Cocket Height, Settlement
Getting here
55.31069, -3.40960
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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
- 🍄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
Good to know
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Best for
Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mallard, Chaffinch, Wren +74 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mallard, Chaffinch, Wren +74 more · last seen 2025
Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Amanita Wridog, Bleeding Broadleaf Crust, Maple Mildew +59 more · last seen 2019; Fungi — Amanita Wridog, Bleeding Broadleaf Crust, Maple Mildew +59 more · last seen 2019
Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Hard Shield-fern, Great Mullein, Sharp-flowered Rush +182 more · last seen 2017; Plants — Hard Shield-fern, Great Mullein, Sharp-flowered Rush +182 more · last seen 2017
Foraging
Strong match
Plants — Raspberry, Sessile Oak, Crowberry agg. +21 more foraging species
Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Straw Dot, Common Cockchafer, Pedicia rivosa +34 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Straw Dot, Common Cockchafer, Pedicia rivosa +34 more · last seen 2025
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Walking
Southern Upland Way (Section A - Portpatrick to Melrose)Walking route
Annandale WayWalking route88 km
Romans and Reivers RouteWalking route84 km
🚴Cycling
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
NCN National Route 74Cycling route
Caledonian CyclewayCycling route
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