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Dogs welcome

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55.62470, -3.00937

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦85+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chiffchaff and Chaffinch
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦85+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chiffchaff and Chaffinch
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

2 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Chiffchaff, Chaffinch, Dipper +82 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Chiffchaff, Chaffinch, Dipper +82 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

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

21 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

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

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

9,645 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

9,645 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds57 species

spring

2025

Chiffchaff · Mallard · Wren · Woodpigeon · Blackcap +52

ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
RobinErithacus rubecula
JackdawColoeus monedula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
DipperCinclus cinclus
RookCorvus frugilegus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
SiskinSpinus spinus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
SwallowHirundo rustica
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Coal TitPeriparus ater
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
GoosanderMergus merganser
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Great TitParus major
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
SwiftApus apus
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Great White EgretArdea alba
Alcedo atthis ispidaAlcedo atthis ispida
MagpiePica pica
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
NuthatchSitta europaea
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Rock DoveColumba livia
DunnockPrunella modularis
Garden WarblerSylvia borin

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Mammals5 species

winterspringautumn

2026

Red Squirrel · Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Badger · Brown Hare

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2025
BadgerMeles meles2025
Brown HareLepus europaeus2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

9,645 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds57 species

spring

2025

Chiffchaff · Mallard · Wren · Woodpigeon · Blackcap +52

ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
RobinErithacus rubecula
JackdawColoeus monedula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
DipperCinclus cinclus
RookCorvus frugilegus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
SiskinSpinus spinus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
SwallowHirundo rustica
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Coal TitPeriparus ater
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
GoosanderMergus merganser
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Great TitParus major
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
SwiftApus apus
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Great White EgretArdea alba
Alcedo atthis ispidaAlcedo atthis ispida
MagpiePica pica
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
NuthatchSitta europaea
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Rock DoveColumba livia
DunnockPrunella modularis
Garden WarblerSylvia borin

🦌

Mammals5 species

winterspringautumn

2026

Red Squirrel · Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Badger · Brown Hare

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2025
BadgerMeles meles2025
Brown HareLepus europaeus2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 G Laird · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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