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Ruthwell and Mount Kedar Church

📷 David Dixon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

55.00045, -3.40764

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦87+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Whooper Swan and Pintail
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦87+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Whooper Swan and Pintail
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

5 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Whooper Swan, Pintail, Redwing +84 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Whooper Swan, Pintail, Redwing +84 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Common Darter · last seen 2024; Insects — Common Darter · last seen 2024

Free

Heritage

Moderate match

Religious grounds — local heritage

Free

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

14 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

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

Main RouteCycling route982 m

Named routeRef 7Length 982 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route325 m

Named routeRef 7Length 325 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

4,972 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

4,972 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds36 species

autumnwinter

2026

Whooper Swan · Redwing · Fieldfare · Pintail · Peregrine +31

Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
PintailAnas acuta2025
PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
GreenshankTringa nebularia2025
Barn OwlTyto alba2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025

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Mammals1 species

autumn

2025

Grey Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

4,972 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds36 species

autumnwinter

2026

Whooper Swan · Redwing · Fieldfare · Pintail · Peregrine +31

Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
PintailAnas acuta2025
PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
GreenshankTringa nebularia2025
Barn OwlTyto alba2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

autumn

2025

Grey Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 David Dixon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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