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Buckholm Tower

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📷 Walter Baxter · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

55.63194, -2.82302

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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
  • ✦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

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Chiffchaff, Wren, Jackdaw +81 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Chiffchaff, Wren, Jackdaw +81 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Common Cord-moss, Rough-stalked Feather-moss, Clustered Feather-moss +32 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Common Cord-moss, Rough-stalked Feather-moss, Clustered Feather-moss +32 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Sericomyia silentis, Nimbus contaminatus, Eristalis nemorum +1 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Sericomyia silentis, Nimbus contaminatus, Eristalis nemorum +1 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Borders Abbeys WayWalking route109 km
Named routeLength 109 kmRound tripNational walking route
Southern Upland Way (Section A - Portpatrick to Melrose)Walking route
Named routePoint-to-pointNational walking route
Southern Upland Way (Section B - Melrose to Lauder)Walking route
Named routePoint-to-pointNational walking route
Glenkinnon Biodiversity TrailWalking route
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

28 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN 1 Berwick-upon-Tweed to InnerleithenCycling route
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
Innerleithen Yellow RouteCycling route59 km
Named routeRef yellowLength 59 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
Melrose Blue RouteCycling route8 km

Abbotsford Circuit

Named routeRef blueLength 8 kmRound tripLocal 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
Abbotsford LinkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Capital TrailMountain bike route
Named route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Buckholm Tower

📷 Walter Baxter · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Bank Street GardensUrban park2 km→🌱Gala PoliciesUrban park2.2 km→🌱Tweedbank ParkUrban park4.5 km→🌱Tweedbank ParkUrban park4.6 km→🌱Tweedbank ParkUrban park4.8 km→🌱Victoria ParkUrban park1.5 km→

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