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Crailing Parish Church

📷 Peter Wood · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦80+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Carrion Crow
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦80+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Carrion Crow
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Jackdaw +77 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Jackdaw +77 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Cycling

Good match

Named cycling route nearby: 4 Abbeys Cycleway

Varies

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Red-legged Shieldbug · last seen 2025; Insects — Red-legged Shieldbug · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Moderate match

Religious grounds — local heritage

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Saint Cuthbert's Way - deviationWalking route

bypasses Haretsanes attraction

Named routeLocal walking route

Saint Cuthbert's Way (Melrose to Kirk Yetholm)Walking route

Named routeNational walking route

Borders Abbeys WayWalking route109 km

Named routeLength 109 kmRound tripNational walking route

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Cycling

9 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

4 Abbeys CyclewayCycling route

Named routeRef 4Round tripRegional cycle route

Kelso Green RouteCycling route30 km

Named routeRef greenLength 30 kmRound tripLocal cycle route

Kelso Yellow RouteCycling route39 km

Named routeRef yellowLength 39 kmRound tripLocal cycle route

Kelso Red RouteCycling route53 km

Named routeRef redLength 53 kmRound tripLocal cycle route

Denholm and LillisleafCycling route31 km

Named routeRef redLength 31 kmRound tripLocal cycle route

Oxnam LoopCycling route18 km

Named routeRef greenLength 18 kmRound tripLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

16,029 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

16,029 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds56 species

autumnwinter

2025

Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Goosander · Mallard +51

Carrion CrowCorvus corone
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
JackdawColoeus monedula
GoosanderMergus merganser
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
RookCorvus frugilegus
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
RobinErithacus rubecula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Rock DoveColumba livia
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Great TitParus major
DunnockPrunella modularis
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Tree SparrowPasser montanus
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Coal TitPeriparus ater
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
NuthatchSitta europaea
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
SnipeGallinago gallinago
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
Common GullLarus canus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
SiskinSpinus spinus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
SwallowHirundo rustica

🐝

Insects1 species

autumn

2025

Red-legged Shieldbug

Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

16,029 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds56 species

autumnwinter

2025

Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Goosander · Mallard +51

Carrion CrowCorvus corone
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
JackdawColoeus monedula
GoosanderMergus merganser
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
RookCorvus frugilegus
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
RobinErithacus rubecula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Rock DoveColumba livia
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Great TitParus major
DunnockPrunella modularis
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Tree SparrowPasser montanus
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Coal TitPeriparus ater
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
NuthatchSitta europaea
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
SnipeGallinago gallinago
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
Common GullLarus canus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
SiskinSpinus spinus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
SwallowHirundo rustica

🐝

Insects1 species

autumn

2025

Red-legged Shieldbug

Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Peter Wood · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Crailing Parish Church and part of its burial ground

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