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Trostrie Motte

📷 John Ferguson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

54.89351, -4.09581

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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
  • 🌿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

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Goldeneye, Redwing, Fieldfare +49 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Goldeneye, Redwing, Fieldfare +49 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Green-veined White, Common Rustic agg. +212 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Green-veined White, Common Rustic agg. +212 more · last seen 2024

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Bluebell, Snowdrop, Wild Strawberry +119 more · last seen 2017; Plants — Bluebell, Snowdrop, Wild Strawberry +119 more · last seen 2017

Free

Foraging

Plants — Wild Strawberry, Wood-sorrel, Bilberry +14 more foraging species

Varies

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Cycling

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 7Cycling route
Named routeRef 7National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route196 m
Named routeRef 7Length 196 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route11.7 km
Named routeRef 7Length 11.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route716 m
Named routeRef 7Length 716 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Trostrie Farm

📷 John Ferguson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Trostrie Farm

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Twynholm MotteHistoric site3.3 km→✦Neilson's MonumentHistoric site4.5 km→⛪Twynholm Parish ChurchReligious grounds3.3 km→✦Covenanters MonumentHistoric site2.6 km→✦Cumstoun CastleHistoric site4.9 km→

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