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Getting here

55.66425, -3.11832

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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
  • 🌿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 — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Dipper, Chaffinch, Common Sandpiper +63 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Dipper, Chaffinch, Common Sandpiper +63 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Spruce Carpet, Common Carpet, Green Carpet +141 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Spruce Carpet, Common Carpet, Green Carpet +141 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Norway Maple, Grass, Adder's-tongue +127 more · last seen 2015; Plants — Norway Maple, Grass, Adder's-tongue +127 more · last seen 2015

Free

Foraging

Plants — Dandelion, Sheep's Sorrel, Mouse-ear-hawkweed +11 more foraging species

Varies

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Cladonia coniocraea, Cladonia polydactyla, Lepraria incana s. str. +3 more · last seen 2016; Fungi — Cladonia coniocraea, Cladonia polydactyla, Lepraria incana s. str. +3 more · last seen 2016

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 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
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Cycling

25 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Cademuir CircuitCycling route12 km
Named routeRef yellowLength 12 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
NCN 1 Berwick-upon-Tweed to InnerleithenCycling route
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
Innerleithen Yellow RouteCycling route59 km
Named routeRef yellowLength 59 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
Innerleithen Blue RouteCycling route67 km
Named routeRef blueLength 67 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
Peebles to EddlestonCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Peebles to InnerleithenCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Mountain biking

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Glentress Green RouteMountain bike route4.5 km
Named routeLength 4.5 km
Glentress Blue RouteMountain bike route
Named route
Glentress Black RouteMountain bike route29 km
Named routeLength 29 km
Glentress Red RouteMountain bike route
Named route
Capital TrailMountain bike route
Named route
Great North Trail (Scottish Borders)Mountain bike route154.8 km
Named routeLength 154.8 kmNational Cycle Network

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