The hide is a wonderful way for nature enthusiasts, families, and school groups to observe the red squirrels and birds who make the Barrhill Woods their home.

The hide is open daily from 8am and is free for everyone to use. We hope the community and visitors to the area make good use of the hide to learn more about the flora and fauna right here in Stewartry. And by adding another attraction we hope the visitors who come to Barrhill Woods also spend some time in town enjoying the other attractions and services we have here in Kirkcudbright.

You can also enjoy a walk around Barrhill Woods. We have been working hard to improve the paths to ensure all ability access to the woods. A kilometre of new resurfaced paths have been successfully completed. The new surface paths make it easy for everyone to enjoy the woods.

Our wonderful volunteers are now working on constructing new seating which will be placed at regular intervals throughout the wood. They are using reclaimed wood from fallen and cleared logs.

As part of our ongoing management and maintenance of the woods, areas will be cleared on the edge of the wood to provide open views across the surrounding countryside, and we are planning to install picnic benches too.

Management of the woodland will ensure that the view from the town will not be degraded. The trees at present are mostly of a single age and with the help of volunteers we will replace areas of fallen trees with red squirrel friendly species. The aim is to gradually create a mixed age woodland with a more diverse wildlife friendly woodland edge. Using smaller trees such as rowan, thorn, bird cherry, blackthorn etc. around the edge will make the whole wood less prone to wind damage.