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Westerkirk Church

📷 Walter Baxter · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsInsects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

55.20237, -3.08287

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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

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Goldfinch, Robin, Siskin +57 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Goldfinch, Robin, Siskin +57 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Anacaena globulus, Lesteva longoelytrata, Water Cricket +78 more · last seen 2023; Insects — Anacaena globulus, Lesteva longoelytrata, Water Cricket +78 more · last seen 2023

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Heath Cudweed, Bluebell, Trailing St John's-wort +267 more · last seen 2017; Plants — Heath Cudweed, Bluebell, Trailing St John's-wort +267 more · last seen 2017

Free

Foraging

Plants — Wood-sorrel, Marsh Hawk's-beard, Meadowsweet +30 more foraging species

Varies

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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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

Photos

Westerkirk Parish Church, Bentpath

📷 Walter Baxter · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Westerkirk Parish Church, Bentpath

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✦White Birren, SettlementHistoric site4 km→✦Drove Knowe MonumentHistoric site400 m→✦Hizzie Birren SettlementHistoric site500 m→✦Bentpath, SettlementHistoric site1.5 km→✦Shiel Burn, SettlementHistoric site3.1 km→✦Craig Hill, HillfortHistoric site3.7 km→

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