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Bishopton Wood

Wood, Forest in Kirkcudbrightshire

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Bishopton Wood

Woodland path, St. Mary's Isle, Kirkcudbright St Mary's Isle in a peninsula in the estuary of the River Dee to the south of Kirkcudbright. It lies between Manxman's Lake and Goat Well Bay. At low tide it is about 1.75km long and 550m wide at its widest. The tidal island of Inch lies to its south off Point of the Isle. There was an Augustinian Priory on the Isle between the 12th and 16th centuries; all traces of it were removed when the Earls of Selkirk landscaped the Isle in the 17th and 18th centuries.
Woodland path, St. Mary's Isle, Kirkcudbright Credit: habiloid

Bishopton Wood is a beautiful woodland located in Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland. Covering an area of approximately 70 acres, it is a popular destination for nature lovers and outdoor enthusiasts. The wood is situated about 4 miles south of Kirkcudbright, near the village of Twynholm.

Bishopton Wood is known for its diverse range of tree species, including oak, beech, birch, and pine. These trees create a stunning canopy, providing shade and shelter for a wide variety of flora and fauna. The woodland floor is carpeted with bluebells in the spring, creating a vibrant and enchanting atmosphere.

The wood offers several walking trails, allowing visitors to explore its natural beauty and discover its hidden treasures. The paths are well-maintained and suitable for all ages and abilities. Along the way, you may encounter wildlife such as red squirrels, roe deer, and a variety of bird species.

One of the highlights of Bishopton Wood is its ancient yew tree, estimated to be over 1,000 years old. This majestic tree stands as a testament to the wood's long history and adds to its mystical charm.

The wood is managed by a local conservation organization, which ensures its preservation and protection for future generations to enjoy. There are picnic areas and benches scattered throughout the wood, providing a perfect spot to rest and take in the tranquil surroundings.

Overall, Bishopton Wood offers a serene and captivating experience for nature enthusiasts, providing an opportunity to connect with the natural world and appreciate the beauty of Kirkcudbrightshire's woodlands.

