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Bunkle Castle

📷 Walter Baxter · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

55.82978, -2.31211

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦56+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Carrion Crow
  • 🍄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

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Skylark +53 more · last seen 2024; Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Skylark +53 more · last seen 2024

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Sycamore Tarspot, Erysiphe ulmariae, Alder Bracket +8 more · last seen 2014; Fungi — Sycamore Tarspot, Erysiphe ulmariae, Alder Bracket +8 more · last seen 2014

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Ingrailed Clay, Large Yellow Underwing, Map-winged Swift +134 more · last seen 2021; Insects — Ingrailed Clay, Large Yellow Underwing, Map-winged Swift +134 more · last seen 2021

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Broad Buckler-fern, Bilberry, Grass +165 more · last seen 2022; Plants — Broad Buckler-fern, Bilberry, Grass +165 more · last seen 2022

Free

Foraging

Plants — Bilberry, Pedunculate Oak, Beech +21 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Southern Upland Way (Section C - Lauder to Cockburnspath)Walking route
Named routePoint-to-pointNational walking route
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Cycling

5 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
Border LoopCycling route
Named routeRef BLRound tripRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

The remains of Bunkle Castle

📷 Walter Baxter · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

The remains of Bunkle Castle

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦St Bathans Chapel (Site of)Historic site5 km→⛪Bonkyl and Preston Parish ChurchReligious grounds300 m→✦Mill PondHistoric site2.4 km→✦Billie CastleHistoric site4.4 km→⛪Edrom Parish ChurchReligious grounds4.4 km→✦Mill PondHistoric site2.1 km→

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