Plantation End

Lake, Pool, Pond, Freshwater Marsh in Roxburghshire

Scotland

Plantation End

Minor road into Roxburgh Credit: JThomas

Plantation End is a picturesque freshwater marsh located in Roxburghshire, a historic county in the Scottish Borders region. The site encompasses a diverse range of aquatic habitats, including a lake, pool, pond, and freshwater marsh, making it a haven for wildlife enthusiasts and nature lovers.

The centerpiece of Plantation End is the expansive lake, which spans several acres and boasts crystal-clear waters teeming with aquatic life. The lake is home to a variety of fish species, such as trout and perch, making it a popular spot for anglers seeking a peaceful day of fishing.

Adjacent to the lake is a tranquil pool, characterized by its calm and shallow waters. This pool serves as a breeding ground for amphibians and provides a vital habitat for various water plants, including lilies and reeds.

A smaller pond can also be found within Plantation End, attracting an array of smaller aquatic creatures like dragonflies and water beetles. This pond offers a unique opportunity for visitors to observe the intricate web of life that exists within a confined ecosystem.

Surrounding the water bodies is a lush freshwater marsh, characterized by its dense vegetation and rich biodiversity. This marshland provides an ideal habitat for an assortment of plant and animal species, including reeds, sedges, waterfowl, and marsh harriers.

Visitors to Plantation End can explore the area via well-maintained paths and boardwalks, allowing them to observe the delicate balance of nature while minimizing their impact on the fragile ecosystem. The site also offers various bird hides and observation points, providing visitors with ample opportunities to observe and photograph the diverse birdlife that calls Plantation End home.

Overall, Plantation End in Roxburghshire is a haven for nature enthusiasts, offering a unique blend of aquatic habitats that support a wide range of plant and animal life.

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Plantation End Images

Images are sourced within 2km of 55.579786/-2.4630273 or Grid Reference NT7031. Thanks to Geograph Open Source API. All images are credited.

Minor road into Roxburgh

JThomas

Stubble field and hedgerow, Over Roxburgh

JThomas

Minor road, Over Roxburgh

JThomas

Disused railway bridge, Roxburgh

The former St Boswells to Kelso railway line. The line was closed in 1964.

JThomas

Bus shelter on road junction, Roxburgh

Remains of a railway bridge behind.

JThomas

Roxburgh village

The quiet village of Roxburgh, situated on the west bank of the Teviot south of Kelso. At one time it had a railway station at the junction of the branch line to Jedburgh and the E-W line from Tweedmouth to Newtown St Boswells.

Jim Barton

Bus shelter and remains of railway bridges, Roxburgh

The bus stop is at the west end of the village, on the minor road to Nisbet. Covered in vegetation just past the stop are two bridge abutments for the former railways to Kelso and Jedburgh. Roxburgh station was at the junction, out of shot to the right.

Jim Barton

Path to the Teviot, Roxburgh

The path follows the foot of the embankment of the former Kelso and Tweedmouth railway.

Jim Barton

Road at a bus shelter in Roxburgh

Looking south-westward between the butress remains of two former railway bridges.

Peter Wood

RCTS Borders Rail Tour at Roxburgh

View NE - Roxburgh left, Kelso right; ex-North British St Boswells - Kelso - (Tweedmouth) line. Another view of Restored D34 4-4-0 No. 256 and J37 0-6-0 No. 64624. For details see NT5731 : A Rail Tour train at St Boswells Station in 1961; see also Walter Baxter's recent image NT6930 : A bridge over a dismantled railway.

Ben Brooksbank

Jedburgh Railway

The trackbed approaching a missing bridge and Roxburgh Junction, where the line met the Kelso Branch Railway. The Jedburgh Railway fell victim to the catestrophic flood of 1948 which took out the bridge over the Teviot at Nisbet. The line was then closed. Despite the time elapsed, the railway trackbed can be followed on horseback or bike as far as Nisbit from here. From Roxburgh to Kirkbank, where there is a slight deviation around a removed bridge and a garden, the path is grassy with muddy bits. Beyond Kirkbank it is an unsealed road. The scenery throughout is delightful. Some of the trackbed is accessible beyond the lost crossing of the Teviot too.

Richard Webb

Approaching Roxburgh

The road enters the village between the buttresses of railway bridges. The first bridge carried the Jedburgh branch, and the second bridge was the Kelso Branch, linking Kelso to the Waverley Line. There were flowering snowdrops beneath one of the buttresses. Earliest I have ever seen them.

Richard Webb

Arable land, Roxburgh

Richard Webb

Approaching Roxburgh Junction

The railway from Kelso met a branch to Jedburgh here. The Jed branch failed to recover from catastrophic flooding in 1948 but the trackbed is accessible as far as Nesbit.

Richard Webb

Approaching Roxburgh Junction

Before 1948 when flooding destroyed a bridge over the Teviot, this was a railway from Jedburgh, meeting the Kelso Branch at Roxburgh Junction. Today from Roxburgh to Nisbit is accessible as a path.

Richard Webb

Kelso Branch Railway

Between Roxburgh Junction and the viaduct. Since some unmentionable had the viaduct locked, this will probably become very overgrown. A good path runs to the north down to the footbridge below the viaduct.

Richard Webb