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Woodland path, St. Mary's Isle, Kirkcudbright St Mary's Isle in a peninsula in the estuary of the River Dee to the south of Kirkcudbright. It lies between Manxman's Lake and Goat Well Bay. At low tide it is about 1.75km long and 550m wide at its widest. The tidal island of Inch lies to its south off Point of the Isle. There was an Augustinian Priory on the Isle between the 12th and 16th centuries; all traces of it were removed when the Earls of Selkirk landscaped the Isle in the 17th and 18th centuries.
Woodland path, St. Mary's Isle, Kirkcudbright
St Mary's Isle in a peninsula in the estuary of the River Dee to the south of Kirkcudbright. It lies between Manxman's Lake and Goat Well Bay. At low tide it is about 1.75km long and 550m wide at its widest. The tidal island of Inch lies to its south off Point of the Isle. There was an Augustinian Priory on the Isle between the 12th and 16th centuries; all traces of it were removed when the Earls of Selkirk landscaped the Isle in the 17th and 18th centuries.
The Dee estuary seen from Point Of Isle, St. Mary's Isle, Kirkcudbright St Mary's Isle in a peninsula in the estuary of the River Dee to the south of Kirkcudbright. It lies between Manxman's Lake and Goat Well Bay. At low tide it is about 1.75km long and 550m wide at its widest. The tidal island of Inch lies to its south off Point of the Isle. There was an Augustinian Priory on the Isle between the 12th and 16th centuries; all traces of it were removed when the Earls of Selkirk landscaped the Isle in the 17th and 18th centuries.
The Dee estuary seen from Point Of Isle, St. Mary's Isle, Kirkcudbright
St Mary's Isle in a peninsula in the estuary of the River Dee to the south of Kirkcudbright. It lies between Manxman's Lake and Goat Well Bay. At low tide it is about 1.75km long and 550m wide at its widest. The tidal island of Inch lies to its south off Point of the Isle. There was an Augustinian Priory on the Isle between the 12th and 16th centuries; all traces of it were removed when the Earls of Selkirk landscaped the Isle in the 17th and 18th centuries.
Woodland path, St. Mary's Isle, Kirkcudbright St Mary's Isle in a peninsula in the estuary of the River Dee to the south of Kirkcudbright. It lies between Manxman's Lake and Goat Well Bay. At low tide it is about 1.75km long and 550m wide at its widest. The tidal island of Inch lies to its south off Point of the Isle. There was an Augustinian Priory on the Isle between the 12th and 16th centuries; all traces of it were removed when the Earls of Selkirk landscaped the Isle in the 17th and 18th centuries.
Woodland path, St. Mary's Isle, Kirkcudbright
St Mary's Isle in a peninsula in the estuary of the River Dee to the south of Kirkcudbright. It lies between Manxman's Lake and Goat Well Bay. At low tide it is about 1.75km long and 550m wide at its widest. The tidal island of Inch lies to its south off Point of the Isle. There was an Augustinian Priory on the Isle between the 12th and 16th centuries; all traces of it were removed when the Earls of Selkirk landscaped the Isle in the 17th and 18th centuries.
Remains of a slipway into the River Dee, St. Mary's Isle, Kirkcudbright St Mary's Isle in a peninsula in the estuary of the River Dee to the south of Kirkcudbright. It lies between Manxman's Lake and Goat Well Bay. At low tide it is about 1.75km long and 550m wide at its widest. The tidal island of Inch lies to its south off Point of the Isle. There was an Augustinian Priory on the Isle between the 12th and 16th centuries; all traces of it were removed when the Earls of Selkirk landscaped the Isle in the 17th and 18th centuries.
Remains of a slipway into the River Dee, St. Mary's Isle, Kirkcudbright
St Mary's Isle in a peninsula in the estuary of the River Dee to the south of Kirkcudbright. It lies between Manxman's Lake and Goat Well Bay. At low tide it is about 1.75km long and 550m wide at its widest. The tidal island of Inch lies to its south off Point of the Isle. There was an Augustinian Priory on the Isle between the 12th and 16th centuries; all traces of it were removed when the Earls of Selkirk landscaped the Isle in the 17th and 18th centuries.
The Dee estuary seen from St. Mary's Isle, Kirkcudbright The River Dee, in south-west Scotland, flows from Loch Dee in the Galloway Hills. It passes through Clatteringshaws Loch and Loch Ken towards to Kirkcudbright, where there is a harbour on its banks. It ends at Kirkcudbright Bay where it flows into the Solway Firth. It is approximately 61km long.
The Dee estuary seen from St. Mary's Isle, Kirkcudbright
The River Dee, in south-west Scotland, flows from Loch Dee in the Galloway Hills. It passes through Clatteringshaws Loch and Loch Ken towards to Kirkcudbright, where there is a harbour on its banks. It ends at Kirkcudbright Bay where it flows into the Solway Firth. It is approximately 61km long.
