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55.57818, -2.30642

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦86+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Chaffinch
✦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

🐦86+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Chaffinch
✦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

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🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

4 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Chaffinch, Pheasant +83 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Chaffinch, Pheasant +83 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Marmalade Hoverfly, Green Dock Beetle, Common Red Soldier Beetle +2 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Marmalade Hoverfly, Green Dock Beetle, Common Red Soldier Beetle +2 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

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

5 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

Tweed CyclewayCycling route

Named routeRef TRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

6,368 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

6,368 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds50 species

autumnwinter

2025

Pheasant · Carrion Crow · Chaffinch · Blackbird · Woodpigeon +45

PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
BlackbirdTurdus merula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
JackdawColoeus monedula
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
Rock DoveColumba livia
RobinErithacus rubecula
RookCorvus frugilegus
Common GullLarus canus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
DunnockPrunella modularis
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Great TitParus major
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
MagpiePica pica
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Tree SparrowPasser montanus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
NuthatchSitta europaea
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Coal TitPeriparus ater
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
TealAnas crecca
Mute SwanCygnus olor
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
JayGarrulus glandarius
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Barn OwlTyto alba
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea

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Mammals5 species

autumnwinter

2025

Brown Hare · Stoat · Roe Deer · Otter · Grey Squirrel

Brown HareLepus europaeus
StoatMustela erminea
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
OtterLutra lutra
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

6,368 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds50 species

autumnwinter

2025

Pheasant · Carrion Crow · Chaffinch · Blackbird · Woodpigeon +45

PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
BlackbirdTurdus merula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
JackdawColoeus monedula
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
Rock DoveColumba livia
RobinErithacus rubecula
RookCorvus frugilegus
Common GullLarus canus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
DunnockPrunella modularis
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Great TitParus major
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
MagpiePica pica
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Tree SparrowPasser montanus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
NuthatchSitta europaea
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Coal TitPeriparus ater
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
TealAnas crecca
Mute SwanCygnus olor
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
JayGarrulus glandarius
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Barn OwlTyto alba
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea

🦌

Mammals5 species

autumnwinter

2025

Brown Hare · Stoat · Roe Deer · Otter · Grey Squirrel

Brown HareLepus europaeus
StoatMustela erminea
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
OtterLutra lutra
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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