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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
55.63601, -3.46847
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦41+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Lapwing and House Martin
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦41+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Lapwing and House Martin
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Lapwing, House Martin, Song Thrush +38 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Lapwing, House Martin, Song Thrush +38 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Gold Swift, Pterostichus, 7-spot Ladybird +30 more · last seen 2020
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🛝Family friendly
Good match
Urban park — family destination
Free
Urban park — open green space
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
John Buchan WayWalking route22 km▾
Named routeLength 22 kmLocal walking route
5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Border LoopCycling route▾
Named routeRef BLRound tripRegional cycle route
Innerleithen Purple RouteCycling route86 km▾
Named routeRef purpleLength 86 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
Lanark to Biggar via Hyndford BridgeCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Tweed CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef TRegional cycle route
Dreva and DaywickCycling route▾
Named routeRef orangeLocal cycle route
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
4,933 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
4,933 records · National Biodiversity NetworkLapwing · House Martin · Song Thrush · Goldfinch · Robin +36
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Great TitParus major
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2021
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
- CurlewNumenius arquata2024
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2023
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- MagpiePica pica
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2023
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2023
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna2021
Soprano Pipistrelle · Common Pipistrelle · Pipistrelle · Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare +1
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2016
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2016
- PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2016
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- BadgerMeles meles
Gold Swift · Pterostichus · 7-spot Ladybird · November Moth · Spruce Carpet +28
- Gold SwiftPhymatopus hecta2016
- PterostichusPterostichus
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2019
- November MothEpirrita dilutata2016
- Spruce CarpetThera britannica2016
- Square-spot RusticXestia xanthographa
Crocosmia paniculata x pottsii · Ostrich Fern · Sessile Oak · Danish Scurvygrass
- Crocosmia paniculata x pottsiiCrocosmia paniculata x pottsii
- Ostrich FernMatteuccia struthiopteris
- Sessile OakQuercus petraea
- Danish ScurvygrassCochlearia danica2018
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,933 records · National Biodiversity NetworkLapwing · House Martin · Song Thrush · Goldfinch · Robin +36
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Great TitParus major
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2021
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
- CurlewNumenius arquata2024
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2023
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- MagpiePica pica
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2023
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2023
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna2021
Soprano Pipistrelle · Common Pipistrelle · Pipistrelle · Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare +1
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2016
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2016
- PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2016
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- BadgerMeles meles
Gold Swift · Pterostichus · 7-spot Ladybird · November Moth · Spruce Carpet +28
- Gold SwiftPhymatopus hecta2016
- PterostichusPterostichus
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2019
- November MothEpirrita dilutata2016
- Spruce CarpetThera britannica2016
- Square-spot RusticXestia xanthographa
Crocosmia paniculata x pottsii · Ostrich Fern · Sessile Oak · Danish Scurvygrass
- Crocosmia paniculata x pottsiiCrocosmia paniculata x pottsii
- Ostrich FernMatteuccia struthiopteris
- Sessile OakQuercus petraea
- Danish ScurvygrassCochlearia danica2018
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2020
2020
2016
2016
Twin-spot CarpetMesotype didymata2016Twin-spot CarpetMesotype didymata2016Dark Green FritillarySpeyeria aglaja2016Dark Green FritillarySpeyeria aglaja2016Silver-ground CarpetXanthorhoe montanata2016Silver-ground CarpetXanthorhoe montanata2016Light EmeraldCampaea margaritaria2016Light EmeraldCampaea margaritaria2016Ingrailed ClayDiarsia mendica2016Ingrailed ClayDiarsia mendica2016Welsh WaveVenusia cambrica2016Welsh WaveVenusia cambrica2016SnoutHypena proboscidalis2016SnoutHypena proboscidalis2016Green ArchesAnaplectoides prasina2016Green ArchesAnaplectoides prasina2016Green CarpetColostygia pectinataria2016Green CarpetColostygia pectinataria2016Straw DotRivula sericealis2016Straw DotRivula sericealis2016Marbled MinorOligia strigilis2016Marbled MinorOligia strigilis2016Middle-barred MinorOligia fasciuncula2016Middle-barred MinorOligia fasciuncula2016Tawny Marbled MinorOligia latruncula2016Tawny Marbled MinorOligia latruncula2016Dotted ClayXestia baja2016Dotted ClayXestia baja2016Smoky WainscotMythimna impura2016Smoky WainscotMythimna impura2016RingletAphantopus hyperantus2016RingletAphantopus hyperantus2016Large Yellow UnderwingNoctua pronuba2016Large Yellow UnderwingNoctua pronuba2016Map-winged SwiftKorscheltellus fusconebulosa2016Map-winged SwiftKorscheltellus fusconebulosa2016Dark ArchesApamea monoglypha2016Dark ArchesApamea monoglypha2016Mottled BeautyAlcis repandata2016Mottled BeautyAlcis repandata2016Common White WaveCabera pusaria2016Common White WaveCabera pusaria2016Muslin FootmanNudaria mundana2016Muslin FootmanNudaria mundana2016Purple ClayDiarsia brunnea2016Purple ClayDiarsia brunnea2016Brimstone MothOpisthograptis luteolata2016Brimstone MothOpisthograptis luteolata2016Burnished BrassDiachrysia chrysitis2016Burnished BrassDiachrysia chrysitis2016True Lover's KnotLycophotia porphyrea2016True Lover's KnotLycophotia porphyrea2016Common SwiftKorscheltellus lupulina2016Common SwiftKorscheltellus lupulina2016