Redshaw Burn Roman Fortlet
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🍂Seasonal🦅Birds✦Heritage
Dogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
55.41015, -3.53343
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🌿117+ species of plants recorded here — summer brings peak botanical diversity with Wavy Bitter-cress and Rosebay Willowherb among those found
- ✦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
- 🌿117+ species of plants recorded here — summer brings peak botanical diversity with Wavy Bitter-cress and Rosebay Willowherb among those found
- ✦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
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Wavy Bitter-cress, Rosebay Willowherb, Common Mouse-ear +114 more · last seen 2017
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Stonechat, Swallow, Long-tailed Tit +6 more · last seen 2023
Free
Birds — Stonechat, Swallow, Long-tailed Tit +6 more · last seen 2023
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Marmalade Hoverfly, Red Admiral · last seen 2021
Free
🏡Historic gardens
Moderate match
Historic site
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Southern Upland Way (Section A - Portpatrick to Melrose)Walking route▾
Named routePoint-to-pointNational walking route
Annandale WayWalking route88 km▾
Named routeLength 88 kmNational walking route
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
266 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
266 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds9 species
winterspring
2023▾
Stonechat · Swallow · Long-tailed Tit · Great Tit · Dipper +4
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2014
- Great TitParus major2014
- DipperCinclus cinclus2014
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2014
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2015
- RobinErithacus rubecula2014
🦌Mammals2 species
wintersummer
2019▾
Rabbit · Mole
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- MoleTalpa europaea2017
Marmalade Hoverfly · Red Admiral
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2017
False Oat-grass · Danish Scurvygrass · Meadowsweet · Rosebay Willowherb · Tufted Hair-grass +116
- False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius
- Danish ScurvygrassCochlearia danica2018
- MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria
- Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium
- Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa
- Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
266 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds9 species
winterspring
2023▾
Stonechat · Swallow · Long-tailed Tit · Great Tit · Dipper +4
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2014
- Great TitParus major2014
- DipperCinclus cinclus2014
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2014
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2015
- RobinErithacus rubecula2014
🦌Mammals2 species
wintersummer
2019▾
Rabbit · Mole
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- MoleTalpa europaea2017
Marmalade Hoverfly · Red Admiral
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2017
False Oat-grass · Danish Scurvygrass · Meadowsweet · Rosebay Willowherb · Tufted Hair-grass +116
- False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius
- Danish ScurvygrassCochlearia danica2018
- MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria
- Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium
- Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa
- Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Oxeye Daisy
Oxeye Daisy
Leucanthemum vulgare2017
Leucanthemum vulgare2017
Compact RushJuncus conglomeratus2017Compact RushJuncus conglomeratus2017BugleAjuga reptans2017BugleAjuga reptans2017Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2017Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2017Changing Forget-me-notMyosotis discolor2017Changing Forget-me-notMyosotis discolor2017Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2017Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2017Wood AvensGeum urbanum2017Wood AvensGeum urbanum2017Melancholy ThistleCirsium heterophyllum2017Melancholy ThistleCirsium heterophyllum2017Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina2017Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina2017Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2017Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2017Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes2017Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes2017Common Hemp-Nettle agg.Galeopsis tetrahit2017Common Hemp-Nettle agg.Galeopsis tetrahit2017Dryopteris cambrensisDryopteris cambrensis2017Dryopteris cambrensisDryopteris cambrensis2017Floating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitans2017Floating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitans2017Perforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatum2017Perforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatum2017Tufted VetchVicia cracca2017Tufted VetchVicia cracca2017Common NettleUrtica dioica2017Common NettleUrtica dioica2017Toad RushJuncus bufonius2017Toad RushJuncus bufonius2017Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2017Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2017Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria2017Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria2017Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2017Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2017Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2017Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2017Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2017Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2017Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2017Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2017Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2017Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2017Wild StrawberryFragaria vesca2017Wild StrawberryFragaria vesca2017Festuca rubraFestuca rubra2017Festuca rubraFestuca rubra2017HawthornCrataegus monogyna2017HawthornCrataegus monogyna2017BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga2017BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga2017Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2017Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2017Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense2017Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense2017Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2017Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2017Hard-fernBlechnum spicant2017Hard-fernBlechnum