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📷 Graham Robson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦71+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦71+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Playground

Best for

10 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, House Sparrow +68 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, House Sparrow +68 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Common Field-speedwell, Groundsel, Common Nettle +21 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Common Field-speedwell, Groundsel, Common Nettle +21 more · last seen 2024

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground; Urban park — family destination

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Cycling

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Duns Green RouteCycling route25 km

Named routeRef greenLength 25 kmRound tripLocal cycle route

Duns Red RouteCycling route41 km

Named routeRef redLength 41 kmRound tripLocal cycle route

Duns Blue RouteCycling route16 km

Named routeRef blueLength 16 kmRound tripLocal cycle route

Duns Yellow RouteCycling route26 km

Named routeRef yellowLength 26 kmRound tripLocal cycle route

Border LoopCycling route

Named routeRef BLRound tripRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

6,386 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

6,386 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds46 species

summerautumnwinter

2025

Tree Sparrow · Robin · Wren · Rook · Carrion Crow +41

Tree SparrowPasser montanus
RobinErithacus rubecula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
RookCorvus frugilegus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
JackdawColoeus monedula
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
DunnockPrunella modularis
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Rock DoveColumba livia
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Common GullLarus canus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Great TitParus major
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
MagpiePica pica
GreenfinchChloris chloris
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
RavenCorvus corax
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
SiskinSpinus spinus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
CuckooCuculus canorus2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
SwiftApus apus2024

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Mammals4 species

summerautumnwinter

2025

Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Brown Hare · Badger

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Brown HareLepus europaeus
BadgerMeles meles

🐝

Insects14 species

summer

2025

Figwort Weevil · Rhyzobius litura · Stable Fly · Phaonia · Nemopoda nitidula +9

Figwort WeevilCionus scrophulariae
Rhyzobius lituraRhyzobius litura
Stable FlyStomoxys calcitrans
PhaoniaPhaonia
Nemopoda nitidulaNemopoda nitidula
PegomyaPegomya
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata

🌿

Plants17 species

autumn

2024

Common Field-speedwell · Groundsel · Common Nettle · Ribwort Plantain · Daisy +12

Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica
GroundselSenecio vulgaris
Common NettleUrtica dioica
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
DaisyBellis perennis
NipplewortLapsana communis
White Dead-nettleLamium album

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

6,386 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds46 species

summerautumnwinter

2025

Tree Sparrow · Robin · Wren · Rook · Carrion Crow +41

Tree SparrowPasser montanus
RobinErithacus rubecula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
RookCorvus frugilegus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
JackdawColoeus monedula
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
DunnockPrunella modularis
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Rock DoveColumba livia
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Common GullLarus canus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Great TitParus major
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
MagpiePica pica
GreenfinchChloris chloris
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
RavenCorvus corax
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
SiskinSpinus spinus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
CuckooCuculus canorus2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
SwiftApus apus2024

🦌

Mammals4 species

summerautumnwinter

2025

Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Brown Hare · Badger

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Brown HareLepus europaeus
BadgerMeles meles

🐝

Insects14 species

summer

2025

Figwort Weevil · Rhyzobius litura · Stable Fly · Phaonia · Nemopoda nitidula +9

Figwort WeevilCionus scrophulariae
Rhyzobius lituraRhyzobius litura
Stable FlyStomoxys calcitrans
PhaoniaPhaonia
Nemopoda nitidulaNemopoda nitidula
PegomyaPegomya
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata

🌿

Plants17 species

autumn

2024

Common Field-speedwell · Groundsel · Common Nettle · Ribwort Plantain · Daisy +12

Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica
GroundselSenecio vulgaris
Common NettleUrtica dioica
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
DaisyBellis perennis
NipplewortLapsana communis
White Dead-nettleLamium album

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Graham Robson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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