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📷 Richard Webb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

55.65710, -3.16211

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Visiting this summer

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

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

4 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Chaffinch, Goldfinch, Siskin +56 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Chaffinch, Goldfinch, Siskin +56 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Pine Weevil, Birch Shieldbug, Pterostichus niger +7 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Pine Weevil, Birch Shieldbug, Pterostichus niger +7 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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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
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Cycling

20 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
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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

Photos

Summit, Black Knowe

📷 Richard Webb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Summit, Black Knowe

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🌱Tweed GreenUrban park1.9 km→🌱Tweed GreenUrban park1.9 km→🌱Ninian's HaughUrban park2 km→🌱Old Town GreenUrban park2.1 km→🌱Forest Holidays Glentress ForestUrban park700 m→🌱Glentress PeelUrban park2 km→

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