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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 — Blackbird, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon +61 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon +61 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Hebrew Character, July Highflyer, Large Yellow Underwing +124 more · last seen 2019; Insects — Hebrew Character, July Highflyer, Large Yellow Underwing +124 more · last seen 2019
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Greater Tussock-sedge, Yellow-rattle, Bulrush +231 more · last seen 2021; Plants — Greater Tussock-sedge, Yellow-rattle, Bulrush +231 more · last seen 2021
Free
Plants — Bulrush, Common Chickweed, Beech +21 more foraging species
Varies
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Southern Upland Way (Section C - Lauder to Cockburnspath) Walking route ▾
Named route Point-to-point National walking route
Show on map Jubilee Path Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Leader Water Path Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Border Loop Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref BL Round trip Regional cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
1,269 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 1,269 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Carrion Crow · Robin · Blackbird · Magpie · Woodpigeon +43
Carrion Crow Corvus corone Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Goldcrest Regulus regulus Dunnock Prunella modularis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Swallow Hirundo rustica2022 Jay Garrulus glandarius Tree Sparrow Passer montanus Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2022 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2020 Coal Tit Periparus ater2020 Siskin Spinus spinus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Great Tit Parus major Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2020 Skylark Alauda arvensis2020 Stock Dove Columba oenas2020 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2020 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2020 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2019 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2019 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2020 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2020 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2019 Whitethroat Curruca communis2019 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2019 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2019 Rook Corvus frugilegus2019 Swift Apus apus2019 House Martin Delichon urbicum2019 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2019 Common Redpoll Acanthis flammea flammea/rostrata2017 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2017 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Badger · Hedgehog
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2023 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Badger Meles meles2022 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2018 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2024 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria July Highflyer · Small Heath · Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary · Dark Marbled Carpet · Green-veined White +29
July Highflyer Hydriomena furcata2018 Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary Boloria selene Dark Marbled Carpet Dysstroma citrata2018 Green-veined White Pieris napi Small Wainscot Denticucullus pygmina2018 Crosswort · Large-flowered Hemp-nettle · Heath Bedstraw · Field Penny-cress · Common Hemp-nettle +3
Crosswort Cruciata laevipes Large-flowered Hemp-nettle Galeopsis speciosa2019 Heath Bedstraw Galium saxatile2019 Field Penny-cress Thlaspi arvense2019 Common Hemp-nettle Galeopsis tetrahit2019 Marsh Cudweed Gnaphalium uliginosum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 1,269 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Carrion Crow · Robin · Blackbird · Magpie · Woodpigeon +43
Carrion Crow Corvus corone Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Goldcrest Regulus regulus Dunnock Prunella modularis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Swallow Hirundo rustica2022 Jay Garrulus glandarius Tree Sparrow Passer montanus Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2022 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2020 Coal Tit Periparus ater2020 Siskin Spinus spinus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Great Tit Parus major Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2020 Skylark Alauda arvensis2020 Stock Dove Columba oenas2020 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2020 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2020 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2019 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2019 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2020 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2020 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2019 Whitethroat Curruca communis2019 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2019 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2019 Rook Corvus frugilegus2019 Swift Apus apus2019 House Martin Delichon urbicum2019 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2019 Common Redpoll Acanthis flammea flammea/rostrata2017 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2017 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Badger · Hedgehog
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2023 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Badger Meles meles2022 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2018 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2024 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria July Highflyer · Small Heath · Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary · Dark Marbled Carpet · Green-veined White +29
July Highflyer Hydriomena furcata2018 Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary Boloria selene Dark Marbled Carpet Dysstroma citrata2018 Green-veined White Pieris napi Small Wainscot Denticucullus pygmina2018 Crosswort · Large-flowered Hemp-nettle · Heath Bedstraw · Field Penny-cress · Common Hemp-nettle +3
Crosswort Cruciata laevipes Large-flowered Hemp-nettle Galeopsis speciosa2019 Heath Bedstraw Galium saxatile2019 Field Penny-cress Thlaspi arvense2019 Common Hemp-nettle Galeopsis tetrahit2019 Marsh Cudweed Gnaphalium uliginosum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba2018
Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba2018
Square-spot Rustic Xestia xanthographa2018
Square-spot Rustic Xestia xanthographa2018
Mouse Moth Amphipyra tragopoginis2018
Mouse Moth Amphipyra tragopoginis2018
Bulrush Wainscot Nonagria typhae2018
Bulrush Wainscot Nonagria typhae2018
Rosy Rustic Hydraecia micacea2018
Rosy Rustic Hydraecia micacea2018
Dotted Clay Xestia baja2018
Dotted Clay Xestia baja2018
Flame Carpet Xanthorhoe designata2018
Flame Carpet Xanthorhoe designata2018
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2018
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2018
Pink-barred Sallow Xanthia togata2017
Pink-barred Sallow Xanthia togata2017
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas
Clouded Border Lomaspilis marginata
Clouded Border Lomaspilis marginata
Silver-ground Carpet Xanthorhoe montanata
Silver-ground Carpet Xanthorhoe montanata
Common Carpet Epirrhoe alternata2018
Common Carpet Epirrhoe alternata2018
Sallow Cirrhia icteritia2018
Sallow Cirrhia icteritia2018
Twin-spot Carpet Mesotype didymata2018
Twin-spot Carpet Mesotype didymata2018
Lesser Swallow Prominent Pheosia gnoma2018
Lesser Swallow Prominent Pheosia gnoma2018
Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing Noctua janthe2018
Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing Noctua janthe2018
Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing Noctua fimbriata2018
Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing Noctua fimbriata2018
Common Rustic agg. Mesapamea secalis agg.2018
Common Rustic agg. Mesapamea secalis agg.2018
Canary-shouldered Thorn Ennomos alniaria2018
Canary-shouldered Thorn Ennomos alniaria2018
Silver Y Autographa gamma2018
Silver Y Autographa gamma2018
Smoky Wainscot Mythimna impura2018
Smoky Wainscot Mythimna impura2018
Dark Arches Apamea monoglypha2018
Dark Arches Apamea monoglypha2018
Small Phoenix Ecliptopera silaceata2018
Small Phoenix Ecliptopera silaceata2018
Large Ear Amphipoea lucens2018
Large Ear Amphipoea lucens2018
Latticed Heath Chiasmia clathrata2018
Latticed Heath Chiasmia clathrata2018
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2018
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2018
Common Marbled Carpet Dysstroma truncata2017
Common Marbled Carpet Dysstroma truncata2017 2019
2019
Tormentil Potentilla erecta2019
Tormentil Potentilla erecta2019
Climbing Corydalis Ceratocapnos claviculata2019
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