No tree surgeon listed in Lauder yet.

A tree surgeon carries out specialist tree work - pruning, crown reduction, felling, stump grinding and emergency storm damage clearance.

Trees near buildings, power lines or boundaries need professional attention - chainsaw work at height is not a DIY job under any circumstances.

Check they carry public liability insurance and ask whether the trees are covered by a Tree Preservation Order or are in a conservation area before any work begins.

Lauder is a Royal Burgh on the A68 between Edinburgh and the central Borders, sitting in the valley of the Leader Water.

Thirlestane Castle, one of the oldest and finest castles in Scotland, stands at the edge of town and is open to visitors.

The town has a single wide main street, a traditional common riding and a community that has maintained its identity despite its small size.

Lauder's position on the A68 makes it a natural stopping point between Edinburgh and the Borders, about 27 miles from the capital.

The surrounding Lauderdale countryside is rolling farmland and hill ground, with the Lammermuir Hills rising to the north.

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The Scottish Borders is the largest council area in southern Scotland, stretching from the edge of Edinburgh and East Lothian in the north to the English border in the south.

It is a landscape of rolling hills, river valleys and market towns - the Tweed, Teviot, Ettrick and Yarrow rivers carve through countryside that has been fought over, farmed and written about for centuries.

Hawick and Galashiels are the largest towns, but the region's character is shaped by a string of smaller burghs - Kelso, Jedburgh, Peebles, Melrose and Selkirk - each with its own abbey ruins, common riding traditions, or rugby loyalties.

The Borders Railway, reopened in 2015, connects Tweedbank and Galashiels to Edinburgh Waverley, bringing the northern Borders within commuting distance of the capital for the first time in decades.

The region is known for its textile heritage, its abbeys and an outdoor culture built around hill walking, fishing, mountain biking and rugby - a place where community identity runs deep and the landscape is never far away.