Mull of Galloway Visitor Centre
Find out about the local birds and wildlife at the Mull of Galloway Visitor Centre, an RSPB Reserve and designated as a Site of Special Scientific Interest.
The reserve is one of the RSPB's smallest, yet it contains an amazing variety of wildlife, with each season bring fascinating birdlife to the point. In spring the cliffs are a noisy scramble of guillemot, razorbill, fulmar and kittiwake. Overhead raven and black-backed gulls soar while on the sea black guillemot and puffin bob on the tidal race. Summer see skeins of gannet, pied wagtail, wheatear, meadow pipit and white-throat bustle. Autumn brings tern, skua, shearwater and common scoter swallows and house and sand martins gather on the lighthouse buildings in preparation for the long journey south. Linnet, goldfinch and the increasingly rare twite can also be spotted flocking together to guard against the patrolling peregrine falcons, In winter eider duck shelter and shags brave the storms on the rocks
The Visitor Centre is run by donations alone and is managed jointly by the RSPB and the South Rhinns Community Development Trust. An RSPB warden is at the centre five days a week and as well as answering many wildlife questions, takes occasional guided tours around the reserve. Volunteers are at the centre for two days a week and will be happy to help you with any queries you have about the area, local facilities and services etc.
Opening Hours
The Coffee Shop is open daily April - October 10am to 6pm. In November, February & March the opening times are 11am to 4pm.
The lighthouse tower continues t be open on a restricted basis. It is open
every weekend from Easter to the last weekend in October, every bank holiday
and additional opening of every Monday in July and August. The opening
hours are 10am to 4.00pm with the last admission to the tower being 3.30pm.
At the top of the tower is a guide to provide both help and assistance and
answer any questions. Those with health and mobility problems are advised
not to attempt the climb. Staff at the exhibition are on hand to offer
advice. A small admission charge is made.
Contact
Mull of Galloway Visitor Centre
Mull of Galloway RSPB Reserve
Nr Drummore
Stranraer
Dumfries & Galloway
DG9 9DH
Scotland
Tel: +44 (1776) 840539
E-Mail: srcdt@tiscali.co.uk
WWW: http://www.mull-of-galloway.co.uk
