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Woodlandslee Tower

📷 Trevor Littlewood · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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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 Woodpigeon and Meadow Pipit
🌿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

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦69+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Meadow Pipit
🌿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

6 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Meadow Pipit, Dipper +66 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Meadow Pipit, Dipper +66 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Lesser Trefoil, Jacobaea, Eyebright +150 more · last seen 2016; Plants — Lesser Trefoil, Jacobaea, Eyebright +150 more · last seen 2016

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Dandelion, Common Sorrel, Marsh Hawk's-beard +16 more foraging species

Varies

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Meadow Brown, Ringlet, Small White +6 more · last seen 2019; Insects — Meadow Brown, Ringlet, Small White +6 more · last seen 2019

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚴

Cycling

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Innerleithen Yellow RouteCycling route59 km

Named routeRef yellowLength 59 kmRound tripLocal cycle route

Peebles to InnerleithenCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Tweed Valley Railway PathCycling route

Named routeRef TVRLocal cycle route

Border LoopCycling route

Named routeRef BLRound tripRegional cycle route

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

Tynemouth - Edinburgh

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route

N/ACycling route939 m

Named routeLength 939 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

🚵

Mountain biking

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Glentress Green RouteMountain bike route4.5 km

Named routeLength 4.5 km

Glentress Blue RouteMountain bike route

Named route

Glentress Black RouteMountain bike route29 km

Named routeLength 29 km

Glentress Red RouteMountain bike route

Named route

Capital TrailMountain bike route

Named route

Great North Trail (Scottish Borders)Mountain bike route154.8 km

Named routeLength 154.8 kmNational Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

2,490 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

2,490 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds48 species

spring

2025

Meadow Pipit · Swallow · House Martin · Stonechat · Woodpigeon +43

Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
SwallowHirundo rustica
House MartinDelichon urbicum
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
RavenCorvus corax
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
CuckooCuculus canorus
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
LapwingVanellus vanellus
DipperCinclus cinclus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
RobinErithacus rubecula
SiskinSpinus spinus
RookCorvus frugilegus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
JayGarrulus glandarius
Rock DoveColumba livia
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica
JackdawColoeus monedula
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
Coal TitPeriparus ater
StarlingSturnus vulgaris

🦌

Mammals3 species

winterspringsummer

2026

Mountain Hare · Brown Hare · Red Squirrel

Mountain HareLepus timidus
Brown HareLepus europaeus2025
Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

2,490 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds48 species

spring

2025

Meadow Pipit · Swallow · House Martin · Stonechat · Woodpigeon +43

Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
SwallowHirundo rustica
House MartinDelichon urbicum
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
RavenCorvus corax
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
CuckooCuculus canorus
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
LapwingVanellus vanellus
DipperCinclus cinclus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
RobinErithacus rubecula
SiskinSpinus spinus
RookCorvus frugilegus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
JayGarrulus glandarius
Rock DoveColumba livia
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica
JackdawColoeus monedula
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
Coal TitPeriparus ater
StarlingSturnus vulgaris

🦌

Mammals3 species

winterspringsummer

2026

Mountain Hare · Brown Hare · Red Squirrel

Mountain HareLepus timidus
Brown HareLepus europaeus2025
Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Trevor Littlewood · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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