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Carolside

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📷 Callum Black · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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55.65050, -2.69636

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦82+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Wren
✦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

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦82+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Wren
✦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

Best for

4 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Carrion Crow, Wren, Reed Bunting +79 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Wren, Reed Bunting +79 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Common Green Grasshopper · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Green Grasshopper · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Jubilee PathWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Leader Water PathWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

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

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Cycling

11 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN 1 Berwick-upon-Tweed to InnerleithenCycling route

Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network

Melrose Blue RouteCycling route8 km

Abbotsford Circuit

Named routeRef blueLength 8 kmRound tripLocal cycle route

Melrose Yellow RouteCycling route22 km

Scott's View and Dryburgh

Named routeRef yellowLength 22 kmRound tripLocal cycle route

Melrose Red RouteCycling route25 km

Midlem & Lindean

Named routeRef redLength 25 kmRound tripLocal cycle route

Abbotsford LinkCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Border LoopCycling route

Named routeRef BLRound tripRegional cycle route

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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Capital TrailMountain bike route

Named route

Wildlife to spot

9,018 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

9,018 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds53 species

springsummerwinter

2025

Carrion Crow · Wren · Robin · Teal · Reed Bunting +48

Carrion CrowCorvus corone
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
RobinErithacus rubecula
TealAnas crecca
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
RookCorvus frugilegus
SnipeGallinago gallinago
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
LinnetLinaria cannabina
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
WigeonMareca penelope
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
CurlewNumenius arquata
Barn OwlTyto alba
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
JackdawColoeus monedula
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
MagpiePica pica
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
SwiftApus apus
Common GullLarus canus
DunnockPrunella modularis
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
Great TitParus major
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Water RailRallus aquaticus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
RavenCorvus corax
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
SwallowHirundo rustica
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Grey HeronArdea cinerea

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Mammals1 species

winter

2025

Roe Deer

Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus

🐝

Insects1 species

summer

2025

Common Green Grasshopper

Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

9,018 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds53 species

springsummerwinter

2025

Carrion Crow · Wren · Robin · Teal · Reed Bunting +48

Carrion CrowCorvus corone
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
RobinErithacus rubecula
TealAnas crecca
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
RookCorvus frugilegus
SnipeGallinago gallinago
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
LinnetLinaria cannabina
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
WigeonMareca penelope
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
CurlewNumenius arquata
Barn OwlTyto alba
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
JackdawColoeus monedula
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
MagpiePica pica
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
SwiftApus apus
Common GullLarus canus
DunnockPrunella modularis
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
Great TitParus major
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Water RailRallus aquaticus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
RavenCorvus corax
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
SwallowHirundo rustica
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Grey HeronArdea cinerea

🦌

Mammals1 species

winter

2025

Roe Deer

Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus

🐝

Insects1 species

summer

2025

Common Green Grasshopper

Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Callum Black · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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