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Friar's Nose

2 ha

📷 Richard Webb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

55.86023, -2.53755

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
✦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

☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
✦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

4 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Greylag Goose, Mallard, Red Grouse (scotica) +85 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Greylag Goose, Mallard, Red Grouse (scotica) +85 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Peacock, Green-veined White · last seen 2022; Insects — Peacock, Green-veined White · last seen 2022

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚴

Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Duns Green RouteCycling route25 km

Named routeRef greenLength 25 kmRound tripLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

5,517 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

5,517 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds56 species

spring

2025

Greylag Goose · Mallard · Chaffinch · Common Sandpiper · Cuckoo +51

Greylag GooseAnser anser
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
CuckooCuculus canorus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
LapwingVanellus vanellus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
TealAnas crecca
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica
JackdawColoeus monedula
CurlewNumenius arquata
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
RedshankTringa totanus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
SwallowHirundo rustica
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Rock DoveColumba livia
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
WigeonMareca penelope
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
RavenCorvus corax
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
GoosanderMergus merganser
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
SnipeGallinago gallinago
DipperCinclus cinclus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Herring GullLarus argentatus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
RobinErithacus rubecula

🐸

Amphibians1 species

summer

2025

Common Toad

Common ToadBufo bufo

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

5,517 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds56 species

spring

2025

Greylag Goose · Mallard · Chaffinch · Common Sandpiper · Cuckoo +51

Greylag GooseAnser anser
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
CuckooCuculus canorus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
LapwingVanellus vanellus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
TealAnas crecca
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica
JackdawColoeus monedula
CurlewNumenius arquata
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
RedshankTringa totanus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
SwallowHirundo rustica
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Rock DoveColumba livia
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
WigeonMareca penelope
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
RavenCorvus corax
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
GoosanderMergus merganser
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
SnipeGallinago gallinago
DipperCinclus cinclus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Herring GullLarus argentatus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
RobinErithacus rubecula

🐸

Amphibians1 species

summer

2025

Common Toad

Common ToadBufo bufo

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Richard Webb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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