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Blacklaw Burn, Settlement

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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
🌿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
🌿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

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Chaffinch, Coal Tit, Carrion Crow +49 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Chaffinch, Coal Tit, Carrion Crow +49 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Glow-worm, Green-veined White, Small Copper +57 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Glow-worm, Green-veined White, Small Copper +57 more · last seen 2024

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Tormentil, Heath Bedstraw, Purple Moor-grass +312 more · last seen 2023; Plants — Tormentil, Heath Bedstraw, Purple Moor-grass +312 more · last seen 2023

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Rowan, Bilberry, Beech +24 more foraging species

Varies

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Southern Upland Way (Section A - Portpatrick to Melrose)Walking route

Named routePoint-to-pointNational walking route

Annandale WayWalking route88 km

Named routeLength 88 kmNational walking route

Romans and Reivers RouteWalking route84 km

Named routeLength 84 kmPoint-to-pointNational walking route

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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Caledonian CyclewayCycling route

Named routeRef 10Regional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

1,430 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

1,430 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds18 species

summer

2025

Jay · House Sparrow · Wren · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon +13

JayGarrulus glandarius
House SparrowPasser domesticus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
SwallowHirundo rustica
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Great TitParus major
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
BlackbirdTurdus merula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
House MartinDelichon urbicum
RavenCorvus corax
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2023
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2023

🦌

Mammals3 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Roe Deer · Red Squirrel · Badger

Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2024
Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
BadgerMeles meles2023

🦎

Reptiles1 species

spring

2023

Adder

AdderVipera berus

🐝

Insects3 species

summer

2024

Glow-worm · Sericomyia silentis · Oedemera virescens

Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca
Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis2023
Oedemera virescensOedemera virescens2023

🌿

Plants147 species

summer

2023

Purple Moor-grass · Tormentil · Heath Bedstraw · Wavy Hair-Grass · Silver Birch +142

