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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
55.72255, -3.33007
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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
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 270m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 270m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🛝Family friendly
Good match
playground
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Named hiking route nearby: Cross Borders Drove Road (West Linton to Traquair)
Free
🚵Mountain biking
Good match
Named MTB route nearby: Great North Trail (Scottish Borders)
Varies
Cemetery — local history and memorials
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Pentland Way (Cross Borders Drove Road to Glencorse Reservoir)Walking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Pentland Way (Dunsyre to Cross Borders Drove Road)Walking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Cross Borders Drove Road (Harperrig to West Linton)Walking route▾
Named routePoint-to-pointNational walking route
Cross Borders Drove Road (West Linton to Traquair)Walking route▾
Named routePoint-to-pointNational walking route
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
The Eldons / EddlestonCycling route36 km▾
Named routeRef redLength 36 kmPoint-to-pointLocal cycle route
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Capital TrailMountain bike route▾
Great North Trail (Scottish Borders)Mountain bike route154.8 km▾
Named routeLength 154.8 kmNational Cycle Network
Photos
Damside cemetery, near Romannobridge
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Wildlife to spot
2,310 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
2,310 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds28 species
springsummer
2025▾
Barn Owl · Lesser Black-backed Gull · Rook · Herring Gull · Robin +23
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Common GullLarus canus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
- SiskinSpinus spinus2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea2023
Grey Squirrel · Red Squirrel · Brown Rat
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus2023
Larch Ladybird · Cheilosia illustrata · Marmalade Hoverfly · Cantharis cryptica · Psococerastis gibbosa +6
- Larch LadybirdAphidecta obliterata
- Cheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrata
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Cantharis crypticaCantharis cryptica
- Psococerastis gibbosaPsococerastis gibbosa
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
- Common Orange Legionnaire
Gorse · Pineappleweed · Scots Pine · Monkeyflower · Jointed Rush +132
- GorseUlex europaeus
- PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea
- Scots PinePinus sylvestris
- MonkeyflowerErythranthe guttata
- Jointed RushJuncus articulatus
- BeechFagus sylvatica
- Bog StitchwortStellaria alsine
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,310 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds28 species
springsummer
2025▾
Barn Owl · Lesser Black-backed Gull · Rook · Herring Gull · Robin +23
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Common GullLarus canus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
- SiskinSpinus spinus2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea2023
Grey Squirrel · Red Squirrel · Brown Rat
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus2023
Larch Ladybird · Cheilosia illustrata · Marmalade Hoverfly · Cantharis cryptica · Psococerastis gibbosa +6
- Larch LadybirdAphidecta obliterata
- Cheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrata
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Cantharis crypticaCantharis cryptica
- Psococerastis gibbosaPsococerastis gibbosa
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
- Common Orange Legionnaire
Gorse · Pineappleweed · Scots Pine · Monkeyflower · Jointed Rush +132
- GorseUlex europaeus
- PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea
- Scots PinePinus sylvestris
- MonkeyflowerErythranthe guttata
- Jointed RushJuncus articulatus
- BeechFagus sylvatica
- Bog StitchwortStellaria alsine
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Beris vallata
Beris vallata
Empis lividaEmpis lividaEmpis lividaEmpis lividaPlatycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanusBibio johannisBibio johannis2024Bibio johannisBibio johannis2024Nicrophorus investigatorNicrophorus investigator2023Nicrophorus investigatorNicrophorus investigator2023CrosswortCruciata laevipesCrosswortCruciata laevipesField MapleAcer campestreField MapleAcer campestreFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaMeadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensisMeadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensisWych ElmUlmus glabraWych ElmUlmus glabraSpreading Meadow-grassPoa humilisSpreading Meadow-grassPoa humilisRowanSorbus aucupariaRowanSorbus aucupariaMarsh WoundwortStachys palustrisMarsh WoundwortStachys palustrisWood Meadow-grassPoa nemoralisWood Meadow-grassPoa nemoralisDandelionTaraxacumDandelionTaraxacumDevil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensisDevil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensisSmooth Lady's-mantleAlchemilla glabraSmooth Lady's-mantleAlchemilla glabraWild ThymeThymus druceiWild ThymeThymus druceiMouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarumMouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarumLady-fernAthyrium filix-feminaLady-fernAthyrium filix-feminaFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisLesser SpearwortRanunculus flammulaLesser SpearwortRanunculus flammulaGreater PlantainPlantago majorGreater PlantainPlantago majorNipplewortLapsana communisNipplewortLapsana communisSweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratumSweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratumHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaBroad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanumBroad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanumBilberryVaccinium myrtillusBilberryVaccinium myrtillusHeatherCalluna vulgarisHeatherCalluna vulgarisCock's-footDactylis glomerataCock's-footDactylis glomerataWild AngelicaAngelica sylvestrisWild AngelicaAngelica sylvestrisCompact RushJuncus conglomeratusCompact