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in Dumfries and Galloway.

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Dumfries and Galloway

Kites, geese and a hanging valley.

Dumfries and Galloway is rich in wildlife. Watch thousands of wild geese arrive on the Solway in winter, walk through the largest ancient wood in southern Scotland, or follow a trail round Loch Ken where red kites wheel overhead. Near Moffat, a waterfall drops sixty metres from a hanging valley. There are hills for big views and shore walks for quiet ones. Bring binoculars.

Criffel→
Galloway Kite Trail→
Grey Mare's Tail→
WWT Caerlaverock→
The Merlin Trail→
The Annan Shore Walk→
RSPB Wood of Cree→
Place of the day17 hours ago

Grey Mare's Tail.

Sixty metres of water off a hanging valley, on the road from Moffat to Selkirk.

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From our guide13 hours ago

Galloway Kite Trail.

A 24-mile anti-clockwise tour around Loch Ken on which you can spot the red kites that were reintroduced here in 2001.

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Lunch11 hours agoDumfries and GallowayThe Steamboat Inn, Carsethorn5.1 milesDumfries and GallowayMabie House Hotel7.0 milesDumfries and GallowayThe Globe Inn, Dumfries8.0 miles

Lunch near WWT Caerlaverock.

The three good places closest to it: The Steamboat Inn, Carsethorn, Mabie House Hotel and The Globe Inn, Dumfries.

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From our guide9 hours ago

Criffel.

Merrick is the biggest mountain in the region, but Criffel is the more striking. It’s an isolated bulge, prominent in the landscape of Kirkcudbrightshire, and at only 570 metres’ high, it’s a breeze to reach the summit’s views (some say the best in the area) that stretch across the Solway coast to the Lake District.

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From our guide6 hours ago

Wood of Cree Nature Reserve.

This RSPB site is situated in the largest ancient wood in southern Scotland. It expands onto open moorland, wet floodplains, fen, grassland and scrub, and with all these habitats, it is home to a range of species, from black grouse and cuckoos to eight types of bat and purple hairstreak butterflies.

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Walks and nature19 minutes ago

The Merlin Trail.

Four walking trails in the south of Scotland that follow the story of Merlin and the man behind the legend

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The Annan Shore Walk.

A shore walk at Annan on the Solway, past Waterfoot, the old port where emigrant ships once sailed for North America.

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