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55.74863, -2.21948
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 76+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Kestrel and Barn Owl ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 218m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 76+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Kestrel and Barn Owl ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 218m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Kestrel, Barn Owl, Woodpigeon +73 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Kestrel, Barn Owl, Woodpigeon +73 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Hebrew Character, Satellite, Dark Chestnut +82 more · last seen 2019; Insects — Hebrew Character, Satellite, Dark Chestnut +82 more · last seen 2019
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Polygonum aviculare, Groundsel, Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris +115 more · last seen 2015; Plants — Polygonum aviculare, Groundsel, Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris +115 more · last seen 2015
Free
Plants — Beech, White Dead-nettle, Common Chickweed +11 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 13 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Duns Red Route Cycling route 41 km ▾
Named route Ref red Length 41 km Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map Duns Blue Route Cycling route 16 km ▾
Named route Ref blue Length 16 km Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map Pennine Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 68 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN 1 Berwick-upon-Tweed to Innerleithen Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
Show on map Duns Yellow Route Cycling route 26 km ▾
Named route Ref yellow Length 26 km Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map Border Loop Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref BL Round trip Regional cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
1,689 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 1,689 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 49 species
winter spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Kestrel · Yellowhammer · Chaffinch · Grey Partridge · Linnet +44
Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Grey Partridge Perdix perdix Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus Robin Erithacus rubecula Common Gull Larus canus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Magpie Pica pica Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blackbird Turdus merula Skylark Alauda arvensis Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Dunnock Prunella modularis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Whitethroat Curruca communis House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2023 Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus2023 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia2023 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Great Tit Parus major Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2024 Swift Apus apus2024 Siskin Spinus spinus2024 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2023 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2023 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2023 Coal Tit Periparus ater2023 🦌 Mammals 2 species
summer autumn
2024 ▾
Hedgehog · Roe Deer
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2023 Oxeye Daisy · Bulbous Buttercup · Yellow-rattle · Centaurea nigra · Meadow Buttercup +14
Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare Bulbous Buttercup Ranunculus bulbosus Yellow-rattle Rhinanthus minor Centaurea nigra Centaurea nigra Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris Ragged-Robin Silene flos-cuculi Cowslip Primula veris Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 1,689 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 49 species
winter spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Kestrel · Yellowhammer · Chaffinch · Grey Partridge · Linnet +44
Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Grey Partridge Perdix perdix Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus Robin Erithacus rubecula Common Gull Larus canus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Magpie Pica pica Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blackbird Turdus merula Skylark Alauda arvensis Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Dunnock Prunella modularis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Whitethroat Curruca communis House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2023 Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus2023 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia2023 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Great Tit Parus major Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2024 Swift Apus apus2024 Siskin Spinus spinus2024 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2023 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2023 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2023 Coal Tit Periparus ater2023 🦌 Mammals 2 species
summer autumn
2024 ▾
Hedgehog · Roe Deer
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2023 Oxeye Daisy · Bulbous Buttercup · Yellow-rattle · Centaurea nigra · Meadow Buttercup +14
Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare Bulbous Buttercup Ranunculus bulbosus Yellow-rattle Rhinanthus minor Centaurea nigra Centaurea nigra Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris Ragged-Robin Silene flos-cuculi Cowslip Primula veris Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis
Field Wood-rush Luzula campestris
Field Wood-rush Luzula campestris
Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica
Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum
Hairy Bitter-cress Cardamine hirsuta
Hairy Bitter-cress Cardamine hirsuta
Dandelion Taraxacum
Dandelion Taraxacum
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata
Cut-leaved Crane's-bill Geranium dissectum
Cut-leaved Crane's-bill Geranium dissectum
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris
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