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Galloway Strip

21 ha

📷 Wikipedia · George Galloway · CC BY-SA 3.0

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Free entryDogs welcome21 ha

Getting here

55.49600, -1.96297

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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
  • 🐴Horse riding listed as facility — is at its best in summer
  • 🐕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
Parking· Free

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Barn Owl, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon +59 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Barn Owl, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon +59 more · last seen 2025

Free

Horse riding

Horse riding listed as facility

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Climbing Corydalis, Crosswort, Field Horsetail +13 more · last seen 2021; Plants — Climbing Corydalis, Crosswort, Field Horsetail +13 more · last seen 2021

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Hazel, Garlic Mustard, Great Scented Liverwort

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Brimstone, Odontocerum albicorne, Hydropsyche pellucidula +4 more · last seen 2017; Insects — Brimstone, Odontocerum albicorne, Hydropsyche pellucidula +4 more · last seen 2017

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Saint Cuthbert's Way (Kirk Yetholm to Lindisfarne)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
🚴

Cycling

10 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Pennine CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route8 m
Named routeRef 68Length 8 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.3 km
Named routeRef 68Length 2.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route1.1 km
Named routeRef 68Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route8 m
Named routeRef 68Length 8 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route91 m
Named routeRef 68Length 91 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface bareearth

Wildlife to spot

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George Galloway

📷 Wikipedia · George Galloway · CC BY-SA 3.0

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🌱Italian GardenUrban park4.9 km→🌱Middleton Hall Picnic SiteUrban park4.3 km→✦Prehistoric cairnfield and unenclosed settlement, Romano-British village and field system and medieval field system on north east slopes of Brands HillHistoric site4.9 km→✦Chillingham CastleHistoric site5 km→✦North Middleton medieval villageHistoric site3.7 km→✦Standing StoneHistoric site1.2 km→

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