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Getting here
55.61152, -3.40872
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦64+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Lapwing and Chaffinch
- 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🧺Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦64+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Lapwing and Chaffinch
- 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🧺Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out
🅿️Parking🧺Picnic spot🛝Playground🚻Toilets
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Lapwing, Chaffinch, Pink-footed Goose +61 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Cingroen, Sycamore Tarspot, Razor Strop Fungus +40 more · last seen 2024
Varies
Birds — Lapwing, Chaffinch, Pink-footed Goose +61 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Orange-tip, Painted Lady, Brown Silver-line +23 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Meadow Foxtail, Yarrow, Lesser Celandine +179 more · last seen 2022
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
John Buchan WayWalking route22 km▾
Named routeLength 22 kmLocal walking route
4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Border LoopCycling route▾
Named routeRef BLRound tripRegional cycle route
Innerleithen Purple RouteCycling route86 km▾
Named routeRef purpleLength 86 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
Tweed CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef TRegional cycle route
Dreva and DaywickCycling route▾
Named routeRef orangeLocal cycle route
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
2,521 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
2,521 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlue Tit · Pink-footed Goose · Blackbird · Chaffinch · Long-tailed Tit +29
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- WigeonMareca penelope2024
- TealAnas crecca2024
- Common GullLarus canus2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Great TitParus major
- SwiftApus apus
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2024
- CurlewNumenius arquata2024
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- RedshankTringa totanus2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- GoosanderMergus merganser2024
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
Red Squirrel · Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Brown Hare
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris2025
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2024
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2024
🐝Insects3 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Phyllobius glaucus · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Scathophaga stercoraria
- Phyllobius glaucusPhyllobius glaucus
- Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2024
- Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2024
Beechmast Candlesnuff · Dead Moll's Fingers · Scaly Earthball · Clustered Toughshank · Tawny Funnel +22
- Beechmast CandlesnuffXylaria carpophila
- Dead Moll's FingersXylaria longipes
- Scaly EarthballScleroderma verrucosum
- Clustered ToughshankGymnopus confluens
- Tawny FunnelParalepista flaccida
- BallerinaPorpolomopsis calyptriformis
- Dusky Puffball
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,521 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlue Tit · Pink-footed Goose · Blackbird · Chaffinch · Long-tailed Tit +29
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- WigeonMareca penelope2024
- TealAnas crecca2024
- Common GullLarus canus2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Great TitParus major
- SwiftApus apus
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2024
- CurlewNumenius arquata2024
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- RedshankTringa totanus2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- GoosanderMergus merganser2024
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
Red Squirrel · Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Brown Hare
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris2025
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2024
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2024
🐝Insects3 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Phyllobius glaucus · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Scathophaga stercoraria
- Phyllobius glaucusPhyllobius glaucus
- Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2024
- Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2024
Beechmast Candlesnuff · Dead Moll's Fingers · Scaly Earthball · Clustered Toughshank · Tawny Funnel +22
- Beechmast CandlesnuffXylaria carpophila
- Dead Moll's FingersXylaria longipes
- Scaly EarthballScleroderma verrucosum
- Clustered ToughshankGymnopus confluens
- Tawny FunnelParalepista flaccida
- BallerinaPorpolomopsis calyptriformis
- Dusky Puffball
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Lycoperdon nigrescens
Lycoperdon nigrescens
DeceiverLaccaria laccataDeceiverLaccaria laccataTawny GrisetteAmanita fulvaTawny GrisetteAmanita fulvaSimocybe haustellarisSimocybe haustellarisSimocybe haustellarisSimocybe haustellarisCommon InkcapCoprinopsis atramentariaCommon InkcapCoprinopsis atramentariaToothed CupTarzetta cupularisToothed CupTarzetta cupularisRedleg ToughshankGymnopus erythropusRedleg ToughshankGymnopus erythropusRazor Strop FungusFomitopsis betulinaRazor Strop FungusFomitopsis betulinaWood WoollyfootGymnopus peronatusWood WoollyfootGymnopus peronatusWhite BrainExidia thuretianaWhite BrainExidia thuretianaHorsehair ParachuteGymnopus androsaceusHorsehair ParachuteGymnopus androsaceusSycamore TarspotRhytisma acerinumSycamore TarspotRhytisma acerinumRed Cracking BoleteXerocomellus chrysenteronRed Cracking BoleteXerocomellus chrysenteronCingroenPhallus impudicusCingroenPhallus impudicusDeer ShieldPluteus cervinusDeer ShieldPluteus cervinusGrisetteAmanita vaginataGrisetteAmanita vaginataBlackening BrittlegillRussula nigricansBlackening BrittlegillRussula nigricansVelvet RollrimTapinella atrotomentosaVelvet RollrimTapinella atrotomentosaConifer MazegillGloeophyllum sepiariumConifer MazegillGloeophyllum sepiariumSheathed WoodtuftKuehneromyces mutabilisSheathed WoodtuftKuehneromyces mutabilisYellow BrainTremella mesentericaYellow BrainTremella mesenterica