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Traquair House

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📷 M J Richardson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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55.60832, -3.06410

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦70+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch and Carrion Crow
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
☕Garden Cafe — a good base for a longer summer day out

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦70+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch and Carrion Crow
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
☕Garden Cafe — a good base for a longer summer day out

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🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingCaféParkingPicnic spotPlayground

Best for

4 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Chaffinch, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon +67 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Chaffinch, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon +67 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Syrphus, Ectopsocus petersi, Hawthorn Shieldbug +4 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Syrphus, Ectopsocus petersi, Hawthorn Shieldbug +4 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Southern Upland Way (Section A - Portpatrick to Melrose)Walking route

Named routePoint-to-pointNational walking route

Cross Borders Drove Road (West Linton to Traquair)Walking route

Named routePoint-to-pointNational walking route

Cross Borders Drove Road (Traquair to Hawick)Walking route

Named routePoint-to-pointNational walking route

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Cycling

28 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN 1 Berwick-upon-Tweed to InnerleithenCycling route

Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network

Innerleithen Yellow RouteCycling route59 km

Named routeRef yellowLength 59 kmRound tripLocal cycle route

Innerleithen Blue RouteCycling route67 km

Named routeRef blueLength 67 kmRound tripLocal cycle route

Peebles to InnerleithenCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Tweed Valley Railway PathCycling route

Named routeRef TVRLocal cycle route

Traquair HouseCycling route21 km

Named routeRef greenLength 21 kmPoint-to-pointLocal cycle route

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Mountain biking

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Glentress Blue RouteMountain bike route

Named route

Glentress Black RouteMountain bike route29 km

Named routeLength 29 km

Glentress Red RouteMountain bike route

Named route

Innerleithen XC TrailMountain bike route

Named route

Capital TrailMountain bike route

Named route

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

Named routeLength 154.8 kmNational Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

15,266 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

15,266 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds41 species

winter

2026

Chaffinch · Blue Tit · Little Egret · Blackbird · Mallard +36

ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Great TitParus major2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
NuthatchSitta europaea
GreenfinchChloris chloris
MagpiePica pica2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
DipperCinclus cinclus2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025

🦌

Mammals3 species

autumnwinter

2026

Red Squirrel · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus

🐝

Insects2 species

spring

2026

Ectopsocus petersi · Hawthorn Shieldbug

Ectopsocus petersiEctopsocus petersi
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

15,266 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds41 species

winter

2026

Chaffinch · Blue Tit · Little Egret · Blackbird · Mallard +36

ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Great TitParus major2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
NuthatchSitta europaea
GreenfinchChloris chloris
MagpiePica pica2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
DipperCinclus cinclus2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025

🦌

Mammals3 species

autumnwinter

2026

Red Squirrel · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus

🐝

Insects2 species

spring

2026

Ectopsocus petersi · Hawthorn Shieldbug

Ectopsocus petersiEctopsocus petersi
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 M J Richardson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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