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Places › Scotland › South Scotland › Dumfries and Galloway Getting here
55.21686, -3.87843
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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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Pied Flycatcher, Wren, Green Woodpecker +48 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Pied Flycatcher, Wren, Green Woodpecker +48 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Green-veined White, Anacaena globulus, Golden-ringed Dragonfly +124 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Green-veined White, Anacaena globulus, Golden-ringed Dragonfly +124 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Named cycling route nearby: National Byway (SW Scotland)
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Juniper Haircap, Swan's-neck Thyme-moss, Bluebell · last seen 2025; Plants — Juniper Haircap, Swan's-neck Thyme-moss, Bluebell · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
National Byway (SW Scotland) Cycling route ▾
National Byway in the Solway Firth area
Named route Ref NB Regional cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
2,809 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 2,809 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Pied Flycatcher · Green Woodpecker · Chaffinch · Great Tit · Long-tailed Tit +35
Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 🦌 Mammals 6 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Mole · Red Squirrel · Red Fox +1
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2025 Mole Talpa europaea2025 Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris2024 Red Fox Abax parallelepipedus · Red-legged Shieldbug · Xylota segnis · Anoplotrupes stercorosus · Bird Cherry-oat Aphid +1
Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Xylota segnis Xylota segnis Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus Bird Cherry-oat Aphid Rhopalosiphum padi Philopotamus montanus Philopotamus montanus Autumn Hawkbit · Jointed Rush · Trichophorum germanicum · Purple Moor-grass · Juniper Haircap +34
Autumn Hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis2023 Jointed Rush Juncus articulatus2023 Trichophorum germanicum Trichophorum germanicum2023 Purple Moor-grass Molinia caerulea2023 Juniper Haircap Polytrichum juniperinum Fir Clubmoss Huperzia selago Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 2,809 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Pied Flycatcher · Green Woodpecker · Chaffinch · Great Tit · Long-tailed Tit +35
Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 🦌 Mammals 6 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Mole · Red Squirrel · Red Fox +1
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2025 Mole Talpa europaea2025 Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris2024 Red Fox Abax parallelepipedus · Red-legged Shieldbug · Xylota segnis · Anoplotrupes stercorosus · Bird Cherry-oat Aphid +1
Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Xylota segnis Xylota segnis Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus Bird Cherry-oat Aphid Rhopalosiphum padi Philopotamus montanus Philopotamus montanus Autumn Hawkbit · Jointed Rush · Trichophorum germanicum · Purple Moor-grass · Juniper Haircap +34
Autumn Hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis2023 Jointed Rush Juncus articulatus2023 Trichophorum germanicum Trichophorum germanicum2023 Purple Moor-grass Molinia caerulea2023 Juniper Haircap Polytrichum juniperinum Fir Clubmoss Huperzia selago Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Vulpes vulpes
Vulpes vulpes
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2025
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2025 2023
2023
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris2023
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris2023
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea2023
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea2023
Few-flowered Spike-rush Eleocharis quinqueflora2023
Few-flowered Spike-rush Eleocharis quinqueflora2023
Burnet-saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga2023
Burnet-saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga2023
Procumbent Pearlwort Sagina procumbens2023
Procumbent Pearlwort Sagina procumbens2023
Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum2023
Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum2023
Common Cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium2023
Common Cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium2023
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus2023
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus2023
Ragged-Robin Silene flos-cuculi2023
Ragged-Robin Silene flos-cuculi2023
Heath Rush Juncus squarrosus2023
Heath Rush Juncus squarrosus2023
Bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus2023
Bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus2023
Wavy Hair-Grass Avenella flexuosa2023
Wavy Hair-Grass Avenella flexuosa2023
Tormentil Potentilla erecta2023
Tormentil Potentilla erecta2023
Common Butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris2023
Common Butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris2023
Common Valerian Valeriana officinalis2023
Common Valerian Valeriana officinalis2023
Marsh Lousewort Pedicularis palustris2023
Marsh Lousewort Pedicularis palustris2023
Lesser Clubmoss Selaginella selaginoides2023
Lesser Clubmoss Selaginella selaginoides2023
Hairy Lady's-mantle Alchemilla filicaulis2023
Hairy Lady's-mantle Alchemilla filicaulis2023
Dioecious Sedge Carex dioica2023
Dioecious Sedge Carex dioica2023
Fairy Flax Linum catharticum2023
Fairy Flax Linum catharticum2023
Glaucous Sedge Carex flacca2023
Glaucous Sedge Carex flacca2023
Bulbous Rush Juncus bulbosus2023
Bulbous Rush Juncus bulbosus2023
Common Yellow-sedge Carex demissa2023
Common Yellow-sedge Carex demissa2023
Round-leaved Sundew Drosera rotundifolia2023
Round-leaved Sundew Drosera rotundifolia2023
Lemon-scented Fern Oreopteris limbosperma2023
Lemon-scented Fern Oreopteris limbosperma2023
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum2023
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum2023
Crowberry agg. Empetrum nigrum2023
Crowberry agg. Empetrum nigrum2023
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria2023
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria2023
Smooth Lady's-mantle Alchemilla glabra2023
Smooth Lady's-mantle Alchemilla glabra2023
Crested Dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus2023
Crested Dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus2023
Common Dog-violet Viola riviniana2023
Common Dog-violet Viola riviniana2023
Marsh Willowherb Epilobium palustre2023
Marsh Willowherb Epilobium palustre2023
Tawny Sedge Carex hostiana2023
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