Monksford House Golf Course
33 ha
Paid entryDogs welcome33 ha
Getting here
55.58892, -2.66770
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- ⛳Golf 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 — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- ⛳Golf is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Jubilee PathWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Leader Water PathWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Eildon Hills TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef RW 2Local walking route
Saint Cuthbert's Way (Melrose to Kirk Yetholm)Walking route▾
Named routeNational walking route
Borders Abbeys WayWalking route109 km▾
Named routeLength 109 kmRound tripNational walking route
22 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
4 Abbeys CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 4Round tripRegional cycle route
NCN 1 Berwick-upon-Tweed to InnerleithenCycling route▾
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
Melrose Blue RouteCycling route8 km▾
Abbotsford Circuit
Named routeRef blueLength 8 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
Melrose Yellow RouteCycling route22 km▾
Scott's View and Dryburgh
Named routeRef yellowLength 22 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
Melrose Green RouteCycling route▾
Eildons
Named routeRef greenLocal cycle route
Melrose Red RouteCycling route25 km▾
Midlem & Lindean
Named routeRef redLength 25 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Capital TrailMountain bike route▾
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Wildlife to spot
8,849 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
8,849 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds48 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Blue Tit · House Sparrow · Robin +43
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Great TitParus major
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- MagpiePica pica
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- SwiftApus apus
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- SiskinSpinus spinus
🦌Mammals2 species
wintersummer
2026▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris2025
Syrphus · 7-spot Ladybird · Orange Ladybird · Rhinoceros Beetle · Broad Centurion +3
- SyrphusSyrphus2025
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
- Rhinoceros BeetleSinodendron cylindricum2025
- Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2025
- Marsh SnipeflyRhagio tringarius2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
8,849 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds48 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Blue Tit · House Sparrow · Robin +43
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Great TitParus major
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- MagpiePica pica
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- SwiftApus apus
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- SiskinSpinus spinus
🦌Mammals2 species
wintersummer
2026▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris2025
Syrphus · 7-spot Ladybird · Orange Ladybird · Rhinoceros Beetle · Broad Centurion +3
- SyrphusSyrphus2025
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
- Rhinoceros BeetleSinodendron cylindricum2025
- Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2025
- Marsh SnipeflyRhagio tringarius2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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