Birneyknowe, Settlement 0 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍄 Fungi
Dogs welcome 0 ha
Places › Scotland › South Scotland › Scottish Borders Getting here
55.40173, -2.71683
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 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ 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 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Lapwing, Chaffinch, Fieldfare +61 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Lapwing, Chaffinch, Fieldfare +61 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Hairy Curtain Crust, Lecania naegelii, Pyrrhospora quernea +87 more · last seen 2022; Fungi — Hairy Curtain Crust, Lecania naegelii, Pyrrhospora quernea +87 more · last seen 2022
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Cuckooflower, Brooklime, Poa pratensis +124 more · last seen 2015; Plants — Cuckooflower, Brooklime, Poa pratensis +124 more · last seen 2015
Free
Plants — Bilberry, Wild Thyme, Mouse-ear-hawkweed +10 more foraging species
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Red Soldier Beetle, Cicadella viridis, Cuckoo-Spit Insect +46 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Red Soldier Beetle, Cicadella viridis, Cuckoo-Spit Insect +46 more · last seen 2025
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Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Borders Abbeys Way Walking route 109 km ▾
Named route Length 109 km Round trip National walking route
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Signed route nearby
Denholm Cycling route 23 km ▾
Named route Ref blue Length 23 km Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map Cavers and Stobs Cycling route 30 km ▾
Named route Ref red Length 30 km Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map Vertish Hill Loop Cycling route 12 km ▾
Named route Ref green Length 12 km Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map Robertson Cycling route 22 km ▾
Named route Ref yellow Length 22 km Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map Border Loop Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref BL Round trip Regional cycle route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Great North Trail (Scottish Borders) Mountain bike route 154.8 km ▾
Named route Length 154.8 km National Cycle Network
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Wildlife to spot
2,698 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 2,698 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
winter spring autumn
2025 ▾
Wren · Fieldfare · Chaffinch · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Redwing +42
Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Redwing Turdus iliacus Skylark Alauda arvensis Starling Sturnus vulgaris Robin Erithacus rubecula Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blackbird Turdus merula Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Raven Corvus corax Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Dunnock Prunella modularis Goldcrest Regulus regulus Linnet Linaria cannabina Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Coal Tit Periparus ater Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus Goldeneye Bucephala clangula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Brambling Fringilla montifringilla Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Curlew Numenius arquata Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Snipe Gallinago gallinago Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Wigeon Mareca penelope2024 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 🦌 Mammals 8 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Pine Marten · Rabbit · Stoat · Red Fox · Grey Squirrel +3
Pine Marten Martes martes Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Stoat Mustela erminea Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Mole Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 25 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Marmalade Hoverfly · Orchid Beetle · Common Green Grasshopper · Pine Weevil · 7-spot Ladybird +20
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Orchid Beetle Dascillus cervinus Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus Pine Weevil Hylobius abietis 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 2,698 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
winter spring autumn
2025 ▾
Wren · Fieldfare · Chaffinch · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Redwing +42
Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Redwing Turdus iliacus Skylark Alauda arvensis Starling Sturnus vulgaris Robin Erithacus rubecula Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blackbird Turdus merula Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Raven Corvus corax Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Dunnock Prunella modularis Goldcrest Regulus regulus Linnet Linaria cannabina Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Coal Tit Periparus ater Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus Goldeneye Bucephala clangula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Brambling Fringilla montifringilla Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Curlew Numenius arquata Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Snipe Gallinago gallinago Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Wigeon Mareca penelope2024 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 🦌 Mammals 8 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Pine Marten · Rabbit · Stoat · Red Fox · Grey Squirrel +3
Pine Marten Martes martes Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Stoat Mustela erminea Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Mole Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 25 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Marmalade Hoverfly · Orchid Beetle · Common Green Grasshopper · Pine Weevil · 7-spot Ladybird +20
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Orchid Beetle Dascillus cervinus Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus Pine Weevil Hylobius abietis 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Talpa europaea2024
Talpa europaea2024
Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus2024
Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus2024
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Cantharis decipiens Cantharis decipiens
Cantharis decipiens Cantharis decipiens
Nimbus contaminatus Nimbus contaminatus
Nimbus contaminatus Nimbus contaminatus
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare
Larch Ladybird Aphidecta obliterata
Larch Ladybird Aphidecta obliterata
Black Snipefly Chrysopilus cristatus
Black Snipefly Chrysopilus cristatus
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius
Carabus problematicus Carabus problematicus
Carabus problematicus Carabus problematicus
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Dryomyza anilis Dryomyza anilis
Dryomyza anilis Dryomyza anilis
Neoascia Neoascia
Neoascia Neoascia
Clay-coloured Weevil Otiorhynchus singularis
Clay-coloured Weevil Otiorhynchus singularis
St Marks Fly Bibio marci
St Marks Fly Bibio marci
Rhingia Rhingia
Rhingia Rhingia
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Fan-bearing Wood-borer Ptilinus pectinicornis
Fan-bearing Wood-borer Ptilinus pectinicornis
Culiseta annulata Culiseta annulata2024
Culiseta annulata Culiseta annulata2024
Silver Fish Lepisma saccharinum2024
Silver Fish Lepisma saccharinum2024
Hydatophylax infumatus Hydatophylax infumatus2024
Hydatophylax infumatus Hydatophylax infumatus2024 