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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › Scotland › South Scotland › Scottish Borders Getting here
55.84112, -2.11728
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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required £ 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 — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +81 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +81 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Giant Hogweed, Wild Teasel, Harebell +34 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Giant Hogweed, Wild Teasel, Harebell +34 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Marmalade Hoverfly, Red Admiral, Banded Demoiselle +27 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Marmalade Hoverfly, Red Admiral, Banded Demoiselle +27 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Named cycling route nearby: NCN National Route 76
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Berwickshire Coastal Path Walking route 48 km ▾
Named route Length 48 km Point-to-point National walking route
Show on map 6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Eyemouth Yellow Route Cycling route 42 km ▾
Named route Ref yellow Length 42 km Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map Eyemouth Green Route Cycling route 14 km ▾
Named route Ref green Length 14 km Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map Eyemouth Red Route Cycling route 32 km ▾
Named route Ref red Length 32 km Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map Eyemouth Blue Route Cycling route 22 km ▾
Named route Ref blue Length 22 km Point-to-point Local cycle route
Show on map Border Loop Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref BL Round trip Regional cycle route
Show on map NCN National Route 76 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 76 Point-to-point National Cycle Network
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Wildlife to spot
4,551 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 4,551 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 39 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Magpie · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Swallow · Yellowhammer +34
Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Carrion Crow Corvus corone Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Great Tit Parus major2024 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Swift Apus apus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Barn Owl Tyto alba Herring Gull Larus argentatus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Pyrrhula pyrrhula pileata Pyrrhula pyrrhula pileata2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2024 Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare · Roe Deer · Brown Rat · Red Deer +1
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Red Deer Cervus elaphus Badger Meles meles2024 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Toad
Marmalade Hoverfly · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Cheilosia illustrata · Eupeodes corollae · 7-spot Ladybird +8
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae2024 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Syrphus Syrphus 🌿 Plants 31 species
summer winter
2025 ▾
Wild Teasel · Common Field-speedwell · Herb-Robert · Water Forget-me-not · Harebell +26
Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica2024 Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum2024 Water Forget-me-not Myosotis scorpioides Harebell Campanula rotundifolia Raspberry Rubus idaeus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 4,551 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 39 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Magpie · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Swallow · Yellowhammer +34
Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Carrion Crow Corvus corone Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Great Tit Parus major2024 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Swift Apus apus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Barn Owl Tyto alba Herring Gull Larus argentatus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Pyrrhula pyrrhula pileata Pyrrhula pyrrhula pileata2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2024 Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare · Roe Deer · Brown Rat · Red Deer +1
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Red Deer Cervus elaphus Badger Meles meles2024 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Toad
Marmalade Hoverfly · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Cheilosia illustrata · Eupeodes corollae · 7-spot Ladybird +8
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae2024 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Syrphus Syrphus 🌿 Plants 31 species
summer winter
2025 ▾
Wild Teasel · Common Field-speedwell · Herb-Robert · Water Forget-me-not · Harebell +26
Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica2024 Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum2024 Water Forget-me-not Myosotis scorpioides Harebell Campanula rotundifolia Raspberry Rubus idaeus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Hawthorn Shieldbug
Hawthorn Shieldbug
Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Platycheirus manicatus Platycheirus manicatus
Platycheirus manicatus Platycheirus manicatus
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii
Chrysogaster solstitialis Chrysogaster solstitialis
Chrysogaster solstitialis Chrysogaster solstitialis
Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana2024
Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana2024
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus2024
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus2024
Yellow-wort Blackstonia perfoliata
Yellow-wort Blackstonia perfoliata
Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra
Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris
Red Campion Silene dioica
Red Campion Silene dioica
Pot Marigold Calendula officinalis2024
Pot Marigold Calendula officinalis2024
Dandelion Taraxacum2024
Dandelion Taraxacum2024
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris2024
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris2024
White Butterbur Petasites albus2024
White Butterbur Petasites albus2024
Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis2024
Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis2024
Indet. Comfrey Symphytum2024
Indet. Comfrey Symphytum2024
Gorse Ulex europaeus2024
Gorse Ulex europaeus2024
Hazel Corylus avellana2024
Hazel Corylus avellana2024
Arrhenatherum Arrhenatherum2024
Arrhenatherum Arrhenatherum2024
White Dead-nettle Lamium album2024
White Dead-nettle Lamium album2024
Daisy Bellis perennis2024
Daisy Bellis perennis2024
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua2024
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua2024
Great Wood-rush Luzula sylvatica2024
Great Wood-rush Luzula sylvatica2024
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium2024
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium2024
Wild Cherry Prunus avium2024
Wild Cherry Prunus avium2024
Pineappleweed Matricaria discoidea2024
Pineappleweed Matricaria discoidea2024
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2024
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2024
White Clover Trifolium repens2024
White Clover Trifolium repens2024
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum2024
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum2024
Goat's-beard Tragopogon pratensis2024
Goat's-beard Tragopogon pratensis2024
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata2024
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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