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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, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Carrion Crow, Robin, Chaffinch +68 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Robin, Chaffinch +68 more · last seen 2025
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🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Darter, Large Red Damselfly, Black Darter +95 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Darter, Large Red Damselfly, Black Darter +95 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Moonwort, Oak Fern, Bush Vetch +243 more · last seen 2017; Plants — Moonwort, Oak Fern, Bush Vetch +243 more · last seen 2017
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Plants — Oak Fern, Ramsons, Hogweed +32 more foraging species
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Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route 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 Photos Road to Sanquhar near Tower
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Wildlife to spot
1,672 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 1,672 records · National Biodiversity Network Carrion Crow · Robin · Grey Heron · Kestrel · Goldfinch +38
Carrion Crow Corvus corone Robin Erithacus rubecula Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2023 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Raven Corvus corax Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2023 Herring Gull Larus argentatus Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2023 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2023 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2023 Linnet Linaria cannabina2023 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2023 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2023 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2023 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2023 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2023 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2023 Curlew Numenius arquata2023 Magpie Pica pica2023 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2023 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2023 Great Tit Parus major2023 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2023 Rock Dove Columba livia2022 🦌 Mammals 6 species
winter spring autumn
2025 ▾
Mole · Otter · Red Fox · Stoat · Hedgehog +1
Mole Talpa europaea2024 Otter Lutra lutra Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2024 Stoat Mustela erminea2024 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2024 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2023 ▾
Common Toad
Large Red Damselfly · Four-spotted Chaser · Common Hawker · Common Darter · Black Darter +8
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2024 Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata2024 Common Hawker Aeshna juncea2024 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2024 Black Darter Sympetrum danae2024 Common Green Grasshopper New Zealand Pigmyweed · Broad-leaved Helleborine · Rubus polyanthemus · Red Dead-nettle · Water Mint +63
New Zealand Pigmyweed Crassula helmsii Broad-leaved Helleborine Epipactis helleborine Rubus polyanthemus Rubus polyanthemus2023 Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum2022 Water Mint Mentha aquatica2022 Field Horsetail Equisetum arvense Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 1,672 records · National Biodiversity Network Carrion Crow · Robin · Grey Heron · Kestrel · Goldfinch +38
Carrion Crow Corvus corone Robin Erithacus rubecula Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2023 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Raven Corvus corax Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2023 Herring Gull Larus argentatus Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2023 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2023 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2023 Linnet Linaria cannabina2023 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2023 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2023 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2023 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2023 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2023 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2023 Curlew Numenius arquata2023 Magpie Pica pica2023 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2023 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2023 Great Tit Parus major2023 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2023 Rock Dove Columba livia2022 🦌 Mammals 6 species
winter spring autumn
2025 ▾
Mole · Otter · Red Fox · Stoat · Hedgehog +1
Mole Talpa europaea2024 Otter Lutra lutra Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2024 Stoat Mustela erminea2024 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2024 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2023 ▾
Common Toad
Large Red Damselfly · Four-spotted Chaser · Common Hawker · Common Darter · Black Darter +8
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2024 Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata2024 Common Hawker Aeshna juncea2024 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2024 Black Darter Sympetrum danae2024 Common Green Grasshopper New Zealand Pigmyweed · Broad-leaved Helleborine · Rubus polyanthemus · Red Dead-nettle · Water Mint +63
New Zealand Pigmyweed Crassula helmsii Broad-leaved Helleborine Epipactis helleborine Rubus polyanthemus Rubus polyanthemus2023 Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum2022 Water Mint Mentha aquatica2022 Field Horsetail Equisetum arvense Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel
Sciurus carolinensis2024
Sciurus carolinensis2024
Omocestus viridulus
Omocestus viridulus
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2024
