Dumfries & Galloway and South Wales

Red Kites

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Gigrin Farm Red Kite Centre

A fantastic weekend and well worth another visit, we spent to day in a hide capturing some great shots and just having fun. Shirley was in her glory, raptors being her favorite of birds.

This was an opportunity to see red kites feeding, and to see their feats of aerial piracy as they compete with buzzards and ravens to choice pickings.

Galloway Kite Trail

Bellymack Hill Farm - Kite Feeding Station

If you're going to stop at one location along the Galloway Kite Trail, this is absolutely the place to do it - it's about a 50 minute drive from Dumfries

The trail is a great way to explore scenic, inner Galloway while looking for the spectacular red kite, a bird of prey reintroduced here since 2001. A 24 mile circular road trip, open all year round (plus 16 mile summer trail in Galloway Forest Park).

Look out over tranquil Clatteringshaws Loch, a haven for waterbirds in summer, and beyond to the rolling Galloway Hills. There are several pull-ins beside the road where you can park and enjoy the view.