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Shieldgreen Tower

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55.67755, -3.15628

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦56+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch and Willow Warbler
🌿Foraging 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

🐦56+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch and Willow Warbler
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Chaffinch, Willow Warbler, Coal Tit +53 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Chaffinch, Willow Warbler, Coal Tit +53 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Grass, Tormentil, Heath-grass +170 more · last seen 2015; Plants — Grass, Tormentil, Heath-grass +170 more · last seen 2015

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Wild Thyme, Bilberry, Mouse-ear-hawkweed +15 more foraging species

Varies

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Peacock, Small Tortoiseshell, Larch Ladybird +14 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Peacock, Small Tortoiseshell, Larch Ladybird +14 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

John Buchan WayWalking route22 km

Named routeLength 22 kmLocal walking route

Tantah's TrailWalking route

Named routeRound tripLocal walking route

Pilots' TrailWalking route

Named routeRound tripLocal walking route

Cross Borders Drove Road (West Linton to Traquair)Walking route

Named routePoint-to-pointNational walking route

🚴

Cycling

19 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Cademuir CircuitCycling route12 km

Named routeRef yellowLength 12 kmRound tripLocal cycle route

The Eldons / EddlestonCycling route36 km

Named routeRef redLength 36 kmPoint-to-pointLocal cycle route

Peebles to EddlestonCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Peebles to InnerleithenCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Tweed Valley Railway PathCycling route

Named routeRef TVRLocal cycle route

Traquair HouseCycling route21 km

Named routeRef greenLength 21 kmPoint-to-pointLocal cycle route

🚵

Mountain biking

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Glentress Green RouteMountain bike route4.5 km

Named routeLength 4.5 km

Glentress Blue RouteMountain bike route

Named route

Glentress Black RouteMountain bike route29 km

Named routeLength 29 km

Glentress Red RouteMountain bike route

Named route

Capital TrailMountain bike route

Named route

Great North Trail (Scottish Borders)Mountain bike route154.8 km

Named routeLength 154.8 kmNational Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

1,208 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

1,208 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds31 species

summer

2025

Chaffinch · Coal Tit · Woodpigeon · Mistle Thrush · Song Thrush +26

ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Coal TitPeriparus ater
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
BlackbirdTurdus merula
SiskinSpinus spinus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Great TitParus major2024
RobinErithacus rubecula
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2023
NuthatchSitta europaea
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula

🦌

Mammals3 species

autumn

2026

Red Squirrel · Brown Hare · Badger

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
Brown HareLepus europaeus2025
BadgerMeles meles2025

🐝

Insects3 species

springsummer

2025

Pine Weevil · Larch Ladybird · Belted Fern-sawfly

Pine WeevilHylobius abietis
Larch LadybirdAphidecta obliterata
Belted Fern-sawflyStrongylogaster mixta

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

1,208 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds31 species

summer

2025

Chaffinch · Coal Tit · Woodpigeon · Mistle Thrush · Song Thrush +26

ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Coal TitPeriparus ater
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
BlackbirdTurdus merula
SiskinSpinus spinus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Great TitParus major2024
RobinErithacus rubecula
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2023
NuthatchSitta europaea
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula

🦌

Mammals3 species

autumn

2026

Red Squirrel · Brown Hare · Badger

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
Brown HareLepus europaeus2025
BadgerMeles meles2025

🐝

Insects3 species

springsummer

2025

Pine Weevil · Larch Ladybird · Belted Fern-sawfly

Pine WeevilHylobius abietis
Larch LadybirdAphidecta obliterata
Belted Fern-sawflyStrongylogaster mixta

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Iain Lees · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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