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Hell's Bottom

85 ha
WildlifeBirdsHorses
Free entryDogs welcome85 ha

Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • 🐴Horse riding listed as facility — is at its best in summer
  • 🐕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
Horse ridingWalking trails

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Blanket bog — golden plover, curlew, dunlin and merlin; Birds — Meadow Pipit, Chaffinch, Coal Tit +29 more · last seen 2017

Free

Horse riding

Horse riding listed as facility

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Green-veined White, Small Heath · last seen 2012; Insects — Green-veined White, Small Heath · last seen 2012

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Wood-rust · last seen 2010; Plants — Wood-rust · last seen 2010

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚴

Cycling

16 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Reivers' RouteCycling route
Named routeRef 10National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route24 m
Named routeRef 10Length 24 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose
Main RouteCycling route1 km
Named routeRef 10Length 1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose
Main RouteCycling route3.1 km
Named routeRef 10Length 3.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose
Main RouteCycling route6.2 km
Named routeRef 10Length 6.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route22 m
Named routeRef 10Length 22 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
🚵

Mountain biking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Lonesome Pine MTB Trail (Red)Mountain bike route
Named route
Cross Border MTB TrailMountain bike route
Named route
Bloody Bush MTB Trail (Red)Mountain bike route
Named route
Great North Trail (Scottish Borders)Mountain bike route154.8 km
Named routeLength 154.8 kmNational Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Hell's Bottom (cross and trident and monument stones)

Hell's Bottom (cross and trident and monument stones)

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