Bonkyl and Preston Parish Church
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▾ 🐦 56+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Carrion Crow 🍄 Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 56+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Carrion Crow 🍄 Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Yellowhammer +53 more · last seen 2024; Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Yellowhammer +53 more · last seen 2024
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Ingrailed Clay, Large Yellow Underwing, Map-winged Swift +134 more · last seen 2021; Insects — Ingrailed Clay, Large Yellow Underwing, Map-winged Swift +134 more · last seen 2021
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Sycamore Tarspot, Alder Bracket, Cingroen +7 more · last seen 2013; Fungi — Sycamore Tarspot, Alder Bracket, Cingroen +7 more · last seen 2013
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Broad Buckler-fern, Bilberry, Heath Bedstraw +162 more · last seen 2022; Plants — Broad Buckler-fern, Bilberry, Heath Bedstraw +162 more · last seen 2022
Free
Plants — Bilberry, Pedunculate Oak, Beech +21 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Southern Upland Way (Section C - Lauder to Cockburnspath) Walking route ▾
Named route Point-to-point National walking route
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Signed route nearby
Duns Green Route Cycling route 25 km ▾
Named route Ref green Length 25 km Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map Duns Red Route Cycling route 41 km ▾
Named route Ref red Length 41 km Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map Duns Blue Route Cycling route 16 km ▾
Named route Ref blue Length 16 km Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map Eyemouth Yellow Route Cycling route 42 km ▾
Named route Ref yellow Length 42 km Round trip Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
1,693 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 1,693 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 31 species
winter spring
2024 ▾
Yellowhammer · Greylag Goose · Swallow · Common Gull · House Sparrow +26
Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Greylag Goose Anser anser2023 Swallow Hirundo rustica Common Gull Larus canus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2023 Linnet Linaria cannabina2023 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2023 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2023 Skylark Alauda arvensis2023 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2023 Jay Garrulus glandarius2020 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Canada Goose Branta canadensis2023 Barn Owl Tyto alba2023 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2023 Blackbird Turdus merula2023 Coal Tit Periparus ater2023 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2023 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2023 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2023 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2023 Great Tit Parus major2023 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2023 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2023 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2023 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2022 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2021 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2021 🦌 Mammals 6 species
winter spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Badger · Red Fox · Roe Deer · Brown Hare +1
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2023 Badger Meles meles2023 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2023 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Volucella pellucens
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens Bilberry · Field Pansy · Crowberry agg. · Red Dead-nettle · Pink Purslane +74
Bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus Field Pansy Viola arvensis2022 Crowberry agg. Empetrum nigrum Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Pink Purslane Claytonia sibirica Common Nettle Urtica dioica Shepherd's-purse Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 1,693 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 31 species
winter spring
2024 ▾
Yellowhammer · Greylag Goose · Swallow · Common Gull · House Sparrow +26
Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Greylag Goose Anser anser2023 Swallow Hirundo rustica Common Gull Larus canus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2023 Linnet Linaria cannabina2023 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2023 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2023 Skylark Alauda arvensis2023 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2023 Jay Garrulus glandarius2020 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Canada Goose Branta canadensis2023 Barn Owl Tyto alba2023 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2023 Blackbird Turdus merula2023 Coal Tit Periparus ater2023 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2023 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2023 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2023 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2023 Great Tit Parus major2023 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2023 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2023 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2023 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2022 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2021 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2021 🦌 Mammals 6 species
winter spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Badger · Red Fox · Roe Deer · Brown Hare +1
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2023 Badger Meles meles2023 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2023 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Volucella pellucens
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens Bilberry · Field Pansy · Crowberry agg. · Red Dead-nettle · Pink Purslane +74
Bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus Field Pansy Viola arvensis2022 Crowberry agg. Empetrum nigrum Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Pink Purslane Claytonia sibirica Common Nettle Urtica dioica Shepherd's-purse Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2022
2022
Feral Ferret Mustela putorius subsp. furo2020
Feral Ferret Mustela putorius subsp. furo2020 Capsella bursa-pastoris
Capsella bursa-pastoris
Daisy Bellis perennis
Daisy Bellis perennis
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Red Campion Silene dioica
Red Campion Silene dioica
Parsley Piert Aphanes arvensis
Parsley Piert Aphanes arvensis
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Ramsons Allium ursinum
Ramsons Allium ursinum
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa
Greater Stitchwort Stellaria holostea
Greater Stitchwort Stellaria holostea
Dove's-foot Crane's-bill Geranium molle
Dove's-foot Crane's-bill Geranium molle
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea
Heather Calluna vulgaris
Heather Calluna vulgaris
Greater Plantain Plantago major
Greater Plantain Plantago major
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2023
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2023
Common Hemp-Nettle agg. Galeopsis tetrahit2022
Common Hemp-Nettle agg. Galeopsis tetrahit2022
Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica2022
Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica2022
Scentless Mayweed Tripleurospermum inodorum2022
Scentless Mayweed Tripleurospermum inodorum2022
Dandelion Taraxacum2022
Dandelion Taraxacum2022
Common Fumitory Fumaria officinalis2022
Common Fumitory Fumaria officinalis2022
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2021
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2021
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens2021
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens2021
Hairy Wood-rush Luzula pilosa2021
Hairy Wood-rush Luzula pilosa2021
Hyacinthoides Hyacinthoides2021
Hyacinthoides Hyacinthoides2021
Cornflower Centaurea cyanus
Cornflower Centaurea cyanus
Beech Fagus sylvatica
Beech Fagus sylvatica
Nipplewort Lapsana communis
Nipplewort Lapsana communis
Boissier's Glory-of-the-snow Scilla luciliae
Boissier's Glory-of-the-snow Scilla luciliae
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum
Callitriche stagnalis Callitriche stagnalis
Callitriche stagnalis Callitriche stagnalis
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Cleavers Galium aparine
Cleavers Galium aparine
European Larch Larix decidua
European Larch Larix decidua
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Great Wood-rush Luzula sylvatica
Great Wood-rush Luzula sylvatica
Wavy Bitter-cress Cardamine flexuosa
Wavy Bitter-cress Cardamine flexuosa
Few-flowered Garlic Allium paradoxum
Few-flowered Garlic Allium paradoxum
Raspberry Rubus idaeus
Raspberry Rubus idaeus
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum
Tufted Hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa
Tufted Hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa
Goat Willow Salix caprea
Goat Willow Salix caprea
Sheep's Sorrel Rumex acetosella
Sheep's Sorrel Rumex acetosella
Male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas
Male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas
Broad Buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata2023
Broad Buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata2023
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula2023
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula2023
Wall Speedwell Veronica arvensis2023
Wall Speedwell Veronica arvensis2023
Danish Scurvygrass Cochlearia danica2023
Danish Scurvygrass Cochlearia danica2023
Bugloss Lycopsis arvensis2022
Bugloss Lycopsis arvensis2022
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata2022
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata2022
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa2022
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa2022
Pineappleweed Matricaria discoidea2022
Pineappleweed Matricaria discoidea2022
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua2022
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua2022
Common Couch Elymus repens2022
Common Couch Elymus repens2022
Petty Spurge Euphorbia peplus2022
Petty Spurge Euphorbia peplus2022
Common Chickweed Stellaria media2022
Common Chickweed Stellaria media2022
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris2022
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris2022
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum2022
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum2022
Holly Ilex aquifolium2021
Holly Ilex aquifolium2021
Bramble Rubus fruticosus2021
Bramble Rubus fruticosus2021
Prickly Sow-thistle Sonchus asper2021
Prickly Sow-thistle Sonchus asper2021
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2021
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2021
Bush Vetch Vicia sepium2021
Bush Vetch Vicia sepium2021
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus2021
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus2021
Heath Bedstraw Galium saxatile2021
Heath Bedstraw Galium saxatile2021
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus2021
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus2021
Wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella2021
Wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella2021
Garden Grape-hyacinth Muscari armeniacum2021
Garden Grape-hyacinth Muscari armeniacum2021
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum2021
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum2021
Lesser / Wood Burdock Arctium minus2021
Lesser / Wood Burdock Arctium minus2021
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius2021
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius2021
Gorse Ulex europaeus2021
Gorse Ulex europaeus2021
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata2021
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata2021
Rowan Sorbus aucuparia2021
Rowan Sorbus aucuparia2021
Sand Spurrey Spergularia rubra2020
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