🐦79+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Great Spotted Woodpecker and Carrion Crow
✦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
🐦79+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Great Spotted Woodpecker and Carrion Crow
✦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
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Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Great Spotted Woodpecker, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon +76 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Great Spotted Woodpecker, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon +76 more · last seen 2025
Insects — Greater Bulb-Fly, Red-legged Shieldbug, Portevinia maculata +14 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Greater Bulb-Fly, Red-legged Shieldbug, Portevinia maculata +14 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km
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Walking
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2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Borders Abbeys WayWalking route109 km▾
Named routeLength 109 kmRound tripNational walking route
Cross Borders Drove Road (Traquair to Hawick)Walking route▾
Named routePoint-to-pointNational walking route
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Cycling
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6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
DenholmCycling route23 km▾
Named routeRef blueLength 23 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
Cavers and StobsCycling route30 km▾
Named routeRef redLength 30 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
Vertish Hill LoopCycling route12 km▾
Named routeRef greenLength 12 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
RobertsonCycling route22 km▾
Named routeRef yellowLength 22 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
Denholm and LillisleafCycling route31 km▾
Named routeRef redLength 31 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
Border LoopCycling route▾
Named routeRef BLRound tripRegional cycle route
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Mountain biking
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1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Great North Trail (Scottish Borders)Mountain bike route154.8 km▾
