Short birdwatching visit · Scottish Wildlife Trust
Brock Wood
- Tier
- Local green space
- Best season
- Check conditions; individual bird seasons mostly unstated
- Headline birds
- Wren · Willow Warbler · Song Thrush
- Parking
- Not stated by the operator
- Hides
- Not stated by the operator
- Step-free
- Not stated by the operator
Dunbar (3 mi / 4.8 km)
Brock Wood lies inland from Dunbar near Spott, with mixed woodland gradually being reshaped towards native alder, ash and oak. The Trust’s wildlife selection names Wren, Willow Warbler and Song Thrush. Its path network offers several ways to look through the woodland while leaving the undergrowth undisturbed. The change from planted timber trees towards native woodland is a useful part of the setting, rather than a promise of any particular sighting. Plan for muddy footing and a rural road approach, including the ford described in the operator’s directions.
Birds and seasons
- Wren · Headline bird — Season not stated Source for Wren
- Willow Warbler · Headline bird — Season not stated Source for Willow Warbler
- Song Thrush · Headline bird — Season not stated Source for Song Thrush
Plan your visit
- Hides and viewpoints
- Not stated by the operator – check before travelling
- Paths
- Paths enter the reserve on both sides of the road from the parking place. Wear footwear suited to wet, muddy and uneven woodland ground.
- Toilets
- Not stated by the operator – check before travelling
- Parking
- Not stated by the operator – check before travelling
- Dogs
- Not stated by the operator – check before travelling
- Access notes
- Not stated by the operator – check before travelling
- Step-free access
- Not stated by the operator – check before travelling
Getting there: Approach through Spott on the narrow road described by the Trust. Its directions cross a ford before reaching a parking place near a sharp bend.
Sources
Social preview: original typographic artwork by Does Your Duck Quack.
Nearby special trips
- Musselburgh Lagoons and Levenhall Links · 19.5 straight-line miles
- Cameron Reservoir · 25.3 straight-line miles
- Eden Estuary Local Nature Reserve · 30.4 straight-line miles
Continue birding nearby
Nearest full guide: John Muir Country Park and Tyninghame, 2.4 miles away in a straight line.
- Pease Dean · 8.6 miles in a straight line
- Yellowcraig · 11.2 miles in a straight line
- Duns Castle Nature Reserve · 14.5 miles in a straight line