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Innerwick Castle

📷 Walter Baxter · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

55.95553, -2.42561

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦109+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Curlew and Redshank
✦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

🐦109+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Curlew and Redshank
✦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

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

5 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Curlew, Redshank, Oystercatcher +106 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Curlew, Redshank, Oystercatcher +106 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Adonis' Ladybird · last seen 2025; Insects — Adonis' Ladybird · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Common Mallow, Scots Lovage · last seen 2025; Plants — Common Mallow, Scots Lovage · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Southern Upland Way (Section C - Lauder to Cockburnspath)Walking route

Named routePoint-to-pointNational walking route

Berwickshire Coastal PathWalking route48 km

Named routeLength 48 kmPoint-to-pointNational walking route

John Muir LinkWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

12 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN National Route 76Cycling route

Named routeRef 76Point-to-pointNational Cycle Network

Dunbar LCNCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Broxburn to Whitesands LinkCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Main RouteCycling route2 km

Named routeRef 76Length 2 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route1.4 km

Named routeRef 76Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route195 m

Named routeRef 76Length 195 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

25,811 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

25,811 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds56 species

autumn

2026

Eider · Redshank · Oystercatcher · Black-headed Gull · Curlew +51

EiderSomateria mollissima2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
ShagGulosus aristotelis2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Barn OwlTyto alba
Common GullLarus canus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2025
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2025
Pica pica picaPica pica pica2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
Common GuillemotUria aalge2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025

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Mammals2 species

winter

2026

Harbour Seal · Roe Deer

Harbour SealPhoca vitulina
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2025

🌿

Plants2 species

autumn

2025

Common Mallow · Scots Lovage

Common MallowMalva sylvestris
Scots LovageLigusticum scoticum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

25,811 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds56 species

autumn

2026

Eider · Redshank · Oystercatcher · Black-headed Gull · Curlew +51

EiderSomateria mollissima2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
ShagGulosus aristotelis2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Barn OwlTyto alba
Common GullLarus canus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2025
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2025
Pica pica picaPica pica pica2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
Common GuillemotUria aalge2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025

🦌

Mammals2 species

winter

2026

Harbour Seal · Roe Deer

Harbour SealPhoca vitulina
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2025

🌿

Plants2 species

autumn

2025

Common Mallow · Scots Lovage

Common MallowMalva sylvestris
Scots LovageLigusticum scoticum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Walter Baxter · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

The ruins of Innerwick Castle

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⛪Innerwick ChurchReligious grounds1.5 km→🌱Walled GardenUrban park3.2 km→⛪St Helens ChurchReligious grounds4.7 km→✦Mercat CrossHistoric site4.7 km→⛪Oldhamstocks Parish ChurchReligious grounds3.1 km→🪦Bankhead CemetaryCemetery4.7 km→

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