Rockcliffe & Rough Island bird sanctuary
Although an island, it is possible to walk to Rough Island at low tide via a causeway, though access is restricted in May & June due to breeding birds Rockcliffe is a beautiful coastal landscape in the sheltered Urr estuary. A network of small paths running through a mosaic of woodland, meadow and heather-topped granite outcrops, offer walkers fantastic views out to Rough Island and the Solway.
Rockcliffe offers a wide variety of habitats, woodland, meadows and merse (saltmarsh), which encourages a huge diversity of wildlife from birds, butterflies, and reptiles to marine mammals. The Rough Firth is an ideal place to birdwatch in winter.
Willdife highlights: Puffins, oystercatchers, terns, scaups, shelducks, light-bellied brent geese and mergansers. Northern Brown Argus
Location: 7 miles south of Dalbeattie. There are car parks in Rockcliffe and Kippford villages, all are a short walk away from the property. The Rockcliffe Beach car park is short-stay(20mins) during the summer. Parking is also available at the Baron's Craig Hotel, which is just above the Jubilee Path, which runs between Rockcliffe and Kippford.
Rockcliffe is owned by the National Trust for Scotland
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