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Places › Scotland › South Scotland › Dumfries and Galloway Getting here
54.87920, -4.20127
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ✦ 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
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ✦ 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 — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Chaffinch, Wren, Blackbird +68 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Chaffinch, Wren, Blackbird +68 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Azure Damselfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly +22 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Azure Damselfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly +22 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 18 signed routes nearby
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Route 7 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 7 National Cycle Network
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Named route Ref 7 Length 9.4 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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Named route Ref 7 Length 196 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
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Named route Ref 7 Length 11.7 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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Named route Ref 7 Length 320 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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Named route Ref 7 Length 28 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface other
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Wildlife to spot
21,609 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 21,609 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Chaffinch · Jackdaw · Nuthatch · Great Spotted Woodpecker +41
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Nuthatch Sitta europaea Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Robin Erithacus rubecula Goldcrest Regulus regulus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Gadwall Mareca strepera Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Great Tit Parus major Coal Tit Periparus ater Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Siskin Spinus spinus Wigeon Mareca penelope Teal Anas crecca Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Squirrel · Rabbit · Roe Deer
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2025 Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Common Blue Damselfly · Azure Damselfly · Common Darter · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Anoplotrupes stercorosus +8
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025 Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025 Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus Common Hawker Aeshna juncea Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 21,609 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Chaffinch · Jackdaw · Nuthatch · Great Spotted Woodpecker +41
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Nuthatch Sitta europaea Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Robin Erithacus rubecula Goldcrest Regulus regulus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Gadwall Mareca strepera Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Great Tit Parus major Coal Tit Periparus ater Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Siskin Spinus spinus Wigeon Mareca penelope Teal Anas crecca Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Squirrel · Rabbit · Roe Deer
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2025 Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Common Blue Damselfly · Azure Damselfly · Common Darter · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Anoplotrupes stercorosus +8
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025 Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025 Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus Common Hawker Aeshna juncea Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis2025
Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis2025
Notch-horned Cleg Haematopota pluvialis2025
Notch-horned Cleg Haematopota pluvialis2025
Short-winged Cone-head Conocephalus dorsalis2025
Short-winged Cone-head Conocephalus dorsalis2025
Broad Damselbug Nabis (Nabicula) flavomarginatus2025
Broad Damselbug Nabis (Nabicula) flavomarginatus2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025 