Burnfoot’s biggest
Miller's Knowes
Park or garden · 190 m outside town
7.6 ha (19 acres)1.4 km of path
20 minto walk all 1.4 km of path
11 pitchesfootball pitches would fit
0.6 mi southfrom the centre
Playground
Directionsto the nearest entrance
Photo: Mainlymazza · CC BY-SA 4.0–Not graded
Outdoors in Burnfoot · parks, paths & countryside
81% of Burnfoot’s residents live within a 5-minute walk of a park
Parks and playing fields in Burnfoot add up to 5.7 ha for every 1,000 residents; the typical town in England and Wales has 2.1. 34 km of footpaths run through the town and the kilometre around it, 3.8 for every square kilometre. Burnfoot has no Outdoors Grade: Scottish towns aren’t graded on the outdoors yet.
Green space
5.7 ha
per 1,000 residents
Typical town in England and Wales 2.1
Near a park
81%
of residents within 400 m
Typical town in England and Wales 83%
Footpaths
34 km
3.8 km per km², town + 1 km
Typical town in England and Wales 3.0 per km²
Protected landscape
0%
of the land within 5 km
Nearest: Eildon and Leaderfoot National Scenic Area
The map
Parks, footpaths & countryside
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it. The dashed line is Burnfoot’s locality.
Green space: parks, gardens, playing fields and play spaces, named or not.© OpenStreetMap contributors · Contains OS data © Crown copyright · Scottish Government, NatureScot
Places to walk
Parks to walk in, in and around Burnfoot
The biggest is Miller's Knowes, 7.6 ha (19 acres). Directions go to the park’s nearest public entrance where Ordnance Survey maps one.
Sleepy Valley
Park or garden
2.6 ha (6 acres)0.9 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.9 km of path
4 pitchesfootball pitches would fit
Centralin the middle of Burnfoot
Playground
Directionsto the nearest entrance
Weensland Biodiversity Park
Park or garden
2.5 ha (6 acres)0.4 km of path
4 pitchesfootball pitches would fit
0.4 mi southfrom the centre
Directionsto the nearest entrance
Close to home
How close Burnfoot’s homes are to a park
Each square is 1 in 100 residents: green lives within 400 m of a public park, garden or playing field (NRS Census 2022 output areas against OS Open Greenspace).
Within 400 m (81%)Further (19%)
Burnfoot81%
Scottish Borders towns81%
Towns in England and Wales83%
About 500 people live further than that. Playing fields count, so a park within reach isn’t always one with paths or trees; 25 playgrounds are mapped in and around the town, about one for every 112 residents.
National Parks & National Scenic Areas
The Eildon and Leaderfoot National Scenic Area is 8.6 mi away
Protected landscapes within 30 km, by direction and distance from the edge of the locality; circle size shows each one’s area. National Scenic Areas are Scotland’s finest landscapes, chosen by NatureScot.
National ParkNational Scenic AreaThe 5 km the grade counts
National Scenic Area
Eildon and Leaderfoot
8.6 mi north39 km²since 1980
Northumberland National Park covers 1,051 km² and has been a National Park since 1957.
Footpaths & waymarked walks
Burnfoot is on the Borders Abbeys Way
34 km of footpaths, tracks and core paths are mapped in Burnfoot and the kilometre around it, 3.8 km for every square kilometre (the typical town in England and Wales has 3.0). Bars show each route’s kilometres within 2 km of the town.
National
Borders Abbeys Way7.8 km
The Borders Abbeys Way, a national route, passes Burnfoot.
Waymarked walks are OpenStreetMap walking routes. Scotland has no rights-of-way register: everyone has a right of responsible access to most land, so tracks and councils’ core paths count. Paths are only as complete as the map in each area.
