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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍄 Fungi
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › Scotland › South Scotland › Scottish Borders Getting here
55.51355, -2.59262
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🍄 Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground 221m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🍄 Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground 221m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Chiffchaff, Robin, Blackbird +73 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Chiffchaff, Robin, Blackbird +73 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Sycamore Tarspot, Yellow Stagshorn, Pleuroceras pseudoplatani +38 more · last seen 2024; Fungi — Sycamore Tarspot, Yellow Stagshorn, Pleuroceras pseudoplatani +38 more · last seen 2024
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Red-legged Shieldbug, Eristalis pertinax, Southern Hawker +28 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Red-legged Shieldbug, Eristalis pertinax, Southern Hawker +28 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
playground
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Saint Cuthbert's Way - deviation Walking route ▾
bypasses Haretsanes attraction
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Saint Cuthbert's Way (Melrose to Kirk Yetholm) Walking route ▾
Named route National walking route
Show on map Borders Abbeys Way Walking route 109 km ▾
Named route Length 109 km Round trip National walking route
Show on map 7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
4 Abbeys Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 4 Round trip Regional cycle route
Show on map Kelso Yellow Route Cycling route 39 km ▾
Named route Ref yellow Length 39 km Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map Denholm and Lillisleaf Cycling route 31 km ▾
Named route Ref red Length 31 km Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map Oxnam Loop Cycling route 18 km ▾
Named route Ref green Length 18 km Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map Scraesburgh Loop Cycling route 11 km ▾
Named route Ref green Length 11 km Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map Kalemouth and Nisbet Cycling route 32 km ▾
Named route Ref blue Length 32 km Round trip Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
5,847 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 5,847 records · National Biodiversity Network Chiffchaff · Robin · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Great Tit +40
Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Great Tit Parus major Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Coal Tit Periparus ater Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Carrion Crow Corvus corone Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Skylark Alauda arvensis Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Nuthatch Sitta europaea Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Goosander Mergus merganser Dipper Cinclus cinclus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Jay Garrulus glandarius Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Sand Martin Riparia riparia Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Dunnock Prunella modularis Tree Sparrow Passer montanus Raven Corvus corax Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Tawny Owl Strix aluco Rook Corvus frugilegus 🦌 Mammals 8 species
spring summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Rabbit · Hedgehog · Red Squirrel +3
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo2025 🐝 Insects 17 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Red-legged Shieldbug · Syrphus · Brown Chafer · 7-spot Ladybird · Xylota segnis +12
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Syrphus Syrphus Brown Chafer Serica brunnea 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Xylota segnis Xylota segnis Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 5,847 records · National Biodiversity Network Chiffchaff · Robin · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Great Tit +40
Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Great Tit Parus major Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Coal Tit Periparus ater Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Carrion Crow Corvus corone Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Skylark Alauda arvensis Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Nuthatch Sitta europaea Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Goosander Mergus merganser Dipper Cinclus cinclus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Jay Garrulus glandarius Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Sand Martin Riparia riparia Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Dunnock Prunella modularis Tree Sparrow Passer montanus Raven Corvus corax Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Tawny Owl Strix aluco Rook Corvus frugilegus 🦌 Mammals 8 species
spring summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Rabbit · Hedgehog · Red Squirrel +3
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo2025 🐝 Insects 17 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Red-legged Shieldbug · Syrphus · Brown Chafer · 7-spot Ladybird · Xylota segnis +12
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Syrphus Syrphus Brown Chafer Serica brunnea 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Xylota segnis Xylota segnis Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Mole
Mole
Talpa europaea
Talpa europaea
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus
Badger Meles meles
Badger Meles meles 2-spot Ladybird
2-spot Ladybird
Adalia bipunctata
Adalia bipunctata
Leistus rufomarginatus Leistus rufomarginatus
Leistus rufomarginatus Leistus rufomarginatus
Trioza urticae Trioza urticae
Trioza urticae Trioza urticae
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Chilenocaecilius ornatipennis Chilenocaecilius ornatipennis
Chilenocaecilius ornatipennis Chilenocaecilius ornatipennis
Anisotoma humeralis Anisotoma humeralis
Anisotoma humeralis Anisotoma humeralis
Philopotamus montanus Philopotamus montanus
Philopotamus montanus Philopotamus montanus
Larch Ladybird Aphidecta obliterata
Larch Ladybird Aphidecta obliterata
Trichopsocus brincki Trichopsocus brincki2024
Trichopsocus brincki Trichopsocus brincki2024
18-spot Ladybird Myrrha octodecimguttata2024
18-spot Ladybird Myrrha octodecimguttata2024
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger2024
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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