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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🍂Seasonal
Dogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
55.43459, -2.62503
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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 Chiffchaff and Robin
- ✦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
- 🐦71+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chiffchaff and Robin
- ✦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 — Chiffchaff, Robin, Tawny Owl +68 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Chiffchaff, Robin, Tawny Owl +68 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Hemlock Water-dropwort, Scots Pine, Touch-me-not Balsam +71 more · last seen 2017
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Scathophaga stercoraria, Four-spotted Chaser, Epistrophe grossulariae +3 more · last seen 2026
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
9 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
Oxnam LoopCycling route18 km▾
Named routeRef greenLength 18 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
Scraesburgh LoopCycling route11 km▾
Named routeRef greenLength 11 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
Photos
Field containing the remains of Fulton Tower
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Wildlife to spot
3,006 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
3,006 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds47 species
springsummer
2025▾
Chiffchaff · Willow Warbler · Wren · Chaffinch · Woodpigeon +42
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Great TitParus major
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- RavenCorvus corax2024
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
🦌Mammals5 species
springsummerautumnwinter
2026▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Squirrel · Rabbit · Roe Deer · Red Fox
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris2025
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2025
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2024
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
🐝Insects5 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Scathophaga stercoraria · Four-spotted Chaser · Epistrophe grossulariae · Shore Sexton Beetle · Cercopis vulnerata
- Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
- Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2025
- Epistrophe grossulariaeEpistrophe grossulariae2024
- Shore Sexton BeetleNecrodes littoralis2024
- Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata
Daffodil · Spanish Daffodil · Common Nettle · Lesser Pond-sedge · Butterbur +25
- DaffodilNarcissus pseudonarcissus subsp. pseudonarcissus
- Spanish DaffodilNarcissus hispanicus
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- Lesser Pond-sedgeCarex acutiformis
- ButterburPetasites hybridus
- PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea
- Raspberry
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
3,006 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds47 species
springsummer
2025▾
Chiffchaff · Willow Warbler · Wren · Chaffinch · Woodpigeon +42
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Great TitParus major
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- RavenCorvus corax2024
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
🦌Mammals5 species
springsummerautumnwinter
2026▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Squirrel · Rabbit · Roe Deer · Red Fox
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris2025
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2025
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2024
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
🐝Insects5 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Scathophaga stercoraria · Four-spotted Chaser · Epistrophe grossulariae · Shore Sexton Beetle · Cercopis vulnerata
- Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
- Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2025
- Epistrophe grossulariaeEpistrophe grossulariae2024
- Shore Sexton BeetleNecrodes littoralis2024
- Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata
Daffodil · Spanish Daffodil · Common Nettle · Lesser Pond-sedge · Butterbur +25
- DaffodilNarcissus pseudonarcissus subsp. pseudonarcissus
- Spanish DaffodilNarcissus hispanicus
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- Lesser Pond-sedgeCarex acutiformis
- ButterburPetasites hybridus
- PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea
- Raspberry
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
2024
2024
Rubus idaeus
Rubus idaeus
SnowdropGalanthus nivalisSnowdropGalanthus nivalisGreater StitchwortStellaria holosteaGreater StitchwortStellaria holosteaCommon BentAgrostis capillarisCommon BentAgrostis capillarisAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaBluebellHyacinthoides non-scriptaBluebellHyacinthoides non-scriptaGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysIvyHedera helixIvyHedera helixHimalayan BalsamImpatiens glanduliferaHimalayan BalsamImpatiens glanduliferaThyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifoliaThyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifoliaWelsh PoppyPapaver cambricumWelsh PoppyPapaver cambricumCommon SorrelRumex acetosaCommon SorrelRumex acetosaTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaPedunculate OakQuercus roburPedunculate OakQuercus roburCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineLeopard's-baneDoronicum pardalianchesLeopard's-baneDoronicum pardalianchesReed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinaceaReed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinaceaNipplewortLapsana communisNipplewortLapsana communisHoneysuckleLonicera periclymenumHoneysuckleLonicera periclymenumPolypodium vulgarePolypodium vulgarePolypodium vulgarePolypodium vulgareMarsh Hawk's-beardCrepis paludosaMarsh Hawk's-beardCrepis paludosaAshFraxinus excelsiorAshFraxinus excelsiorCreeping Soft-grassHolcus mollisCreeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis