RSPB Dumfries and Galloway

01/09/2026

Weather is looking reasonably good for the end of week.

Why not join our volunteers for a night about bats, here at Mersehead nature reserve.

Get chance to hear, see and identify some of these species by detecting there voices. (play video with sound on).

Spaces still available and details on link below:
https://events.rspb.org.uk/events/153117


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01/09/2026

30/08/2026

‼️𝐑𝐒𝐏𝐁 𝐌𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐆𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐕𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐞 𝐜𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐧 𝐓𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟏𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐖𝐞𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟐𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫‼️
Due to staff holiday, the RSPB Visitor Centre at Mull of Galloway will be closed all day on both Tuesday 1st and Wednesday 2nd September. We apologise for any disappointment or inconvenience.

26/08/2026

We still have a few spaces left for the upcoming Bat Night (talk and walk) next week, on Friday 4 September.

Bats are often misunderstood and less well known as birds are. Yet, they are pretty awesome and useful creatures. Join us for an evening of discovering more about bats here in South Scotland and have a go at identifying some of them.

The event will begin with a short illustrated talk, before we head out to find some bats on the reserve. We will provide a limited number of bat detectors and infra-red cameras but please bring a torch if you have one.

There is no age limit to this event but please note that this would probably not be suitable for young children (under 7 years). The walk will also be wheelchair accessible.

If interested, please check our website at: https://events.rspb.org.uk/events/153117


RSPB Scotland

23/08/2026

A group of Starlings appeared to be enjoying the sunshine at Mersehead this morning☀️

Don't you just love the chattering and chirping noises they make?

23/08/2026

⛔𝐑𝐨𝐚𝐝 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐖𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐂𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞 𝐜𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐧 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟐𝟒𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 ⛔

The road that leads to the RSPB Wood of Cree reserve from Newton Stewart through Creebridge and Minigaff (National Cycle Route 7) will be closed for resurfacing on Monday 24th August. Please either find an alternate route or plan your visit for another day.

22/08/2026

It has been lovely to see lots of Swallows and House Martins at RSPB Mersehead in recent weeks. It won't be long before they migrate back to Africa for the winter 🪶

20/08/2026

There's still time to find these incredibly agile moths, the Hummingbird Hawk-moth, between some much needed rain showers. A moth that hovers at a speed of 70-80 wing beats per second much like its name sake the Hummingbird. This one showing off its long proboscis (straw like tongue used to feed on the nectar of tubular flowers) on Devils-bit Scabious at the Mull of Galloway this week.

19/08/2026

We were delighted to spot a Redstart on camera trap footage at RSPB Mersehead this week. The first bird to appear in the video is a Reed Bunting, the Redstart appears towards the end of the video and is easily identified by its bright colouration.

Redstarts are a summer visitor to the UK where they spend most of their time in trees. They are more commonly seen across the north and west of the UK and are a breeding species at our RSPB Wood of Cree reserve. The bird seen at Mersehead will be starting its migration back to trans-Saharan Africa for the winter.

Find out more about Redstarts on the link below:
https://www.rspb.org.uk/birds-and-wildlife/redstart

18/08/2026

‼️𝐑𝐒𝐏𝐁 𝐌𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐆𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐕𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐞 𝐜𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐧 𝐓𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟐𝟎𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭‼️
Due to staff holiday, the RSPB Visitor Centre at Mull of Galloway will be closed all day on both Thursday 20th August. We apologise for any disappointment or inconvenience.

Mull of Galloway Lighthouse Gallie Craig