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▾ 🐦 53+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Swallow and Chiffchaff ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 53+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Swallow and Chiffchaff ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Swallow, Chiffchaff, Jackdaw +50 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Swallow, Chiffchaff, Jackdaw +50 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Pineappleweed, Scentless Mayweed, Field Forget-me-not +44 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Pineappleweed, Scentless Mayweed, Field Forget-me-not +44 more · last seen 2024
Free
Plants — Hogweed, Potato, Common Orache +2 more foraging species
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Cantharis rustica · last seen 2025; Insects — Cantharis rustica · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Saint Cuthbert's Way (Melrose to Kirk Yetholm) Walking route ▾
Named route National walking route
Show on map 8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
4 Abbeys Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 4 Round trip Regional cycle route
Show on map Kelso Green Route Cycling route 30 km ▾
Named route Ref green Length 30 km Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map Yetholm Blue route Cycling route 9 km ▾
Named route Ref blue Length 9 km Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map Kelso Yellow Route Cycling route 39 km ▾
Named route Ref yellow Length 39 km Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map Kelso Red Route Cycling route 53 km ▾
Named route Ref red Length 53 km Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map Yetholm Orange route Cycling route 22 km ▾
Named route Ref orange Length 22 km Point-to-point Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
2,800 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 2,800 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 53 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Swallow · Chiffchaff · Jackdaw · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon +48
Swallow Hirundo rustica Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Rook Corvus frugilegus Tree Sparrow Passer montanus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Magpie Pica pica Dunnock Prunella modularis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Little Egret Egretta garzetta Starling Sturnus vulgaris House Martin Delichon urbicum Grey Partridge Perdix perdix House Sparrow Passer domesticus Great Tit Parus major Skylark Alauda arvensis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blackbird Turdus merula Linnet Linaria cannabina Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Rock Dove Columba livia Herring Gull Larus argentatus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Common Gull Larus canus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Whitethroat Curruca communis Siskin Spinus spinus Stock Dove Columba oenas Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Sand Martin Riparia riparia Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Barn Owl Tyto alba Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus2024 Quail Coturnix coturnix2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Swift Apus apus2024 🦌 Mammals 1 species
summer winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Cantharis rustica
Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica Pineappleweed · Scentless Mayweed · Field Forget-me-not · Shepherd's-purse · Groundsel +42
Pineappleweed Matricaria discoidea Scentless Mayweed Tripleurospermum inodorum Field Forget-me-not Myosotis arvensis Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris Groundsel Senecio vulgaris Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica Parsley Piert Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 2,800 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 53 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Swallow · Chiffchaff · Jackdaw · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon +48
Swallow Hirundo rustica Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Rook Corvus frugilegus Tree Sparrow Passer montanus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Magpie Pica pica Dunnock Prunella modularis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Little Egret Egretta garzetta Starling Sturnus vulgaris House Martin Delichon urbicum Grey Partridge Perdix perdix House Sparrow Passer domesticus Great Tit Parus major Skylark Alauda arvensis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blackbird Turdus merula Linnet Linaria cannabina Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Rock Dove Columba livia Herring Gull Larus argentatus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Common Gull Larus canus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Whitethroat Curruca communis Siskin Spinus spinus Stock Dove Columba oenas Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Sand Martin Riparia riparia Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Barn Owl Tyto alba Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus2024 Quail Coturnix coturnix2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Swift Apus apus2024 🦌 Mammals 1 species
summer winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Cantharis rustica
Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica Pineappleweed · Scentless Mayweed · Field Forget-me-not · Shepherd's-purse · Groundsel +42
Pineappleweed Matricaria discoidea Scentless Mayweed Tripleurospermum inodorum Field Forget-me-not Myosotis arvensis Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris Groundsel Senecio vulgaris Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica Parsley Piert Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Aphanes arvensis
Aphanes arvensis
Radish Raphanus raphanistrum
Radish Raphanus raphanistrum
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Sunflower Helianthus annuus
Sunflower Helianthus annuus
Greater Plantain Plantago major
Greater Plantain Plantago major
Field Penny-cress Thlaspi arvense
Field Penny-cress Thlaspi arvense
Dove's-foot Crane's-bill Geranium molle
Dove's-foot Crane's-bill Geranium molle
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense
Cut-leaved Crane's-bill Geranium dissectum
Cut-leaved Crane's-bill Geranium dissectum
Potato Solanum tuberosum
Potato Solanum tuberosum
Sun Spurge Euphorbia helioscopia
Sun Spurge Euphorbia helioscopia
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys
White Campion Silene latifolia
White Campion Silene latifolia
Black-bindweed Fallopia convolvulus
Black-bindweed Fallopia convolvulus
Common Orache Atriplex patula
Common Orache Atriplex patula
Flax Linum usitatissimum
Flax Linum usitatissimum
Bugloss Lycopsis arvensis
Bugloss Lycopsis arvensis
Redshank Persicaria maculosa
Redshank Persicaria maculosa
Polygonum aviculare Polygonum aviculare
Polygonum aviculare Polygonum aviculare
Welted Thistle Carduus crispus
Welted Thistle Carduus crispus
Hedge Mustard Sisymbrium officinale
Hedge Mustard Sisymbrium officinale
Field Pansy Viola arvensis
Field Pansy Viola arvensis
Common Fumitory Fumaria officinalis
Common Fumitory Fumaria officinalis
Long-headed Poppy Papaver dubium
Long-headed Poppy Papaver dubium
Papaver dubium Papaver dubium
Papaver dubium Papaver dubium
Common Chickweed Stellaria media
Common Chickweed Stellaria media
Lesser Burdock Arctium minus
Lesser Burdock Arctium minus
Hedge Bedstraw Galium album
Hedge Bedstraw Galium album
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum
Field Scabious Knautia arvensis
Field Scabious Knautia arvensis
Ivy-leaved Crowfoot Ranunculus hederaceus
Ivy-leaved Crowfoot Ranunculus hederaceus
White Clover Trifolium repens
White Clover Trifolium repens
Wych Elm Ulmus glabra
Wych Elm Ulmus glabra
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua
Centaurea nigra Centaurea nigra
Centaurea nigra Centaurea nigra
Salix fragilis Salix fragilis
Salix fragilis Salix fragilis
Nipplewort Lapsana communis
Nipplewort Lapsana communis
Gypsywort Lycopus europaeus
Gypsywort Lycopus europaeus
Daisy Bellis perennis
Daisy Bellis perennis
Hybrid Campion Silene dioica x latifolia = S. x hampeana
Hybrid Campion Silene dioica x latifolia = S. x hampeana Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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