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Fruid Reservoir

601 ha

📷 Richard Webb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome601 ha

Getting here

55.45872, -3.43071

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦71+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Carrion Crow
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

4 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Mallard, Carrion Crow, Meadow Pipit +68 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mallard, Carrion Crow, Meadow Pipit +68 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Scotch Argus, Small Heath, Ringlet +20 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Scotch Argus, Small Heath, Ringlet +20 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Springy Turf-moss, Cylindric Beard-moss, Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme +8 more · last seen 2017; Plants — Springy Turf-moss, Cylindric Beard-moss, Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme +8 more · last seen 2017

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Border LoopCycling route
Named routeRef BLRound tripRegional cycle route
Innerleithen Purple RouteCycling route86 km
Named routeRef purpleLength 86 kmRound tripLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Fruid Reservoir

📷 Richard Webb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

💧Fruid ReservoirReservoir0 m→💧Talla ReservoirReservoir3.2 km→💧Talla ReservoirReservoir3.2 km→✦Hawkshaw CastleHistoric site1.9 km→

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