spicant2017Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2017Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2017Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea2017Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea2017SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2017SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2017AshFraxinus excelsior2017AshFraxinus excelsior2017Japanese LarchLarix kaempferi2017Japanese LarchLarix kaempferi2017Smooth TareErvum tetraspermum2017Smooth TareErvum tetraspermum2017BeechFagus sylvatica2017BeechFagus sylvatica2017BilberryVaccinium myrtillus2017BilberryVaccinium myrtillus2017Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle2017Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle2017CrosswortCruciata laevipes2017CrosswortCruciata laevipes2017Marsh WoundwortStachys palustris2017Marsh WoundwortStachys palustris2017White CloverTrifolium repensWhite CloverTrifolium repensTormentilPotentilla erecta2017TormentilPotentilla erecta2017SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus2017SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus2017Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2017Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2017Soft-rushJuncus effusus2017Soft-rushJuncus effusus2017HeatherCalluna vulgaris2017HeatherCalluna vulgaris2017Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2017Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2017Red CloverTrifolium pratense2017Red CloverTrifolium pratense2017BrackenPteridium aquilinum2017BrackenPteridium aquilinum2017Sitka SprucePicea sitchensis2017Sitka SprucePicea sitchensis2017Wych ElmUlmus glabra2017Wych ElmUlmus glabra2017Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa2017Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa2017Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2017Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2017Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2017Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2017DandelionTaraxacum2017DandelionTaraxacum2017SpiraeaSpiraea2017SpiraeaSpiraea2017Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis2017Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis2017Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis2017Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis2017FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2017FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2017RaspberryRubus idaeus2017RaspberryRubus idaeus2017Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus2017Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus2017BroomCytisus scoparius2017BroomCytisus scoparius2017YarrowAchillea millefolium2017YarrowAchillea millefolium2017SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2017SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2017Callitriche stagnalisCallitriche stagnalis2017Callitriche stagnalisCallitriche stagnalis2017Glaucous SedgeCarex flacca2017Glaucous SedgeCarex flacca2017Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2017Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2017RowanSorbus aucuparia2017RowanSorbus aucuparia2017Downy BirchBetula pubescens2017Downy BirchBetula pubescens2017Heath Wood-rushLuzula multiflora2017Heath Wood-rushLuzula multiflora2017Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2017Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2017Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2017Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2017Grey AlderAlnus incana2017Grey AlderAlnus incana2017Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2017Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2017Scots PinePinus sylvestris2017Scots PinePinus sylvestris2017Lady's-mantleAlchemilla vulgaris2017Lady's-mantleAlchemilla vulgaris2017Perennial CornflowerCentaurea montana2017Perennial CornflowerCentaurea montana2017Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2017Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2017Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2017Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2017Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2017Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2017Common ChickweedStellaria media2017Common ChickweedStellaria media2017Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2017Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2017HazelCorylus avellana2017HazelCorylus avellana2017Curled DockRumex crispus2017Curled DockRumex crispus2017Reflexed Saltmarsh-GrassPuccinellia distans2017Reflexed Saltmarsh-GrassPuccinellia distans2017AlderAlnus glutinosa2017AlderAlnus glutinosa2017DaisyBellis perennis2017DaisyBellis perennis2017Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2017Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2017HawkweedHieracium2017HawkweedHieracium2017Polypodium vulgarePolypodium vulgare2017Polypodium vulgarePolypodium vulgare2017Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2017Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2017PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2017PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2017Greater PlantainPlantago major2017Greater PlantainPlantago major2017Two-rowed BarleyHordeum distichon2017Two-rowed BarleyHordeum distichon2017Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2017Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2017SilverweedPotentilla anserina2017SilverweedPotentilla anserina2017BrambleRubus fruticosus2017BrambleRubus fruticosus2017ColtsfootTussilago farfara2017ColtsfootTussilago farfara2017Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens2017Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens2017HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2017HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2017Common SorrelRumex acetosa2017Common SorrelRumex acetosa2017Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2017Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2017CleaversGalium aparine2017CleaversGalium aparine2017Rosa caninaRosa canina2017Rosa caninaRosa canina2017Purple Moor-grassMolinia caerulea2017Purple Moor-grassMolinia caerulea2017Jointed RushJuncus articulatus2017Jointed RushJuncus articulatus2017Goat WillowSalix caprea2017Goat WillowSalix caprea2017Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum2017Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum2017Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra2010Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra2010Toad Rush agg.Juncus bufonius2010Toad Rush agg.Juncus bufonius2010Hordeum distichonHordeum distichon2010Hordeum distichonHordeum distichon2010