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Greenknowe Tower

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📷 M J Richardson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome13 ha

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55.67852, -2.57409

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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
🐕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

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

7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Magpie, Chiffchaff, Carrion Crow +81 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Magpie, Chiffchaff, Carrion Crow +81 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Green-veined White, Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary, Orange-tip +110 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Green-veined White, Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary, Orange-tip +110 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Coralroot Orchid, Common Twayblade, Downy Birch +18 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Coralroot Orchid, Common Twayblade, Downy Birch +18 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Family friendly

Good match

Urban park — family destination

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚴

Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Border LoopCycling route

Named routeRef BLRound tripRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

2,859 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

2,859 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds60 species

summer

2025

Magpie · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Chiffchaff · Swallow +55

MagpiePica pica
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
SwallowHirundo rustica
LapwingVanellus vanellus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Great TitParus major
JackdawColoeus monedula
RookCorvus frugilegus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
SwiftApus apus
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
BlackbirdTurdus merula2023
House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
JayGarrulus glandarius
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
LinnetLinaria cannabina
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
DunnockPrunella modularis
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Common GullLarus canus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2024
RobinErithacus rubecula2023
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2023
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2023
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2023
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Barn OwlTyto alba
Muscovy DuckCairina moschata
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2024
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2024
CurlewNumenius arquata2024
WigeonMareca penelope2023
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2023
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2023
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2023
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2023
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2023
WhitethroatCurruca communis2023
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2023
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2023
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2023
SnipeGallinago gallinago2023

🦌

Mammals2 species

winterautumn

2025

Badger · Brown Hare

BadgerMeles meles2024
Brown HareLepus europaeus

🐝

Insects2 species

summer

2025

Sericomyia silentis · Perla carlukiana

Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis
Perla carlukianaPerla carlukiana2024

🌿

Plants22 species

summer

2025

Common Wintergreen · Melancholy Thistle · Coralroot Orchid · Bogbean · Large-flowered Hemp-nettle +17

Common WintergreenPyrola minor2023
Melancholy ThistleCirsium heterophyllum2023
Coralroot OrchidCorallorhiza trifida2023
BogbeanMenyanthes trifoliata2023
Large-flowered Hemp-nettleGaleopsis speciosa2023
Eared Willow

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

2,859 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds60 species

summer

2025

Magpie · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Chiffchaff · Swallow +55

MagpiePica pica
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
SwallowHirundo rustica
LapwingVanellus vanellus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Great TitParus major
JackdawColoeus monedula
RookCorvus frugilegus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
SwiftApus apus
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
BlackbirdTurdus merula2023
House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
JayGarrulus glandarius
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
LinnetLinaria cannabina
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
DunnockPrunella modularis
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Common GullLarus canus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2024
RobinErithacus rubecula2023
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2023
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2023
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2023
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Barn OwlTyto alba
Muscovy DuckCairina moschata
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2024
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2024
CurlewNumenius arquata2024
WigeonMareca penelope2023
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2023
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2023
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2023
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2023
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2023
WhitethroatCurruca communis2023
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2023
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2023
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2023
SnipeGallinago gallinago2023

🦌

Mammals2 species

winterautumn

2025

Badger · Brown Hare

BadgerMeles meles2024
Brown HareLepus europaeus

🐝

Insects2 species

summer

2025

Sericomyia silentis · Perla carlukiana

Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis
Perla carlukianaPerla carlukiana2024

🌿

Plants22 species

summer

2025

Common Wintergreen · Melancholy Thistle · Coralroot Orchid · Bogbean · Large-flowered Hemp-nettle +17

Common WintergreenPyrola minor2023
Melancholy ThistleCirsium heterophyllum2023
Coralroot OrchidCorallorhiza trifida2023
BogbeanMenyanthes trifoliata2023
Large-flowered Hemp-nettleGaleopsis speciosa2023
Eared Willow

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 M J Richardson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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