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Boosmill Hill Hillfort

📷 Dr Duncan Pepper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

55.50235, -2.78867

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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

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Red-legged Partridge, Magpie, Chiffchaff +56 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Red-legged Partridge, Magpie, Chiffchaff +56 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Conifer Mazegill, Candlesnuff Fungus, Mallrug, Mallryg +403 more · last seen 2024; Fungi — Conifer Mazegill, Candlesnuff Fungus, Mallrug, Mallryg +403 more · last seen 2024

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Two-spined Acaena, Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-moss, Cylindric Beard-moss +145 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Two-spined Acaena, Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-moss, Cylindric Beard-moss +145 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Wild Strawberry, Pedunculate Oak, Few-flowered Garlic +42 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Brimstone Moth, Chaetopteryx villosa, Brown Rustic +27 more · last seen 2022; Insects — Brimstone Moth, Chaetopteryx villosa, Brown Rustic +27 more · last seen 2022

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Borders Abbeys WayWalking route109 km
Named routeLength 109 kmRound tripNational walking route
Cross Borders Drove Road (Traquair to Hawick)Walking route
Named routePoint-to-pointNational walking route
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Cycling

9 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
4 Abbeys CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 4Round tripRegional cycle route
Melrose Red RouteCycling route25 km

Midlem & Lindean

Named routeRef redLength 25 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
Innerleithen Blue RouteCycling route67 km
Named routeRef blueLength 67 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
DenholmCycling route23 km
Named routeRef blueLength 23 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
Denholm and LillisleafCycling route31 km
Named routeRef redLength 31 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
Selkirk Green routeCycling route11 km
Named routeRef greenLength 11 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Great North Trail (Scottish Borders)Mountain bike route154.8 km
Named routeLength 154.8 kmNational Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Grazing pasture beside the Ale Water

📷 Dr Duncan Pepper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Grazing pasture beside the Ale Water

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Lilliesleaf GreenUrban park3.2 km→🌱Leaf GreenUrban park3.3 km→⛪Ashkirk Parish ChurchReligious grounds3.9 km→⛳Lilliesleaf Golf CourseGolf course1.1 km→✦Clerklands HillfortHistoric site1.2 km→✦Riddell HouseHistoric site1.8 km→

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