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Stonehouse Tower bastle

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WildlifeBirdsFungi
Free entryDogs welcome0 ha

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
  • 🍄Mushroom 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

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Swift, Willow Warbler, Blackbird +62 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Swift, Willow Warbler, Blackbird +62 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Cladonia coniocraea, Lecanora chlarotera s. lat., Micarea coppinsii +25 more · last seen 2011; Fungi — Cladonia coniocraea, Lecanora chlarotera s. lat., Micarea coppinsii +25 more · last seen 2011

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Common Carpet, Common Marbled Carpet, Large Yellow Underwing +151 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Carpet, Common Marbled Carpet, Large Yellow Underwing +151 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Bluebell, Japanese Knotweed, Wood Anemone +168 more · last seen 2023; Plants — Bluebell, Japanese Knotweed, Wood Anemone +168 more · last seen 2023

Free

Foraging

Plants — Ramsons, Common Nettle, Bramble +24 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Cycling

10 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Reivers' RouteCycling route
Named routeRef 10National Cycle Network
National Byway (SW Scotland)Cycling route

National Byway in the Solway Firth area

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route271 m
Named routeRef 10Length 271 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route50 m
Named routeRef 10Length 50 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route1.3 km
Named routeRef 10Length 1.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route50 m
Named routeRef 10Length 50 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Wildlife to spot

Photos

The Waverley line in Liddesdale

The Waverley line in Liddesdale

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