NATURE BASED TOURISM INITIATIVE - SITE AUDIT QUESTIONNAIRE 1 Name of Site 19 Key NH Interest 2 Opening Times Dates (specify) Mountains Caledonian Pine Weekdays Cliffs/Coastline Machair flowers Weekends Pinewoods Alpine Plants By Appointment Oakwoods Red Deer 3 Entrance Charges <£2 Machair Birds of Prey (specify) <£5 Rivers & lochs Grouse/Caper >£5 Moorland Seabird Colonies donation Beaches Otters none Peatlands Seals 4 Types of Payment Accepted Cash Caves Salmon Cheque Islands Cetaceans Credit Card Waterfalls Red Squirrels Euros Water Features Badgers 5 Tourist Board Area Shetland Geese Orkney Machair Birds Highland 20 Other NH Interest (specify) Western Isles AILLST 6 Area Tourist Board Member Yes No 7 Other QA Scheme Member Yes (specify) No 8 Management Arrangements Owner operated Leased Nature Reserve 21 Owner Details Agreement 9 Grid Ref. of main access point: Organisation/Name 10 Boundary Description of Site: Contact Address 11 Area of site (Ha) Contact Number 12 Designations Relating to NNR Contact Person site: SSSI E-mail SAC WebSite SPA 22 Manager Details NSA Organisation/Name Scheduled Ancient Monument Contact Address Listed Building Contact Number Other Contact Person 13 No. of site based staff Full Time E-mail Part Time WebSite Seasonal 23 Other Interested Parties (specify) 14 What training have site Industion based staff had Risk Assessment First Aid Disability Awareness Customer care Other (specify) 15 Annual Turnover of Site £ 16 No. of visitors p.a. Actual Additional Notes: Estimate Increase Decrease Static 17 Peak Visitor Months April May June July August September October Other (specify) 18 Visitor Profile Local Family Scotland Couples UK Singles Europe Mixed Groups Other Tours SITE DETAILS SCOTTISH BORDERS NATURE BASED TOURISM Site Clusters Ground-Truthing Check List 1. Cluster Name and Number 2. General description of cluster area 3. Does the cluster 'make sense' 4. Settlements within / adjacent to the cluster (list them) 5. General facilities available within the settlements for eating, sleeping, lavatories etc and level of service ie restaurant, cafe, tea room, b&b, hotel etc 6. Name and GR of Anchor Site 7. Facilities at anchor site (parking, loos, picnic sites etc) 8. Access within the cluster (roads, footpaths) 9. Access to the cluster sites 10.Other Notes BFRS & Dunira Strategy March 2003 BFRS & Dunira Strategy March 2003 NBT_Sites_OS Appendix 3. Scottish Borders - Nature Based Tourism Site-Clusters, Including Anchor Sites (Abc) Cluster No Cluster Name OS Ref Site 1 Berwickshire Coast NT778705 Cockburnspath NT793704 Pease Dean and Tower Dean Nature Reserve,SWT NT793711 Pease Bay NT813710 Siccar Point NT836694 Harley Darlies Quarry NT852698 Dowlaw Dean NT860711 Fast Castle NT867705 Dowlaw Dean NT869709 Souter Brae NT895685 Coldingham Loch NT905666 Coldingham Moor NT906691 Pettico Wick NT911694 Harelaw Hill NT913674 St Abbs Nature Reserve NT915693 St Abb's Head (see St Abb's Nature Reserve) NT918668 Coldingham Bay NT918685 Mire Loch NT924655 Fleurs Dean NT926656 Linkim shore NT939650 St Abbs Marine Reserve NT943635 Netherbyres, Eyemouth NT950646 Eyemouth Harbour NT955645 Eyemouth Old Fort NT957612 Burnmouth Harbour