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Victoria Park

6 ha

📷 Jim Barton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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FamilyPicnicPlay

Public accessFree entryDogs welcome6 ha

Getting here

55.61990, -3.06552

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦64+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch and Mallard
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
☕Loulabelles — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦64+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch and Mallard
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
☕Loulabelles — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingCaféParking· FreePicnic spotPlaygroundToilets

Best for

10 activities

Family friendly

Very strong match

playground, café, toilets, picnic area; Urban park — family destination

Free

Picnic day out

Very strong match

picnic area, café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space

Free

Playgrounds

Very strong match

playground, toilets, café, parking

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Chaffinch, Mallard, Carrion Crow +61 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Chaffinch, Mallard, Carrion Crow +61 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

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

🚴

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

🚵

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

25,634 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

25,634 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds40 species

winter

2026

Chaffinch · Blue Tit · Robin · Mallard · Blackbird +35

ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Great TitParus major2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
TealAnas crecca2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
NuthatchSitta europaea
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
MagpiePica pica2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025

🦌

Mammals3 species

winter

2026

Red Squirrel · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus

🐝

Insects2 species

spring

2026

Hawthorn Shieldbug · Ectopsocus petersi

Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Ectopsocus petersiEctopsocus petersi

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

25,634 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds40 species

winter

2026

Chaffinch · Blue Tit · Robin · Mallard · Blackbird +35

ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Great TitParus major2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
TealAnas crecca2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
NuthatchSitta europaea
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
MagpiePica pica2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025

🦌

Mammals3 species

winter

2026

Red Squirrel · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus

🐝

Insects2 species

spring

2026

Hawthorn Shieldbug · Ectopsocus petersi

Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Ectopsocus petersiEctopsocus petersi

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Jim Barton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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🌱Victoria ParkUrban park100 m→🌱Wineglass LawnUrban park1.3 km→🌱Old Walled GardenUrban park1.5 km→🌱The AvenueUrban park1.5 km→✦Traquair HouseHistoric site1.3 km→⛪Innerleithen Parish ChurchReligious grounds300 m→

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