Short birdwatching visit · Scottish Wildlife Trust
Hoselaw Loch and Din Moss
- Tier
- Good stop nearby
- Best season
- Winter wildfowl; check current access conditions
- Headline birds
- Pink-footed Goose · Snipe
- Parking
- Do not obstruct agricultural access or assume that fields provide parking.
- Hides
- Not stated by the operator
- Step-free
- Not stated by the operator
Kelso (7 mi / 11.3 km)
Hoselaw Loch is a shallow, naturally nutrient-rich waterbody in the Borders, used by overwintering wildfowl and particularly Pink-footed Geese. The Trust also includes Snipe and Reed Bunting in the combined reserve’s wildlife selection. This entry is limited to the rough farm track along the northern edge of the loch. Din Moss lies beyond that viewing setting, with wet, peaty and uneven ground and no public path network described. Watch from the track, leave crops and livestock undisturbed, and do not turn a birdwatching stop into a crossing of the bog.
Birds and seasons
- Pink-footed Goose · Headline bird — Winter Source for Pink-footed Goose
- Snipe · Headline bird — Season not stated Source for Snipe
- Reed Bunting — Season not stated Source for Reed Bunting
Plan your visit
- Hides and viewpoints
- Not stated by the operator – check before travelling
- Paths
- Use only the rough farm track along the northern loch edge. No other footpaths are described, and access across the wet ground of Din Moss is difficult.
- Toilets
- Not stated by the operator – check before travelling
- Parking
- Do not obstruct agricultural access or assume that fields provide parking.
- 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: The approach leaves the B6352 between Kelso and Yetholm for the signed Hoselaw minor road. There is no formal reserve car park.
Sources
Social preview: original typographic artwork by Does Your Duck Quack.
Nearby special trips
- East Chevington · 35.2 straight-line miles
- Druridge Pools · 36.2 straight-line miles
- Cresswell Pond · 37.5 straight-line miles
Continue birding nearby
Nearest full guide: Lindisfarne National Nature Reserve, 20.7 miles away in a straight line.
- Hirsel Lake and estate woodland · 5.1 miles in a straight line
- Bemersyde Moss · 12.1 miles in a straight line
- Gordon Moss · 12.6 miles in a straight line