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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
55.63587, -3.47055
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦60+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Pink-footed Goose and Lapwing
- ⛪Churchyard walks 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
- 🐦60+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Pink-footed Goose and Lapwing
- ⛪Churchyard walks is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Pink-footed Goose, Lapwing, Mallard +57 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Pink-footed Goose, Lapwing, Mallard +57 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Gold Swift, Pterostichus, 7-spot Ladybird +32 more · last seen 2020
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Brooklime, Meadowsweet, Phrymaceae +154 more · last seen 2014
Free
⛪Churchyard walks
Good match
Churchyard or religious grounds — wildlife sanctuary and quiet reflection
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
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
593 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
593 records · National Biodiversity NetworkPink-footed Goose · Lapwing · House Sparrow · House Martin · Song Thrush +40
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2021
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- 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
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2024
- Common GullLarus canus2016
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
- CurlewNumenius arquata2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2023
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2023
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna2021
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- MagpiePica pica
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2023
- Rock DoveColumba livia2016
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2016
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2016
🦌Mammals3 species
winterspringautumn
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Badger · Brown Hare
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024
- BadgerMeles meles2020
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
Gold Swift · Pterostichus · 7-spot Ladybird · Spruce Carpet · November Moth +30
- Gold SwiftPhymatopus hecta2016
- PterostichusPterostichus
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2019
- Spruce CarpetThera britannica2016
- November MothEpirrita dilutata2016
- Square-spot RusticXestia xanthographa
Crocosmia paniculata x pottsii · Ostrich Fern · Sessile Oak · Danish Scurvygrass · Garden Solomon's-seal +8
- Crocosmia paniculata x pottsiiCrocosmia paniculata x pottsii
- Ostrich FernMatteuccia struthiopteris
- Sessile OakQuercus petraea
- Danish ScurvygrassCochlearia danica2018
- Garden Solomon's-sealPolygonatum multiflorum x odoratum = P. x hybridum2014
- Downy BirchBetula pubescens
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
593 records · National Biodiversity NetworkPink-footed Goose · Lapwing · House Sparrow · House Martin · Song Thrush +40
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2021
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- 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
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2024
- Common GullLarus canus2016
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
- CurlewNumenius arquata2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2023
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2023
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna2021
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- MagpiePica pica
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2023
- Rock DoveColumba livia2016
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2016
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2016
🦌Mammals3 species
winterspringautumn
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Badger · Brown Hare
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024
- BadgerMeles meles2020
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
Gold Swift · Pterostichus · 7-spot Ladybird · Spruce Carpet · November Moth +30
- Gold SwiftPhymatopus hecta2016
- PterostichusPterostichus
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2019
- Spruce CarpetThera britannica2016
- November MothEpirrita dilutata2016
- Square-spot RusticXestia xanthographa
Crocosmia paniculata x pottsii · Ostrich Fern · Sessile Oak · Danish Scurvygrass · Garden Solomon's-seal +8
- Crocosmia paniculata x pottsiiCrocosmia paniculata x pottsii
- Ostrich FernMatteuccia struthiopteris
- Sessile OakQuercus petraea
- Danish ScurvygrassCochlearia danica2018
- Garden Solomon's-sealPolygonatum multiflorum x odoratum = P. x hybridum2014
- Downy BirchBetula pubescens
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2016
2016
Twin-spot CarpetMesotype didymata2016Twin-spot CarpetMesotype didymata2016Dark Green FritillarySpeyeria aglaja2016Dark Green FritillarySpeyeria aglaja2016Mottled 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 lupulina2016Silver-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 monoglypha2016Common QuakerOrthosia cerasi2016Common QuakerOrthosia cerasi2016Hebrew CharacterOrthosia gothica2016Hebrew CharacterOrthosia gothica20162014
2014
Martagon LilyLilium martagon2014Martagon LilyLilium martagon2014Sitka SprucePicea sitchensis2014Sitka SprucePicea sitchensis2014DandelionTaraxacum2014DandelionTaraxacum2014Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum2014Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum2014Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2014Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2014Broad-leaved PondweedPotamogeton natans2014Broad-leaved PondweedPotamogeton natans2014Perennial CornflowerCentaurea montana2014Perennial CornflowerCentaurea montana2014