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55.40751, -2.82583
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🍄 Mushroom 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 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🍄 Mushroom 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 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Magpie, Chiffchaff, Dipper +62 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Chiffchaff, Dipper +62 more · last seen 2026
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🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Beechmast Candlesnuff, Brittle Cinder, Beech Barkspot +61 more · last seen 2018; Fungi — Beechmast Candlesnuff, Brittle Cinder, Beech Barkspot +61 more · last seen 2018
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Autumn Hawkbit, Common Couch, Marsh Hawk's-beard +216 more · last seen 2022; Plants — Autumn Hawkbit, Common Couch, Marsh Hawk's-beard +216 more · last seen 2022
Free
Plants — Autumn Hawkbit, Marsh Hawk's-beard, Spear-leaved Orache +33 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Borders Abbeys Way Walking route 109 km ▾
Named route Length 109 km Round trip National walking route
Show on map Romans and Reivers Route Walking route 84 km ▾
Named route Length 84 km Point-to-point National walking route
Show on map Cross Borders Drove Road (Traquair to Hawick) Walking route ▾
Named route Point-to-point National walking route
Show on map 5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Denholm Cycling route 23 km ▾
Named route Ref blue Length 23 km Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map Cavers and Stobs Cycling route 30 km ▾
Named route Ref red Length 30 km Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map Vertish Hill Loop Cycling route 12 km ▾
Named route Ref green Length 12 km Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map Robertson Cycling route 22 km ▾
Named route Ref yellow Length 22 km Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map Border Loop Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref BL Round trip Regional cycle route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Great North Trail (Scottish Borders) Mountain bike route 154.8 km ▾
Named route Length 154.8 km National Cycle Network
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Wildlife to spot
3,293 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 3,293 records · National Biodiversity Network Magpie · Mute Swan · Dipper · Wren · Chiffchaff +42
Magpie Pica pica Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Wigeon Mareca penelope2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Great Tit Parus major2023 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2023 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2023 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2023 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2023 Dunnock Prunella modularis2023 Robin Erithacus rubecula2023 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2023 Rock Dove Columba livia2023 Coal Tit Periparus ater2023 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2024 Common Gull Larus canus2024 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2023 Rook Corvus frugilegus2023 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2023 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2023 Swift Apus apus2023 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2023 🦌 Mammals 5 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Squirrel · Roe Deer · Badger · Brown Hare
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris2025 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2023 Badger Meles meles2025 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2023 7-spot Ladybird · Marmalade Hoverfly · Larch Ladybird · Cantharis rustica · Spiked Shieldbug +2
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Larch Ladybird Aphidecta obliterata Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica2024 Spiked Shieldbug Picromerus bidens2023 Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2023 Purple Willow
Purple Willow Salix purpurea Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 3,293 records · National Biodiversity Network Magpie · Mute Swan · Dipper · Wren · Chiffchaff +42
Magpie Pica pica Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Wigeon Mareca penelope2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Great Tit Parus major2023 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2023 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2023 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2023 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2023 Dunnock Prunella modularis2023 Robin Erithacus rubecula2023 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2023 Rock Dove Columba livia2023 Coal Tit Periparus ater2023 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2024 Common Gull Larus canus2024 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2023 Rook Corvus frugilegus2023 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2023 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2023 Swift Apus apus2023 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2023 🦌 Mammals 5 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Squirrel · Roe Deer · Badger · Brown Hare
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris2025 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2023 Badger Meles meles2025 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2023 7-spot Ladybird · Marmalade Hoverfly · Larch Ladybird · Cantharis rustica · Spiked Shieldbug +2
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Larch Ladybird Aphidecta obliterata Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica2024 Spiked Shieldbug Picromerus bidens2023 Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2023 Purple Willow
Purple Willow Salix purpurea Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2023
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2023 