About Chain Wood, a woodland area in Dumfries and Galloway

Chain Wood is a 30 hectare, woodland area in Dumfries and Galloway, managed by Forestry Commission Scotland.

Chain Wood Map

Chain Wood Map

Mammals found near Chain Wood Woodland

There have been 19 species of mammals recorded within a five mile radius of Chain Wood.

Badger (Meles meles)
Brown Hare (Lepus europaeus)
Common Shrew (Sorex araneus)
Field Mouse (Apodemus sylvaticus)
Fox (Vulpes vulpes)
Bank Vole (Myodes glareolus)
Brown Rat (Rattus norvegicus)
Fallow Deer (Dama dama)
Field Vole (Microtus agrestis)
Grey Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)

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Birds found near Chain Wood Woodland

There have been 142 species of birds recorded within a five mile radius of Chain Wood.

Bar-Tailed Godwit (Limosa lapponica)
Black-Headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)
Blackbird (Turdus merula)
Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus)
Bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula)
Barn Owl (Tyto alba)
Black-Tailed Godwit (Limosa limosa)
Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla)
Brambling (Fringilla montifringilla)
Buzzard (Buteo buteo)

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Brett Gregory is an award-winning filmmaker based in Bolton whose production company, Serious Feather, is currently making a documentary about autism and poetry.

As a part of this production, Landscape Britain was asked to advise with regards to the location of specific areas of outstanding natural beauty throughout the region.

Visit www.seriousfeather.com for further information.

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Map of Chain Wood