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📷 Colin Kinnear · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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55.04274, -3.39312

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦65+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Chaffinch
🐕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

🐦65+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Chaffinch
🐕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

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

7 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Blackbird, Chaffinch, Carrion Crow +62 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Chaffinch, Carrion Crow +62 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Anacaena globulus, Hydroporus incognitus, Helophorus brevipalpis +72 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Anacaena globulus, Hydroporus incognitus, Helophorus brevipalpis +72 more · last seen 2024

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Family friendly

Good match

Urban park — family destination

Free

Picnic day out

Good match

Urban park — open green space

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Annandale WayWalking route88 km

Named routeLength 88 kmNational walking route

🚴

Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

National Byway (SW Scotland)Cycling route

National Byway in the Solway Firth area

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

1,266 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

1,266 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds49 species

spring

2025

Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Chaffinch · Woodpigeon · Swallow +44

Carrion CrowCorvus corone
BlackbirdTurdus merula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
SwallowHirundo rustica
JackdawColoeus monedula
Great TitParus major
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
RobinErithacus rubecula2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
RookCorvus frugilegus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
NuthatchSitta europaea2024
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
MagpiePica pica2024
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2024
Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
Tree SparrowPasser montanus
Rock DoveColumba livia
Common GullLarus canus
Barn OwlTyto alba2024
JayGarrulus glandarius2024
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2024
LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2023
WhitethroatCurruca communis2023
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023

🦌

Mammals5 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Grey Squirrel · Red Squirrel · Brown Hare · Roe Deer · Badger

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
Brown HareLepus europaeus2024
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2024
BadgerMeles meles2024

🐝

Insects6 species

summer

2024

Emerald Damselfly · Emperor Dragonfly · Common Hawker · Common Darter · Blue-tailed Damselfly +1

Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
Common HawkerAeshna juncea
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
Meliscaeva cinctellaMeliscaeva cinctella2023

🌿

Plants1 species

summer

2025

Japanese Knotweed

Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

1,266 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds49 species

spring

2025

Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Chaffinch · Woodpigeon · Swallow +44

Carrion CrowCorvus corone
BlackbirdTurdus merula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
SwallowHirundo rustica
JackdawColoeus monedula
Great TitParus major
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
RobinErithacus rubecula2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
RookCorvus frugilegus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
NuthatchSitta europaea2024
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
MagpiePica pica2024
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2024
Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
Tree SparrowPasser montanus
Rock DoveColumba livia
Common GullLarus canus
Barn OwlTyto alba2024
JayGarrulus glandarius2024
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2024
LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2023
WhitethroatCurruca communis2023
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023

🦌

Mammals5 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Grey Squirrel · Red Squirrel · Brown Hare · Roe Deer · Badger

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
Brown HareLepus europaeus2024
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2024
BadgerMeles meles2024

🐝

Insects6 species

summer

2024

Emerald Damselfly · Emperor Dragonfly · Common Hawker · Common Darter · Blue-tailed Damselfly +1

Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
Common HawkerAeshna juncea
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
Meliscaeva cinctellaMeliscaeva cinctella2023

🌿

Plants1 species

summer

2025

Japanese Knotweed

Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Colin Kinnear · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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⛪Dalton Parish ChurchReligious grounds1.1 km→✦Hoddom CastleHistoric site4.5 km→⛪Ruthwell and Mount Kedar ChurchReligious grounds4.8 km→✦DormontHistoric site2.5 km→✦Joe Graham MemorialHistoric site3.6 km→✦Range Castle, HillfortHistoric site4.2 km→

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