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Fatlips Castle

✦ Ancient woodland0 ha

📷 Walter Baxter · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

BirdsWildlifeAncient
Dogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

55.48004, -2.66290

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

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  • 🐦65+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Great Spotted Woodpecker and Woodpigeon
  • 🌳Ancient woodland is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Best for

7 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Free

Birds — Great Spotted Woodpecker, Woodpigeon, Robin +62 more · last seen 2026

Wildlife

Strong match

Free

Birds — Great Spotted Woodpecker, Woodpigeon, Robin +62 more · last seen 2026; Ancient woodland

Ancient woodland

Strong match

Free

Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600

Heritage

Strong match

Free

Historic site

Insect spotting

Good match

Free

Insects — Common Red Soldier Beetle, Cuckoo-Spit Insect, Scathophaga stercoraria +8 more · last seen 2025

Seasonal nature

Moderate match

Free

Plants — Giant Hogweed, Japanese Knotweed, American Skunk-cabbage · last seen 2022

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

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1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Borders Abbeys WayWalking route109 km▾
Named routeLength 109 kmRound tripNational walking route
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Cycling

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5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
4 Abbeys CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 4Round tripRegional cycle route
DenholmCycling route23 km▾
Named routeRef blueLength 23 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
Cavers and StobsCycling route30 km▾
Named routeRef redLength 30 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
Denholm and LillisleafCycling route31 km▾
Named routeRef redLength 31 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
Selkirk Magenta RouteCycling route26 km▾
Named routeLength 26 kmRound tripLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

15 photos from nearby open sources

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The parapet walkway at Fatlips Castle

📷 Walter Baxter · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

The parapet walkway at Fatlips Castle

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Facilities

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Parking

1 nearby · 218m

✦ Ancient🐶 Dogs

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Weather for this location

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Quoiting HaughUrban park2.8 km→✦Leyden's MonumentHistoric site2.8 km→⛪Bedrule Parish ChurchReligious grounds3.4 km→✦Fast Castle, MotteHistoric site3 km→⛪Minto Parish ChurchReligious grounds1.7 km→✦Bedrule Castle (Site of)Historic site3.3 km→