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Whiteside Tower

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📷 Walter Baxter · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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55.63761, -2.56774

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦88+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Nuthatch and Lapwing
✦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

🐦88+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Nuthatch and Lapwing
✦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

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

5 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Nuthatch, Lapwing, Chaffinch +85 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Nuthatch, Lapwing, Chaffinch +85 more · last seen 2025

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 — Azure Damselfly, Common Blue Damselfly · last seen 2023; Insects — Azure Damselfly, Common Blue Damselfly · last seen 2023

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Giant Hogweed, Yellow Water-lily · last seen 2023; Plants — Giant Hogweed, Yellow Water-lily · last seen 2023

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Borders Abbeys WayWalking route109 km

Named routeLength 109 kmRound tripNational walking route

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Cycling

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

4 Abbeys CyclewayCycling route

Named routeRef 4Round tripRegional cycle route

NCN 1 Berwick-upon-Tweed to InnerleithenCycling route

Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network

Melrose Yellow RouteCycling route22 km

Scott's View and Dryburgh

Named routeRef yellowLength 22 kmRound tripLocal cycle route

Border LoopCycling route

Named routeRef BLRound tripRegional cycle route

Tweed CyclewayCycling route

Named routeRef TRegional cycle route

EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 6Cycling route

Tynemouth - Edinburgh

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route

Wildlife to spot

3,667 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

3,667 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds61 species

springautumn

2025

Chaffinch · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Jackdaw · Robin +56

ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
JackdawColoeus monedula
RobinErithacus rubecula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
BlackbirdTurdus merula
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
JayGarrulus glandarius
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
LapwingVanellus vanellus
TealAnas crecca
NuthatchSitta europaea
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Great TitParus major
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
RookCorvus frugilegus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
SwallowHirundo rustica
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
RedshankTringa totanus
WigeonMareca penelope
House MartinDelichon urbicum
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
SiskinSpinus spinus
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
RavenCorvus corax
DunnockPrunella modularis
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
Rock DoveColumba livia
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Tree SparrowPasser montanus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Herring GullLarus argentatus
WoodcockScolopax rusticola
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024

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Mammals1 species

springwinter

2025

Grey Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

3,667 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds61 species

springautumn

2025

Chaffinch · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Jackdaw · Robin +56

ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
JackdawColoeus monedula
RobinErithacus rubecula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
BlackbirdTurdus merula
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
JayGarrulus glandarius
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
LapwingVanellus vanellus
TealAnas crecca
NuthatchSitta europaea
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Great TitParus major
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
RookCorvus frugilegus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
SwallowHirundo rustica
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
RedshankTringa totanus
WigeonMareca penelope
House MartinDelichon urbicum
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
SiskinSpinus spinus
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
RavenCorvus corax
DunnockPrunella modularis
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
Rock DoveColumba livia
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Tree SparrowPasser montanus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Herring GullLarus argentatus
WoodcockScolopax rusticola
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024

🦌

Mammals1 species

springwinter

2025

Grey Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Walter Baxter · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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