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Barnes Loch, Settlement

📷 Jim Barton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

BirdsWildlifeSeasonal
Dogs welcome

Getting here

55.36526, -2.80424

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦70+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mute Swan and Chaffinch
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Mute Swan, Chaffinch, Tawny Owl +67 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mute Swan, Chaffinch, Tawny Owl +67 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Melancholy Thistle, Wood Crane's-bill, Greater Stitchwort +239 more · last seen 2016; Plants — Melancholy Thistle, Wood Crane's-bill, Greater Stitchwort +239 more · last seen 2016

Free

Foraging

Plants — Wood-sorrel, Barren Strawberry, Meadowsweet +27 more foraging species

Varies

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Common Green Grasshopper, Small Heath, Nimbus contaminatus +1 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Common Green Grasshopper, Small Heath, Nimbus contaminatus +1 more · last seen 2024

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Cycling

5 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
Vertish Hill LoopCycling route12 km
Named routeRef greenLength 12 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
RobertsonCycling route22 km
Named routeRef yellowLength 22 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
Border LoopCycling route
Named routeRef BLRound tripRegional cycle route
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Great North Trail (Scottish Borders)Mountain bike route154.8 km
Named routeLength 154.8 kmNational Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Settlement site, Newton Hill

📷 Jim Barton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Settlement site, Newton Hill

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Stobs Camp (abandoned)Historic site1.5 km→✦Branxholme CastleHistoric site4.4 km→✦Branxholme CastleHistoric site4.4 km→✦Barns Burn HillfortHistoric site400 m→✦Newton Hill, FortHistoric site600 m→✦Dodburn Hill, HillfortHistoric site1.1 km→

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