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55.57770, -2.90117
Open directionsv 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 ✦ 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
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ✦ 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 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Wren, Chaffinch, Robin +66 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Wren, Chaffinch, Robin +66 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Black Clock, Silver-ground Carpet, Green Tiger Beetle +40 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Black Clock, Silver-ground Carpet, Green Tiger Beetle +40 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Moderate match
Plants — Japanese Knotweed · last seen 2022; Plants — Japanese Knotweed · last seen 2022
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Borders Abbeys Way Walking route 109 km ▾
Named route Length 109 km Round trip National walking route
Show on map Southern Upland Way (Section A - Portpatrick to Melrose) Walking route ▾
Named route Point-to-point National walking route
Show on map Glenkinnon Biodiversity Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Cross Borders Drove Road (Traquair to Hawick) Walking route ▾
Named route Point-to-point National walking route
Show on map 17 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN 1 Berwick-upon-Tweed to Innerleithen Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
Show on map Innerleithen Yellow Route Cycling route 59 km ▾
Named route Ref yellow Length 59 km Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map Innerleithen Blue Route Cycling route 67 km ▾
Named route Ref blue Length 67 km Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map Selkirk Green route Cycling route 11 km ▾
Named route Ref green Length 11 km Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map Selkirk Yellow Route Cycling route 32 km ▾
Named route Ref yellow Length 32 km Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map Selkirk Orange Route Cycling route 14 km ▾
Named route Ref orange Length 14 km Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Capital Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Great North Trail (Scottish Borders) Mountain bike route 154.8 km ▾
Named route Length 154.8 km National Cycle Network
Show on map Photos The Three Brethren summit 464m
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Wildlife to spot
2,371 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 2,371 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Chiffchaff · Chaffinch · Wren · Coal Tit +39
Robin Erithacus rubecula Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Coal Tit Periparus ater Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Siskin Spinus spinus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blackbird Turdus merula Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Dunnock Prunella modularis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Great Tit Parus major Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Skylark Alauda arvensis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2024 Red Grouse (scotica) Lagopus scotica Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2024 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Jay Garrulus glandarius Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Mute Swan Cygnus olor Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Raven Corvus corax2024 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2023 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2023 Curlew Numenius arquata2023 🦌 Mammals 1 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Red Squirrel
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Black Clock · Green Tiger Beetle · Batman Hoverfly · Orchid Beetle · Leucozona glaucia +20
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus Green Tiger Beetle Cicindela campestris Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2024 Orchid Beetle Dascillus cervinus2024 Leucozona glaucia Leucozona glaucia2024 Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Creeping Willow
Creeping Willow Salix repens Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 2,371 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Chiffchaff · Chaffinch · Wren · Coal Tit +39
Robin Erithacus rubecula Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Coal Tit Periparus ater Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Siskin Spinus spinus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blackbird Turdus merula Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Dunnock Prunella modularis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Great Tit Parus major Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Skylark Alauda arvensis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2024 Red Grouse (scotica) Lagopus scotica Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2024 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Jay Garrulus glandarius Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Mute Swan Cygnus olor Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Raven Corvus corax2024 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2023 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2023 Curlew Numenius arquata2023 🦌 Mammals 1 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Red Squirrel
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Black Clock · Green Tiger Beetle · Batman Hoverfly · Orchid Beetle · Leucozona glaucia +20
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus Green Tiger Beetle Cicindela campestris Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2024 Orchid Beetle Dascillus cervinus2024 Leucozona glaucia Leucozona glaucia2024 Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Creeping Willow
Creeping Willow Salix repens Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2024
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2024
Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica2024
Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica2024
Cantharis pellucida Cantharis pellucida2024
Cantharis pellucida Cantharis pellucida2024
Polydrusus tereticollis Polydrusus tereticollis2024
Polydrusus tereticollis Polydrusus tereticollis2024
Pine Weevil Hylobius abietis2024
Pine Weevil Hylobius abietis2024
Cantharis nigricans Cantharis nigricans2024
Cantharis nigricans Cantharis nigricans2024
Small Garden Bumblebee Bombus hortorum2023
Small Garden Bumblebee Bombus hortorum2023
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius2023
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius2023
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2023
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2023
Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum2023
Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum2023
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2023
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2023
Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis2023
Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis2023
Fork-tailed Flower Bee Anthophora furcata2023
Fork-tailed Flower Bee Anthophora furcata2023
Bombus lucorum Bombus lucorum2023
Bombus lucorum Bombus lucorum2023
Pachytodes cerambyciformis Pachytodes cerambyciformis2023
Pachytodes cerambyciformis Pachytodes cerambyciformis2023
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2023
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2023
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2023
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2023
Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum2023
Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum2023
Volucella bombylans Volucella bombylans2023
Volucella bombylans Volucella bombylans2023 