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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 72+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Yellowhammer and Nuthatch ✦ 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
🐦 72+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Yellowhammer and Nuthatch ✦ 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 🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Yellowhammer, Nuthatch, Great Spotted Woodpecker +69 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Yellowhammer, Nuthatch, Great Spotted Woodpecker +69 more · last seen 2025
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🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — River Bristle-moss, Perthshire Beard-moss, Thickpoint Grimmia +76 more · last seen 2014; Plants — River Bristle-moss, Perthshire Beard-moss, Thickpoint Grimmia +76 more · last seen 2014
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Golden-ringed Dragonfly, Emerald Damselfly, Large Red Damselfly +1 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Golden-ringed Dragonfly, Emerald Damselfly, Large Red Damselfly +1 more · last seen 2024
Free
Plants — Water Mint, Meadowsweet, Watercress +1 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Saint Cuthbert's Way (Melrose to Kirk Yetholm) Walking route ▾
Named route National walking route
Show on map Borders Abbeys Way Walking route 109 km ▾
Named route Length 109 km Round trip National walking route
Show on map 7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
4 Abbeys Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 4 Round trip Regional cycle route
Show on map Denholm and Lillisleaf Cycling route 31 km ▾
Named route Ref red Length 31 km Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map Oxnam Loop Cycling route 18 km ▾
Named route Ref green Length 18 km Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map Scraesburgh Loop Cycling route 11 km ▾
Named route Ref green Length 11 km Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map Kalemouth and Nisbet Cycling route 32 km ▾
Named route Ref blue Length 32 km Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map Oxnam and Crailing Cycling route 28 km ▾
Named route Ref yellow Length 28 km Round trip Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
1,376 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 1,376 records · National Biodiversity Network Chiffchaff · Goldfinch · Nuthatch · Swallow · Linnet +42
Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Nuthatch Sitta europaea Swallow Hirundo rustica Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Blackbird Turdus merula Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Magpie Pica pica2022 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Carrion Crow Corvus corone Goldcrest Regulus regulus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Great Tit Parus major Robin Erithacus rubecula House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2022 Skylark Alauda arvensis2021 Dipper Cinclus cinclus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2023 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2022 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2022 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2022 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2022 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2022 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2021 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2021 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2021 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2021 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2021 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter spring autumn
2023 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2021 Golden-ringed Dragonfly
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii Galanthus nivalis x plicatus = G. x valentinei · Polypodium vulgare · Snowdrop · Galanthus nivalis f. pleniflorus · Few-flowered Garlic +59
Galanthus nivalis x plicatus = G. x valentinei Galanthus nivalis x plicatus = G. x valentinei Polypodium vulgare Polypodium vulgare Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis Galanthus nivalis f. pleniflorus Galanthus nivalis f. pleniflorus Few-flowered Garlic Allium paradoxum Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 1,376 records · National Biodiversity Network Chiffchaff · Goldfinch · Nuthatch · Swallow · Linnet +42
Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Nuthatch Sitta europaea Swallow Hirundo rustica Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Blackbird Turdus merula Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Magpie Pica pica2022 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Carrion Crow Corvus corone Goldcrest Regulus regulus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Great Tit Parus major Robin Erithacus rubecula House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2022 Skylark Alauda arvensis2021 Dipper Cinclus cinclus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2023 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2022 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2022 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2022 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2022 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2022 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2021 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2021 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2021 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2021 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2021 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter spring autumn
2023 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2021 Golden-ringed Dragonfly
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii Galanthus nivalis x plicatus = G. x valentinei · Polypodium vulgare · Snowdrop · Galanthus nivalis f. pleniflorus · Few-flowered Garlic +59
Galanthus nivalis x plicatus = G. x valentinei Galanthus nivalis x plicatus = G. x valentinei Polypodium vulgare Polypodium vulgare Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis Galanthus nivalis f. pleniflorus Galanthus nivalis f. pleniflorus Few-flowered Garlic Allium paradoxum Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
White Clover Trifolium repens
White Clover Trifolium repens
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata
Rowan Sorbus aucuparia
Rowan Sorbus aucuparia
Dryopteris affinis Dryopteris affinis
Dryopteris affinis Dryopteris affinis
Timothy Phleum pratense
Timothy Phleum pratense
Bramble Rubus fruticosus
Bramble Rubus fruticosus
Bell Heather Erica cinerea
Bell Heather Erica cinerea
European Larch Larix decidua
European Larch Larix decidua
Heather Calluna vulgaris
Heather Calluna vulgaris
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum
Soft-rush Juncus effusus
Soft-rush Juncus effusus
Heath Wood-rush Luzula multiflora
Heath Wood-rush Luzula multiflora
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Heath Speedwell Veronica officinalis
Heath Speedwell Veronica officinalis
Wood Sage Teucrium scorodonia
Wood Sage Teucrium scorodonia
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Sweet Chestnut Castanea sativa
Sweet Chestnut Castanea sativa
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys
Hard-fern Blechnum spicant
Hard-fern Blechnum spicant
Silver Birch Betula pendula
Silver Birch Betula pendula
Common Bent Agrostis capillaris
Common Bent Agrostis capillaris
Wavy Hair-Grass Avenella flexuosa
Wavy Hair-Grass Avenella flexuosa
Crested Dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus
Crested Dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus
Ash Fraxinus excelsior
Ash Fraxinus excelsior
Hairy Wood-rush Luzula pilosa
Hairy Wood-rush Luzula pilosa
Scots Pine Pinus sylvestris
Scots Pine Pinus sylvestris
Green-ribbed Sedge Carex binervis
Green-ribbed Sedge Carex binervis
Centaurea nigra Centaurea nigra
Centaurea nigra Centaurea nigra
Phleum pratense Phleum pratense
Phleum pratense Phleum pratense
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius
Heath Bedstraw Galium saxatile
Heath Bedstraw Galium saxatile
Sitka Spruce Picea sitchensis
Sitka Spruce Picea sitchensis
Broad Buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata
Broad Buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata
Wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella
Wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Gorse Ulex europaeus
Gorse Ulex europaeus
Daisy Bellis perennis
Daisy Bellis perennis
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus
Bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus
Bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus
Norway Spruce Picea abies
Norway Spruce Picea abies
Bush Vetch Vicia sepium
Bush Vetch Vicia sepium
Tufted Hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa
Tufted Hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa
Beech Fagus sylvatica
Beech Fagus sylvatica
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea
Hard Rush Juncus inflexus
Hard Rush Juncus inflexus
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum
Hazel Corylus avellana
Hazel Corylus avellana
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula
Ground-elder Aegopodium podagraria
Ground-elder Aegopodium podagraria
Meadow Saxifrage Saxifraga granulata
Meadow Saxifrage Saxifraga granulata
Alternate-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium alternifolium
Alternate-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium alternifolium
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis
Butterbur Petasites hybridus
Butterbur Petasites hybridus
Barren Strawberry Potentilla sterilis
Barren Strawberry Potentilla sterilis
Sanicle Sanicula europaea
Sanicle Sanicula europaea
Moschatel Adoxa moschatellina
Moschatel Adoxa moschatellina 