๐ Spott, East Lothian
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For rich birdlife and a forest banquet, look no further than Brock Wood. This area of mixed woodland not far from Dunbar is a quiet nature reserve home to otters, wrens, warblers and nuthatches among other species, with hillsides clothed in wild garlic (late spring / early summer) and berries (late summer), delivering a feast for all the senses. Our circuit here follows the straightforward (though muddy) circuit marked out by The Scottish Wildlife Trust, exploring most of the reserve.
๐ท Chronological photo guide
๐ Location
๐ Start / finish at minor road corner, 1 mi west of Spott
๐งญ O.S. Grid Reference: NT 661748
๐ฐ๏ธ GPS coordinates: 55.965439,-2.544364
๐ Infrequent bus to Spott (0.5 mi from east end of route)
๐ Small layby
๐ Key info
โถ 2 km / 1 mi | โฒ 30 m | โ 45 min
Features: ๐ณ Brock Wood Nature Reserve
โฌค Easy | Woodland paths, often narrow, muddy in places.
Download file for GPSโก๏ธ Anticlockwise circuit: layby – path west to Brock Burn – Spott ford by burnside path – return by upper path. Reserve map ๐ here
๐ฅพ On our last visit
Wildlife: Dippers, nuthatches, lots of woodpigeons, tits, screeching birds of prey, possibly a jay. Ripe raspberries, blackberries, elderberries.
Weather: 15ยฐC or so, brightening up after a heavy shower.
July 2020