Purple Moor-grassMolinia caerulea
TormentilPotentilla erecta
Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile
Wavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosa
Silver BirchBetula pendula
Green-ribbed SedgeCarex binervis
White CloverTrifolium repens
Lesser SpearwortRanunculus flammula
Sharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorus
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris
Oval SedgeCarex leporina
Mat-grassNardus stricta
AlderAlnus glutinosa
Lesser Sea-spurreySpergularia marina2022
Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis
Sheep's Fescue agg.Festuca ovina
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
Soft-rushJuncus effusus
BilberryVaccinium myrtillus
Marsh WillowherbEpilobium palustre
OakQuercus
BeechFagus sylvatica
RowanSorbus aucuparia
BlinksMontia fontana
Rubus lindebergiiRubus lindebergii
Creeping Forget-me-notMyosotis secunda
Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea
Bent GrassAgrostis
Common SorrelRumex acetosa
Common SedgeCarex nigra
Bog StitchwortStellaria alsine
Fen BedstrawGalium uliginosum
Marsh VioletViola palustris
Sitka SprucePicea sitchensis
Heath Wood-rushLuzula multiflora
Hedge BedstrawGalium album
Silver Hair-grassAira caryophyllea2022
Large Bitter-cressCardamine amara2022
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2022
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2022
Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa subsp. cespitosa2022
Common CouchElymus repens2022
Marsh Hawk's-beardCrepis paludosa2022
Trichophorum germanicumTrichophorum germanicum2022
HarebellCampanula rotundifolia2022
BugleAjuga reptans2022
GorseUlex europaeus2022
Hard-fernBlechnum spicant2022
Spiked SedgeCarex spicata2022
Bird CherryPrunus padus2022
Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana2022
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2022
DandelionTaraxacum2022
Velvet BentAgrostis canina2022
Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis2022
Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta2022
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2022
Common ChickweedStellaria media2022
BlackthornPrunus spinosa2022
HeatherCalluna vulgaris2022
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2022
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2022
Meadow OatHelictochloa pratensis2022
Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2022
Heath Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza maculata2022
Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina2022
PignutConopodium majus2022
BrackenPteridium aquilinum2022
Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella2022
Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2022
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2022
Hairy SedgeCarex hirta2022
Goat WillowSalix caprea2022
Hard Shield-fernPolystichum aculeatum2022
Red FescueFestuca rubra2022
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2022
Curled DockRumex crispus2022
Northern DockRumex longifolius2022
RaspberryRubus idaeus2022
Early Hair-grassAira praecox2022
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus2022
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2022
Parsley FernCryptogramma crispa2022
Common FigwortScrophularia nodosa2022
NipplewortLapsana communis2022
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2022
Tufted Forget-me-notMyosotis laxa2022
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2022
MontbretiaCrocosmia aurea x pottsii = C. x crocosmiiflora2022
Bearded CouchElymus caninus2022
Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2022
Water AvensGeum rivale2022
Hairy Wood-rushLuzula pilosa2022
Compact RushJuncus conglomeratus2022
Welsh PoppyPapaver cambricum2022
IvyHedera helix2022
Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2022
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2022
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2022
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2022
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2022
Lemon-scented FernOreopteris limbosperma2022
Garden Lady's-mantleAlchemilla mollis2022
Star SedgeCarex echinata2022
Tufted VetchVicia cracca2022
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2022
WoodruffGalium odoratum2022
Oak FernGymnocarpium dryopteris2022
Bog AsphodelNarthecium ossifragum2022
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2022
Small Sweet-grassGlyceria declinata2022
Cross-leaved HeathErica tetralix2022
Sherard's Downy-roseRosa sherardii2022
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2022
Scaly Male-fernDryopteris affinis2022
Marsh FoxtailAlopecurus geniculatus2022
Heath RushJuncus squarrosus2022
Common ValerianValeriana officinalis2022
OsierSalix viminalis2022
Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2022
Ragged-RobinSilene flos-cuculi2022
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2022
Hare's-tail CottongrassEriophorum vaginatum2022
Sheep's-fescueFestuca ovina2022
Sessile OakQuercus petraea2022
Reflexed Saltmarsh-grassPuccinellia distans subsp. distans2022
YarrowAchillea millefolium2022
Common Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre subsp. palustre2022
Pale SedgeCarex pallescens2022
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2022
Wood MilletMilium effusum2022
Floating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitans2022
Flea SedgeCarex pulicaris2022
Ficaria verna subsp. fertilisFicaria verna subsp. fertilis2022
Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2022
Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens2022
Greater PlantainPlantago major2022
KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare2022
Common NettleUrtica dioica2022
Wych ElmUlmus glabra2022
Norway MapleAcer platanoides2022
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2022
Marsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosum2022
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2022
Great Wood-rushLuzula sylvatica2022
PolypodyPolypodium vulgare2022

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

1,430 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds18 species

summer

2025

Jay · House Sparrow · Wren · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon +13

JayGarrulus glandarius
House SparrowPasser domesticus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
SwallowHirundo rustica
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Great TitParus major
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
BlackbirdTurdus merula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
House MartinDelichon urbicum
RavenCorvus corax
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2023
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2023

🦌

Mammals3 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Roe Deer · Red Squirrel · Badger

Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2024
Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
BadgerMeles meles2023

🦎

Reptiles1 species

spring

2023

Adder

AdderVipera berus

🐝

Insects3 species

summer

2024

Glow-worm · Sericomyia silentis · Oedemera virescens

Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca
Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis2023
Oedemera virescensOedemera virescens2023

🌿

Plants147 species

summer

2023

Purple Moor-grass · Tormentil · Heath Bedstraw · Wavy Hair-Grass · Silver Birch +142