When to get out
The best walking months in Burnfoot: May to September
The town’s 1991–2020 averages (Met Office HadUK-Grid) and the daylight at its latitude. Outlined months have 12½+ hours of daylight, highs of 15 °C or more and little rain for the town.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 7.7 | 9.5 | 11.6 | 14.1 | 16.2 | 17.4 | 16.9 | 15.0 | 12.6 | 10.3 | 8.2 | 7.1 |
| High (°C) | 6 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 9 | 6 |
| Rain (mm) | 101 | 76 | 62 | 55 | 56 | 70 | 70 | 82 | 63 | 96 | 93 | 99 |
April is the driest month (55 mm) and July the warmest (highs of 20 °C). Winter days are short, about 7 hours of daylight in December, and 101 mm of rain falls in January, the wettest month. Frost comes on about 66 nights a year. The climate in Burnfoot →
Things to do
2 viewpoints and 25 playgrounds
Mapped within 2 km of the town in OpenStreetMap. Named places are listed with directions; unnamed ones are only counted.
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 2
Plus 2 viewpoints without a name on the map.
Hills and peaks 15
Gala Law0.3 mi from town
DirectionsCourt Hill0.3 mi from town
DirectionsHornshole Hill0.5 mi from town
DirectionsClarilaw Hill1.0 mi from town
DirectionsHardie's Hill1.1 mi from town
DirectionsHeip Hill1.1 mi from town
DirectionsPlus 9 hills and peaks without a name on the map.
Waterfalls 1
Cala Burn Waterfall1.1 mi from town
DirectionsPlaygrounds 25
Sleepy Valley Playground0.0 mi from town
DirectionsHeronhill Close Playpark0.1 mi from town
DirectionsMiller's Knowes Playpark0.4 mi from town
DirectionsWee Haugh Playground0.5 mi from town
DirectionsPlus 21 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Dog parks 1
The Pawpark0.5 mi from town
DirectionsNext door
The outdoors in nearby towns
The nearest towns of 1,000+ within 12 miles. Tap a town for its outdoors page.
HawickSelkirkJedburghBurnfoot
ABCDOutdoors Grade
None of the neighbours has a protected landscape within 5 km either.
Questions about the outdoors in Burnfoot
What is the biggest park in Burnfoot?
Miller's Knowes, 7.6 ha (19 acres), with 1.4 km of path, just outside the locality. Sleepy Valley (2.6 ha) is second. 3 named parks, gardens and playing fields are in the town or within 400 m of it.
Is Burnfoot near a National Park?
Yes. Northumberland National Park begins 12 mi south-east of the town’s edge. It covers 1,051 km² and has been a National Park since 1957. The nearest protected landscape of any kind is the Eildon and Leaderfoot National Scenic Area, 8.6 mi away.
What are the best walks near Burnfoot?
1 waymarked walking route passes within 2 km of the town, including the Borders Abbeys Way.
How many people in Burnfoot live near a park?
81% of residents live within 400 m, about a 5-minute walk, of a public park, garden or playing field (NRS Census 2022 output areas against OS Open Greenspace). The typical town in England and Wales is 83%.
When is the best time of year for walking in Burnfoot?
May to September: the longest days, the warmest afternoons and the least rain of the year, from the Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
How is the Outdoors Grade worked out?
From five measures, each placed among UK towns of 1,000 or more: public green space per resident, the share living near a park, National Park or National Scenic Area within 5 km, footpaths per square kilometre, and the sea within 5 km. It is a character grade and isn’t part of Burnfoot’s overall grade.
Sources
Where Burnfoot’s outdoors figures come from
- Parks and green space: Ordnance Survey OS Open Greenspace (parks and gardens, playing fields, play spaces, and their access points). Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- National Parks and National Scenic Areas: Scottish Government and NatureScot boundaries (Loch Lomond and The Trossachs, Cairngorms; the 40 National Scenic Areas), clipped to land, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Footpaths, tracks, core paths, walking routes, beaches and things to do: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database License (ODbL), via Geofabrik’s Scotland extract, October 2026.
- Historic gardens, listed buildings and monuments: Historic Environment Scotland designations, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Rain and temperature: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for the town; daylight calculated from its latitude.
- The sea: ONS Countries (December 2024) boundaries clipped to mean high water. Residents near a park: NRS Scotland’s Census 2022 output areas.
- Grade: Scottish towns have no Outdoors Grade yet.
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