NT881665 Edrom Nurseries 2 B'shire/Lwr Tweed Valley NT958571 The Witches Knowe and Cockit Hat View Point NT951573 Mordington Mill Pond and Mire NT920550 Foulden, Fossil Beds NT931533 Paxton House, Paxton 3 Penmanshiel & A St Bathans NT755625 Shannobank NT762625 Abbey St Bathans Estate NT765635 Quixwood Moor NT801653 Grantshouse Quarry NT895693 Heathers Carr waterfall NT373663 Moneynut Valley 4 Lammermuir Hills NT625548 Lammermuir Hills, Lauder to Watch Water NT662567 Watch Water Reservoir NT665587 Horseupcleuch NT785540 Duns Town (Anchor Location) 5 Duns NT778570 Duns Castle Nature Reserve NT788545 Duns Law, Duns NT807538 Crumstane Farm Park NT815541 Manderston House 6 Greenlaw & Blackadder NT685495 Dogden Moss NT703468 Blackadder River (at Greenlaw) NT714491 Hule Moss NT715459 Greenlaw Community Wood NT740523 Langtonlees Cleuch Page 1 NBT_Sites_OS NT745503 Polwarth NT372648 Greenlaw Moor NT710460 Greenlaw Town (Anchor Location) Page 2 NBT_Sites_OS 7 Coldstream & Tweed NT785408 Bishops Bog, Eccles NT792401 Birgham Wood NT836403 The Hirsel Country Park NT846392 River Tweed, Coldstream to Berwick NT856409 Henderson Park, Coldstream 8 Gordon NT586433 Legerwood Farm Trail,nr Earlston NT635425 Gordon Moss NT640391 Mellerstain House NT667400 Hardy's Mill NT705416 Hume Castle, Hume 9 Kelso NT700370 Newton Don Estate NT703332 Roxburgh Barns NT706378 Stichill Linn NT713347 Roxburghe Castle, Kelso NT715342 Floors Castle NT718335 River Teviot, Kelso to Jedburgh NT720360 Edenbank NT732378 Eden Water, Ednam NT737331 River Tweed, Kelso to Coldstream NT738331 Kelso Abbey NT740350 Hendersyde 10 Yetholm NT803279 Yetholm Loch NT807318 Hoselaw Loch,SWT Reserve, Nr Yetholm, NT829201 Bowmont Water NT841272 Halter Burn NT853276 Cheviot Hills NT856275 Kirk Yetholm- Cheviot hills 11 Jedburgh and Teviot NT707291 Sunlaws Mill, Roxburgh NT708268 Teviot Water Gardens NT738281 Bowmont Forest NT620250 Ancrum NT625196 Dunion Hill/Quarry,Jedburgh NT630280 Muirhouselaw NT639235 Folly Loch NT640170 Langlee NT642244 Harestanes Visitor Centre NT644250 Woodschool NT646267 Peniel Heugh/Waterloo Monument NT647248 Monteviot House Gardens NT648189 Capon Tree, Jedburgh NT650199 Allers Mill, Jedburgh NT657225 Jedburgh Rugby Ground NT659173 Fernihurst Castle NT660200 Hartrigge NT673134 Jedforest Deer And Farm Park NT699068 Carter Bar 12 St Boswells NT548319 Bowden Moor Reservoir NT574347 Leaderfoot Bridge Viewpoint,Near Melrose NT576357 Drygrange, Community Wood, Earlston NT581328 River Tweed, Newtown to Maxton NT581378 Black Hill, Earlston NT583316 The Glen, Newtown St Boswells NT591318 Dryburgh Abbey Page 3 NBT_Sites_OS NT594342 Scots View, Melrose NT597346 Bemersyde Hill NT610320 Mertoun Bridge NT612330 Bemersyde Moss SWT Reserve NT618317 Mertoun Gardens, nr St Boswells Page 4 NBT_Sites_OS NT620347 Whitrig NT633307 Ploughlands Quarry NT638348 Smailholm Tower, Smailholm NT660310 Makerstoun 13 Galashiels NT485375 Liddel Water NT486357 Gala Policies NT499364 Langlee Community Woodlands NT507342 Abbotsford House NT512323 Cauldshields Loch NT512355 River Tweed, Galashiels NT518346 Gunknowe Loch NT519309 Faughill NT526330 Rhymers Glen, Melrose NT528345 Darnick Wood NT528345 Shinters Community