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2024
Hairy Whirligig Beetle Orectochilus villosus2023
Hairy Whirligig Beetle Orectochilus villosus2023
Esolus parallelepipedus Esolus parallelepipedus2023
Esolus parallelepipedus Esolus parallelepipedus2023
Elmis aenea Elmis aenea2023
Elmis aenea Elmis aenea2023
Oulimnius tuberculatus Oulimnius tuberculatus2023
Oulimnius tuberculatus Oulimnius tuberculatus2023
Limnius volckmari Limnius volckmari2023
Limnius volckmari Limnius volckmari2023
Oreodytes septentrionalis Oreodytes septentrionalis2023
Oreodytes septentrionalis Oreodytes septentrionalis2023 2022
2022
Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis2022
Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis2022
Common Figwort Scrophularia nodosa2022
Common Figwort Scrophularia nodosa2022
Norway Spruce Picea abies2022
Norway Spruce Picea abies2022
Floating Sweet-grass Glyceria fluitans2022
Floating Sweet-grass Glyceria fluitans2022
Fat-hen Chenopodium album2022
Fat-hen Chenopodium album2022
Sticky Mouse-ear Cerastium glomeratum2022
Sticky Mouse-ear Cerastium glomeratum2022
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys2022
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys2022
Field Wood-rush Luzula campestris2022
Field Wood-rush Luzula campestris2022
Wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella2022
Wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella2022
Intermediate Lady's-mantle Alchemilla xanthochlora2022
Intermediate Lady's-mantle Alchemilla xanthochlora2022
Oval Sedge Carex leporina2022
Oval Sedge Carex leporina2022
Wych Elm Ulmus glabra2022
Wych Elm Ulmus glabra2022
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus2022
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus2022
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum2022
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum2022
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius2022
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius2022
Yellow Pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum2022
Yellow Pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum2022
Changing Forget-me-not Myosotis discolor2022
Changing Forget-me-not Myosotis discolor2022
Barren Strawberry Potentilla sterilis2022
Barren Strawberry Potentilla sterilis2022
Polypody Polypodium vulgare2022
Polypody Polypodium vulgare2022
Wood Avens Geum urbanum2022
Wood Avens Geum urbanum2022
Sweet Vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum2022
Sweet Vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum2022
Marsh Ragwort Jacobaea aquatica2022
Marsh Ragwort Jacobaea aquatica2022
Soft-rush Juncus effusus2022
Soft-rush Juncus effusus2022
Common Yellow-sedge Carex demissa2022
Common Yellow-sedge Carex demissa2022
Welsh Poppy Papaver cambricum2022
Welsh Poppy Papaver cambricum2022
Montia fontana subsp. chondrosperma Montia fontana subsp. chondrosperma2022
Montia fontana subsp. chondrosperma Montia fontana subsp. chondrosperma2022
Silverweed Potentilla anserina2022
Silverweed Potentilla anserina2022
Raspberry Rubus idaeus2022
Raspberry Rubus idaeus2022
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara2022
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara2022
Sneezewort Achillea ptarmica2022
Sneezewort Achillea ptarmica2022
Water Cress Nasturtium officinale2022
Water Cress Nasturtium officinale2022
Heath Bedstraw Galium saxatile2022
Heath Bedstraw Galium saxatile2022
Red Fescue Festuca rubra2022
Red Fescue Festuca rubra2022
Broad Buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata2022
Broad Buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata2022
Charlock Sinapis arvensis2022
Charlock Sinapis arvensis2022
Yellow Iris Iris pseudacorus2022
Yellow Iris Iris pseudacorus2022
Lady-fern Athyrium filix-femina2022
Lady-fern Athyrium filix-femina2022
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria2022
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria2022
Asplenium trichomanes subsp. quadrivalens Asplenium trichomanes subsp. quadrivalens2022
Asplenium trichomanes subsp. quadrivalens Asplenium trichomanes subsp. quadrivalens2022
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus pedunculatus2022
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus pedunculatus2022
New Zealand Willowherb Epilobium brunnescens2022
New Zealand Willowherb Epilobium brunnescens2022
Round-leaved Crowfoot Ranunculus omiophyllus2022
Round-leaved Crowfoot Ranunculus omiophyllus2022
Bog Stitchwort Stellaria alsine2022
Bog Stitchwort Stellaria alsine2022
Holly Ilex aquifolium2022
Holly Ilex aquifolium2022
Fat Duckweed Lemna gibba2022
Fat Duckweed Lemna gibba2022
Fox-and-cubs Pilosella aurantiaca2022
Fox-and-cubs Pilosella aurantiaca2022
Common Vetch Vicia sativa2022
Common Vetch Vicia sativa2022
Water Forget-me-not Myosotis scorpioides2022
Water Forget-me-not Myosotis scorpioides2022
Thyme-leaved Sandwort Arenaria serpyllifolia2022
Thyme-leaved Sandwort Arenaria serpyllifolia2022
Northern Marsh-orchid Dactylorhiza purpurella2022
Northern Marsh-orchid Dactylorhiza purpurella2022
Beech Fagus sylvatica2022
Beech Fagus sylvatica2022
Scentless Mayweed Tripleurospermum inodorum2022
Scentless Mayweed Tripleurospermum inodorum2022
Ash Fraxinus excelsior2022
Ash Fraxinus excelsior2022
Red Clover Trifolium pratense2022
Red Clover Trifolium pratense2022
Sheep's Sorrel Rumex acetosella2022
Sheep's Sorrel Rumex acetosella2022
Common Valerian Valeriana officinalis2022
Common Valerian Valeriana officinalis2022
Bramble Rubus fruticosus2022
Bramble Rubus fruticosus2022
Hairy Wood-rush Luzula pilosa2022
Hairy Wood-rush Luzula pilosa2022
Squirreltail Fescue Vulpia bromoides2022
Squirreltail Fescue Vulpia bromoides2022
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris2022
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris2022
Creeping Bent Agrostis stolonifera2022
Creeping Bent Agrostis stolonifera2022
Bulrush Typha latifolia2022
Bulrush Typha latifolia2022 