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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🍂Seasonal
Dogs welcome
Getting here
55.70400, -3.37465
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦82+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Fieldfare and Raven
- ✦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
- 🐦82+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Fieldfare and Raven
- ✦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
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Fieldfare, Raven, Brambling +79 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Fieldfare, Raven, Brambling +79 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Bluebell, Wild Angelica, Yellow Iris +88 more · last seen 2016
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Large Red Damselfly, Four-spotted Chaser, Birch Clubhorn +7 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Pentland Way (Alternative)Walking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Pentland Way (Dunsyre to Cross Borders Drove Road)Walking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Cross Borders Drove Road (West Linton to Traquair)Walking route▾
Named routePoint-to-pointNational walking route
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Capital TrailMountain bike route▾
Great North Trail (Scottish Borders)Mountain bike route154.8 km▾
Named routeLength 154.8 kmNational Cycle Network
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View from Blyth Bank Hill
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Wildlife to spot
1,979 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
1,979 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds35 species
springsummer
2025▾
Raven · Fieldfare · Brambling · Redwing · House Sparrow +30
- RavenCorvus corax
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla2022
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2022
- Great TitParus major2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2023
- HoopoeUpupa epops2023
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2022
- RobinErithacus rubecula2022
- RookCorvus frugilegus2022
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2022
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2022
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2022
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2022
- SwallowHirundo rustica2022
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2022
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2022
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2022
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2022
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2022
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2022
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2022
🦌Mammals7 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Squirrel · Pine Marten · Badger · Otter +2
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris2025
- Pine MartenMartes martes2025
- BadgerMeles meles2022
- OtterLutra lutra
Four-spotted Chaser · Large Red Damselfly · Birch Clubhorn · Spiked Shieldbug · Fork-tailed Flower Bee +1
- Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
- Birch ClubhornCimbex femoratus2024
- Spiked ShieldbugPicromerus bidens2023
- Fork-tailed Flower BeeAnthophora furcata2023
- Bibio pomonaeBibio pomonae
Common Mouse-ear · Sweet Vernal-grass · Annual Meadow-grass · Germander Speedwell · Broom +70
- Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum
- Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum
- Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua
- Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
- BroomCytisus scoparius
- Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
- BeechFagus sylvatica
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,979 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds35 species
springsummer
2025▾
Raven · Fieldfare · Brambling · Redwing · House Sparrow +30
- RavenCorvus corax
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla2022
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2022
- Great TitParus major2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2023
- HoopoeUpupa epops2023
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2022
- RobinErithacus rubecula2022
- RookCorvus frugilegus2022
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2022
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2022
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2022
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2022
- SwallowHirundo rustica2022
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2022
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2022
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2022
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2022
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2022
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2022
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2022
🦌Mammals7 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Squirrel · Pine Marten · Badger · Otter +2
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris2025
- Pine MartenMartes martes2025
- BadgerMeles meles2022
- OtterLutra lutra
Four-spotted Chaser · Large Red Damselfly · Birch Clubhorn · Spiked Shieldbug · Fork-tailed Flower Bee +1
- Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
- Birch ClubhornCimbex femoratus2024
- Spiked ShieldbugPicromerus bidens2023
- Fork-tailed Flower BeeAnthophora furcata2023
- Bibio pomonaeBibio pomonae
Common Mouse-ear · Sweet Vernal-grass · Annual Meadow-grass · Germander Speedwell · Broom +70
- Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum
- Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum
- Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua
- Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
- BroomCytisus scoparius
- Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
- BeechFagus sylvatica
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Leisler's Bat
Leisler's Bat
Nyctalus leisleri2025
Nyctalus leisleri2025
StoatMustela erminea2023StoatMustela erminea20232023
2023
ElmUlmusElmUlmusCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineAshFraxinus excelsiorAshFraxinus excelsiorBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisEqual-leaved KnotgrassPolygonum arenastrumEqual-leaved KnotgrassPolygonum arenastrumFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusElderSambucus nigraElderSambucus nigraHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaDandelionTaraxacumDandelionTaraxacumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumLarchLarixLarchLarixCommon SorrelRumex acetosaCommon SorrelRumex acetosaScots PinePinus sylvestrisScots PinePinus sylvestrisLesser StitchwortStellaria gramineaLesser StitchwortStellaria gramineaSitka SprucePicea sitchensisSitka SprucePicea sitchensisLady's BedstrawGalium verumLady's BedstrawGalium verumCreeping Forget-me-notMyosotis secundaCreeping Forget-me-notMyosotis secundaCrosswortCruciata laevipesCrosswortCruciata laevipesRaspberryRubus idaeusRaspberryRubus idaeusSheep's SorrelRumex acetosellaSheep's SorrelRumex acetosellaSheep's Fescue agg.Festuca ovinaSheep's Fescue agg.Festuca ovinaPineappleweedMatricaria discoideaPineappleweedMatricaria discoideaCommon Dog-violetViola rivinianaCommon Dog-violetViola rivinianaYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusHarebellCampanula rotundifoliaHarebellCampanula rotundifoliaLimeTilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaeaLimeTilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaeaTufted VetchVicia craccaTufted VetchVicia craccaCat's-earHypochaeris radicataCat's-earHypochaeris radicataRed CloverTrifolium pratenseRed CloverTrifolium pratenseCommon CouchElymus repensCommon CouchElymus repensCreeping Soft-grassHolcus mollisCreeping Soft-grassHolcus mollisTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaBush VetchVicia sepiumBush VetchVicia sepiumRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumMeadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensisMeadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensisMelancholy ThistleCirsium heterophyllumMelancholy ThistleCirsium heterophyllumMouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarumMouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarumWood AvensGeum urbanumWood AvensGeum urbanumSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensFestuca rubraFestuca rubraFestuca rubraFestuca rubraPerennial Rye-grassLolium perennePerennial Rye-grassLolium perenneWhite CloverTrifolium repensWhite CloverTrifolium repensGroundselSenecio vulgarisGroundselSenecio vulgarisCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataCreeping BentAgrostis stoloniferaCreeping BentAgrostis stoloniferaDryopteris filix-masDryopteris filix-masDryopteris filix-masDryopteris filix-masGreater PlantainPlantago majorGreater PlantainPlantago majorHorse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanumHorse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanumDaisyBellis perennisDaisyBellis perennisGround-elderAegopodium podagrariaGround-elderAegopodium podagrariaBroad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatataBroad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatataStellaria mediaStellaria mediaStellaria mediaStellaria mediaCommon OracheAtriplex patulaCommon OracheAtriplex patulaHedera helixHedera helixHedera helixHedera helixReflexed Saltmarsh-GrassPuccinellia distansReflexed Saltmarsh-GrassPuccinellia distansBrambleRubus fruticosusBrambleRubus fruticosusCommon VetchVicia sativaCommon VetchVicia sativaPrickly Sow-thistleSonchus asperPrickly Sow-thistleSonchus asperHedge BedstrawGalium albumHedge BedstrawGalium albumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumNorway MapleAcer platanoidesNorway MapleAcer platanoidesLolium perenneLolium perenneLolium perenneLolium perenneLesser Sea-spurreySpergularia marinaLesser Sea-spurreySpergularia marina