Range Castle, Hillfort 2 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Dogs welcome 2 ha
Places › Scotland › South Scotland › Dumfries and Galloway Getting here
55.07353, -3.43232
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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 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 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 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 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
Very strong match
Birds — Mallard, Moorhen, Black-headed Gull +56 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mallard, Moorhen, Black-headed Gull +56 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Common Tamarisk-moss, Red-stemmed Feather-moss, Springy Turf-moss +258 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Common Tamarisk-moss, Red-stemmed Feather-moss, Springy Turf-moss +258 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Bilberry, Meadowsweet, Sheep's Sorrel +19 more foraging species
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Oedemera virescens, Large Red Damselfly +31 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Oedemera virescens, Large Red Damselfly +31 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Annandale Way Walking route 88 km ▾
Named route Length 88 km National walking route
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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
1,040 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 1,040 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 39 species
winter summer
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Blackbird · Goldcrest · Wren +34
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Blackbird Turdus merula Goldcrest Regulus regulus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Carrion Crow Corvus corone Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Raven Corvus corax Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2021 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Snipe Gallinago gallinago Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Common Gull Larus canus2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2023 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2021 Skylark Alauda arvensis2021 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2021 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2021 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2021 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2021 🦌 Mammals 6 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Soprano Pipistrelle · Roe Deer · Rabbit · Noctule +1
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2022 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2025 Noctule Nyctalus noctula2022 Bat 7-spot Ladybird · Oedemera virescens · Large Red Damselfly · Azure Damselfly · Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi +15
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Oedemera virescens Oedemera virescens Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2024 Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2024 Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi2024 Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina 🌿 Plants 13 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Common Tamarisk-moss · Red-stemmed Feather-moss · Common Smoothcap · Waved Silk-moss · Springy Turf-moss +8
Common Tamarisk-moss Thuidium tamariscinum2024 Red-stemmed Feather-moss Pleurozium schreberi Common Smoothcap Atrichum undulatum Waved Silk-moss Plagiothecium undulatum Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 1,040 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 39 species
winter summer
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Blackbird · Goldcrest · Wren +34
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Blackbird Turdus merula Goldcrest Regulus regulus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Carrion Crow Corvus corone Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Raven Corvus corax Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2021 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Snipe Gallinago gallinago Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Common Gull Larus canus2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2023 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2021 Skylark Alauda arvensis2021 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2021 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2021 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2021 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2021 🦌 Mammals 6 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Soprano Pipistrelle · Roe Deer · Rabbit · Noctule +1
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2022 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2025 Noctule Nyctalus noctula2022 Bat 7-spot Ladybird · Oedemera virescens · Large Red Damselfly · Azure Damselfly · Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi +15
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Oedemera virescens Oedemera virescens Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2024 Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2024 Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi2024 Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina 🌿 Plants 13 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Common Tamarisk-moss · Red-stemmed Feather-moss · Common Smoothcap · Waved Silk-moss · Springy Turf-moss +8
Common Tamarisk-moss Thuidium tamariscinum2024 Red-stemmed Feather-moss Pleurozium schreberi Common Smoothcap Atrichum undulatum Waved Silk-moss Plagiothecium undulatum Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Chiroptera2024
Chiroptera2024
2024
2024
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii2024
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii2024
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2024
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2024
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2024
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2024
Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa2024
Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa2024
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2024
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2024
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2024
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2024
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2024
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2024
Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum2024
Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum2024
Denticollis linearis Denticollis linearis2024
Denticollis linearis Denticollis linearis2024
Athous haemorrhoidalis Athous haemorrhoidalis2024
Athous haemorrhoidalis Athous haemorrhoidalis2024
Cantharis pellucida Cantharis pellucida2024
Cantharis pellucida Cantharis pellucida2024
Orchestes quercus Orchestes quercus2023
Orchestes quercus Orchestes quercus2023
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2020
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2020
Willow Leaf Beetle Lochmaea caprea2020
Willow Leaf Beetle Lochmaea caprea2020 Swan's-neck Thyme-moss
Swan's-neck Thyme-moss
Mnium hornum2024
Mnium hornum2024
Heath Plait-moss Hypnum jutlandicum2024
Heath Plait-moss Hypnum jutlandicum2024
Little Shaggy-moss Rhytidiadelphus loreus2024
Little Shaggy-moss Rhytidiadelphus loreus2024
Bank Haircap Polytrichum formosum2024
Bank Haircap Polytrichum formosum2024
Big Shaggy-moss Hylocomiadelphus triquetrus2023
Big Shaggy-moss Hylocomiadelphus triquetrus2023
Greater Fork-moss Dicranum majus2023
Greater Fork-moss Dicranum majus2023
Wood Melick Melica uniflora2021
Wood Melick Melica uniflora2021
Autumn Hawkweed Hieracium sabaudum2021
Autumn Hawkweed Hieracium sabaudum2021 