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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome80 ha
Getting here
55.81227, -3.01031
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Ancient woodland — owls, woodpeckers, warblers
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🛝Family friendly
Good match
Urban park — family destination
Free
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Gorebridge Circular WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Gore WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Innerleithen Yellow RouteCycling route59 km▾
Named routeRef yellowLength 59 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
Border LoopCycling route▾
Named routeRef BLRound tripRegional cycle route
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 6Cycling route▾
Tynemouth - Edinburgh
Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
NCN 1 Innerleithen to EdinburghCycling route▾
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
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Wildlife to spot
6,003 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
6,003 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds21 species
springautumn
2025▾
Fieldfare · Eider · Redwing · Kestrel · Whooper Swan +16
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- EiderSomateria mollissima
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
- PintailAnas acuta
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- CootFulica atra
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
🦌Mammals5 species
springsummer
2025▾
Brown Hare · Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Badger · Field Vole
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- BadgerMeles meles
- Field VoleMicrotus agrestis
Silver-ground Carpet · Ringlet · Green-veined White · Peacock · Meadow Brown +3
- Silver-ground CarpetXanthorhoe montanata
- RingletAphantopus hyperantus
- Green-veined WhitePieris napi
- PeacockAglais io
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Pendulous Sedge · Broom · False Oat-grass · Mouse-ear-hawkweed · Thyme-leaved Sandwort +123
- Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula
- BroomCytisus scoparius
- False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius
- Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum
- Thyme-leaved SandwortArenaria serpyllifolia
- Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii
- Taraxacum agg.Taraxacum agg.
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
6,003 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds21 species
springautumn
2025▾
Fieldfare · Eider · Redwing · Kestrel · Whooper Swan +16
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- EiderSomateria mollissima
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
- PintailAnas acuta
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- CootFulica atra
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
🦌Mammals5 species
springsummer
2025▾
Brown Hare · Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Badger · Field Vole
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- BadgerMeles meles
- Field VoleMicrotus agrestis
Silver-ground Carpet · Ringlet · Green-veined White · Peacock · Meadow Brown +3
- Silver-ground CarpetXanthorhoe montanata
- RingletAphantopus hyperantus
- Green-veined WhitePieris napi
- PeacockAglais io
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Pendulous Sedge · Broom · False Oat-grass · Mouse-ear-hawkweed · Thyme-leaved Sandwort +123
- Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula
- BroomCytisus scoparius
- False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius
- Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum
- Thyme-leaved SandwortArenaria serpyllifolia
- Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii
- Taraxacum agg.Taraxacum agg.
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
