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Littledean Tower

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📷 Walter Baxter · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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55.57418, -2.58377

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦68+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Wren
✦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

🐦68+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Wren
✦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

4 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Mallard, Wren, Grey Heron +65 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mallard, Wren, Grey Heron +65 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Common Knapweed, Field Scabious · last seen 2024; Plants — Common Knapweed, Field Scabious · last seen 2024

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Saint Cuthbert's Way (Melrose to Kirk Yetholm)Walking route

Named routeNational walking route

Borders Abbeys WayWalking route109 km

Named routeLength 109 kmRound tripNational walking route

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Cycling

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

4 Abbeys CyclewayCycling route

Named routeRef 4Round tripRegional cycle route

NCN 1 Berwick-upon-Tweed to InnerleithenCycling route

Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network

Melrose Yellow RouteCycling route22 km

Scott's View and Dryburgh

Named routeRef yellowLength 22 kmRound tripLocal cycle route

Kelso Yellow RouteCycling route39 km

Named routeRef yellowLength 39 kmRound tripLocal cycle route

Kalemouth and NisbetCycling route32 km

Named routeRef blueLength 32 kmRound tripLocal cycle route

Border LoopCycling route

Named routeRef BLRound tripRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

5,714 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

5,714 records · National Biodiversity Network

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Birds47 species

autumnwinter

2025

Robin · Goosander · Jackdaw · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon +42

RobinErithacus rubecula
GoosanderMergus merganser
JackdawColoeus monedula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Great TitParus major
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
DunnockPrunella modularis
Coal TitPeriparus ater
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
DipperCinclus cinclus
RookCorvus frugilegus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
NuthatchSitta europaea
JayGarrulus glandarius
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Rock DoveColumba livia
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Stock DoveColumba oenas
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
House SparrowPasser domesticus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
RavenCorvus corax
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
WoodcockScolopax rusticola
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
Common GullLarus canus

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Mammals2 species

autumn

2025

Otter · Roe Deer

OtterLutra lutra
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

5,714 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds47 species

autumnwinter

2025

Robin · Goosander · Jackdaw · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon +42

RobinErithacus rubecula
GoosanderMergus merganser
JackdawColoeus monedula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Great TitParus major
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
DunnockPrunella modularis
Coal TitPeriparus ater
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
DipperCinclus cinclus
RookCorvus frugilegus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
NuthatchSitta europaea
JayGarrulus glandarius
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Rock DoveColumba livia
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Stock DoveColumba oenas
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
House SparrowPasser domesticus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
RavenCorvus corax
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
WoodcockScolopax rusticola
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
Common GullLarus canus

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Mammals2 species

autumn

2025

Otter · Roe Deer

OtterLutra lutra
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Walter Baxter · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

The remains of Littledean Tower

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