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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦104+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Teal and Carrion Crow
✦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

🐦104+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Teal and Carrion Crow
✦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

6 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Teal, Carrion Crow, Mallard +101 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Teal, Carrion Crow, Mallard +101 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Water Avens, Red Campion, Broom +15 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Water Avens, Red Campion, Broom +15 more · last seen 2024

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Emperor Dragonfly, St Marks Fly +6 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Emperor Dragonfly, St Marks Fly +6 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Good match

Plants — Ramsons, Mouse-ear-hawkweed, Thyme-leaved Speedwell

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Lighthouse LoopWalking route

Named routeListed length 1.5Duration 1:00

Berwickshire Coastal PathWalking route48 km

Named routeLength 48 kmPoint-to-pointNational walking route

Discovery TrailWalking route

Named routeListed length 3

Mire Loch LoopWalking route

Named routeListed length 1Duration 0:30

St. Abb's Head TrailWalking route

Named routeRef RW 1Local walking route

🚴

Cycling

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Border LoopCycling route

Named routeRef BLRound tripRegional cycle route

NCN National Route 76Cycling route

Named routeRef 76Point-to-pointNational Cycle Network

Eyemouth Yellow RouteCycling route42 km

Named routeRef yellowLength 42 kmRound tripLocal cycle route

Eyemouth Blue RouteCycling route22 km

Named routeRef blueLength 22 kmPoint-to-pointLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

10,713 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

10,713 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds104 species

autumn

2025

Teal · Carrion Crow · Meadow Pipit · Chaffinch · Goldfinch +99

TealAnas crecca
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RobinErithacus rubecula
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
GannetMorus bassanus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MagpiePica pica
Coal TitPeriparus ater
BlackbirdTurdus merula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
DunnockPrunella modularis
RavenCorvus corax
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
BuzzardButeo buteo
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Tree SparrowPasser montanus
JackdawColoeus monedula
SwallowHirundo rustica
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Great TitParus major
RookCorvus frugilegus
CootFulica atra
House MartinDelichon urbicum
WigeonMareca penelope
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Greylag GooseAnser anser
ShagGulosus aristotelis
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
SiskinSpinus spinus
CurlewNumenius arquata
FulmarFulmarus glacialis
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Rock DoveColumba livia
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
WhitethroatCurruca communis
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
JayGarrulus glandarius
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2024
EiderSomateria mollissima2024
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
SnipeGallinago gallinago
SwiftApus apus
RuffCalidris pugnax
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2024
Common GullLarus canus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
Common GuillemotUria aalge
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
TwiteLinaria flavirostris
Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatus
Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
RazorbillAlca torda
Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus
Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
Fringilla coelebs gengleriFringilla coelebs gengleri2024
Apus apus apusApus apus apus
DipperCinclus cinclus
Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrix
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
Great SkuaStercorarius skua
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
Greenland WheatearOenanthe oenanthe leucorhoa2024
Icterine WarblerHippolais icterina2024
ShovelerSpatula clypeata2024
Arctic SkuaStercorarius parasiticus2024
Caspian GullLarus cachinnans2024
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis2024
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2024
Fulica atra atraFulica atra atra2024
Alauda arvensis arvensisAlauda arvensis arvensis2024
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2024

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Mammals3 species

autumn

2025

Grey Seal · Roe Deer · Brown Hare

Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Brown HareLepus europaeus

🐝

Insects9 species

springsummer

2025

7-spot Ladybird · Emperor Dragonfly · St Marks Fly · Scathophaga stercoraria · Black-tailed Skimmer +4

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
St Marks FlyBibio marci
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum
Cantharis nigricansCantharis nigricans2024
Philopotamus montanusPhilopotamus montanus2024
Gorse ShieldbugPiezodorus lituratus2024
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2024

🌿

Plants67 species

summer

2024

Common Rock-rose · Yorkshire-fog · False Oat-grass · Tufted Vetch · Bitter-vetch +62

Common Rock-roseHelianthemum nummularium
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius
Tufted VetchVicia cracca
Bitter-vetchLathyrus linifolius
Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare
Water AvensGeum rivale
Red CampionSilene dioica
BroomCytisus scoparius
RamsonsAllium ursinum
Early-purple OrchidOrchis mascula
TormentilPotentilla erecta
DandelionTaraxacum
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
BrackenPteridium aquilinum
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
GorseUlex europaeus
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
HeatherCalluna vulgaris
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis
Wavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosa
Bell HeatherErica cinerea
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum
Sea CampionSilene uniflora
White CloverTrifolium repens
Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile
JuniperJuniperus communis
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
Common NettleUrtica dioica
Common SorrelRumex acetosa
Heath Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza maculata
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata
Common Stork's-billErodium cicutarium
Garden Lady's-mantleAlchemilla mollis
Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis
Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens
Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis
WeldReseda luteola
Slender ThistleCarduus tenuiflorus
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica
FeverfewTanacetum parthenium
Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum
Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis
Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum
Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus
Hedgerow Crane's-billGeranium pyrenaicum
Perennial CornflowerCentaurea montana
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
Sessile OakQuercus petraea
Dame's-violetHesperis matronalis
Meadow OatHelictochloa pratensis
FennelFoeniculum vulgare
Wood AvensGeum urbanum
Squirreltail FescueVulpia bromoides
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
Thale CressArabidopsis thaliana
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea
Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum
Changing Forget-me-notMyosotis discolor
ThriftArmeria maritima
Meadow SaxifrageSaxifraga granulata
Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

