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Coastal reedbed, saltmarsh and mudflats with wildfowl and waders on the Solway Firth. The reserve is part of the Solway Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) and Special Area of Conservation (SAC).
Highlights include:
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VISITING THE RESERVE
From Dumfries, take the A710 Solway Coast Road south for 14 miles. The access path to the reserve is approximately one mile north of the village of Kirkbean.
Go through the kissing gate and follow the path between two hedges to the reserve entrance. Please note there is no designated parking at this reserve.
Livestock is often present on the access path to the reserve (which is often rough and muddy). An unsurfaced path is maintained through the reedbed to the Merse.
FURTHER READING
Nearby reserves
Southwick Coast
Carstramon Wood