Wood NT541334 Eildon Hills, Melrose NT542348 Priorwood Gardens and Dried Flower Shop NT547344 Harmony Gardens NT563323 Eildon Hall Loch 14 Selkirk NT459324 Lindinny Wood NT460329 Yair Forest /Lindinny , nr Clovenfords NT473311 Sunderland Hall NT492314 Bailhill & Lindean Community Wood NT492314 Lindean Community Wood, Selkirk NT493272 Selkirk Hill, Selkirk NT501253 Clerklands Fishery NT503292 Lindean Reservoir NT510240 Riddle 15 W.Lammermuirs & Lauder NT429501 Bower Quarry NT458444 Gala Water,Stow NT477563 Chapel-on-Leader NT502461 Lauder Community Woodlands NT503422 Wooplaw Community Woods NT535483 Thirlestane Castle Estate 16 Hawick NT493114 Williestruther Loch NT498148 Wilton Lodge Park NT500132 Whitlaw Wood, SWT Reserve NT506142 River Teviot, Hawick to Denholm NT517185 Alton Loch NT519155 Heron Hill Community Woodlands NT540150 Cavers NT564208 Minto Hills, Minto NT570200 Craigmount NT588203 Fatlips Castle 17 Chesters NT587150 Rubers Law, Denholm NT588075 Wauchope Forest NT590072 Hell's Hole Forest NT590073 Cragbank Wood Nature Reserve NT595105 Crown Community Wood NT596303 St Boswells Community wood NT604168 Fulton Waterfalls 18 Newcastleton NY478877 Copshaw Home Meadow,Newcastleton Page 5 NBT_Sites_OS NY504839 Kersehope Bridge, Newcastleton NY508887 Newcastleton Forest NY510920 Liddesdale Valley NY525885 Leadburn Wood Page 6 NBT_Sites_OS 19 Roberton & Ettrick NT276132 Ettrick Forest & Floodplain Marshes NT318164 Tushielaw NT318164 Tushielaw to Hawick NT342158 Clearburn Loch NT354080 Craik Forest NT388165 Hellmoor Loch NT390149 Alemoor Reservoir, nr Roberton NT410130 Borthwickbrae 20 Ashkirk NT407210 Akermoor Loch NT430235 Huntley Covert, Selkirk NT454160 Old Harden NT468231 Headshaw Loch NT471247 Hare Moss & Dunhog Moss 468247SWT Reserve NT482203 Synton Mossend 21 Yarrow Ford NT374290 Tinnus Wood NT407300 Three Brethen NT421294 Newark Castle NT426278 Bowhill- Duchess Drive & view NT426278 Bowhill House and Country Park NT444275 Philiphaugh Cauld,River Ettrick 22 Innerliethen & Traquair NT314310 Cowpeel Bridge NT315317 Dollar Forest NT326372 St Ronan's Well wood NT329353 Traquair House NT330410 Dewar to Leithen Water NT332375 Caberston Wood NT333376 Pirn Craig NT336343 Minch Moor NT338361 Cadonbank Community Wood NT339373 Pirn law NT340376 Kirnie Law-views, Pirn Law NT356367 Plora Woods NT357369 Elibank & Traquair Forest NT403370 Thorneylee NT428341 Glen Kinnon Burn Community Wood NT443356 Caddonfoot Quarry 23 Moorfoots NT372482 Windlestraw NT375465 Moorfoot Hills NT405416 Teviothead Haughlands NT433391 Stantling Crag NT438394 Knowesdean Reservoir 24 Yarrow Valley NT211233 Megget Reservoir NT235232 Cappercleuch Quarry NT238206 St Mary's Loch NT244213 March Wood, Community Woodlands NT265248 Dryhope to Traquair NT281274 Dunrig, Yarrow NT283272 Blackhouse Tower NT285257 Douglas Craig 25 Talla NT053146 Tweeds Well NT088205 Fruid Reservoir NT110215 Talla Reservoir Page 7 NBT_Sites_OS NT134203 Talla Linfoots NT151203 Southern Uplands 26 Broughton & Stobo NT108281 Kingledares Valley NT110340 Rachan Page 8 NBT_Sites_OS NT111264 Broad Law Hill NT135342 Drumelzier NT156359 Stobo Quarry NT168352 Dawcyk Botanic Gardens, Stobo NT170360 Stobo NT199308