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Halfwayhouse

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📷 Oliver Dixon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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55.54440, -2.25457

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦65+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Little Egret and Linnet
✦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

🐦65+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Little Egret and Linnet
✦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

Parking· Free

Best for

4 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Little Egret, Linnet, Chiffchaff +62 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Little Egret, Linnet, Chiffchaff +62 more · last seen 2026

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 — Eristalis arbustorum, Minettia inusta, Green Dock Beetle +5 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Eristalis arbustorum, Minettia inusta, Green Dock Beetle +5 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

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

2,583 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

2,583 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds65 species

spring

2026

Little Egret · Linnet · Chiffchaff · Goldfinch · Oystercatcher +60

Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
DipperCinclus cinclus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Great TitParus major2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
SwiftApus apus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2025
Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
TealAnas crecca2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
CootFulica atra2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2023
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023

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Mammals1 species

summer

2025

Red Squirrel

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris

🐝

Insects8 species

summer

2025

Eristalis arbustorum · Minettia inusta · Green Dock Beetle · Hypera rumicis · Chrysogaster solstitialis +3

Eristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorum
Minettia inustaMinettia inusta
Green Dock BeetleGastrophysa viridula
Hypera rumicisHypera rumicis
Chrysogaster solstitialisChrysogaster solstitialis
Volucella bombylansVolucella bombylans
Cantharis rustica

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

2,583 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds65 species

spring

2026

Little Egret · Linnet · Chiffchaff · Goldfinch · Oystercatcher +60

Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
DipperCinclus cinclus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Great TitParus major2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
SwiftApus apus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2025
Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
TealAnas crecca2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
CootFulica atra2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2023
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023

🦌

Mammals1 species

summer

2025

Red Squirrel

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris

🐝

Insects8 species

summer

2025

Eristalis arbustorum · Minettia inusta · Green Dock Beetle · Hypera rumicis · Chrysogaster solstitialis +3

Eristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorum
Minettia inustaMinettia inusta
Green Dock BeetleGastrophysa viridula
Hypera rumicisHypera rumicis
Chrysogaster solstitialisChrysogaster solstitialis
Volucella bombylansVolucella bombylans
Cantharis rustica

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Oliver Dixon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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⛪Yetholm Parish ChurchReligious grounds1.5 km→✦Lynchets (cultivation terraces)Historic site4.4 km→✦Green HumbletonHistoric site600 m→✦Site of ChapelHistoric site800 m→✦Ring CairnHistoric site1.7 km→✦Southern ring cairn on Coldsmouth HillHistoric site1.7 km→

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