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Lyleston Mill

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📷 M J Richardson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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55.74890, -2.76280

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

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

🐦84+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Woodpigeon
✦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, Woodpigeon, Chaffinch +81 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mallard, Woodpigeon, Chaffinch +81 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

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Black Sexton Beetle, Tetratoma fungorum, Philopotamus montanus · last seen 2020; Insects — Black Sexton Beetle, Tetratoma fungorum, Philopotamus montanus · last seen 2020

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

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

Named routePoint-to-pointNational walking route

Southern Upland Way (Section B - Melrose to Lauder)Walking route

Named routePoint-to-pointNational walking route

🚴

Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Southern Upland WayCycling route

Named routeRegional cycle route

🚵

Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Capital TrailMountain bike route

Named route

Wildlife to spot

1,701 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

1,701 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds59 species

summer

2025

Oystercatcher · Greylag Goose · Jackdaw · Mallard · Pied Wagtail +54

OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
JackdawColoeus monedula
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
BlackbirdTurdus merula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
SwallowHirundo rustica
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
WhitethroatCurruca communis
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
House SparrowPasser domesticus
RookCorvus frugilegus2024
Mute SwanCygnus olor
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Coal TitPeriparus ater
House MartinDelichon urbicum
DunnockPrunella modularis
MagpiePica pica
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
SwiftApus apus2024
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2024
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
Rock DoveColumba livia2024
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
CootFulica atra
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
DipperCinclus cinclus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Barn OwlTyto alba
WoodcockScolopax rusticola
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2024
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
GoosanderMergus merganser2024
Great TitParus major2024
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024
Common GullLarus canus2024
MerlinFalco columbarius2023

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Mammals3 species

springsummerautumn

2024

Brown Hare · Rabbit · Grey Squirrel

Brown HareLepus europaeus
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

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Plants23 species

summer

2024

Scentless Mayweed · Barren Brome · Common Orache · Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil · Smooth Hawk's-beard +18

Scentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorum
Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis
Common OracheAtriplex patula
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus
Smooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillaris2023
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2023

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

1,701 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds59 species

summer

2025

Oystercatcher · Greylag Goose · Jackdaw · Mallard · Pied Wagtail +54

OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
JackdawColoeus monedula
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
BlackbirdTurdus merula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
SwallowHirundo rustica
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
WhitethroatCurruca communis
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
House SparrowPasser domesticus
RookCorvus frugilegus2024
Mute SwanCygnus olor
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Coal TitPeriparus ater
House MartinDelichon urbicum
DunnockPrunella modularis
MagpiePica pica
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
SwiftApus apus2024
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2024
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
Rock DoveColumba livia2024
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
CootFulica atra
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
DipperCinclus cinclus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Barn OwlTyto alba
WoodcockScolopax rusticola
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2024
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
GoosanderMergus merganser2024
Great TitParus major2024
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024
Common GullLarus canus2024
MerlinFalco columbarius2023

🦌

Mammals3 species

springsummerautumn

2024

Brown Hare · Rabbit · Grey Squirrel

Brown HareLepus europaeus
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🌿

Plants23 species

summer

2024

Scentless Mayweed · Barren Brome · Common Orache · Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil · Smooth Hawk's-beard +18

Scentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorum
Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis
Common OracheAtriplex patula
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus
Smooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillaris2023
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2023

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 M J Richardson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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