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55.82172, -2.94026
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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 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 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 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Red Grouse (scotica), Skylark, Meadow Pipit +82 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Red Grouse (scotica), Skylark, Meadow Pipit +82 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Netted Shield Lichen, Oak Moss, Lecanora pulicaris +49 more · last seen 2016; Fungi — Netted Shield Lichen, Oak Moss, Lecanora pulicaris +49 more · last seen 2016
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🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Common Nettle, Dandelion, Hawthorn +136 more · last seen 2019; Plants — Common Nettle, Dandelion, Hawthorn +136 more · last seen 2019
Free
Plants — Common Nettle, Dandelion, Hawthorn +19 more foraging species
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Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Gore Way Walking route ▾
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East Lothian Core Path Network
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Signed route nearby
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 6 Cycling route ▾
Tynemouth - Edinburgh
Named route Ref EV12 International cycle route
Show on map NCN 1 Innerleithen to Edinburgh Cycling route ▾
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Wildlife to spot
1,949 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 1,949 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Red Grouse (scotica) · Skylark · Meadow Pipit · Chaffinch · Wren +37
Red Grouse (scotica) Lagopus scotica Skylark Alauda arvensis Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Greylag Goose Anser anser Swallow Hirundo rustica Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Carrion Crow Corvus corone Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus Teal Anas crecca Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Robin Erithacus rubecula Raven Corvus corax Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Coal Tit Periparus ater Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Goosander Mergus merganser Curlew Numenius arquata Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Blackbird Turdus merula Starling Sturnus vulgaris Snipe Gallinago gallinago Pochard Aythya ferina Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Dunnock Prunella modularis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Grey Partridge Perdix perdix Crossbill Loxia curvirostra 🦌 Mammals 5 species
winter summer autumn
2025 ▾
Mole · Badger · Roe Deer · Field Vole · Brown Hare
Mole Talpa europaea Badger Meles meles Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Field Vole Microtus agrestis Brown Hare Lepus europaeus 🐝 Insects 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Syrphus
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Syrphus Syrphus2024 Bog Stitchwort · Mat-grass · Marsh-bedstraw · White Sedge · Trichophorum germanicum +14
Bog Stitchwort Stellaria alsine Mat-grass Nardus stricta Marsh-bedstraw Galium palustre White Sedge Carex canescens Trichophorum germanicum Trichophorum germanicum Marsh Violet Viola palustris Dandelion Taraxacum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 1,949 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Red Grouse (scotica) · Skylark · Meadow Pipit · Chaffinch · Wren +37
Red Grouse (scotica) Lagopus scotica Skylark Alauda arvensis Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Greylag Goose Anser anser Swallow Hirundo rustica Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Carrion Crow Corvus corone Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus Teal Anas crecca Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Robin Erithacus rubecula Raven Corvus corax Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Coal Tit Periparus ater Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Goosander Mergus merganser Curlew Numenius arquata Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Blackbird Turdus merula Starling Sturnus vulgaris Snipe Gallinago gallinago Pochard Aythya ferina Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Dunnock Prunella modularis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Grey Partridge Perdix perdix Crossbill Loxia curvirostra 🦌 Mammals 5 species
winter summer autumn
2025 ▾
Mole · Badger · Roe Deer · Field Vole · Brown Hare
Mole Talpa europaea Badger Meles meles Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Field Vole Microtus agrestis Brown Hare Lepus europaeus 🐝 Insects 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Syrphus
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Syrphus Syrphus2024 Bog Stitchwort · Mat-grass · Marsh-bedstraw · White Sedge · Trichophorum germanicum +14
Bog Stitchwort Stellaria alsine Mat-grass Nardus stricta Marsh-bedstraw Galium palustre White Sedge Carex canescens Trichophorum germanicum Trichophorum germanicum Marsh Violet Viola palustris Dandelion Taraxacum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Rough Meadow-grass Poa trivialis
Rough Meadow-grass Poa trivialis
Purple Moor-grass Molinia caerulea
Purple Moor-grass Molinia caerulea
Wavy Hair-Grass Avenella flexuosa
Wavy Hair-Grass Avenella flexuosa
Star Sedge Carex echinata
Star Sedge Carex echinata
Procumbent Pearlwort Sagina procumbens
Procumbent Pearlwort Sagina procumbens
Sitka Spruce Picea sitchensis
Sitka Spruce Picea sitchensis
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Hard-fern Blechnum spicant
Hard-fern Blechnum spicant Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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