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55.41740, -2.72732
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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 🌿 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 🌿 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Barn Owl, Chiffchaff, Magpie +56 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Barn Owl, Chiffchaff, Magpie +56 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Brooklime, Meadow Buttercup, Heath Wood-rush +159 more · last seen 2015; Plants — Brooklime, Meadow Buttercup, Heath Wood-rush +159 more · last seen 2015
Free
Plants — Common Sorrel, Meadowsweet, Wild Thyme +13 more foraging species
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Cuckoo-Spit Insect, Common Red Soldier Beetle, Cicadella viridis +20 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Cuckoo-Spit Insect, Common Red Soldier Beetle, Cicadella viridis +20 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Borders Abbeys Way Walking route 109 km ▾
Named route Length 109 km Round trip National walking route
Show on map 6 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 Denholm and Lillisleaf Cycling route 31 km ▾
Named route Ref red Length 31 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
3,992 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 3,992 records · National Biodiversity Network Barn Owl · Lapwing · Magpie · Raven · Yellowhammer +29
Barn Owl Tyto alba Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2024 Magpie Pica pica Raven Corvus corax Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Linnet Linaria cannabina Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Little Egret Egretta garzetta2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Skylark Alauda arvensis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Carrion Crow Corvus corone Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2024 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2023 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2023 Redwing Turdus iliacus2023 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2023 Long-eared Owl Asio otus2022 🦌 Mammals 6 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Squirrel · Red Fox · Roe Deer · Badger +1
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris2025 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2024 Badger Meles meles Cuckoo-Spit Insect · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Cicadella viridis · Larch Ladybird · Black Snipefly +10
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2024 Cicadella viridis Cicadella viridis2024 Larch Ladybird Aphidecta obliterata Black Snipefly Chrysopilus cristatus 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Common Sallow · Bog Pondweed · Elder · Broad Buckler-fern · Oval Sedge +32
Common Sallow Salix cinerea Bog Pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius Elder Sambucus nigra2022 Broad Buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata2022 Oval Sedge Carex leporina2022 Centaurea nigra Centaurea nigra2022 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 3,992 records · National Biodiversity Network Barn Owl · Lapwing · Magpie · Raven · Yellowhammer +29
Barn Owl Tyto alba Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2024 Magpie Pica pica Raven Corvus corax Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Linnet Linaria cannabina Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Little Egret Egretta garzetta2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Skylark Alauda arvensis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Carrion Crow Corvus corone Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2024 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2023 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2023 Redwing Turdus iliacus2023 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2023 Long-eared Owl Asio otus2022 🦌 Mammals 6 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Squirrel · Red Fox · Roe Deer · Badger +1
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris2025 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2024 Badger Meles meles Cuckoo-Spit Insect · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Cicadella viridis · Larch Ladybird · Black Snipefly +10
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2024 Cicadella viridis Cicadella viridis2024 Larch Ladybird Aphidecta obliterata Black Snipefly Chrysopilus cristatus 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Common Sallow · Bog Pondweed · Elder · Broad Buckler-fern · Oval Sedge +32
Common Sallow Salix cinerea Bog Pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius Elder Sambucus nigra2022 Broad Buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata2022 Oval Sedge Carex leporina2022 Centaurea nigra Centaurea nigra2022 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2023
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2023 Marmalade Hoverfly
Marmalade Hoverfly
Episyrphus balteatus
Episyrphus balteatus
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Carabus problematicus Carabus problematicus
Carabus problematicus Carabus problematicus
St Marks Fly Bibio marci
St Marks Fly Bibio marci
Cantharis decipiens Cantharis decipiens
Cantharis decipiens Cantharis decipiens
Rhingia Rhingia
Rhingia Rhingia
Fan-bearing Wood-borer Ptilinus pectinicornis
Fan-bearing Wood-borer Ptilinus pectinicornis
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus2024
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus2024
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa2024
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa2024
Black Medick Medicago lupulina2022
Black Medick Medicago lupulina2022
Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica2022
Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica2022
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris2022
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris2022
Winter-cress Barbarea vulgaris2022
Winter-cress Barbarea vulgaris2022
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa2022
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa2022
Knotted Clover Trifolium striatum2022
Knotted Clover Trifolium striatum2022
Lesser Trefoil Trifolium dubium2022
Lesser Trefoil Trifolium dubium2022
Marsh-marigold Caltha palustris2022
Marsh-marigold Caltha palustris2022
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus2022
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus2022
Pignut Conopodium majus2022
Pignut Conopodium majus2022
Red Campion Silene dioica2022
Red Campion Silene dioica2022
Norway Maple Acer platanoides2022
Norway Maple Acer platanoides2022
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa2022
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa2022
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum2022
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum2022
Wood Millet Milium effusum2022
Wood Millet Milium effusum2022
Common Rock-rose Helianthemum nummularium2022
Common Rock-rose Helianthemum nummularium2022
Gorse Ulex europaeus2022
Gorse Ulex europaeus2022
Thale Cress Arabidopsis thaliana2022
Thale Cress Arabidopsis thaliana2022
Holly Ilex aquifolium2022
Holly Ilex aquifolium2022
Sanicle Sanicula europaea2022
Sanicle Sanicula europaea2022
Cherry Laurel Prunus laurocerasus2022
Cherry Laurel Prunus laurocerasus2022
Common Vetch Vicia sativa2022
Common Vetch Vicia sativa2022
Small Sweet-grass Glyceria declinata2022
Small Sweet-grass Glyceria declinata2022
Western Red-cedar Thuja plicata2022
Western Red-cedar Thuja plicata2022
Horse-chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum2022
Horse-chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum2022
Few-flowered Garlic Allium paradoxum2022
Few-flowered Garlic Allium paradoxum2022
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus2022
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus2022
Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare2022
Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare2022
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys2022
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys2022
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea2022
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea2022
Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum2022
Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum2022 