Mossyard

BeachDumfries and Galloway Council🐾 Dog-friendly all year

A small, quiet sandy beach on Fleet Bay near Gatehouse of Fleet, consistently rated excellent for water quality and popular with dog walkers.

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Beach & safety

Water quality: Excellent

Hazards: Short-term pollution risk after heavy rainfall.

Amenities: car-park

Dogs

Secondary sources describe it as off-lead year-round with no seasonal restriction; not independently cross-checked against a council byelaw page.

Unofficial source: View the supporting source →Not an authority; check current signage.

Family

Small, sheltered sandy beach, quieter than the bigger Solway coast beaches.

Fishing

Open sand and mixed rocky margins on the Solway or west coast can produce bass and flatfish, with dogfish and rays after dark and pollack or mackerel around rockier edges.

Species reported: Bass, Flounder, Lesser-spotted dogfish, Rays, Pollack, Mackerel

Crabbing

rock pooling only — Rock-pool exploration is supported; line crabbing is not asserted without a stable permitted edge.

Access & parking

Small car park off the minor coast road near Mossyard farm.

Researched 2026-07-24 — sources & disclaimer

https://bathingwaters.sepa.org.uk/profiles/profile?location=114582

https://wildpackcollective.com/beach/mossyard-beach/

Rules and conditions change, so always check current signage and tides before you go. We do our best to keep this accurate but can't promise it's error-free.