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✦ Ancient woodland0 ha

Plan your visit

BirdsWildlifeAncient
Dogs welcome0 ha

Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦89+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Linnet and Chiffchaff
  • 🌳Ancient woodland is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Best for

7 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Free

Birds — Linnet, Chiffchaff, Rook +86 more · last seen 2026

Wildlife

Strong match

Free

Birds — Linnet, Chiffchaff, Rook +86 more · last seen 2026; Ancient woodland

Ancient woodland

Strong match

Free

Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600

Insect spotting

Strong match

Free

Insects — Cuckoo-Spit Insect, Peacock, Scathophaga stercoraria +30 more · last seen 2025

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Free

Plants — Heart-leaved Spear-moss, Kneiff's Hook-moss, Agrostis canina +49 more · last seen 2017

Heritage

Strong match

Free

Historic site

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Pennine Way (Middleton in Teesdale to Kirk Yetholm)Walking route
Named routeNational walking route
Pennine Way (Tan Hill to Kirk Yetholm) - deviationWalking route

to keep main route contiguous for route analysis

Named routeLocal walking route
Saint Cuthbert's Way (Melrose to Kirk Yetholm)Walking route
Named routeNational walking route
Saint Cuthbert's Way (Kirk Yetholm to Lindisfarne)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Yetholm Blue routeCycling route9 km
Named routeRef blueLength 9 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
Kelso Red RouteCycling route53 km
Named routeRef redLength 53 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
Yetholm Orange routeCycling route22 km
Named routeRef orangeLength 22 kmPoint-to-pointLocal cycle route
Border LoopCycling route
Named routeRef BLRound tripRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

21 photos from nearby open sources

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Facilities

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Parking

1 nearby · Free · 249m

✦ Ancient🐶 Dogs

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

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