Welcome to autumn in the beautiful Scottish Borders 🍂 The colours are really starting to show at Dawyck Botanic Garden. It's a great time to see maples, rowans, Japanese katsura (Cercidiphyllum japonicum), and North American golden birch (Betula alleghanien) in their seasonal splendour, as well as lichens and fungi. Visit this autumn, open daily 10am - 4pm until 30 November. | Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh

The Scottish Borders did not feature in Braveheart. Turns out it played a big part in William Wallace’s legacy as the site he was appointed Guardian of Scotland after Stirling Bridge. It is believed to have been in Selkirk. | Walkingbonniescotland

I’m swapping history and comedy for hiking—walking from St Mary’s Loch to Broad Law, the highest point in the Scottish Borders. Let’s enjoy the scenery.#ScottishBorders #BroadLaw #HikingScotland #HillWalking #OutdoorAdventure #StMarysLoch #Scotland | Discover Scottish Borders with Mark Nicol

Black Douglas stormed one of Scotland’s biggest castles with 80 men and zero siege weapons. Now I’m at the ruins of Roxburgh Castle to find what’s left…#BlackDouglas #RoxburghCastle #ScottishHistory #HiddenRuins #BordersLegacy #HistoryReels | Discover Scottish Borders with Mark Nicol

Some call it a dull climb, but Broad Law is the highest point in the Scottish Borders. Superlatives like this are worth doing just to say you’ve been there.#BroadLaw #ScottishBorders #HillWalking #OutdoorAdventure #HikingScotland #TravelGoals #Scotland | Discover Scottish Borders with Mark Nicol

Black Douglas and Robert the Bruce fought together at Bannockburn. Linked with the Templars, their castles may have hidden treasures — perhaps even the Holy Grail.#BlackDouglas #RobertTheBruce #KnightsTemplar #HolyGrail #BordersHistory #HistoryReels | Discover Scottish Borders with Mark Nicol