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55.44008, -3.85583
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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 🌿 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 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 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 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
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🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Jacobaea, Grass, Wood Sage +188 more · last seen 2013; Plants — Jacobaea, Grass, Wood Sage +188 more · last seen 2013
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🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Black Grouse, Lapwing, Pied Wagtail +32 more · last seen 2024; Birds — Black Grouse, Lapwing, Pied Wagtail +32 more · last seen 2024
Free
Plants — Wild Strawberry, Blackthorn, Water Cress +20 more foraging species
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Painted Lady, Common Green Grasshopper +4 more · last seen 2019; Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Painted Lady, Common Green Grasshopper +4 more · last seen 2019
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Southern Upland Way (Section A - Portpatrick to Melrose) Walking route ▾
Named route Point-to-point National walking route
Show on map Southern Upland Way - deviation Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
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Wildlife to spot
568 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 568 records · National Biodiversity Network Pied Wagtail · Lapwing · Curlew · Oystercatcher · Wheatear +30
Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2022 Curlew Numenius arquata2022 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2022 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Sand Martin Riparia riparia Snipe Gallinago gallinago2022 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2022 Skylark Alauda arvensis2022 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2018 Redshank Tringa totanus2018 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2018 Black Grouse Lyrurus tetrix2018 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2018 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2018 Magpie Pica pica2018 Swallow Hirundo rustica2018 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2018 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2018 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2022 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2022 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2022 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2020 Red Grouse (scotica) Lagopus scotica2020 Raven Corvus corax2020 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2018 Linnet Linaria cannabina2018 Rock Dove Columba livia2018 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2018 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2018 Common Gull Larus canus2018 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2018 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2018 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2018 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2014 Soprano Pipistrelle · Common Pipistrelle · Natterer's Bat · Brown Hare · Myotis Bat species +1
Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2016 Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2016 Natterer's Bat Myotis nattereri2016 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Myotis Bat species Myotis2016 Bat Chiroptera Small Tortoiseshell · Painted Lady · Common Green Grasshopper · Small Heath · Meadow Brown +2
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae Painted Lady Vanessa cardui Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus2014 Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus2013 Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2013 Green-veined White Pieris napi2013 Unguiculariopsis thallophila
Unguiculariopsis thallophila Unguiculariopsis thallophila Marsh Thistle · Tufted Hair-grass · Spear Thistle · Common Nettle · Compact Rush +36
Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre Tufted Hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare Common Nettle Urtica dioica Compact Rush Juncus conglomeratus Greater Plantain Plantago major Soft-rush Juncus effusus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 568 records · National Biodiversity Network Pied Wagtail · Lapwing · Curlew · Oystercatcher · Wheatear +30
Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2022 Curlew Numenius arquata2022 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2022 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Sand Martin Riparia riparia Snipe Gallinago gallinago2022 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2022 Skylark Alauda arvensis2022 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2018 Redshank Tringa totanus2018 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2018 Black Grouse Lyrurus tetrix2018 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2018 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2018 Magpie Pica pica2018 Swallow Hirundo rustica2018 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2018 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2018 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2022 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2022 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2022 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2020 Red Grouse (scotica) Lagopus scotica2020 Raven Corvus corax2020 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2018 Linnet Linaria cannabina2018 Rock Dove Columba livia2018 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2018 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2018 Common Gull Larus canus2018 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2018 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2018 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2018 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2014 Soprano Pipistrelle · Common Pipistrelle · Natterer's Bat · Brown Hare · Myotis Bat species +1
Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2016 Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2016 Natterer's Bat Myotis nattereri2016 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Myotis Bat species Myotis2016 Bat Chiroptera Small Tortoiseshell · Painted Lady · Common Green Grasshopper · Small Heath · Meadow Brown +2
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae Painted Lady Vanessa cardui Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus2014 Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus2013 Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2013 Green-veined White Pieris napi2013 Unguiculariopsis thallophila
Unguiculariopsis thallophila Unguiculariopsis thallophila Marsh Thistle · Tufted Hair-grass · Spear Thistle · Common Nettle · Compact Rush +36
Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre Tufted Hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare Common Nettle Urtica dioica Compact Rush Juncus conglomeratus Greater Plantain Plantago major Soft-rush Juncus effusus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2016
2016
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2013
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2013
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense
Beech Fagus sylvatica
Beech Fagus sylvatica
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Reflexed Saltmarsh-Grass Puccinellia distans
Reflexed Saltmarsh-Grass Puccinellia distans
Lesser Sea-spurrey Spergularia marina
Lesser Sea-spurrey Spergularia marina
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa2013
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa2013
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys2013
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys2013
Creeping Bent Agrostis stolonifera2013
Creeping Bent Agrostis stolonifera2013
Douglas Fir Pseudotsuga menziesii2013
Douglas Fir Pseudotsuga menziesii2013
Heath Rush Juncus squarrosus2013
Heath Rush Juncus squarrosus2013
Butterbur Petasites hybridus2013
Butterbur Petasites hybridus2013
Pill Sedge Carex pilulifera2013
Pill Sedge Carex pilulifera2013
Smooth Lady's-mantle Alchemilla glabra2013
Smooth Lady's-mantle Alchemilla glabra2013
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis2013
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis2013
Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis2013
Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis2013
Blinks Montia fontana2013
Blinks Montia fontana2013
Rosa caesia Rosa caesia2013
Rosa caesia Rosa caesia2013
Wych Elm Ulmus glabra2013
Wych Elm Ulmus glabra2013
Flea Sedge Carex pulicaris2013
Flea Sedge Carex pulicaris2013
Bulbous Buttercup Ranunculus bulbosus2013
Bulbous Buttercup Ranunculus bulbosus2013
Toad Rush Juncus bufonius2013
Toad Rush Juncus bufonius2013
Pignut Conopodium majus2013
Pignut Conopodium majus2013
Barren Strawberry Potentilla sterilis2013
Barren Strawberry Potentilla sterilis2013
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium2013
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium2013
Lesser Stitchwort Stellaria graminea2013
Lesser Stitchwort Stellaria graminea2013
Wood Meadow-grass Poa nemoralis2013
Wood Meadow-grass Poa nemoralis2013
Heath-grass Danthonia decumbens2013
Heath-grass Danthonia decumbens2013
Water Cress Nasturtium officinale2013
Water Cress Nasturtium officinale2013
Field Wood-rush Luzula campestris2013
Field Wood-rush Luzula campestris2013
Ash Fraxinus excelsior2013
Ash Fraxinus excelsior2013
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2013
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2013
Salix caprea x cinerea = S. x reichardtii Salix caprea x cinerea = S. x reichardtii2013
Salix caprea x cinerea = S. x reichardtii Salix caprea x cinerea = S. x reichardtii2013
Wild Strawberry Fragaria vesca2013
Wild Strawberry Fragaria vesca2013
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa2013
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