Weensland River Nature Park
7 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🎠Play
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome7 ha
Getting here
55.43082, -2.76926
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦69+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chiffchaff and Magpie
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 118m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦69+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chiffchaff and Magpie
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 118m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking· Free🛝Playground
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Chiffchaff, Magpie, Rock Dove +66 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Chiffchaff, Magpie, Rock Dove +66 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Nicrophorus investigator, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Black Sexton Beetle +79 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Giant Hogweed, Marsh Willowherb +71 more · last seen 2022
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Borders Abbeys WayWalking route109 km▾
Named routeLength 109 kmRound tripNational walking route
Romans and Reivers RouteWalking route84 km▾
Named routeLength 84 kmPoint-to-pointNational walking route
Cross Borders Drove Road (Traquair to Hawick)Walking route▾
Named routePoint-to-pointNational walking route
6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
DenholmCycling route23 km▾
Named routeRef blueLength 23 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
Cavers and StobsCycling route30 km▾
Named routeRef redLength 30 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
Vertish Hill LoopCycling route12 km▾
Named routeRef greenLength 12 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
RobertsonCycling route22 km▾
Named routeRef yellowLength 22 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
Denholm and LillisleafCycling route31 km▾
Named routeRef redLength 31 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
Border LoopCycling route▾
Named routeRef BLRound tripRegional cycle route
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Great North Trail (Scottish Borders)Mountain bike route154.8 km▾
Named routeLength 154.8 kmNational Cycle Network
Photos
Roundabout in front of Mansfield Park
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
9,380 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
9,380 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds52 species
springsummerwinter
2025▾
Rock Dove · Magpie · Chiffchaff · Carrion Crow · Black-headed Gull +47
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- MagpiePica pica
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- SwiftApus apus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Great TitParus major
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Passer domesticus domesticusPasser domesticus domesticus
- Riparia riparia ripariaRiparia riparia riparia
- Coloeus monedula spermologusColoeus monedula spermologus
- British Lesser Black-Backed GullLarus fuscus graellsii
- Larus argentatus argenteusLarus argentatus argenteus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- WigeonMareca penelope
- CootFulica atra
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
🦌Mammals3 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Squirrel · Rabbit
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris2025
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2025
🐝Insects10 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Portevinia maculata · Syrphus · Greater Bulb-Fly · Red-legged Shieldbug · Eupeodes +5
- Portevinia maculataPortevinia maculata
- SyrphusSyrphus
- Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- EupeodesEupeodes
- Sallow Pea-gallerEuura pedunculi
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
9,380 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds52 species
springsummerwinter
2025▾
Rock Dove · Magpie · Chiffchaff · Carrion Crow · Black-headed Gull +47
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- MagpiePica pica
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- SwiftApus apus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Great TitParus major
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Passer domesticus domesticusPasser domesticus domesticus
- Riparia riparia ripariaRiparia riparia riparia
- Coloeus monedula spermologusColoeus monedula spermologus
- British Lesser Black-Backed GullLarus fuscus graellsii
- Larus argentatus argenteusLarus argentatus argenteus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- WigeonMareca penelope
- CootFulica atra
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
🦌Mammals3 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Squirrel · Rabbit
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris2025
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2025
🐝Insects10 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Portevinia maculata · Syrphus · Greater Bulb-Fly · Red-legged Shieldbug · Eupeodes +5
- Portevinia maculataPortevinia maculata
- SyrphusSyrphus
- Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- EupeodesEupeodes
- Sallow Pea-gallerEuura pedunculi
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana2024Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana2024Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2024Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2024Cixius nervosusCixius nervosus2024Cixius nervosusCixius nervosus2024Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2024Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2024