Welcome
Mersehead is a real Solway gem in Dumfries & Galloway, situated 18 miles from Dumfries. This working farm boasts a wide variety of habitats in breath-taking surroundings, with wild barnacle geese in autumn/winter and lapwings and natterjacks toads in the spring/summer. It's a stunning example of freshwater wetland habitats, set beside wide expanses of intertidal sand and mudflats, woodland, saltmarsh, farmland and a fabulous beach. A great place for wheelchair access, to wetland hides and towards the beach (just beyond sand dunes).
Read more at https://www.rspb.org.uk/reserves-and-events/reserves-a-z/mersehead/#XG65...
Level access
There is level access from the main entrance to:
Visitor Centre Information DeskVisitor ToiletsCafe LiteTwo Bird HidesSulwath GardenGeneral
Getting here
For further information on accessible travel in Scotland, go to Transport Scotland.Travel by public transport
There are regular trains to Dumfries, however to continue to the reserve on public transport a bus and short walk will be required.
Travel by taxi
Parking
There is no car park fee for RSPB Memebers
Non-RSPB member costs are £3 per car to park
Arrival
Path to main entrance
Main entrance
Getting around inside
Ticket/ information desk
Visitor Centre Information Desk
Desk is low enough to interface with wheelchair users
Public toilet
Visitor Toilets
Disabled toilet has been built to meet standards required under UK Equality Act
Place to eat and drink
Cafe Lite
The self-service cafe area only offers a very limited range of packaged snacks, hot drinks and free tap water.
Two Bird Hides
Two hides with step-free, ramped access on Wetland Trail.
Blue Badge parking bays 400 m from hides
Getting around outside
Wetland Trail
Designated Walking Trail
Coastal Trail
Access to the beach area is passable by wheelchair (on clockwise route of this circular trail) but crossing the sand-dune threshold would be difficult by wheelchair iff unassisted. The solid surfaced path stops short of sand-dunes but beyonmd this point consists of softer sand.
Bruaich Hide
Meida Hide
Beach
Access to the beach area is passable by wheelchair but crossing the sand-dune threshold would be difficult by wheelchair iff unassisted. The solid surfaced path stops short of sand-dunes but beyonmd this point consists of softer sand.
Picnic Area
Car Park Picnic Area
A single wheelchair friendly picnic table is available and two more picnic tables (non-wheelchair compliant)
Sulwath Garden
Beyond the gate into garden area, there are no further gates but a series of grass mowed paths which may be difficult to access by wheelchair, without assistance.