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Stobs Camp (abandoned)

95 ha

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Dogs welcome95 ha

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55.37637, -2.79151

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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
🌿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

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🌿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

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Mallard, Little Grebe, Tufted Duck +81 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mallard, Little Grebe, Tufted Duck +81 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Small Sweet-grass, Hautbois Strawberry, Shoreweed +119 more · last seen 2017; Plants — Small Sweet-grass, Hautbois Strawberry, Shoreweed +119 more · last seen 2017

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Common Chickweed, Common Hemp-Nettle agg., Common Sorrel +9 more foraging species

Varies

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Larch Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, Common Green Grasshopper +5 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Larch Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, Common Green Grasshopper +5 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Romans and Reivers RouteWalking route84 km

Named routeLength 84 kmPoint-to-pointNational walking route

Cross Borders Drove Road (Traquair to Hawick)Walking route

Named routePoint-to-pointNational walking route

🚴

Cycling

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

DenholmCycling route23 km

Named routeRef blueLength 23 kmRound tripLocal cycle route

Cavers and StobsCycling route30 km

Named routeRef redLength 30 kmRound tripLocal cycle route

Vertish Hill LoopCycling route12 km

Named routeRef greenLength 12 kmRound tripLocal cycle route

RobertsonCycling route22 km

Named routeRef yellowLength 22 kmRound tripLocal cycle route

Border LoopCycling route

Named routeRef BLRound tripRegional cycle route

🚵

Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

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

Named routeLength 154.8 kmNational Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

5,146 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

5,146 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds59 species

autumn

2025

Mallard · Little Grebe · Cormorant · Tufted Duck · Canada Goose +54

MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Mute SwanCygnus olor
CootFulica atra
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
WigeonMareca penelope
RobinErithacus rubecula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Greylag GooseAnser anser
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
SwallowHirundo rustica
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
JackdawColoeus monedula
RookCorvus frugilegus
MagpiePica pica
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
SiskinSpinus spinus
RavenCorvus corax
Coal TitPeriparus ater
BlackbirdTurdus merula
House SparrowPasser domesticus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
SwiftApus apus
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
WhitethroatCurruca communis
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
GoosanderMergus merganser
Barn OwlTyto alba
Common GullLarus canus
Tree SparrowPasser montanus
ShagGulosus aristotelis2024
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024

🦌

Mammals2 species

summerautumn

2025

Grey Squirrel · Red Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris

🦎

Reptiles1 species

summer

2025

Slow-worm

Slow-wormAnguis fragilis

🐝

Insects4 species

summer

2025

Larch Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Common Green Grasshopper · Common Red Soldier Beetle

Larch LadybirdAphidecta obliterata
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva

🌿

Plants13 species

summer

2024

Sitka Spruce · Tufted Forget-me-not · Rough Meadow-grass · Common Vetch · Annual Meadow-grass +8

Sitka SprucePicea sitchensis
Tufted Forget-me-notMyosotis laxa
Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis
Common VetchVicia sativa
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua
GroundselSenecio vulgaris
Wood AvensGeum urbanum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

5,146 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds59 species

autumn

2025

Mallard · Little Grebe · Cormorant · Tufted Duck · Canada Goose +54

MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Mute SwanCygnus olor
CootFulica atra
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
WigeonMareca penelope
RobinErithacus rubecula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Greylag GooseAnser anser
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
SwallowHirundo rustica
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
JackdawColoeus monedula
RookCorvus frugilegus
MagpiePica pica
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
SiskinSpinus spinus
RavenCorvus corax
Coal TitPeriparus ater
BlackbirdTurdus merula
House SparrowPasser domesticus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
SwiftApus apus
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
WhitethroatCurruca communis
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
GoosanderMergus merganser
Barn OwlTyto alba
Common GullLarus canus
Tree SparrowPasser montanus
ShagGulosus aristotelis2024
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024

🦌

Mammals2 species

summerautumn

2025

Grey Squirrel · Red Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris

🦎

Reptiles1 species

summer

2025

Slow-worm

Slow-wormAnguis fragilis

🐝

Insects4 species

summer

2025

Larch Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Common Green Grasshopper · Common Red Soldier Beetle

Larch LadybirdAphidecta obliterata
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva

🌿

Plants13 species

summer

2024

Sitka Spruce · Tufted Forget-me-not · Rough Meadow-grass · Common Vetch · Annual Meadow-grass +8

Sitka SprucePicea sitchensis
Tufted Forget-me-notMyosotis laxa
Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis
Common VetchVicia sativa
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua
GroundselSenecio vulgaris
Wood AvensGeum urbanum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Jim Barton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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