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Corsehope Rings

3 ha

📷 Jim Barton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Dogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

55.75668, -2.96945

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
  • 🌿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

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Chaffinch, Woodpigeon, Pheasant +69 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Chaffinch, Woodpigeon, Pheasant +69 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Creeping Thistle, Eyebright, Common Nettle +145 more · last seen 2022; Plants — Creeping Thistle, Eyebright, Common Nettle +145 more · last seen 2022

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Nettle, Common Orache, Dandelion +20 more foraging species

Varies

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Sclerophora pallida · last seen 2018; Fungi — Sclerophora pallida · last seen 2018

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Cycling

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Innerleithen Yellow RouteCycling route59 km
Named routeRef yellowLength 59 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
Border LoopCycling route
Named routeRef BLRound tripRegional cycle route
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 6Cycling route

Tynemouth - Edinburgh

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
NCN 1 Innerleithen to EdinburghCycling route
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Corsehope Rings hill fort (2)

📷 Jim Barton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Corsehope Rings hill fort (2)

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Cortleferry Scooped Settlement (on Hoppringle Hill) Middle Iron AgeHistoric site4.1 km→⛪Heriot Parish ChurchReligious grounds700 m→✦Halltree RingsHistoric site800 m→✦Hodge Cairn HillfortHistoric site2.7 km→✦Burial / Cairn (possible, period unknown), Clearance Cairn (possible)Historic site3.9 km→✦Cairn / Cemetery (Bronze Age) (possible)Historic site4 km→

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