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Ewieside Hill Ring Ditch and Settlement

2 ha

📷 Iain Macaulay · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

55.91155, -2.35706

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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

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Coal Tit +68 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Coal Tit +68 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Sycamore Tarspot, Coral Spot, Jelly Ear +22 more · last seen 2014; Fungi — Sycamore Tarspot, Coral Spot, Jelly Ear +22 more · last seen 2014

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Sheep's Sorrel, Sessile Oak, Foxglove +209 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Sheep's Sorrel, Sessile Oak, Foxglove +209 more · last seen 2024

Free

Foraging

Plants — Sheep's Sorrel, Sessile Oak, Common Nettle +23 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Herald, Speckled Wood, 7-spot Ladybird +37 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Herald, Speckled Wood, 7-spot Ladybird +37 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Southern Upland Way (Section C - Lauder to Cockburnspath)Walking route
Named routePoint-to-pointNational walking route
Berwickshire Coastal PathWalking route48 km
Named routeLength 48 kmPoint-to-pointNational walking route
John Muir LinkWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Duns Red RouteCycling route41 km
Named routeRef redLength 41 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
Eyemouth Yellow RouteCycling route42 km
Named routeRef yellowLength 42 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
Border LoopCycling route
Named routeRef BLRound tripRegional cycle route
NCN National Route 76Cycling route
Named routeRef 76Point-to-pointNational Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Ewieside Hill trig

📷 Iain Macaulay · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Ewieside Hill trig

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

⛪St Helens ChurchReligious grounds2.3 km→🌱Walled GardenUrban park3.6 km→✦Mercat CrossHistoric site2.4 km→🪦Bankhead CemetaryCemetery2.8 km→✦Mercat CrossHistoric site4.3 km→⛪Oldhamstocks Parish ChurchReligious grounds4.4 km→

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