Short birdwatching visit · Scottish Wildlife Trust
Pease Dean
- Tier
- Good stop nearby
- Best season
- Dipper season not stated in the site guide
- Headline birds
- Dipper · Treecreeper · Song Thrush
- Parking
- The operator directs visitors to the car park beside Pease Bay Holiday Park, just before the ford.
- Hides
- Not stated by the operator
- Step-free
- The SOC describes the woodland paths as unsuitable for wheelchair users.
Public car park beside Pease Bay Holiday Park
Pease Dean is an ancient woodland reserve in steep, sheltered valleys just inland from Pease Bay. The Scottish Wildlife Trust names Treecreeper, Song Thrush and Bullfinch for the reserve, while established paths let visitors sample its woodland without entering the steepest wet ground. From the car park beside the holiday park, cross the road and use the kissing-gate approach to reach the reserve. Part of the Southern Upland Way passes through the woodland. Plan this as a woodland birding walk with uneven terrain, rather than assuming the nearby coastal holiday facilities provide an accessible route throughout.
Birds and seasons
- Dipper · Headline bird — Season not stated by the source Source for Dipper
- Treecreeper · Headline bird — Season not stated Source for Treecreeper
- Song Thrush · Headline bird — Season not stated Source for Song Thrush
- Bullfinch — Season not stated Source for Bullfinch
Plan your visit
- Hides and viewpoints
- Not stated by the operator – check before travelling
- Paths
- Stay on the footpaths; steep, wet ground and mud require footwear with good grip.
- Toilets
- Not stated by the operator – check before travelling
- Parking
- The operator directs visitors to the car park beside Pease Bay Holiday Park, just before the ford.
- Dogs
- Not stated by the operator – check before travelling
- Access notes
- The SOC describes the woodland paths as unsuitable for wheelchair users.
- Step-free access
- The SOC describes the woodland paths as unsuitable for wheelchair users.
Getting there: Leave the A1 near Cockburnspath for Pease Bay and follow the single-track road with passing places. Cross from the public car park through the kissing gate; the reserve is about 50 metres beyond. The map uses the Trust’s published directions endpoint and has independent postcode corroboration.
Sources
Social preview: original typographic artwork by Does Your Duck Quack.
Nearby special trips
- Musselburgh Lagoons and Levenhall Links · 27.8 straight-line miles
- Cameron Reservoir · 31.9 straight-line miles
- Eden Estuary Local Nature Reserve · 36.8 straight-line miles
Continue birding nearby
Nearest full guide: St Abbs Head National Nature Reserve, 7.7 miles away in a straight line.
- Brock Wood · 8.6 miles in a straight line
- Duns Castle Nature Reserve · 10.1 miles in a straight line
- Hirsel Lake and estate woodland · 19.0 miles in a straight line