Grey Mares Tail Nature Reserve

Groups of adventurers exploring the Grey Mare's Tail Nature Reserve can reward their perseverance with a stroll behind the 200ft waterfall that tumbles from Loch Skeen into the Moffat liquid Valley!It's actually the 5th highest in the UK, and nearby (it, it's pretty steep) is the White Coomb, the best hill in Dumfriesshire.A recognised Special Area of Conservation, that is a haven for mountain walkers, botanists and wildlife enthusiasts whom come to observe the rich number of a number of southern Scotland's many rare upland flowers in addition to peregrines, band ouzels and instead feral wild goats though it generally does not seem so near whenever one is climbing! Most useful not to approach.Little historians, too, are interested to find evidence of Iron Age settlers and the Covenanters have been here into the century that is seventeenth plus an Iron Age earthwork called The Tail Burn Fort, also referred to as the Giant's Grave! It ought to be stressed it is simply a name however, there is nothing to right here do with tombs.Plus, there's interpretative news in the visitor centre and a wealth of local information. Great HQ for your entire day's adventure!