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Getting here
55.76399, -3.36550
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦91+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Rook and Jackdaw
- ✦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
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦91+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Rook and Jackdaw
- ✦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
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Rook, Jackdaw, Pink-footed Goose +88 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Rook, Jackdaw, Pink-footed Goose +88 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Red Soldier Beetle, 7-spot Ladybird, Larch Ladybird +32 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Moderate match
Plants — American Skunk-cabbage, Japanese Knotweed · last seen 2023
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Pentland Way (Alternative)Walking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Pentland Way (Cross Borders Drove Road to Glencorse Reservoir)Walking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Pentland Way (Dunsyre to Cross Borders Drove Road)Walking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Cross Borders Drove Road (Harperrig to West Linton)Walking route▾
Named routePoint-to-pointNational walking route
Cross Borders Drove Road (West Linton to Traquair)Walking route▾
Named routePoint-to-pointNational walking route
5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Bavelaw-Nine Mile BurnMountain bike route▾
Named routeMtb
Carlops-Balerno MTBMountain bike route▾
Capital TrailMountain bike route▾
Little Vantage to BaddinsgillMountain bike route▾
Great North Trail (Scottish Borders)Mountain bike route154.8 km▾
Named routeLength 154.8 kmNational Cycle Network
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
6,307 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
6,307 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Jackdaw · House Sparrow · Blackbird · Pink-footed Goose +36
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- MagpiePica pica
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- RavenCorvus corax
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- SwiftApus apus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus2024
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Coloeus monedula spermologusColoeus monedula spermologus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Common GullLarus canus
🦌Mammals4 species
springsummerautumnwinter
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Squirrel · Roe Deer · Badger
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- BadgerMeles meles
Common Red Soldier Beetle · 7-spot Ladybird · Larch Ladybird · Mesembrina meridiana · Broad Centurion +30
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Larch LadybirdAphidecta obliterata
- Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana
- Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa
- SyrphusSyrphus
- Chilenocaecilius ornatipennis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
6,307 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Jackdaw · House Sparrow · Blackbird · Pink-footed Goose +36
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- MagpiePica pica
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- RavenCorvus corax
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- SwiftApus apus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus2024
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Coloeus monedula spermologusColoeus monedula spermologus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Common GullLarus canus
🦌Mammals4 species
springsummerautumnwinter
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Squirrel · Roe Deer · Badger
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- BadgerMeles meles
Common Red Soldier Beetle · 7-spot Ladybird · Larch Ladybird · Mesembrina meridiana · Broad Centurion +30
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Larch LadybirdAphidecta obliterata
- Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana
- Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa
- SyrphusSyrphus
- Chilenocaecilius ornatipennis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Chilenocaecilius ornatipennis
Chilenocaecilius ornatipennis
Phaonia subventaPhaonia subventaPhaonia subventaPhaonia subventaScathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercorariaEristalis tenaxEristalis tenaxEristalis tenaxEristalis tenaxMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusNeomyia cornicinaNeomyia cornicinaNeomyia cornicinaNeomyia cornicinaCantharis flavilabris (=nigra auctt.)Cantharis flavilabris (=nigra auctt.)Cantharis flavilabris (=nigra auctt.)Cantharis flavilabris (=nigra auctt.)Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.Reuterella helvimaculaReuterella helvimaculaReuterella helvimaculaReuterella helvimaculaCicadella viridisCicadella viridisCicadella viridisCicadella viridisNeophilaenus lineatusNeophilaenus lineatusNeophilaenus lineatusNeophilaenus lineatusPlagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorumPlagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorumPlagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorumPlagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorumTemnostethus (Montandoniella) gracilisTemnostethus (Montandoniella) gracilisTemnostethus (Montandoniella) gracilisTemnostethus (Montandoniella) gracilisOedemera virescensOedemera virescensOedemera virescensOedemera virescensLarge Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphulaLarge Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphulaOrchid BeetleDascillus cervinusOrchid BeetleDascillus cervinusLoensia fasciataLoensia fasciataLoensia fasciataLoensia fasciataMurky-legged Black LegionnaireBeris chalybataMurky-legged Black LegionnaireBeris chalybataDownlooker SnipeflyRhagio scolopaceusDownlooker SnipeflyRhagio scolopaceusHawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidaleHawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidaleRhipidia maculataRhipidia maculataRhipidia maculataRhipidia maculataMacustus grisescensMacustus grisescensMacustus grisescensMacustus grisescensWestern Honey BeeApis melliferaWestern Honey BeeApis melliferaMalthodes marginatusMalthodes marginatusMalthodes marginatusMalthodes marginatusEctopsocus petersiEctopsocus petersiEctopsocus petersiEctopsocus petersiHairy Spider WeevilExomias pellucidusHairy Spider WeevilExomias pellucidusPinalitus cervinusPinalitus cervinusPinalitus cervinusPinalitus cervinusRed-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipesRed-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipesLily BeetleLilioceris liliiLily BeetleLilioceris lilii