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Places › Scotland › South Scotland › Scottish Borders Getting here
55.43252, -2.77633
Open directionsv 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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking on site — 20 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking on site — 20 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Chiffchaff, Rock Dove, Swift +69 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Chiffchaff, Rock Dove, Swift +69 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Nicrophorus investigator, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Black Sexton Beetle +78 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Nicrophorus investigator, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Black Sexton Beetle +78 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Giant Hogweed, Marsh Willowherb +50 more · last seen 2022; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Giant Hogweed, Marsh Willowherb +50 more · last seen 2022
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Named hiking route nearby: Borders Abbeys Way
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Borders Abbeys Way Walking route 109 km ▾
Named route Length 109 km Round trip National walking route
Show on map Romans and Reivers Route Walking route 84 km ▾
Named route Length 84 km Point-to-point National walking route
Show on map Cross Borders Drove Road (Traquair to Hawick) Walking route ▾
Named route Point-to-point National walking route
Show on map 6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Denholm Cycling route 23 km ▾
Named route Ref blue Length 23 km Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map Cavers and Stobs Cycling route 30 km ▾
Named route Ref red Length 30 km Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map Vertish Hill Loop Cycling route 12 km ▾
Named route Ref green Length 12 km Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map Robertson Cycling route 22 km ▾
Named route Ref yellow Length 22 km Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map Denholm and Lillisleaf Cycling route 31 km ▾
Named route Ref red Length 31 km Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map Border Loop Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref BL Round trip Regional cycle route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Great North Trail (Scottish Borders) Mountain bike route 154.8 km ▾
Named route Length 154.8 km National Cycle Network
Show on map Photos Wilton Cemetery in Hawick
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Wildlife to spot
9,711 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 9,711 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 50 species
spring summer winter
2025 ▾
Chiffchaff · Rock Dove · Magpie · Blackbird · Carrion Crow +45
Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Rock Dove Columba livia Magpie Pica pica Blackbird Turdus merula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Swift Apus apus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Dipper Cinclus cinclus Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Goosander Mergus merganser House Sparrow Passer domesticus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Sand Martin Riparia riparia Dunnock Prunella modularis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Swallow Hirundo rustica House Martin Delichon urbicum Coal Tit Periparus ater Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Tit Parus major Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Nuthatch Sitta europaea Rook Corvus frugilegus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Passer domesticus domesticus Passer domesticus domesticus Riparia riparia riparia Riparia riparia riparia Coloeus monedula spermologus Coloeus monedula spermologus British Lesser Black-Backed Gull Larus fuscus graellsii Larus argentatus argenteus Larus argentatus argenteus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Greenfinch Chloris chloris Wigeon Mareca penelope Coot Fulica atra Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Barn Owl Tyto alba Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Grey Squirrel · Red Squirrel · Rabbit
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris2025 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2025 🐝 Insects 9 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Syrphus · Greater Bulb-Fly · Red-legged Shieldbug · Eupeodes · Sallow Pea-galler +4
Syrphus Syrphus Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Eupeodes Eupeodes Sallow Pea-galler Euura pedunculi2024 Mesembrina meridiana Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 9,711 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 50 species
spring summer winter
2025 ▾
Chiffchaff · Rock Dove · Magpie · Blackbird · Carrion Crow +45
Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Rock Dove Columba livia Magpie Pica pica Blackbird Turdus merula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Swift Apus apus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Dipper Cinclus cinclus Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Goosander Mergus merganser House Sparrow Passer domesticus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Sand Martin Riparia riparia Dunnock Prunella modularis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Swallow Hirundo rustica House Martin Delichon urbicum Coal Tit Periparus ater Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Tit Parus major Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Nuthatch Sitta europaea Rook Corvus frugilegus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Passer domesticus domesticus Passer domesticus domesticus Riparia riparia riparia Riparia riparia riparia Coloeus monedula spermologus Coloeus monedula spermologus British Lesser Black-Backed Gull Larus fuscus graellsii Larus argentatus argenteus Larus argentatus argenteus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Greenfinch Chloris chloris Wigeon Mareca penelope Coot Fulica atra Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Barn Owl Tyto alba Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Grey Squirrel · Red Squirrel · Rabbit
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris2025 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2025 🐝 Insects 9 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Syrphus · Greater Bulb-Fly · Red-legged Shieldbug · Eupeodes · Sallow Pea-galler +4
Syrphus Syrphus Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Eupeodes Eupeodes Sallow Pea-galler Euura pedunculi2024 Mesembrina meridiana Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Mesembrina meridiana2024
Mesembrina meridiana2024
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2024
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2024
Cixius nervosus Cixius nervosus2024
Cixius nervosus Cixius nervosus2024
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa2024
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa2024 