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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Dogs welcome 1 ha
Places › Scotland › South Scotland › South Lanarkshire Getting here
55.69577, -3.54468
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
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 — Woodpigeon, Curlew, Chaffinch +68 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Curlew, Chaffinch +68 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Dark Arches, July Highflyer +45 more · last seen 2022; Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Dark Arches, July Highflyer +45 more · last seen 2022
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Pentland Way (Dunsyre to Cross Borders Drove Road) Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
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Festuca rubra Festuca rubra2021
Festuca rubra Festuca rubra2021
Jointed Rush Juncus articulatus2021
Jointed Rush Juncus articulatus2021
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius2021
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius2021
Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis
Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris2021
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris2021
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum2021
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum2021
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa2021
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa2021
Broom Cytisus scoparius2021
Broom Cytisus scoparius2021
Lesser Trefoil Trifolium dubium2021
Lesser Trefoil Trifolium dubium2021
Marsh-marigold Caltha palustris2021
Marsh-marigold Caltha palustris2021
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys2021
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys2021
Field Wood-rush Luzula campestris2021
Field Wood-rush Luzula campestris2021
Wavy Bitter-cress Cardamine flexuosa2021
Wavy Bitter-cress Cardamine flexuosa2021
Sitka Spruce Picea sitchensis2021
Sitka Spruce Picea sitchensis2021
White Clover Trifolium repens2021
White Clover Trifolium repens2021
Field Horsetail Equisetum arvense2021
Field Horsetail Equisetum arvense2021
Cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata2021
Cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata2021
Reed Canary-grass Phalaris arundinacea2021
Reed Canary-grass Phalaris arundinacea2021
Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis2021
Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis2021
Gorse Ulex europaeus2021
Gorse Ulex europaeus2021
Small Cudweed Logfia minima2021
Small Cudweed Logfia minima2021
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium2021
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium2021
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris2021
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris2021
Weld Reseda luteola2021
Weld Reseda luteola2021
Water-purslane Lythrum portula2021
Water-purslane Lythrum portula2021
Creeping Bent Agrostis stolonifera2021
Creeping Bent Agrostis stolonifera2021
Soft-rush Juncus effusus2021
Soft-rush Juncus effusus2021
Lodgepole Pine Pinus contorta2021
Lodgepole Pine Pinus contorta2021
Mouse-ear-hawkweed Pilosella officinarum2021
Mouse-ear-hawkweed Pilosella officinarum2021
Crosswort Cruciata laevipes2021
Crosswort Cruciata laevipes2021
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata2021
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata2021
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus2021
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus2021
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Erophila verna Erophila verna2021
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Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2021
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Kidney Vetch Anthyllis vulneraria2021
Dandelion Taraxacum2021
Dandelion Taraxacum2021 