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Woodhouse Tower

0 ha

📷 Richard Paxman · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Dogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

55.03230, -3.17373

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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

  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Great Tit, Rook, Blackbird +22 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Great Tit, Rook, Blackbird +22 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Reed Canary-grass, Annual Meadow-grass, Creeping Bent +138 more · last seen 2017; Plants — Reed Canary-grass, Annual Meadow-grass, Creeping Bent +138 more · last seen 2017

Free

Foraging

Plants — Raspberry, Dandelion, Beech +20 more foraging species

Varies

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Ornithomya avicularia, Louse, 7-spot Ladybird +5 more · last seen 2023; Insects — Ornithomya avicularia, Louse, 7-spot Ladybird +5 more · last seen 2023

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Cycling

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Dumfries and Galloway Cycle Route 11Cycling route
Named routeRef 11Local cycle route
Route 7Cycling route
Named routeRef 7National Cycle Network
National Byway (SW Scotland)Cycling route

National Byway in the Solway Firth area

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route17 m
Named routeRef 7Length 17 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.3 km
Named routeRef 7Length 2.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route302 m
Named routeRef 7Length 302 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Wardhouse Tower

📷 Richard Paxman · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Wardhouse Tower

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Nearby places

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🌱Robgill Tower GardenUrban park400 m→⛪Kirkpatrick-Fleming Parish ChurchReligious grounds3 km→✦Broadlea HangeHistoric site4.5 km→✦Robgill TowerHistoric site300 m→✦BlatobulgiumHistoric site4.9 km→✦Bonshaw Tile WorksHistoric site2.8 km→

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