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Places › Scotland › South Scotland › Dumfries and Galloway Getting here
54.87794, -4.34302
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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 ✦ 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
Very strong match
Birds — Curlew, Oystercatcher, Shelduck +82 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Curlew, Oystercatcher, Shelduck +82 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Red-legged Shieldbug, Dark Giant Horsefly, Hawthorn Shieldbug +2 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Red-legged Shieldbug, Dark Giant Horsefly, Hawthorn Shieldbug +2 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Common Smoothcap, Fox-tail Feather-moss, Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss +2 more · last seen 2023; Plants — Common Smoothcap, Fox-tail Feather-moss, Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss +2 more · last seen 2023
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 signed routes nearby
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NCN National Route 73 Cycling route ▾
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Named route Ref 7 National Cycle Network
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Named route Ref 83 Length 9.4 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 852 m ▾
Named route Ref 7 Length 852 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 9.4 km ▾
Named route Ref 7 Length 9.4 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
9,671 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 9,671 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 52 species
winter summer
2025 ▾
Oystercatcher · Greenshank · Curlew · Shelduck · Wigeon +47
Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Greenshank Tringa nebularia Curlew Numenius arquata2024 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna2024 Wigeon Mareca penelope2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Swallow Hirundo rustica Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Redshank Tringa totanus2024 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Raven Corvus corax2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Teal Anas crecca2024 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus2024 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2024 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Shoveler Spatula clypeata2024 Dunlin Calidris alpina2024 Common Gull Larus canus2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2024 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2024 Knot Calidris canutus2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2023 Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus2023 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2023 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis2023 🦌 Mammals 8 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Red Squirrel · Roe Deer · Mole · Brown Hare · Badger +3
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Mole Talpa europaea Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Badger Meles meles Stoat Mustela erminea 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Red-legged Shieldbug · Dark Giant Horsefly · Hawthorn Shieldbug
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Dark Giant Horsefly Tabanus sudeticus2024 Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 9,671 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 52 species
winter summer
2025 ▾
Oystercatcher · Greenshank · Curlew · Shelduck · Wigeon +47
Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Greenshank Tringa nebularia Curlew Numenius arquata2024 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna2024 Wigeon Mareca penelope2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Swallow Hirundo rustica Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Redshank Tringa totanus2024 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Raven Corvus corax2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Teal Anas crecca2024 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus2024 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2024 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Shoveler Spatula clypeata2024 Dunlin Calidris alpina2024 Common Gull Larus canus2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2024 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2024 Knot Calidris canutus2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2023 Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus2023 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2023 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis2023 🦌 Mammals 8 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Red Squirrel · Roe Deer · Mole · Brown Hare · Badger +3
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Mole Talpa europaea Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Badger Meles meles Stoat Mustela erminea 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Red-legged Shieldbug · Dark Giant Horsefly · Hawthorn Shieldbug
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Dark Giant Horsefly Tabanus sudeticus2024 Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2024
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2024
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2023
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2023 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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