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Whitslaid Tower (in Ruins)

0 ha

📷 Walter Baxter · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsFungi
Dogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

55.69234, -2.70545

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Fieldfare, Barn Owl, Redwing +60 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Fieldfare, Barn Owl, Redwing +60 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Snowy Disco, Anthostomella clypeoides, Sycamore Tarspot +366 more · last seen 2023; Fungi — Snowy Disco, Anthostomella clypeoides, Sycamore Tarspot +366 more · last seen 2023

Varies

Foraging

Fungi — Jelly Ear, Blackfoot Polypore, Beechmast Candlesnuff +17 more foraging species

Varies

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Herald, Green Dock Beetle · last seen 2022; Insects — Herald, Green Dock Beetle · last seen 2022

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Southern Upland Way (Section C - Lauder to Cockburnspath)Walking route
Named routePoint-to-pointNational walking route
Southern Upland Way (Section B - Melrose to Lauder)Walking route
Named routePoint-to-pointNational walking route
🚴

Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Border LoopCycling route
Named routeRef BLRound tripRegional cycle route
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Capital TrailMountain bike route
Named route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Whitslaid Tower

📷 Walter Baxter · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

⛪Lauder Old Parish ChurchReligious grounds4 km→✦Pyatshaw ArchwayHistoric site4.5 km→✦FortHistoric site3.9 km→✦Thirlestane CastleHistoric site4.1 km→✦Boon Hill, FortHistoric site2.6 km→⛪Legerwood Parish ChurchReligious grounds3.8 km→

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