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Baston Burn, dun site

📷 Richard Webb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦101+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Goldeneye
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦101+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Goldeneye
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Parking· Free

Best for

5 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Mallard, Goldeneye, Grey Heron +98 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mallard, Goldeneye, Grey Heron +98 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Anoplotrupes stercorosus, Eristalis · last seen 2025; Insects — Anoplotrupes stercorosus, Eristalis · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Lesser Celandine, Heather · last seen 2025; Plants — Lesser Celandine, Heather · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚴

Cycling

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 765Cycling route

Named routeRef 765National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route969 m

Named routeRef 765Length 969 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route207 m

Named routeRef 765Length 207 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route848 m

Named routeRef 765Length 848 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route481 m

Named routeRef 765Length 481 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route115 m

Named routeRef 765Length 115 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

7,530 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

7,530 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds59 species

spring

2025

Raven · Goldeneye · Whooper Swan · Woodpigeon · Chaffinch +54

RavenCorvus corax
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
SwallowHirundo rustica
ScaupAythya marila
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Barn OwlTyto alba2024
Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius
Great TitParus major
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
RobinErithacus rubecula
MagpiePica pica
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
PeregrineFalco peregrinus
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RookCorvus frugilegus2024
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
SwiftApus apus2024
WigeonMareca penelope2024
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
GreenshankTringa nebularia
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Tree SparrowPasser montanus
NuthatchSitta europaea
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
JackdawColoeus monedula2024
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2024
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
DipperCinclus cinclus2024
House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
Long-eared OwlAsio otus2024
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2024
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024

🦌

Mammals8 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Red Squirrel · Brown Hare · Badger · Grey Squirrel · Beaver +3

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
Brown HareLepus europaeus
BadgerMeles meles2024
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024
BeaverCastor fiber
StoatMustela erminea2024
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2024
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2024

🐝

Insects2 species

springautumn

2025

Anoplotrupes stercorosus · Eristalis

Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus
EristalisEristalis

🌿

Plants2 species

springsummer

2025

Lesser Celandine · Heather

Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
HeatherCalluna vulgaris2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

7,530 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds59 species

spring

2025

Raven · Goldeneye · Whooper Swan · Woodpigeon · Chaffinch +54

RavenCorvus corax
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
SwallowHirundo rustica
ScaupAythya marila
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Barn OwlTyto alba2024
Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius
Great TitParus major
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
RobinErithacus rubecula
MagpiePica pica
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
PeregrineFalco peregrinus
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RookCorvus frugilegus2024
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
SwiftApus apus2024
WigeonMareca penelope2024
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
GreenshankTringa nebularia
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Tree SparrowPasser montanus
NuthatchSitta europaea
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
JackdawColoeus monedula2024
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2024
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
DipperCinclus cinclus2024
House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
Long-eared OwlAsio otus2024
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2024
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024

🦌

Mammals8 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Red Squirrel · Brown Hare · Badger · Grey Squirrel · Beaver +3

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
Brown HareLepus europaeus
BadgerMeles meles2024
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024
BeaverCastor fiber
StoatMustela erminea2024
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2024
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2024

🐝

Insects2 species

springautumn

2025

Anoplotrupes stercorosus · Eristalis

Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus
EristalisEristalis

🌿

Plants2 species

springsummer

2025

Lesser Celandine · Heather

Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
HeatherCalluna vulgaris2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Richard Webb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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