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Information Boards on Red Kites

The Galloway Kite Trail has been designed to provide a series of good opportunities to see red kites in the beautiful countryside of Galloway. At points around the trail there are places with unique kite interpretation displays and information boards. These locations will also have the most up-to-date information on where best to see kites at any particular time of the year.

All of these locations are identified on the trail leaflet (due for updating by March 2010) and have a Galloway Kite Trail logo prominently displayed. Check with them for the latest news on the kites.

1. Red Kites within Europe (Airds Farm)

Red Kites Internationally There are some thirty-one species of kites world-wide and their success is such that they are found in just about every continent in the world,...

2. Red Kites in Literature (Clachan Inn)

Red Kites in Literature Restricted as it was to the wilds of central Wales, for the past hundred years or so the red kite has been almost symbolic of the mystical and mysterious culture of the...

3. Watch Red Kites on CCTV (Clatteringshaws)

Clatteringshaws Visitor Centre This is beautifully situated beside Clatteringshaws Loch and offers wonderful views across the water to Merrick (southern Scotland's highest hill)...

4. The Trail (Douglas Arms Hotel)

Galloway Kite Trail Information In The Douglas Arms Hotel, King Street, Castle Douglas, there is an Information Board explaining the Trail and the best way to see Red Kites.

5. Tracking Red Kites (Ken Bridge Hotel)

Tracking Red Kites In order to assess the success and development of the reintroduction project in its early stages, it is necessary to make an attempt to recognise individual kites and to follow...

6. Red Kite Breeding (The Laurie Arms)

Red Kite Breeding Red Kites usually nest in mature trees where they build large, untidy nests - sometimes over 50 feet from the ground. Nests are often re-used for several years and can become...

7. Red Kites in Flight (Loch Ken Holiday Park)

Red Kite's Renowned Aerobatics Few birds, if any, are as spectacular in the air as the red kite, with its majestic size, unique shape and rich colours. To see one effortlessly...

8. Red Kite Diet (The Thistle Inn)

Red Kite Diet The red kite ( Milvus milvus ) is an opportunist predator and scavenger, feeding on a wide range of carrion and small live prey. It is entirely carnivorous, but of all European birds...

9. Masters of the Sky (Galloway Activity Centre)

Masters of the Sky Adapted for Gliding Once known as “ Gleds ” or “ Gleads ” (Old-Saxon for ‘glide’), red kites effortlessly glide and hang in the...

10. Red Kites & Farming (NTS Threave Wildfowl Reserve)

Red Kites & Farming Open country created by man It is likely that red kites were not common in Europe before people cleared the original wild woods for farming. A patchwork of woods...

11. Red Kites in Galloway (Southern Upland Way Centre)

Red Kites in Galloway In the Southern Upland Way Centre, there is an Information Board explaining the Trail and the best way to see Red Kites providing a general background on the release...

12. The Return of the Red Kite (Barstobrick Visitor Centre)

The Return of the Red Kite Once our most common bird of prey. Historically, the red kite was perhaps our most widespread bird of prey. In mediaeval times, it fed in city...

Red Kite News
New web site Wed 11/02/2009 We are delighted to announce the launch of our new look website for the Galloway Kite Trail. The new site will allow us to interact more with local...

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