Remains of a slipway into the River Dee, St. Mary's Isle, Kirkcudbright St Mary's Isle in a peninsula in the estuary of the River Dee to the south of Kirkcudbright. It lies between Manxman's Lake and Goat Well Bay. At low tide it is about 1.75km long and 550m wide at its widest. The tidal island of Inch lies to its south off Point of the Isle. There was an Augustinian Priory on the Isle between the 12th and 16th centuries; all traces of it were removed when the Earls of Selkirk landscaped the Isle in the 17th and 18th centuries.
Remains of a slipway into the River Dee, St. Mary's Isle, Kirkcudbright
St Mary's Isle in a peninsula in the estuary of the River Dee to the south of Kirkcudbright. It lies between Manxman's Lake and Goat Well Bay. At low tide it is about 1.75km long and 550m wide at its widest. The tidal island of Inch lies to its south off Point of the Isle. There was an Augustinian Priory on the Isle between the 12th and 16th centuries; all traces of it were removed when the Earls of Selkirk landscaped the Isle in the 17th and 18th centuries.
Steps from the remains of a slipway into the River Dee, St. Mary's Isle, Kirkcudbright St Mary's Isle in a peninsula in the estuary of the River Dee to the south of Kirkcudbright. It lies between Manxman's Lake and Goat Well Bay. At low tide it is about 1.75km long and 550m wide at its widest. The tidal island of Inch lies to its south off Point of the Isle. There was an Augustinian Priory on the Isle between the 12th and 16th centuries; all traces of it were removed when the Earls of Selkirk landscaped the Isle in the 17th and 18th centuries.
Steps from the remains of a slipway into the River Dee, St. Mary's Isle, Kirkcudbright
St Mary's Isle in a peninsula in the estuary of the River Dee to the south of Kirkcudbright. It lies between Manxman's Lake and Goat Well Bay. At low tide it is about 1.75km long and 550m wide at its widest. The tidal island of Inch lies to its south off Point of the Isle. There was an Augustinian Priory on the Isle between the 12th and 16th centuries; all traces of it were removed when the Earls of Selkirk landscaped the Isle in the 17th and 18th centuries.
Woodland path, St. Mary's Isle, Kirkcudbright St Mary's Isle in a peninsula in the estuary of the River Dee to the south of Kirkcudbright. It lies between Manxman's Lake and Goat Well Bay. At low tide it is about 1.75km long and 550m wide at its widest. The tidal island of Inch lies to its south off Point of the Isle. There was an Augustinian Priory on the Isle between the 12th and 16th centuries; all traces of it were removed when the Earls of Selkirk landscaped the Isle in the 17th and 18th centuries.
Woodland path, St. Mary's Isle, Kirkcudbright
St Mary's Isle in a peninsula in the estuary of the River Dee to the south of Kirkcudbright. It lies between Manxman's Lake and Goat Well Bay. At low tide it is about 1.75km long and 550m wide at its widest. The tidal island of Inch lies to its south off Point of the Isle. There was an Augustinian Priory on the Isle between the 12th and 16th centuries; all traces of it were removed when the Earls of Selkirk landscaped the Isle in the 17th and 18th centuries.
Woodland path, St. Mary's Isle, Kirkcudbright St Mary's Isle in a peninsula in the estuary of the River Dee to the south of Kirkcudbright. It lies between Manxman's Lake and Goat Well Bay. At low tide it is about 1.75km long and 550m wide at its widest. The tidal island of Inch lies to its south off Point of the Isle. There was an Augustinian Priory on the Isle between the 12th and 16th centuries; all traces of it were removed when the Earls of Selkirk landscaped the Isle in the 17th and 18th centuries.
Woodland path, St. Mary's Isle, Kirkcudbright
St Mary's Isle in a peninsula in the estuary of the River Dee to the south of Kirkcudbright. It lies between Manxman's Lake and Goat Well Bay. At low tide it is about 1.75km long and 550m wide at its widest. The tidal island of Inch lies to its south off Point of the Isle. There was an Augustinian Priory on the Isle between the 12th and 16th centuries; all traces of it were removed when the Earls of Selkirk landscaped the Isle in the 17th and 18th centuries.
Woodland path, St. Mary's Isle, Kirkcudbright St Mary's Isle in a peninsula in the estuary of the River Dee to the south of Kirkcudbright. It lies between Manxman's Lake and Goat Well Bay. At low tide it is about 1.75km long and 550m wide at its widest. The tidal island of Inch lies to its south off Point of the Isle. There was an Augustinian Priory on the Isle between the 12th and 16th centuries; all traces of it were removed when the Earls of Selkirk landscaped the Isle in the 17th and 18th centuries.
Woodland path, St. Mary's Isle, Kirkcudbright
St Mary's Isle in a peninsula in the estuary of the River Dee to the south of Kirkcudbright. It lies between Manxman's Lake and Goat Well Bay. At low tide it is about 1.75km long and 550m wide at its widest. The tidal island of Inch lies to its south off Point of the Isle. There was an Augustinian Priory on the Isle between the 12th and 16th centuries; all traces of it were removed when the Earls of Selkirk landscaped the Isle in the 17th and 18th centuries.
