Kirroughtree Forest
The 'Papy Ha' Bird Trail
Choice of 3.5 or 5 mile trails in Galloway Forest Park attracting birds from park & garden, woodland, farmland, heathland, mountain and moorland, marsh, loch, river and estuary. You may expect to see over 100 species in the course of a year. This is a mostly flat walk, following a Forestry Commission "bird trail" in Kirroughtree Forest, which is situated within the Galloway Forest Park, near Newton Stewart.
How to get there:
Kirroughtree Visitor Centre is in Galloway Forest Park.
From Newton Stewart:
Take A75 signposted Dumfries for 3 miles. Turn left at Palnure signposted Kirroughtree Visitor Centre.
From New Galloway:
Take A712 to Newton Stewart. Turn left at T-junction onto A75. Turn left at Palnure signposted Kirroughtree Visitor Centre.
By Bus:
Service 431from Newton Stewart to Gatehouse of Fleet. 500 and x75 Newton Stewart to Dumfries.
Exit the bus at Palnure, a short walk from Kirroughtree Visitor Centre.
Newton Stewart and Creetown. is the nearest town or village.
OS Grid Reference: NX452646
inset picture: Birdersmarket
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