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Walks and nature
in the Scottish Borders.

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Scottish Borders

Hills above the Tweed.

The Borders are made for walking. Climb the three volcanic summits above Melrose, crowned by a great Iron Age hill fort, or stand where Sir Walter Scott paused so often that his horses stopped there by themselves. In the Moffat Hills, a whole glen is being returned to native woodland, and wild flowers and birds are coming back. Pack a waterproof and good boots, as the hills can be wet underfoot.

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Scott’s View.

Sir Walter Scott's favourite view, from Bemersyde Hill over the Tweed valley to the three peaks of the Eildon Hills.

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Carrifran Wildwood.

Originally gouged into being by glaciers, the ruggedly beautiful Carrifran occupies a 1,600-acre valley in the Moffat Hills – and is today witnessing something special. A group of local friends have joined together to transform the valley back into the wild, largely wooded place it would have been 6,000 years ago. Ecological restoration has become a buzzword in recent times, but this is the real deal.

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Eildon Hills.

Although technically a single hill, the three conical peaks that make up this volcanic behemoth mean it usually gets pluralised to become ‘the Eildons’ or ‘Eildon Hills’. Shrouded in folklore and looming high above Melrose – from where the hills can be reached on a steep but spectacular hike – the tallest of the summits reaches some 422 metres.

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