostis stoloniferaCreeping BentAgrostis stoloniferaYellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorumYellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorumGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisBroad-leaved PondweedPotamogeton natansBroad-leaved PondweedPotamogeton natansTufted VetchVicia craccaTufted VetchVicia craccaWater CressNasturtium officinaleWater CressNasturtium officinaleTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa subsp. cespitosaTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa subsp. cespitosaMoschatelAdoxa moschatellinaMoschatelAdoxa moschatellinaScarlet PimpernelLysimachia arvensisScarlet PimpernelLysimachia arvensisSilver BirchBetula pendulaSilver BirchBetula pendulaBroomCytisus scopariusBroomCytisus scopariusElderSambucus nigraElderSambucus nigraBarren StrawberryPotentilla sterilisBarren StrawberryPotentilla sterilisBoreau's Ramping-fumitoryFumaria muralis subsp. boraeiBoreau's Ramping-fumitoryFumaria muralis subsp. boraeiOpposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifoliumOpposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifoliumHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaRed FescueFestuca rubraRed FescueFestuca rubraPick-a-back-plantTolmiea menziesiiPick-a-back-plantTolmiea menziesiiCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseSelfhealPrunella vulgarisSelfhealPrunella vulgarisGorseUlex europaeusGorseUlex europaeusEnchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetianaEnchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetianaSweet CicelyMyrrhis odorataSweet CicelyMyrrhis odorataWild AngelicaAngelica sylvestrisWild AngelicaAngelica sylvestrisPrimrosePrimula vulgarisPrimrosePrimula vulgarisFat-henChenopodium albumFat-henChenopodium albumCommon CouchElymus repensCommon CouchElymus repensSticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratumSticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratumAshFraxinus excelsiorAshFraxinus excelsiorHairy TareErvilia hirsutaHairy TareErvilia hirsutaSanicleSanicula europaeaSanicleSanicula europaeaCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraColtsfootTussilago farfaraColtsfootTussilago farfaraScaly Male-fernDryopteris affinisScaly Male-fernDryopteris affinisMale-fernDryopteris filix-masMale-fernDryopteris filix-masCurled DockRumex crispusCurled DockRumex crispusCommon WhitlowgrassErophila vernaCommon WhitlowgrassErophila vernaWood AnemoneAnemone nemorosaWood AnemoneAnemone nemorosaCat's-earHypochaeris radicataCat's-earHypochaeris radicataBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusBush VetchVicia sepiumBush VetchVicia sepiumSweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratumSweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratumHedge MustardSisymbrium officinaleHedge MustardSisymbrium officinaleLesser StitchwortStellaria gramineaLesser StitchwortStellaria gramineaPedunculate OakQuercus roburPedunculate OakQuercus roburWood Forget-me-notMyosotis sylvaticaWood Forget-me-notMyosotis sylvaticaCultivated VetchVicia sativa subsp. sativaCultivated VetchVicia sativa subsp. sativaSlender Parsley-piertAphanes australisSlender Parsley-piertAphanes australisSheep's SorrelRumex acetosellaSheep's SorrelRumex acetosellaPink PurslaneClaytonia sibiricaPink PurslaneClaytonia sibiricaBurdockArctiumBurdockArctiumRusty WillowSalix cinerea subsp. oleifoliaRusty WillowSalix cinerea subsp. oleifoliaWild PrivetLigustrum vulgareWild PrivetLigustrum vulgareCock's-footDactylis glomerataCock's-footDactylis glomerataSnowberrySymphoricarpos albusSnowberrySymphoricarpos albusWood-sedgeCarex sylvaticaWood-sedgeCarex sylvaticaRamsonsAllium ursinumRamsonsAllium ursinumRed CampionSilene dioicaRed CampionSilene dioicaGreen AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirensGreen AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirensBrambleRubus fruticosusBrambleRubus fruticosusDog's MercuryMercurialis perennisDog's MercuryMercurialis perennisBrooklimeVeronica beccabungaBrooklimeVeronica beccabungaGoat WillowSalix capreaGoat WillowSalix capreaPill SedgeCarex piluliferaPill SedgeCarex piluliferaLesser TrefoilTrifolium dubiumLesser TrefoilTrifolium dubiumLady-fernAthyrium filix-feminaLady-fernAthyrium filix-feminaLarge Bitter-cressCardamine amaraLarge Bitter-cressCardamine amaraCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumYarrowAchillea millefoliumYarrowAchillea millefoliumBlinksMontia fontanaBlinksMontia fontanaWood DockRumex sanguineusWood DockRumex sanguineusHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaDaisyBellis perennisDaisyBellis perennisBluebellHyacinthoides non-scriptaBluebellHyacinthoides non-scriptaChanging Forget-me-notMyosotis discolorChanging Forget-me-notMyosotis discolorEvents & activities nearby
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