10,713 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds104 species

autumn

2025

Teal · Carrion Crow · Meadow Pipit · Chaffinch · Goldfinch +99

TealAnas crecca
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RobinErithacus rubecula
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
GannetMorus bassanus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MagpiePica pica
Coal TitPeriparus ater
BlackbirdTurdus merula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
DunnockPrunella modularis
RavenCorvus corax
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
BuzzardButeo buteo
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Tree SparrowPasser montanus
JackdawColoeus monedula
SwallowHirundo rustica
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Great TitParus major
RookCorvus frugilegus
CootFulica atra
House MartinDelichon urbicum
WigeonMareca penelope
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Greylag GooseAnser anser
ShagGulosus aristotelis
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
SiskinSpinus spinus
CurlewNumenius arquata
FulmarFulmarus glacialis
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Rock DoveColumba livia
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
WhitethroatCurruca communis
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
JayGarrulus glandarius
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2024
EiderSomateria mollissima2024
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
SnipeGallinago gallinago
SwiftApus apus
RuffCalidris pugnax
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2024
Common GullLarus canus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
Common GuillemotUria aalge
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
TwiteLinaria flavirostris
Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatus
Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
RazorbillAlca torda
Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus
Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
Fringilla coelebs gengleriFringilla coelebs gengleri2024
Apus apus apusApus apus apus
DipperCinclus cinclus
Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrix
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
Great SkuaStercorarius skua
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
Greenland WheatearOenanthe oenanthe leucorhoa2024
Icterine WarblerHippolais icterina2024
ShovelerSpatula clypeata2024
Arctic SkuaStercorarius parasiticus2024
Caspian GullLarus cachinnans2024
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis2024
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2024
Fulica atra atraFulica atra atra2024
Alauda arvensis arvensisAlauda arvensis arvensis2024
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2024

🦌

Mammals3 species

autumn

2025

Grey Seal · Roe Deer · Brown Hare

Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Brown HareLepus europaeus

🐝

Insects9 species

springsummer

2025

7-spot Ladybird · Emperor Dragonfly · St Marks Fly · Scathophaga stercoraria · Black-tailed Skimmer +4

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
St Marks FlyBibio marci
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum
Cantharis nigricansCantharis nigricans2024
Philopotamus montanusPhilopotamus montanus2024
Gorse ShieldbugPiezodorus lituratus2024
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2024

🌿

Plants67 species

summer

2024

Common Rock-rose · Yorkshire-fog · False Oat-grass · Tufted Vetch · Bitter-vetch +62

Common Rock-roseHelianthemum nummularium
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius
Tufted VetchVicia cracca
Bitter-vetchLathyrus linifolius
Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare
Water AvensGeum rivale
Red CampionSilene dioica
BroomCytisus scoparius
RamsonsAllium ursinum
Early-purple OrchidOrchis mascula
TormentilPotentilla erecta
DandelionTaraxacum
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
BrackenPteridium aquilinum
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
GorseUlex europaeus
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
HeatherCalluna vulgaris
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis
Wavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosa
Bell HeatherErica cinerea
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum
Sea CampionSilene uniflora
White CloverTrifolium repens
Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile
JuniperJuniperus communis
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
Common NettleUrtica dioica
Common SorrelRumex acetosa
Heath Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza maculata
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata
Common Stork's-billErodium cicutarium
Garden Lady's-mantleAlchemilla mollis
Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis
Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens
Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis
WeldReseda luteola
Slender ThistleCarduus tenuiflorus
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica
FeverfewTanacetum parthenium
Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum
Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis
Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum
Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus
Hedgerow Crane's-billGeranium pyrenaicum
Perennial CornflowerCentaurea montana
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
Sessile OakQuercus petraea
Dame's-violetHesperis matronalis
Meadow OatHelictochloa pratensis
FennelFoeniculum vulgare
Wood AvensGeum urbanum
Squirreltail FescueVulpia bromoides
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
Thale CressArabidopsis thaliana
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea
Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum
Changing Forget-me-notMyosotis discolor
ThriftArmeria maritima
Meadow SaxifrageSaxifraga granulata
Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

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