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Five shielings 620m NNE of Elsdonburn Shank

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📷 Richard Webb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsHeritage
Free entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

55.56226, -2.21696

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • ✦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

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Mallard, Mute Swan, Teal +88 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mallard, Mute Swan, Teal +88 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — July Highflyer, Downlooker Snipefly, Black Sexton Beetle +3 more · last seen 2025; Insects — July Highflyer, Downlooker Snipefly, Black Sexton Beetle +3 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Ciliated Fringewort, Bifid Crestwort · last seen 2014; Plants — Ciliated Fringewort, Bifid Crestwort · last seen 2014

Free

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

Earthworks below Elsdonburn Shank

📷 Richard Webb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Earthworks below Elsdonburn Shank

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Hethpool stone circlesHistoric site3.5 km→⛪Yetholm Parish ChurchReligious grounds4.2 km→✦Three Roman period native settlements and later droveway 750m south west of TorleehouseHistoric site4.6 km→⛪St Gregory's ChurchReligious grounds4.9 km→✦Lynchets (cultivation terraces)Historic site2.3 km→✦Lynchets (cultivation terraces)Historic site3 km→

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