RushJuncus conglomeratusCommon OracheAtriplex patulaCommon OracheAtriplex patulaAmerican WillowherbEpilobium ciliatumAmerican WillowherbEpilobium ciliatumCommon CouchElymus repensCommon CouchElymus repensSticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratumSticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratumCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusEarly Hair-grassAira praecoxEarly Hair-grassAira praecoxCallitriche stagnalisCallitriche stagnalisCallitriche stagnalisCallitriche stagnalisCreeping BentAgrostis stoloniferaCreeping BentAgrostis stoloniferaSelfhealPrunella vulgarisSelfhealPrunella vulgarisMarsh-bedstrawGalium palustreMarsh-bedstrawGalium palustreCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineBrackenPteridium aquilinumBrackenPteridium aquilinumRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataCrested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatusCrested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatusAshFraxinus excelsiorAshFraxinus excelsiorGrey PoplarPopulus alba x tremula = P. x canescensGrey PoplarPopulus alba x tremula = P. x canescensWhite CloverTrifolium repensWhite CloverTrifolium repensBranched Bur-reedSparganium erectumBranched Bur-reedSparganium erectumYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusCommon ButterwortPinguicula vulgarisCommon ButterwortPinguicula vulgarisTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaSpear MintMentha spicataSpear MintMentha spicataSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusOval SedgeCarex leporinaOval SedgeCarex leporinaReed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinaceaReed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinaceaField Wood-rushLuzula campestrisField Wood-rushLuzula campestrisSweet CicelyMyrrhis odorataSweet CicelyMyrrhis odorataFestuca rubraFestuca rubraFestuca rubraFestuca rubraPlantago major subsp. majorPlantago major subsp. majorPlantago major subsp. majorPlantago major subsp. majorWavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosaWavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosaCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumLesser StitchwortStellaria gramineaLesser StitchwortStellaria gramineaLong-Stalked Yellow SedgeCarex lepidocarpaLong-Stalked Yellow SedgeCarex lepidocarpaRaspberryRubus idaeusRaspberryRubus idaeusCommon BentAgrostis capillarisCommon BentAgrostis capillarisCommon SorrelRumex acetosaCommon SorrelRumex acetosaMale-fernDryopteris filix-masMale-fernDryopteris filix-masGlaucous SedgeCarex flaccaGlaucous SedgeCarex flaccaRagged-RobinSilene flos-cuculiRagged-RobinSilene flos-cuculiCreeping Forget-me-notMyosotis secundaCreeping Forget-me-notMyosotis secundaHeath Wood-rushLuzula multifloraHeath Wood-rushLuzula multifloraHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumSwedish Whitebeam (aggregate)Sorbus intermediaSwedish Whitebeam (aggregate)Sorbus intermediaRed CampionSilene dioicaRed CampionSilene dioicaMarsh WillowherbEpilobium palustreMarsh WillowherbEpilobium palustreSpring-sedgeCarex caryophylleaSpring-sedgeCarex caryophylleaBlinksMontia fontanaBlinksMontia fontanaCuckooflowerCardamine pratensisCuckooflowerCardamine pratensisCommon Yellow-sedgeCarex demissaCommon Yellow-sedgeCarex demissaQuaking-grassBriza mediaQuaking-grassBriza mediaGreater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatusGreater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatusWood AvensGeum urbanumWood AvensGeum urbanumPurple Moor-grassMolinia caeruleaPurple Moor-grassMolinia caeruleaMarsh ThistleCirsium palustreMarsh ThistleCirsium palustreMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaBrambleRubus fruticosusBrambleRubus fruticosusAutumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalisAutumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalisCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensSmall Sweet-grassGlyceria declinataSmall Sweet-grassGlyceria declinataPedunculate OakQuercus roburPedunculate OakQuercus roburChanging Forget-me-notMyosotis discolorChanging Forget-me-notMyosotis discolorSilver BirchBetula pendulaSilver BirchBetula pendulaPerennial Rye-grassLolium perennePerennial Rye-grassLolium perenneFringecupsTellima grandifloraFringecupsTellima grandifloraSnowberrySymphoricarpos albusSnowberrySymphoricarpos albusHazelCorylus avellanaHazelCorylus avellanaFloating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitansFloating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitansHairy SedgeCarex hirtaHairy SedgeCarex hirtaLady's BedstrawGalium verumLady's BedstrawGalium verumLimeTilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaeaLimeTilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaeaBroad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatataBroad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatataAlderAlnus glutinosaAlderAlnus glutinosaRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisCreeping Soft-grassHolcus mollisCreeping Soft-grassHolcus mollisAppleMalus domesticaAppleMalus domesticaYarrowAchillea millefoliumYarrowAchillea millefoliumMat-grassNardus strictaMat-grassNardus strictaMeadow FescueSchedonorus pratensisMeadow FescueSchedonorus pratensisGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysMarsh CinquefoilComarum palustreMarsh CinquefoilComarum palustreBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusAtlantic IvyHedera hibernicaAtlantic IvyHedera hibernicaHeath BedstrawGalium saxatileHeath BedstrawGalium saxatileCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisSquare-stalked St John's-wortHypericum tetrapterumSquare-stalked St John's-wortHypericum tetrapterumDotted LoosestrifeLysimachia punctataDotted LoosestrifeLysimachia punctataTufted VetchVicia craccaTufted VetchVicia craccaTormentilPotentilla erectaTormentilPotentilla erectaField HorsetailEquisetum arvenseField HorsetailEquisetum arvenseYellow IrisIris pseudacorusYellow IrisIris pseudacorusLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumSoft-rushJuncus effususSoft-rushJuncus effususSheep's SorrelRumex acetosellaSheep's SorrelRumex acetosellaEyebrightEuphrasiaEyebrightEuphrasiaDaisyBellis perennisDaisyBellis perennisSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseRough Meadow-grassPoa trivialisRough Meadow-grassPoa trivialisCarnation SedgeCarex paniceaCarnation SedgeCarex panicea