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Places › Scotland › South Scotland › Dumfries and Galloway Getting here
54.83658, -4.04992
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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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Feast — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Feast — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ Parking· Free 🛝 Playground🚻 Toilets
🛝 Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, toilets; Urban park — family destination
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🎠 Playgrounds
Very strong match
playground, toilets, café, parking
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Curlew +94 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Curlew +94 more · last seen 2026
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Strong match
café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Green Shieldbug, Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi, Common Darter +65 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Green Shieldbug, Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi, Common Darter +65 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 7 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 7 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 566 m ▾
Named route Ref 7 Length 566 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 8.8 km ▾
Named route Ref 7 Length 8.8 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 582 m ▾
Named route Ref 7 Length 582 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 296 m ▾
Named route Ref 7 Length 296 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 8.1 km ▾
Named route Ref 7 Length 8.1 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
11,580 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 11,580 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Little Egret · Lapwing · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Herring Gull · Redshank +43
Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Redshank Tringa totanus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Redpoll (cabaret/flammea) Acanthis flammea cabaret/flammea Siskin Spinus spinus Raven Corvus corax Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Red Squirrel · Grey Squirrel · Rabbit
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2025 Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi · Syrphus · Green Shieldbug · Limnephilus auricula · Apolygus spinolae +17
Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi Syrphus Syrphus Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Limnephilus auricula Limnephilus auricula Apolygus spinolae Apolygus spinolae Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Bibio pomonae Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 11,580 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Little Egret · Lapwing · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Herring Gull · Redshank +43
Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Redshank Tringa totanus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Redpoll (cabaret/flammea) Acanthis flammea cabaret/flammea Siskin Spinus spinus Raven Corvus corax Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Red Squirrel · Grey Squirrel · Rabbit
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2025 Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi · Syrphus · Green Shieldbug · Limnephilus auricula · Apolygus spinolae +17
Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi Syrphus Syrphus Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Limnephilus auricula Limnephilus auricula Apolygus spinolae Apolygus spinolae Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Bibio pomonae Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Bibio pomonae
Bibio pomonae
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Leucozona glaucia Leucozona glaucia
Leucozona glaucia Leucozona glaucia
Cryptomyzus (Cryptomyzus) ribis Cryptomyzus (Cryptomyzus) ribis
Cryptomyzus (Cryptomyzus) ribis Cryptomyzus (Cryptomyzus) ribis
Campyloneura virgula Campyloneura virgula
Campyloneura virgula Campyloneura virgula
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
Sciara hemerobioides Sciara hemerobioides
Sciara hemerobioides Sciara hemerobioides
Cicadella viridis Cicadella viridis
Cicadella viridis Cicadella viridis
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Baccha elongata Baccha elongata
Baccha elongata Baccha elongata
Solomon's-seal Sawfly Phymatocera aterrima
Solomon's-seal Sawfly Phymatocera aterrima
Leptocerus tineiformis Leptocerus tineiformis
Leptocerus tineiformis Leptocerus tineiformis
Banded Clubhorn Abia fasciata
Banded Clubhorn Abia fasciata Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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