Plan your visit
🧺Picnic🦅Birds🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
55.64648, -3.13561
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦72+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Oystercatcher and Chaffinch
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- ⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦72+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Oystercatcher and Chaffinch
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- ⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
⛺Campsite🅿️Parking· Paid🧺Picnic spot🚻Toilets
🧺Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Oystercatcher, Chaffinch, Mallard +69 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Oystercatcher, Chaffinch, Mallard +69 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meliscaeva cinctella, Cantharis nigricans, Common Carder Bee +28 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
toilets, picnic area; 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
27 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
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
7,967 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
7,967 records · National Biodiversity NetworkGrey Heron · Wren · Blackbird · Mallard · Goosander +30
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Great TitParus major
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone corone
- Haematopus ostralegus ostralegusHaematopus ostralegus ostralegus
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
🦌Mammals3 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Red Squirrel · Grey Squirrel · Pine Marten
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
- Pine MartenMartes martes2025
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Palmate Newt
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
Pterostichus niger · Greater Bulb-Fly · Syrphus ribesii · Orchid Beetle · Meliscaeva cinctella +4
- Pterostichus nigerPterostichus niger
- Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris
- Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii
- Orchid BeetleDascillus cervinus
- Meliscaeva cinctellaMeliscaeva cinctella
- Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
- Cantharis nigricans
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
7,967 records · National Biodiversity NetworkGrey Heron · Wren · Blackbird · Mallard · Goosander +30
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Great TitParus major
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone corone
- Haematopus ostralegus ostralegusHaematopus ostralegus ostralegus
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
🦌Mammals3 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Red Squirrel · Grey Squirrel · Pine Marten
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
- Pine MartenMartes martes2025
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Palmate Newt
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
Pterostichus niger · Greater Bulb-Fly · Syrphus ribesii · Orchid Beetle · Meliscaeva cinctella +4
- Pterostichus nigerPterostichus niger
- Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris
- Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii
- Orchid BeetleDascillus cervinus
- Meliscaeva cinctellaMeliscaeva cinctella
- Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
- Cantharis nigricans
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Cantharis nigricans
Cantharis nigricans
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipesRed-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipesBroad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressaBroad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa