Tarras Valley Nature Reserve

Tarras Valley Nature Reserve Contact information, map and directions, contact form, opening hours, services, ratings, photos, videos and announcements from Tarras Valley Nature Reserve, Buccleuch Mill, Glenesk Road, Langholm.

A project of The Langholm Initiative

🌍Home of the Langholm Moor Community Buy Out
🌱South Scotland’s biggest community-led nature restoration project

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Lower Tarras Ponds are absolutely teeming with life, an absolutely worth a visit!🐞As part of and South West Scotland En...
28/08/2026

Lower Tarras Ponds are absolutely teeming with life, an absolutely worth a visit!🐞

As part of and South West Scotland Environmental Information Centre's nature connections events. We hosted a dragonfly day down at the ponds. Despite the overcast weather, we had plenty of luck spotting and identifying dragonflies (and damselflies). Thank you to Malcom who taught us all about these fantastic beasties! ☁️

See our last post for some more upcoming events at Tarras Valley!💚

📸Common Darter - Mark Woombs

Autumn events at Tarras Valley!🍂We are hosting a series of woodland events across Autumn this year with a range of activ...
26/08/2026

Autumn events at Tarras Valley!🍂

We are hosting a series of woodland events across Autumn this year with a range of activities led by local experts. From Woodland Yoga to learning about Skiddaw Forest, we hope there is something for everyone!🍄

For more information, and how to book, keep an eye out for future posts about each event.🍁

This programme is supported by Scottish Forestry Community Fund.

Meet Ella, Eleanor & Watson!We’ve had another successful year for the Tarras Valley hen harriers with 11 little chicks f...
21/08/2026

Meet Ella, Eleanor & Watson!

We’ve had another successful year for the Tarras Valley hen harriers with 11 little chicks fledging this year!

Ella, Eleanor & Watson have been named by Hen Harrier Action and members of our raptor group.

The 3 chicks have been kindly satellite tagged by .scotland, so we can keep following their journey once they start to expand their ranges and move out of the Tarras Valley. Ella and Eleanor's tags were kindly sponsored and paid for by supporters of .

It takes a dedicated volunteer effort every year, from our raptor group and the ongoing support of .scotland and , to safeguard and monitor our hen harriers. We want to say a huge thankyou to everyone who has helped make it another good breeding year for these magnificent birds.

All of our hen harrier monitoring and satellite-tagging is always carried out under licence.

Photo Credit: RSPB Scotland.

🦋 Have you spotted these butterflies at Tarras Valley?Over the past month, our amazing volunteers have been out on the r...
18/08/2026

🦋 Have you spotted these butterflies at Tarras Valley?

Over the past month, our amazing volunteers have been out on the reserve carrying out butterfly surveys. These surveys help us understand which species are using different parts of Tarras Valley and give us valuable information about the wildlife we’re working to protect. 🌿

Swipe through to see some of the beautiful butterflies we’ve been finding! 📸🦋

Our next butterfly surveys will be taking place at Lower Tarras Ponds, led by our ecologist Rob, on Friday 21st & 28th August 10am-12:30pm. No experience is needed! Whether you know your peacock from your painted lady or couldn’t tell a butterfly from a moth, we’d love to have you along!

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European Comma - Steve Mattock
Small White - Phoebe Carter
Painted Lady - Phoebe Carter
Red Admiral - Emily Ferguson
Ringlet - Steve Mattock
Small Skipper - Emily Ferguson
Small Copper - Phoebe Carter
Speckled Wood - Julie Laycock

Insulating Cronksbank Cottage!!Interested in finding out about how best to insulate old stone properties?We are having 2...
14/08/2026

Insulating Cronksbank Cottage!!

Interested in finding out about how best to insulate old stone properties?

We are having 2 drop in sessions at Cronksbank Cottage on Wednesday 19th August at 4.30pm and 6pm.

This will be a chance to see what we are doing to make the property as energy efficient as possible, looking at what makes good practise.

As well as Roger Maxwell, the contractor, Chris Morgan from John Gilbert architects will be joining us. Chris has worked on many retrofit projects and has a really good understanding of what works!

The event is free and refreshments provided.

If you are interested in coming along, please email [email protected] or phone Angela on 07419787959 to book on one of the sessions.

PLEASE NOTE – the cottage is a working site and access will be limited to certain parts of the property

South of Scotland Enterprise, Dumfriesshire East Community Benefit Group, South of Scotland Community Housing, John Gilbert Architects, Crossdykes Community Benefit Fund, Rural Housing Fund

Upcoming event! 🎨As part of the Nature Connections events, led by and South West Scotland Environmental Information Cen...
04/08/2026

Upcoming event! 🎨

As part of the Nature Connections events, led by and South West Scotland Environmental Information Centre , we are pleased to welcome to the reserve on Thursday 13th August. They will be running a nature art day with the chance to explore natural colours made from plants and earth, have a go at painting with colours from the Tarras Valley reserve, and learn about how to look for and make your own natural paints and brushes with what is around us in nature. This family friendly event is a unique way to connect with nature, and a great way to spend your summer holiday! 🏖️

Minibus transport will run from Kiln Green car park, Langholm, leaving at 9.45am and returning for 1.15pm.

You can book your free slot using this link: https://fienta.com/nature-art-with-old-mill-arts

It's an ancient place,Where clay is cut,And it belongs to us,By right and lot.Have an amazing Common Riding Day! Good lu...
31/07/2026

It's an ancient place,
Where clay is cut,
And it belongs to us,
By right and lot.

Have an amazing Common Riding Day! Good luck Cornet Hope. Safe oot, safe in!

Don't hesitate to pop in!🩷
29/07/2026

Don't hesitate to pop in!🩷

🦋Did you know that there are more species of day flying moths, in the UK, than butterflies? 🐛It is a common misconceptio...
24/07/2026

🦋Did you know that there are more species of day flying moths, in the UK, than butterflies? 🐛

It is a common misconception that moths fly at night and butterflies fly in the day. People also assume that moths are dull neutral shades and butterflies are the colourful ones. But while that may be true for some species it certainly isn't for all!

So, for national moth week, we wanted to show our appreciation for these underrated beauties, with some incredible photos taken by John Halliday during his years surveying moths on Tarras Valley.

Garden tiger
Buff-tip
Hawthorn ermine
Burnished brass
Brindled green (yes, there really is a moth in this photo!)
Beech green carpet
Peach blossom

Balmy summer evenings on Tarras Valley 🧡📷 Faith Garvey Farming With The Garvey’s
23/07/2026

Balmy summer evenings on Tarras Valley 🧡

📷 Faith Garvey Farming With The Garvey’s

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Langholm
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