Reidshire Raid (the last Border Battle)
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55.35708, -2.46937
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ✦ 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
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ✦ 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 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Carrion Crow, Meadow Pipit, Kestrel +56 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Meadow Pipit, Kestrel +56 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Purple Moor-grass, Bog Moss, Bog-cotton +94 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Purple Moor-grass, Bog Moss, Bog-cotton +94 more · last seen 2024
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Green-veined White, Small Heath, Platycheirus clypeatus agg. +24 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Green-veined White, Small Heath, Platycheirus clypeatus agg. +24 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Bilberry, Rowan, Crowberry +1 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Border Loop Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref BL Round trip Regional cycle route
Show on map Photos Border fences, Wooplaw Edge
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Wildlife to spot
805 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 805 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 23 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Meadow Pipit · Carrion Crow · Skylark · Grasshopper Warbler · Red Grouse (scotica) +18
Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Carrion Crow Corvus corone Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia2024 Red Grouse (scotica) Lagopus scotica Raven Corvus corax Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2023 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2023 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2023 Snipe Gallinago gallinago Barn Owl Tyto alba Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2023 Robin Erithacus rubecula2023 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2021 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2021 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2021 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria2021 Siskin Spinus spinus2021 Redwing Turdus iliacus2021 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Roe Deer · Mole · Otter · Badger
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Mole Talpa europaea Otter Lutra lutra2023 Badger Meles meles2022 🐝 Insects 20 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Platycheirus clypeatus agg. · Meliscaeva cinctella · Sericomyia silentis · Platycheirus · Carabus nemoralis +15
Platycheirus clypeatus agg. Platycheirus clypeatus agg.2025 Meliscaeva cinctella Meliscaeva cinctella2025 Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis2025 Platycheirus Platycheirus2025 Carabus nemoralis Carabus nemoralis Purple Moor-grass · Bog Moss · Bog-cotton · Heather
Purple Moor-grass Molinia caerulea2023 Bog Moss Sphagnum Bog-cotton Eriophorum2023 Heather Calluna vulgaris2023 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 805 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 23 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Meadow Pipit · Carrion Crow · Skylark · Grasshopper Warbler · Red Grouse (scotica) +18
Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Carrion Crow Corvus corone Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia2024 Red Grouse (scotica) Lagopus scotica Raven Corvus corax Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2023 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2023 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2023 Snipe Gallinago gallinago Barn Owl Tyto alba Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2023 Robin Erithacus rubecula2023 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2021 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2021 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2021 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria2021 Siskin Spinus spinus2021 Redwing Turdus iliacus2021 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Roe Deer · Mole · Otter · Badger
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Mole Talpa europaea Otter Lutra lutra2023 Badger Meles meles2022 🐝 Insects 20 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Platycheirus clypeatus agg. · Meliscaeva cinctella · Sericomyia silentis · Platycheirus · Carabus nemoralis +15
Platycheirus clypeatus agg. Platycheirus clypeatus agg.2025 Meliscaeva cinctella Meliscaeva cinctella2025 Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis2025 Platycheirus Platycheirus2025 Carabus nemoralis Carabus nemoralis Purple Moor-grass · Bog Moss · Bog-cotton · Heather
Purple Moor-grass Molinia caerulea2023 Bog Moss Sphagnum Bog-cotton Eriophorum2023 Heather Calluna vulgaris2023 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Yellow-faced Blowfly
Yellow-faced Blowfly
Cynomya mortuorum2025
Cynomya mortuorum2025
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii2025
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii2025
Scaeva selenitica Scaeva selenitica2025
Scaeva selenitica Scaeva selenitica2025
Bilberry Bumblebee Bombus monticola2025
Bilberry Bumblebee Bombus monticola2025
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2025
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2025
Downlooker Snipefly Rhagio scolopaceus2025
Downlooker Snipefly Rhagio scolopaceus2025
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa2025
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa2025
Carabus glabratus Carabus glabratus2025
Carabus glabratus Carabus glabratus2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2024
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2024
Black Darter Sympetrum danae2024
Black Darter Sympetrum danae2024
Common Hawker Aeshna juncea2024
Common Hawker Aeshna juncea2024
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2024
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2024
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus2024
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus2024
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2024
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2024
Carabus problematicus Carabus problematicus2024
Carabus problematicus Carabus problematicus2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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