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55.55155, -2.68382
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦54+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Magpie and Yellowhammer
- ✦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
- 🐦54+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Magpie and Yellowhammer
- ✦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
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Magpie, Yellowhammer, Great Spotted Woodpecker +51 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Magpie, Yellowhammer, Great Spotted Woodpecker +51 more · last seen 2025
Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Giant Hogweed, Taxus baccata f. fastigiata, Cleavers +27 more · last seen 2022; Plants — Giant Hogweed, Taxus baccata f. fastigiata, Cleavers +27 more · last seen 2022
Heritage
Strong match
Historic site
Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Cuckoo-Spit Insect, Small White, Green-veined White +2 more · last seen 2019; Insects — Cuckoo-Spit Insect, Small White, Green-veined White +2 more · last seen 2019
Foraging
Good match
Plants — Barren Strawberry, Dandelion, Ground-elder +3 more foraging species
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Walking
Eildon Hills TrailWalking route
Saint Cuthbert's Way (Melrose to Kirk Yetholm)Walking route
Borders Abbeys WayWalking route109 km
🚴Cycling
17 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
4 Abbeys CyclewayCycling route
NCN 1 Berwick-upon-Tweed to InnerleithenCycling route
Melrose Yellow RouteCycling route22 km
Scott's View and Dryburgh
Melrose Green RouteCycling route
Eildons
Melrose Red RouteCycling route25 km
Midlem & Lindean
Denholm and LillisleafCycling route31 km
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