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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife✦Heritage
Dogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
55.48004, -2.66290
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦65+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Great Spotted Woodpecker and Woodpigeon
- ✦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
- 🐦65+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Great Spotted Woodpecker and Woodpigeon
- ✦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
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Great Spotted Woodpecker, Woodpigeon, Robin +62 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Great Spotted Woodpecker, Woodpigeon, Robin +62 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Common Red Soldier Beetle, Cuckoo-Spit Insect, Scathophaga stercoraria +8 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Moderate match
Plants — Giant Hogweed, Japanese Knotweed, American Skunk-cabbage · last seen 2022
Free
🏡Historic gardens
Moderate match
Historic site
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Borders Abbeys WayWalking route109 km▾
Named routeLength 109 kmRound tripNational walking route
5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
4 Abbeys CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 4Round tripRegional cycle route
DenholmCycling route23 km▾
Named routeRef blueLength 23 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
Cavers and StobsCycling route30 km▾
Named routeRef redLength 30 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
Denholm and LillisleafCycling route31 km▾
Named routeRef redLength 31 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
Selkirk Magenta RouteCycling route26 km▾
Named routeLength 26 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
Photos
The parapet walkway at Fatlips Castle
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
11,612 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
11,612 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds48 species
springwinter
2026▾
Robin · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Great Spotted Woodpecker +43
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Great White EgretArdea alba2025
- Barn OwlTyto alba2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
🦌Mammals6 species
springautumnwinter
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare · Mole · Rabbit · Red Squirrel +1
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- MoleTalpa europaea
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2024
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris2024
- Roe Deer
🐝Insects3 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Common Red Soldier Beetle · Cuckoo-Spit Insect · Scathophaga stercoraria
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
- Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius
- Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2024
Corn Mint · Upright Hedge-parsley · Giant Fescue · Bracken · Broom +29
- Corn MintMentha arvensis
- Upright Hedge-parsleyTorilis japonica
- Giant FescueSchedonorus giganteus
- BrackenPteridium aquilinum
- BroomCytisus scoparius
- Heath SpeedwellVeronica officinalis
- SelfhealPrunella vulgaris
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
11,612 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds48 species
springwinter
2026▾
Robin · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Great Spotted Woodpecker +43
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Great White EgretArdea alba2025
- Barn OwlTyto alba2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
🦌Mammals6 species
springautumnwinter
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare · Mole · Rabbit · Red Squirrel +1
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- MoleTalpa europaea
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2024
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris2024
- Roe Deer
🐝Insects3 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Common Red Soldier Beetle · Cuckoo-Spit Insect · Scathophaga stercoraria
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
- Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius
- Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2024
Corn Mint · Upright Hedge-parsley · Giant Fescue · Bracken · Broom +29
- Corn MintMentha arvensis
- Upright Hedge-parsleyTorilis japonica
- Giant FescueSchedonorus giganteus
- BrackenPteridium aquilinum
- BroomCytisus scoparius
- Heath SpeedwellVeronica officinalis
- SelfhealPrunella vulgaris
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Capreolus capreolus2024
Capreolus capreolus2024
GroundselSenecio vulgarisGroundselSenecio vulgarisPoa pratensisPoa pratensisPoa pratensisPoa pratensisBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusVeronica serpyllifolia subsp. serpyllifoliaVeronica serpyllifolia subsp. serpyllifoliaVeronica serpyllifolia subsp. serpyllifoliaVeronica serpyllifolia subsp. serpyllifoliaOpposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifoliumOpposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifoliumRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumWood Meadow-grassPoa nemoralisWood Meadow-grassPoa nemoralisCommon FigwortScrophularia nodosaCommon FigwortScrophularia nodosaGreater PlantainPlantago majorGreater PlantainPlantago majorWood SageTeucrium scorodoniaWood SageTeucrium scorodoniaBrambleRubus fruticosusBrambleRubus fruticosusDaisyBellis perennisDaisyBellis perennisHoneysuckleLonicera periclymenumHoneysuckleLonicera periclymenumGreater StitchwortStellaria holosteaGreater StitchwortStellaria holosteaSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusSweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratumSweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratumMoschatelAdoxa moschatellinaMoschatelAdoxa moschatellinaWood AvensGeum urbanumWood AvensGeum urbanumEnchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetianaEnchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetianaDandelionTaraxacumDandelionTaraxacumCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineDog's MercuryMercurialis perennisDog's MercuryMercurialis perennisIvy-leaved SpeedwellVeronica hederifoliaIvy-leaved SpeedwellVeronica hederifoliaCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensGround-elderAegopodium podagrariaGround-elderAegopodium podagrariaPrickly Sow-thistleSonchus asperPrickly Sow-thistleSonchus asperYarrowAchillea millefoliumYarrowAchillea millefoliumEvents & activities nearby
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