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Horncliffe Park

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📷 David Chatterton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

55.74135, -2.11576

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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
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

ParkingPlaygroundToilets

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Mallard, Grey Heron, Carrion Crow +82 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mallard, Grey Heron, Carrion Crow +82 more · last seen 2025

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground, toilets; Urban park — family destination

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, toilets, parking

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Banded Demoiselle, Red-legged Shieldbug, Cantharis livida +20 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Banded Demoiselle, Red-legged Shieldbug, Cantharis livida +20 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 public path nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

🚴

Cycling

12 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Eyemouth Red RouteCycling route32 km

Named routeRef redLength 32 kmRound tripLocal cycle route

Pennine CyclewayCycling route

Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network

NCN 1 Berwick-upon-Tweed to InnerleithenCycling route

Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network

Border LoopCycling route

Named routeRef BLRound tripRegional cycle route

NCN National Route 76Cycling route

Named routeRef 76Point-to-pointNational Cycle Network

Tweed CyclewayCycling route

Named routeRef TRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

9,127 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

9,127 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds56 species

winter

2025

Blue Tit · Grey Heron · Mallard · Cormorant · Robin +51

Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
RobinErithacus rubecula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
GoosanderMergus merganser
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
MagpiePica pica
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Great TitParus major
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
JackdawColoeus monedula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Mute SwanCygnus olor
JayGarrulus glandarius
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Tree SparrowPasser montanus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
RookCorvus frugilegus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
RedshankTringa totanus
DunnockPrunella modularis
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
NuthatchSitta europaea
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
SwallowHirundo rustica
RedwingTurdus iliacus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
LinnetLinaria cannabina
CurlewNumenius arquata
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
MerlinFalco columbarius
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
CootFulica atra
GreenshankTringa nebularia
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
House SparrowPasser domesticus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus

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Mammals2 species

winter

2025

Grey Squirrel · Grey Seal

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Grey SealHalichoerus grypus

🌿

Plants1 species

autumn

2025

Raspberry

RaspberryRubus idaeus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

9,127 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds56 species

winter

2025

Blue Tit · Grey Heron · Mallard · Cormorant · Robin +51

Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
RobinErithacus rubecula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
GoosanderMergus merganser
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
MagpiePica pica
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Great TitParus major
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
JackdawColoeus monedula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Mute SwanCygnus olor
JayGarrulus glandarius
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Tree SparrowPasser montanus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
RookCorvus frugilegus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
RedshankTringa totanus
DunnockPrunella modularis
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
NuthatchSitta europaea
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
SwallowHirundo rustica
RedwingTurdus iliacus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
LinnetLinaria cannabina
CurlewNumenius arquata
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
MerlinFalco columbarius
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
CootFulica atra
GreenshankTringa nebularia
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
House SparrowPasser domesticus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus

🦌

Mammals2 species

winter

2025

Grey Squirrel · Grey Seal

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Grey SealHalichoerus grypus

🌿

Plants1 species

autumn

2025

Raspberry

RaspberryRubus idaeus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 David Chatterton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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