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Facilities

Facilities

  • Visitor centre
  • Car park : The car park adjacent to the visitor centre includes three bicycle racks and a coach park by Steadings. No height restrictions.
  • Toilets
  • Disabled toilets
  • Picnic area
  • Binocular hire
  • Group bookings accepted
  • Guided walks available
  • Good for walking
  • Pushchair friendly

Viewing points

The visitor centre has a viewing room. The Bruaich and Meida Hides are both on the Wetland Trail. All are wheelchair/pushchair-accessible.

Nature trails

Two: Wetland (3.2 km) and Coastal (4 km) Trails. Wetland Trail suitable for wheelchairs/pushchairs. Coastal Trail not suitable for wheelchairs/pushchairs.

Refreshments available

  • Hot drinks
  • Snacks
  • Confectionery

Shop

Nature Detective equipment for children, wildlife cards and prints.

Educational facilities

Mersehead 'Living Classrooms' Field Teaching. Open your eyes and ears to the natural world at Mersehead nature reserve. Set between the beautiful Solway coastline and rolling, heather-clad hills, Mersehead is a wildlife haven, suporting huge numbers of birds, flowering plants and invertebrates. The reserve has excellent facilities for visiting schools, including a new pond-dipping area, visitor centre, hides, abundant wildlife and a variety of habitats to investigate.

Contact us

Where is it?

  • Lat/lng: 54.89263,-3.67295
  • Postcode: DG2 8AH
  • Grid reference: NX928566
  • Nearest town: Dalbeattie, Dumfries & Galloway
  • County: Dumfries and Galloway
  • Country: Scotland

Get directions

Note: Some reserves are not served directly by public transport and, in these cases, a nearby destination (from which you may need to walk or take a taxi or ferry) may be offered.

Living classrooms