Plan your visit
🦅Birds🛝Family🎠Play
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome10 ha
Getting here
55.45914, -2.68660
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦80+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Kingfisher and Oystercatcher
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Cream Puff Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦80+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Kingfisher and Oystercatcher
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Cream Puff Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
Best for
10 activities🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Kingfisher, Oystercatcher, Mallard +77 more · last seen 2026
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground, café; Urban park — family destination
playground, café, parking
Birds — Kingfisher, Oystercatcher, Mallard +77 more · last seen 2026
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Burnished Brass, Elephant Hawk-moth, Riband Wave +100 more · last seen 2025
Dogs allowed with public access
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Borders Abbeys WayWalking route109 km▾
Named routeLength 109 kmRound tripNational walking route
3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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
Photos
21 photos from nearby open sources
Old bridge pylons at Denholm
Photos
Old bridge pylons at Denholm
Facilities
☕Café
Cream Puff Cafe · 256m
🅿️Parking
2 nearby · Free · 197m
✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
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