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Buccleuch Park

📷 Walter Baxter · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

55.42203, -2.79699

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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
  • ⚽Playing fields is at its best in summer here
  • 🧺Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingParking· FreePicnic spot

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Dipper, Rock Dove, Chiffchaff +62 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Dipper, Rock Dove, Chiffchaff +62 more · last seen 2025

Free

Playing fields

Playing field

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Giant Hogweed, American Skunk-cabbage +147 more · last seen 2022; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Giant Hogweed, American Skunk-cabbage +147 more · last seen 2022

Free

Foraging

Plants — Hazel, Elder, Amphibious Bistort +25 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Marmalade Hoverfly, Red Admiral +30 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Marmalade Hoverfly, Red Admiral +30 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Borders Abbeys WayWalking route109 km
Named routeLength 109 kmRound tripNational walking route
Romans and Reivers RouteWalking route84 km
Named routeLength 84 kmPoint-to-pointNational walking route
Cross Borders Drove Road (Traquair to Hawick)Walking route
Named routePoint-to-pointNational walking route
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Cycling

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
DenholmCycling route23 km
Named routeRef blueLength 23 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
Cavers and StobsCycling route30 km
Named routeRef redLength 30 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
Vertish Hill LoopCycling route12 km
Named routeRef greenLength 12 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
RobertsonCycling route22 km
Named routeRef yellowLength 22 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
Border LoopCycling route
Named routeRef BLRound tripRegional 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

A cricket match at Buccleuch Park, Hawick

📷 Walter Baxter · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

A cricket match at Buccleuch Park, Hawick

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🌱Drumlanrig SquareUrban park500 m→🌱Little HaughUrban park700 m→🌱Henderson GardenUrban park200 m→🌱The HaughUrban park300 m→🌱Common Haugh Riverside ParkUrban park300 m→🌱Wilton Lodge ParkUrban park700 m→

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