The Dee estuary seen from St. Mary's Isle, Kirkcudbright The River Dee, in south-west Scotland, flows from Loch Dee in the Galloway Hills. It passes through Clatteringshaws Loch and Loch Ken towards to Kirkcudbright, where there is a harbour on its banks. It ends at Kirkcudbright Bay where it flows into the Solway Firth. It is approximately 61km long.
The Dee estuary seen from St. Mary's Isle, Kirkcudbright
The River Dee, in south-west Scotland, flows from Loch Dee in the Galloway Hills. It passes through Clatteringshaws Loch and Loch Ken towards to Kirkcudbright, where there is a harbour on its banks. It ends at Kirkcudbright Bay where it flows into the Solway Firth. It is approximately 61km long.
The Dee estuary seen from St. Mary's Isle, Kirkcudbright The River Dee, in south-west Scotland, flows from Loch Dee in the Galloway Hills. It passes through Clatteringshaws Loch and Loch Ken towards to Kirkcudbright, where there is a harbour on its banks. It ends at Kirkcudbright Bay where it flows into the Solway Firth. It is approximately 61km long.
The Dee estuary seen from St. Mary's Isle, Kirkcudbright
The River Dee, in south-west Scotland, flows from Loch Dee in the Galloway Hills. It passes through Clatteringshaws Loch and Loch Ken towards to Kirkcudbright, where there is a harbour on its banks. It ends at Kirkcudbright Bay where it flows into the Solway Firth. It is approximately 61km long.
The Dee estuary seen from St. Mary's Isle, Kirkcudbright The River Dee, in south-west Scotland, flows from Loch Dee in the Galloway Hills. It passes through Clatteringshaws Loch and Loch Ken towards to Kirkcudbright, where there is a harbour on its banks. It ends at Kirkcudbright Bay where it flows into the Solway Firth. It is approximately 61km long.
The Dee estuary seen from St. Mary's Isle, Kirkcudbright
The River Dee, in south-west Scotland, flows from Loch Dee in the Galloway Hills. It passes through Clatteringshaws Loch and Loch Ken towards to Kirkcudbright, where there is a harbour on its banks. It ends at Kirkcudbright Bay where it flows into the Solway Firth. It is approximately 61km long.
Track, St. Mary's Isle, Kirkcudbright St Mary's Isle in a peninsula in the estuary of the River Dee to the south of Kirkcudbright. It lies between Manxman's Lake and Goat Well Bay. At low tide it is about 1.75km long and 550m wide at its widest. The tidal island of Inch lies to its south off Point of the Isle. There was an Augustinian Priory on the Isle between the 12th and 16th centuries; all traces of it were removed when the Earls of Selkirk landscaped the Isle in the 17th and 18th centuries.
Track, St. Mary's Isle, Kirkcudbright
St Mary's Isle in a peninsula in the estuary of the River Dee to the south of Kirkcudbright. It lies between Manxman's Lake and Goat Well Bay. At low tide it is about 1.75km long and 550m wide at its widest. The tidal island of Inch lies to its south off Point of the Isle. There was an Augustinian Priory on the Isle between the 12th and 16th centuries; all traces of it were removed when the Earls of Selkirk landscaped the Isle in the 17th and 18th centuries.
Track, St. Mary's Isle, Kirkcudbright
Track, St. Mary's Isle, Kirkcudbright
Track, St. Mary's Isle, Kirkcudbright St Mary's Isle in a peninsula in the estuary of the River Dee to the south of Kirkcudbright. It lies between Manxman's Lake and Goat Well Bay. At low tide it is about 1.75km long and 550m wide at its widest. The tidal island of Inch lies to its south off Point of the Isle. There was an Augustinian Priory on the Isle between the 12th and 16th centuries; all traces of it were removed when the Earls of Selkirk landscaped the Isle in the 17th and 18th centuries.
Track, St. Mary's Isle, Kirkcudbright
St Mary's Isle in a peninsula in the estuary of the River Dee to the south of Kirkcudbright. It lies between Manxman's Lake and Goat Well Bay. At low tide it is about 1.75km long and 550m wide at its widest. The tidal island of Inch lies to its south off Point of the Isle. There was an Augustinian Priory on the Isle between the 12th and 16th centuries; all traces of it were removed when the Earls of Selkirk landscaped the Isle in the 17th and 18th centuries.
The River Dee Viewed from the B727 near Fish House Wood.
The River Dee
Viewed from the B727 near Fish House Wood.
The River Dee Heading for Kirkcudbright Bay. Viewed from the B727 near Fish House Wood.
The River Dee
Heading for Kirkcudbright Bay. Viewed from the B727 near Fish House Wood.
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Bishopton Wood is located at Grid Ref: NX6650 (Lat: 54.83228, Lng: -4.0742996)

Unitary Authority: Dumfries and Galloway

Police Authority: Dumfries and Galloway

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