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▾ 🐦 70+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Mallard 🌿 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
🐦 70+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Mallard 🌿 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 🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Carrion Crow, Mallard, Wren +67 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Mallard, Wren +67 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Grass, Common Nettle, Mountain Male-fern +177 more · last seen 2017; Plants — Grass, Common Nettle, Mountain Male-fern +177 more · last seen 2017
Free
Plants — Common Nettle, Wild Thyme, Common Sorrel +15 more foraging species
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Scotch Argus, Ringlet, Small Heath +16 more · last seen 2018; Insects — Scotch Argus, Ringlet, Small Heath +16 more · last seen 2018
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Border Loop Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref BL Round trip Regional cycle route
Show on map Innerleithen Purple Route Cycling route 86 km ▾
Named route Ref purple Length 86 km Round trip Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
1,932 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 1,932 records · National Biodiversity Network Mallard · Stonechat · Wren · Carrion Crow · Chaffinch +40
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2024 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 Siskin Spinus spinus2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Curlew Numenius arquata2024 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2024 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Greylag Goose Anser anser2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Common Gull Larus canus2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2023 Wigeon Mareca penelope2023 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Goosander Mergus merganser2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula2023 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2023 Blackbird Turdus merula2023 Raven Corvus corax2023 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2023 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2023 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2023 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2023 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2023 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2023 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2023 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2023 Teal Anas crecca2022 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Red Squirrel · Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Roe Deer
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2024 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2023 Sheep's Fescue agg. · Broad-leaved Dock · Autumn Hawkbit · Bulbous Rush · Bottle Sedge +34
Sheep's Fescue agg. Festuca ovina Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius Autumn Hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis Bulbous Rush Juncus bulbosus Bottle Sedge Carex rostrata Sweet Vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum Branched Bur-reed Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 1,932 records · National Biodiversity Network Mallard · Stonechat · Wren · Carrion Crow · Chaffinch +40
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2024 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 Siskin Spinus spinus2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Curlew Numenius arquata2024 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2024 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Greylag Goose Anser anser2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Common Gull Larus canus2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2023 Wigeon Mareca penelope2023 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Goosander Mergus merganser2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula2023 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2023 Blackbird Turdus merula2023 Raven Corvus corax2023 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2023 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2023 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2023 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2023 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2023 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2023 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2023 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2023 Teal Anas crecca2022 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Red Squirrel · Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Roe Deer
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2024 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2023 Sheep's Fescue agg. · Broad-leaved Dock · Autumn Hawkbit · Bulbous Rush · Bottle Sedge +34
Sheep's Fescue agg. Festuca ovina Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius Autumn Hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis Bulbous Rush Juncus bulbosus Bottle Sedge Carex rostrata Sweet Vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum Branched Bur-reed Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Sparganium erectum
Sparganium erectum
Marsh-bedstraw Galium palustre
Marsh-bedstraw Galium palustre
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea
White Clover Trifolium repens
White Clover Trifolium repens
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Fairy Flax Linum catharticum
Fairy Flax Linum catharticum
Meadow Oat Helictochloa pratensis
Meadow Oat Helictochloa pratensis
Sharp-flowered Rush Juncus acutiflorus
Sharp-flowered Rush Juncus acutiflorus
Jointed Rush Juncus articulatus
Jointed Rush Juncus articulatus
Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca
Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca
Tall Fescue Schedonorus arundinaceus
Tall Fescue Schedonorus arundinaceus
Bog Stitchwort Stellaria alsine
Bog Stitchwort Stellaria alsine
Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre
Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria
Marsh Violet Viola palustris
Marsh Violet Viola palustris
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense
Centaurea nigra Centaurea nigra
Centaurea nigra Centaurea nigra
Whorled Mint Mentha aquatica x arvensis = M. x verticillata
Whorled Mint Mentha aquatica x arvensis = M. x verticillata
Dog-rose Rosa canina
Dog-rose Rosa canina
Festuca rubra Festuca rubra
Festuca rubra Festuca rubra
Hawkweed Hieracium
Hawkweed Hieracium
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus
Creeping Soft-grass Holcus mollis
Creeping Soft-grass Holcus mollis
Rowan Sorbus aucuparia
Rowan Sorbus aucuparia
Dandelion Taraxacum
Dandelion Taraxacum
Bog Pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius
Bog Pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius
Lesser Trefoil Trifolium dubium
Lesser Trefoil Trifolium dubium
Harebell Campanula rotundifolia
Harebell Campanula rotundifolia
Rusty Willow Salix cinerea subsp. oleifolia
Rusty Willow Salix cinerea subsp. oleifolia
Marsh Willowherb Epilobium palustre
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