Castle Hill Settlement 1 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
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Dogs welcome 1 ha
Places › Scotland › South Scotland › Scottish Borders Getting here
55.64898, -3.12709
Open directionsv 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 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 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 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mallard, Chaffinch, Oystercatcher +69 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mallard, Chaffinch, Oystercatcher +69 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meliscaeva cinctella, Cantharis nigricans, Common Carder Bee +37 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meliscaeva cinctella, Cantharis nigricans, Common Carder Bee +37 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
John Buchan Way Walking route 22 km ▾
Named route Length 22 km Local walking route
Show on map Tantah's Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Pilots' Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Cross Borders Drove Road (West Linton to Traquair) Walking route ▾
Named route Point-to-point National walking route
Show on map 30 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cademuir Circuit Cycling route 12 km ▾
Named route Ref yellow Length 12 km Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map NCN 1 Berwick-upon-Tweed to Innerleithen Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
Show on map Innerleithen Yellow Route Cycling route 59 km ▾
Named route Ref yellow Length 59 km Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map Innerleithen Blue Route Cycling route 67 km ▾
Named route Ref blue Length 67 km Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map Peebles to Eddleston Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Peebles to Innerleithen Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map 7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Glentress Green Route Mountain bike route 4.5 km ▾
Named route Length 4.5 km
Show on map Glentress Blue Route Mountain bike route ▾
Glentress Black Route Mountain bike route 29 km ▾
Named route Length 29 km
Show on map Glentress Red Route Mountain bike route ▾
Innerleithen XC Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Capital Trail Mountain bike route ▾
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Wildlife to spot
7,320 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 7,320 records · National Biodiversity Network Grey Heron · Wren · Mallard · Blackbird · Goosander +30
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blackbird Turdus merula Goosander Mergus merganser Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Siskin Spinus spinus Greylag Goose Anser anser Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Great Tit Parus major Robin Erithacus rubecula Jay Garrulus glandarius Herring Gull Larus argentatus Dipper Cinclus cinclus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Swallow Hirundo rustica Carrion Crow Corvus corone corone Haematopus ostralegus ostralegus Haematopus ostralegus ostralegus Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Sand Martin Riparia riparia 🦌 Mammals 3 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Red Squirrel · Grey Squirrel · Pine Marten
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Pine Marten Martes martes2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Palmate Newt
Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Pterostichus niger · Greater Bulb-Fly · Syrphus ribesii · Orchid Beetle · Meliscaeva cinctella +4
Pterostichus niger Pterostichus niger Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii Orchid Beetle Dascillus cervinus Meliscaeva cinctella Meliscaeva cinctella Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus Cantharis nigricans Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 7,320 records · National Biodiversity Network Grey Heron · Wren · Mallard · Blackbird · Goosander +30
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blackbird Turdus merula Goosander Mergus merganser Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Siskin Spinus spinus Greylag Goose Anser anser Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Great Tit Parus major Robin Erithacus rubecula Jay Garrulus glandarius Herring Gull Larus argentatus Dipper Cinclus cinclus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Swallow Hirundo rustica Carrion Crow Corvus corone corone Haematopus ostralegus ostralegus Haematopus ostralegus ostralegus Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Sand Martin Riparia riparia 🦌 Mammals 3 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Red Squirrel · Grey Squirrel · Pine Marten
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Pine Marten Martes martes2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Palmate Newt
Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Pterostichus niger · Greater Bulb-Fly · Syrphus ribesii · Orchid Beetle · Meliscaeva cinctella +4
Pterostichus niger Pterostichus niger Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii Orchid Beetle Dascillus cervinus Meliscaeva cinctella Meliscaeva cinctella Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus Cantharis nigricans Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Cantharis nigricans
Cantharis nigricans
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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