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Blackadder House (site of)

📷 James T M Towill · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦100+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Grey Heron and Chiffchaff
✦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

🐦100+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Grey Heron and Chiffchaff
✦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

Best for

5 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Grey Heron, Chiffchaff, Barn Owl +97 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Grey Heron, Chiffchaff, Barn Owl +97 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Peacock, Speckled Wood, Small Tortoiseshell +35 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Peacock, Speckled Wood, Small Tortoiseshell +35 more · last seen 2024

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Giant Hogweed, Japanese Knotweed, Enchanter's-nightshade +1 more · last seen 2022; Plants — Giant Hogweed, Japanese Knotweed, Enchanter's-nightshade +1 more · last seen 2022

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚴

Cycling

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Duns Red RouteCycling route41 km

Named routeRef redLength 41 kmRound tripLocal cycle route

Duns Blue RouteCycling route16 km

Named routeRef blueLength 16 kmRound tripLocal cycle route

Duns Yellow RouteCycling route26 km

Named routeRef yellowLength 26 kmRound tripLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

9,648 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

9,648 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds64 species

springsummer

2025

Grey Heron · Buzzard · Swallow · Barn Owl · Sparrowhawk +59

Grey HeronArdea cinerea
BuzzardButeo buteo
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
Barn OwlTyto alba
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
MagpiePica pica
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
SwiftApus apus
GoshawkAstur gentilis2024
RookCorvus frugilegus2024
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
JackdawColoeus monedula2024
JayGarrulus glandarius2024
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
Great TitParus major
House SparrowPasser domesticus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2024
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2023
HobbyFalco subbuteo
LinnetLinaria cannabina
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
GoosanderMergus merganser2024
DipperCinclus cinclus2024
Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
NuthatchSitta europaea2024
ShagGulosus aristotelis2024
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
GannetMorus bassanus2024
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
RazorbillAlca torda2024
FulmarFulmarus glacialis2024
Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
PuffinFratercula arctica2024
Common GuillemotUria aalge2024
Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
RobinErithacus rubecula2024
LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2023

🦌

Mammals12 species

spring

2024

Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Hedgehog · Pipistrelle Bat species · Badger +7

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus
BadgerMeles meles
NoctuleNyctalus noctula
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
Natterer's BatMyotis nattereri
Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
Bank VoleMyodes glareolus
WeaselMustela nivalis2023
OtterLutra lutra2023

🐸

Amphibians2 species

spring

2024

Common Toad · Common Frog

Common ToadBufo bufo
Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects1 species

spring

2024

Tawny Mining Bee

Tawny Mining BeeAndrena fulva

🌿

Plants13 species

springsummerwinter

2024

Wood Forget-me-not · Butterbur · Slender Speedwell · Wild Cherry · Water Avens +8

Wood Forget-me-notMyosotis sylvatica
ButterburPetasites hybridus
Slender SpeedwellVeronica filiformis
Wild CherryPrunus avium
Water AvensGeum rivale
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris
MoschatelAdoxa moschatellina
Turkey OakQuercus cerris
White Dead-nettleLamium album2023
GorseUlex europaeus2023
Spurge-laurelDaphne laureola2023
Great LettuceLactuca virosa2023
SunflowerHelianthus annuus2023

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

9,648 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds64 species

springsummer

2025

Grey Heron · Buzzard · Swallow · Barn Owl · Sparrowhawk +59

Grey HeronArdea cinerea
BuzzardButeo buteo
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
Barn OwlTyto alba
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
MagpiePica pica
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
SwiftApus apus
GoshawkAstur gentilis2024
RookCorvus frugilegus2024
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
JackdawColoeus monedula2024
JayGarrulus glandarius2024
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
Great TitParus major
House SparrowPasser domesticus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2024
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2023
HobbyFalco subbuteo
LinnetLinaria cannabina
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
GoosanderMergus merganser2024
DipperCinclus cinclus2024
Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
NuthatchSitta europaea2024
ShagGulosus aristotelis2024
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
GannetMorus bassanus2024
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
RazorbillAlca torda2024
FulmarFulmarus glacialis2024
Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
PuffinFratercula arctica2024
Common GuillemotUria aalge2024
Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
RobinErithacus rubecula2024
LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2023

🦌

Mammals12 species

spring

2024

Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Hedgehog · Pipistrelle Bat species · Badger +7

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus
BadgerMeles meles
NoctuleNyctalus noctula
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
Natterer's BatMyotis nattereri
Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
Bank VoleMyodes glareolus
WeaselMustela nivalis2023
OtterLutra lutra2023

🐸

Amphibians2 species

spring

2024

Common Toad · Common Frog

Common ToadBufo bufo
Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects1 species

spring

2024

Tawny Mining Bee

Tawny Mining BeeAndrena fulva

🌿

Plants13 species

springsummerwinter

2024

Wood Forget-me-not · Butterbur · Slender Speedwell · Wild Cherry · Water Avens +8

Wood Forget-me-notMyosotis sylvatica
ButterburPetasites hybridus
Slender SpeedwellVeronica filiformis
Wild CherryPrunus avium
Water AvensGeum rivale
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris
MoschatelAdoxa moschatellina
Turkey OakQuercus cerris
White Dead-nettleLamium album2023
GorseUlex europaeus2023
Spurge-laurelDaphne laureola2023
Great LettuceLactuca virosa2023
SunflowerHelianthus annuus2023

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 James T M Towill · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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