Wild Goat Park

Getting to know Galloway's wild goats

These hairy, long-horned animals are British Primitive Goats. Hardy goats like these were kept by our ancestors, who valued them for their milk, meat and skins.

Several hundred live in the surrounding hills, while about 50 are based in our large enclosure.  

The Wild Goat Park aims to recreate a natural environment where they have plenty of space to roam. At any time, but especially in summer, they can disappear among the rocky heights to graze.  

If you don’t see them, then head over to the Red Deer Range to look for these beautiful animals and try again later: the goats move around a lot during the day.

Facilities and access

Parking

Stay the Night

You'll find parking, toilets (including accessible facilities), a café and a shop at Kirroughtree Forest Café.

Stay the Night 

Our Stay the Night scheme now runs right through the year. This means self-contained motorhomes and campervans will be able to park overnight for one night in some of our car parks. 

There is a £10 charge to Stay the Night at this car park. Payment can be made through RingGo with details of how to do this at each car park.

To help plan your stay, please see the details below:

• Height barrier – No
• Motorhome capacity of car park – 4
• Suitable for large vehicles/caravans – No caravans but ok for larger motorhomes
• Parking notes –  Level with good surfaces

Please visit our Stay the Night page for full details, participating locations, best practice, and terms and conditions of use.

Stay the Night

Car parking information

There is no charge to park in this car park. Please park with care and consideration. In particular please park in designated parking areas only and do not block entrances or gates.

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Getting here

The car park for Wild Goat Park is on the north side of A712 (also known as The Queen's Way) between Newton Stewart and New Galloway.

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DG8 7BL is the nearest postcode.

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