Forest Holidays Glentress Forest
40 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🎠Play
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome40 ha
Getting here
55.66081, -3.15227
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦61+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Collared Dove and Wren
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 244m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦61+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Collared Dove and Wren
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 244m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking· Paid🛝Playground
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Collared Dove, Wren, Mallard +58 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Collared Dove, Wren, Mallard +58 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meliscaeva cinctella, Pine Weevil, Cantharis nigricans +18 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
John Buchan WayWalking route22 km▾
Named routeLength 22 kmLocal walking route
Tantah's TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Pilots' TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Cross Borders Drove Road (West Linton to Traquair)Walking route▾
Named routePoint-to-pointNational walking route
20 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cademuir CircuitCycling route12 km▾
Named routeRef yellowLength 12 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
The Eldons / EddlestonCycling route36 km▾
Named routeRef redLength 36 kmPoint-to-pointLocal cycle route
Peebles to EddlestonCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Peebles to InnerleithenCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Tweed Valley Railway PathCycling route▾
Named routeRef TVRLocal cycle route
Traquair HouseCycling route21 km▾
Named routeRef greenLength 21 kmPoint-to-pointLocal cycle route
6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Glentress Green RouteMountain bike route4.5 km▾
Named routeLength 4.5 km
Glentress Blue RouteMountain bike route▾
Glentress Black RouteMountain bike route29 km▾
Named routeLength 29 km
Glentress Red RouteMountain bike route▾
Capital TrailMountain bike route▾
Great North Trail (Scottish Borders)Mountain bike route154.8 km▾
Named routeLength 154.8 kmNational Cycle Network
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
3,629 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
3,629 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds27 species
springautumn
2025▾
Wren · Chiffchaff · Oystercatcher · Long-tailed Tit · Blackbird +22
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Great TitParus major
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- MagpiePica pica
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
🦌Mammals5 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Red Squirrel · Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare · Badger · Pine Marten
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2025
- BadgerMeles meles2025
- Pine MartenMartes martes2025
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Palmate Newt
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
Pine Weevil · Pterostichus niger · Larch Ladybird · Southern Hawker · Orchid Beetle +4
- Pine WeevilHylobius abietis
- Pterostichus nigerPterostichus niger
- Larch LadybirdAphidecta obliterata
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
- Orchid BeetleDascillus cervinus
- Meliscaeva cinctellaMeliscaeva cinctella
- Helophilus pendulus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
3,629 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds27 species
springautumn
2025▾
Wren · Chiffchaff · Oystercatcher · Long-tailed Tit · Blackbird +22
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Great TitParus major
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- MagpiePica pica
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
🦌Mammals5 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Red Squirrel · Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare · Badger · Pine Marten
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2025
- BadgerMeles meles2025
- Pine MartenMartes martes2025
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Palmate Newt
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
Pine Weevil · Pterostichus niger · Larch Ladybird · Southern Hawker · Orchid Beetle +4
- Pine WeevilHylobius abietis
- Pterostichus nigerPterostichus niger
- Larch LadybirdAphidecta obliterata
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
- Orchid BeetleDascillus cervinus
- Meliscaeva cinctellaMeliscaeva cinctella
- Helophilus pendulus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Helophilus pendulus
Helophilus pendulus
Belted Fern-sawflyStrongylogaster mixtaBelted Fern-sawflyStrongylogaster mixtaCantharis nigricansCantharis nigricansCantharis nigricansCantharis nigricans