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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
55.62562, -3.29972
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦82+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch and Blue Tit
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 298m away
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦82+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch and Blue Tit
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 298m away
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Chaffinch, Blue Tit, Little Grebe +79 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Chaffinch, Blue Tit, Little Grebe +79 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Rosy Rustic, Large Yellow Underwing, Barred Chestnut +94 more · last seen 2020
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
⛪Churchyard walks
Good match
Churchyard or religious grounds — wildlife sanctuary and quiet reflection
Free
Named cycling route nearby: Border Loop
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
John Buchan WayWalking route22 km▾
Named routeLength 22 kmLocal walking route
7 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
Border LoopCycling route▾
Named routeRef BLRound tripRegional cycle route
Innerleithen Purple RouteCycling route86 km▾
Named routeRef purpleLength 86 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
Tweed CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef TRegional cycle route
Manor ValleyCycling route33 km▾
Named routeRef blueLength 33 kmPoint-to-pointLocal cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
7,193 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
7,193 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds50 species
springautumnwinter
2025▾
Chaffinch · Blue Tit · Great Tit · Robin · Coal Tit +45
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- SiskinSpinus spinus2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2024
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- TealAnas crecca2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- DipperCinclus cinclus2024
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- RavenCorvus corax
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2024
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2024
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2024
- WaxwingBombycilla garrulus2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2023
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2023
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2023
- CuckooCuculus canorus2023
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2022
🦌Mammals3 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Squirrel · Daubenton's Bat
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
- Daubenton's BatMyotis daubentonii2024
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2024▾
Palmate Newt
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
Mouse-ear-hawkweed · Rowan · Broad Buckler-fern · Common Chickweed · Spear Thistle +17
- Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum
- RowanSorbus aucuparia
- Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata
- Common ChickweedStellaria media
- Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
- Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum
- Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
7,193 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds50 species
springautumnwinter
2025▾
Chaffinch · Blue Tit · Great Tit · Robin · Coal Tit +45
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- SiskinSpinus spinus2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2024
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- TealAnas crecca2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- DipperCinclus cinclus2024
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- RavenCorvus corax
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2024
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2024
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2024
- WaxwingBombycilla garrulus2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2023
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2023
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2023
- CuckooCuculus canorus2023
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2022
🦌Mammals3 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Squirrel · Daubenton's Bat
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
- Daubenton's BatMyotis daubentonii2024
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2024▾
Palmate Newt
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
Mouse-ear-hawkweed · Rowan · Broad Buckler-fern · Common Chickweed · Spear Thistle +17
- Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum
- RowanSorbus aucuparia
- Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata
- Common ChickweedStellaria media
- Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
- Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum
- Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
