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Blanerne Castle

0 ha

📷 Walter Baxter · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

55.80025, -2.26982

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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
  • 🍄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

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Diaporthe samaricola, Neosetophoma samarorum, Gnomonia cerastis +100 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Diaporthe samaricola, Neosetophoma samarorum, Gnomonia cerastis +100 more · last seen 2025

Varies

Bird watching

Birds — Grey Heron, Collared Dove, Kestrel +29 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Grey Heron, Collared Dove, Kestrel +29 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Foraging

Fungi — Mallrug, Mallryg, Porpidia tuberculosa, Ambarelo'r Bwgan

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Giant Hogweed, Japanese Knotweed · last seen 2022; Plants — Giant Hogweed, Japanese Knotweed · last seen 2022

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Cycling

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Duns Green RouteCycling route25 km
Named routeRef greenLength 25 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
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
Eyemouth Yellow RouteCycling route42 km
Named routeRef yellowLength 42 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
Duns Yellow RouteCycling route26 km
Named routeRef yellowLength 26 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
Border LoopCycling route
Named routeRef BLRound tripRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

The remains of Blanerne Castle near Edrom

📷 Walter Baxter · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

The remains of Blanerne Castle near Edrom

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

⛪The Old ChurchReligious grounds3.8 km→⛪Edrom Parish ChurchReligious grounds700 m→✦Billie CastleHistoric site3.7 km→⚽Comrades ParkPlaying field3.9 km→⛪Bonkyl and Preston Parish ChurchReligious grounds4 km→✦Mill PondHistoric site4 km→

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