Lowland Scotland in May Photo Gallery by Robbie at pbase.com

Lowland Scotland in May

A short stay Lowland Scotland (Dumfries area).

We stayed at the National Trust property, Auchenvhin, that is designated for holiday lets
It is in the village of Rockcliffe and overlooks the Urr estuary, which is part of the Solway Firth.

We had hoped to find otters and pine martens, but failed.
There were, however Roe Deer in the garden both early in the morning (7am) and later towards sunset (9pm).
Plus a badger that we picked up on a camera trap.

The next nearest village is Kippford, about 40 minutes walk away
along one of several rough, forested paths
which supported swathes of native bluebells and other flowers such as wild garlic,
giving the air a strong odour in places.

The weather was a mixture of sunny/cloudy with a cold wind.

We also visited Ellisland, Robbie Burns farm, where he wrote many famous poems
and Threave House/gardens a National Trust property nearby.

I haven't distinguished between Rhododendrons and Azaleas, the latter is a subset of the former.

All images are © Robbie Hildred 2026.
All rights reserved.

Auchenvhin House	Pink Rhododendron or Azalea_Auchenvhin garden	Purple_Blue Rhododendron/Azalea_Auchenvhin	Ramsons_Wild Garlic_Auchenvhin and all over the woods	Native Bluebells at Auchenvhin and all over the woods
Rhododendron_Azalea_Auchenvhin garden	Orchid_Maybe Early Purple_Auchenvhin garden	Main beach Rockcliffe with view towards Hestan Island	Shelducks on mudflats by Auchenvhin	Oriental style decor at Auchenvhin
African style decor in Hall Auchenvhin	Stairwell decor_Auchenvhin	Green Veined White butterflies mating_garden Auchenvhin	Greater Stitchwort and bluebell_garden Auchenvhin	Hestan Island from Castle Point early morning
Male Stonechat near Castle Point	Male Roe Deer near Castle Point	View from Coastal Path towards Rockcliffe beach	View from Coastal Path with Rough Island on left	Bluebells by footpath to Kippford
The Ark cafe Kippford	Shelducks_Kippford	Rough Island and causeway from Kippford	Kippford Yachts	Kippford olde waterpump
Kippford_Bunny Rabbit in boatyard (and everywhere else)	Mote (or Motte) of Mark fortified ancient settlement	Rough Island and Hestan Island from top of Mote of Mark	Oystercatchers flocking on Rough Island	Male Blackbird
Robin_Dalbeattie Forest	Ellisland Farm_Robbie Burns	Ellisland Farm_Robbie Burns	Ellisland Farm_Robbie Burns writing desk	Ellisland Farm_Letters with Robbie Burns signature
Ellisland Farm_Robbie Burns_Hare artwork after poem	Ellisland Farm_Robbie Burns_River Nith	Shelduck_Auchenvhin	Auchenvhin beach	Rainbow from Auchenvhin garden seat
Threave House	Azalea_Rhododendron_Threave Garedens	Camellia at Threave Gardens	Threave Gardens_Azalea_ Audreys Well and Rhododendron displays	Threave Gardens_Tulips
Threave Gardens_Chilean Avens maybe	Threave Gardens_Tulip_Queen of the Night	Threave Gardens_Passion flower in greenhouse	P1500204 Threave Gardens_Orange River Lily maybe in greenhouse.JPG	Threave Gardens Oriental Maple
Electrophaes_Broken Barred Carpet moth maybe in RSPB hide at Loch Ken	Coastal Path_Sea Thrift and Algae	Speckled Wood Brown butterfly_Auchenvhin garden	Rockcliffe beach towards Hestan Island with Mr Whippy van every day	Algae and lichen on rocks_Auchenvhin beach
Auchenvhin beach-Hypnum cupressiforme_Cypress leaved moss	View across Rockcliffe beach early morning	Pied Wagtail_Auchenvhin garden	Female Roe Deer_Auchenvhin garden 7am	Female Roe Deer_Auchenvhin garden
Herring Gull_Dumfries Station	Twilight from Auchenvhin garden

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