Getting here
55.48617, -3.28060
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🌞Midsummer — dragonfly and damselfly activity peaks along water edges
- 🌿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 — dragonfly and damselfly activity peaks along water edges
- 🌿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
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Best for
Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Common Gull, Chaffinch, Oystercatcher +67 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Common Gull, Chaffinch, Oystercatcher +67 more · last seen 2025
Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Grass, Jacobaea, Ribwort Plantain +141 more · last seen 2017; Plants — Grass, Jacobaea, Ribwort Plantain +141 more · last seen 2017
Foraging
Strong match
Plants — Wood-sorrel, Pedunculate Oak, Rowan +12 more foraging species
Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Melanostoma mellinum, Bilberry Bumblebee, Syrphus ribesii +39 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Melanostoma mellinum, Bilberry Bumblebee, Syrphus ribesii +39 more · last seen 2024
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Walking
Southern Upland Way (Section A - Portpatrick to Melrose)Walking route
Grey Mare's Tail and Loch Skeen TrailWalking route
🚴Cycling
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
Border LoopCycling route
Innerleithen Purple RouteCycling route86 km
Wildlife to spot
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