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Threave Castle

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📷 Jo and Steve Turner · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Getting here

54.93918, -3.96963

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Visiting this summer

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

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

4 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Mallard, Wren, Blackbird +80 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mallard, Wren, Blackbird +80 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Common Darter, 7-spot Ladybird, Chrysotoxum arcuatum +9 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Darter, 7-spot Ladybird, Chrysotoxum arcuatum +9 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Threave Estate WalkWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

18 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 7Cycling route

Named routeRef 7National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route339 m

Named routeRef 7Length 339 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Alternative RouteCycling route112 m

Named routeRef 7Length 112 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route905 m

Named routeRef 7Length 905 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route242 m

Named routeRef 7Length 242 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Alternative RouteCycling route224 m

Named routeRef 7Length 224 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

23,433 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

23,433 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds86 species

autumnwinter

2026

Mallard · Wren · Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon +81

MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Great TitParus major2025
WigeonMareca penelope2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Great White EgretArdea alba
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
Willow TitPoecile montanus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Greenland White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons flavirostris2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
Barn OwlTyto alba
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2025
ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
SwiftApus apus2025
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2025
MerlinFalco columbarius
MagpiePica pica2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2025
Pandion haliaetus haliaetusPandion haliaetus haliaetus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
CootFulica atra2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2025

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Mammals7 species

winter

2026

Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel · Otter · Badger · Red Squirrel +2

Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
OtterLutra lutra
BadgerMeles meles2025
Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris2025
WeaselMustela nivalis2025
Brown HareLepus europaeus2025

🐸

Amphibians2 species

springsummerautumn

2026

Common Toad · Common Frog

Common ToadBufo bufo2025
Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects12 species

summerautumn

2025

Common Darter · 7-spot Ladybird · Chrysotoxum arcuatum · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Broad-bodied Chaser +7

Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Chrysotoxum arcuatumChrysotoxum arcuatum
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa
Common HawkerAeshna juncea
Notonecta (Notonecta) maculataNotonecta (Notonecta) maculata
Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae
Eristalis intricariaEristalis intricaria
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
Rhingia campestrisRhingia campestris
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

23,433 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds86 species

autumnwinter

2026

Mallard · Wren · Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon +81

MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Great TitParus major2025
WigeonMareca penelope2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Great White EgretArdea alba
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
Willow TitPoecile montanus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Greenland White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons flavirostris2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
Barn OwlTyto alba
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2025
ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
SwiftApus apus2025
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2025
MerlinFalco columbarius
MagpiePica pica2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2025
Pandion haliaetus haliaetusPandion haliaetus haliaetus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
CootFulica atra2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2025

🦌

Mammals7 species

winter

2026

Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel · Otter · Badger · Red Squirrel +2

Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
OtterLutra lutra
BadgerMeles meles2025
Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris2025
WeaselMustela nivalis2025
Brown HareLepus europaeus2025

🐸

Amphibians2 species

springsummerautumn

2026

Common Toad · Common Frog

Common ToadBufo bufo2025
Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects12 species

summerautumn

2025

Common Darter · 7-spot Ladybird · Chrysotoxum arcuatum · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Broad-bodied Chaser +7

Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Chrysotoxum arcuatumChrysotoxum arcuatum
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa
Common HawkerAeshna juncea
Notonecta (Notonecta) maculataNotonecta (Notonecta) maculata
Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae
Eristalis intricariaEristalis intricaria
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
Rhingia campestrisRhingia campestris
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Jo and Steve Turner · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Threave Castle in the River Dee, Castle Douglas

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