Purple Moor-grassMolinia caerulea
TormentilPotentilla erecta
Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile
Wavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosa
Silver BirchBetula pendula
Green-ribbed SedgeCarex binervis
White CloverTrifolium repens
Lesser SpearwortRanunculus flammula
Sharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorus
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris
Oval SedgeCarex leporina
Mat-grassNardus stricta
AlderAlnus glutinosa
Lesser Sea-spurreySpergularia marina2022
Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis
Sheep's Fescue agg.Festuca ovina
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
Soft-rushJuncus effusus
BilberryVaccinium myrtillus
Marsh WillowherbEpilobium palustre
OakQuercus
BeechFagus sylvatica
RowanSorbus aucuparia
BlinksMontia fontana
Rubus lindebergiiRubus lindebergii
Creeping Forget-me-notMyosotis secunda
Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea
Bent GrassAgrostis
Common SorrelRumex acetosa
Common SedgeCarex nigra
Bog StitchwortStellaria alsine
Fen BedstrawGalium uliginosum
Marsh VioletViola palustris
Sitka SprucePicea sitchensis
Heath Wood-rushLuzula multiflora
Hedge BedstrawGalium album
Silver Hair-grassAira caryophyllea2022
Large Bitter-cressCardamine amara2022
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2022
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2022
Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa subsp. cespitosa2022
Common CouchElymus repens2022
Marsh Hawk's-beardCrepis paludosa2022
Trichophorum germanicumTrichophorum germanicum2022
HarebellCampanula rotundifolia2022
BugleAjuga reptans2022
GorseUlex europaeus2022
Hard-fernBlechnum spicant2022
Spiked SedgeCarex spicata2022
Bird CherryPrunus padus2022
Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana2022
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2022
DandelionTaraxacum2022
Velvet BentAgrostis canina2022
Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis2022
Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta2022
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2022
Common ChickweedStellaria media2022
BlackthornPrunus spinosa2022
HeatherCalluna vulgaris2022
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2022
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2022
Meadow OatHelictochloa pratensis2022
Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2022
Heath Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza maculata2022
Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina2022
PignutConopodium majus2022
BrackenPteridium aquilinum2022
Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella2022
Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2022
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2022
Hairy SedgeCarex hirta2022
Goat WillowSalix caprea2022
Hard Shield-fernPolystichum aculeatum2022
Red FescueFestuca rubra2022
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2022
Curled DockRumex crispus2022
Northern DockRumex longifolius2022
RaspberryRubus idaeus2022
Early Hair-grassAira praecox2022
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus2022
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2022
Parsley FernCryptogramma crispa2022
Common FigwortScrophularia nodosa2022
NipplewortLapsana communis2022
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2022
Tufted Forget-me-notMyosotis laxa2022
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2022
MontbretiaCrocosmia aurea x pottsii = C. x crocosmiiflora2022
Bearded CouchElymus caninus2022
Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2022
Water AvensGeum rivale2022
Hairy Wood-rushLuzula pilosa2022
Compact RushJuncus conglomeratus2022
Welsh PoppyPapaver cambricum2022
IvyHedera helix2022
Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2022
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2022
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2022
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2022
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2022
Lemon-scented FernOreopteris limbosperma2022
Garden Lady's-mantleAlchemilla mollis2022
Star SedgeCarex echinata2022
Tufted VetchVicia cracca2022
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2022
WoodruffGalium odoratum2022
Oak FernGymnocarpium dryopteris2022
Bog AsphodelNarthecium ossifragum2022
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2022
Small Sweet-grassGlyceria declinata2022
Cross-leaved HeathErica tetralix2022
Sherard's Downy-roseRosa sherardii2022
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2022
Scaly Male-fernDryopteris affinis2022
Marsh FoxtailAlopecurus geniculatus2022
Heath RushJuncus squarrosus2022
Common ValerianValeriana officinalis2022
OsierSalix viminalis2022
Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2022
Ragged-RobinSilene flos-cuculi2022
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2022
Hare's-tail CottongrassEriophorum vaginatum2022
Sheep's-fescueFestuca ovina2022
Sessile OakQuercus petraea2022
Reflexed Saltmarsh-grassPuccinellia distans subsp. distans2022
YarrowAchillea millefolium2022
Common Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre subsp. palustre2022
Pale SedgeCarex pallescens2022
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2022
Wood MilletMilium effusum2022
Floating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitans2022
Flea SedgeCarex pulicaris2022
Ficaria verna subsp. fertilisFicaria verna subsp. fertilis2022
Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2022
Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens2022
Greater PlantainPlantago major2022
KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare2022
Common NettleUrtica dioica2022
Wych ElmUlmus glabra2022
Norway MapleAcer platanoides2022
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2022
Marsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosum2022
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2022
Great Wood-rushLuzula sylvatica2022
PolypodyPolypodium vulgare2022

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 wrobison · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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