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Jedburgh Abbey

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📷 Peter Moore · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

55.47661, -2.55475

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
☕The Abbey View — a good base for a longer summer day out

🌤️ Visiting this summer

☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
☕The Abbey View — a good base for a longer summer day out

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingCaféParking· FreePicnic spotPlaygroundToilets

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Swift, Tawny Owl, Chiffchaff +63 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Swift, Tawny Owl, Chiffchaff +63 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Giant Hogweed, Japanese Knotweed, Rhododendron ponticum +59 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Giant Hogweed, Japanese Knotweed, Rhododendron ponticum +59 more · last seen 2024

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Hebrew Character, Clouded Drab, Common Quaker +22 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Hebrew Character, Clouded Drab, Common Quaker +22 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Common Chickweed, Raspberry, Hawthorn +7 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Saint Cuthbert's Way - deviationWalking route

bypasses Haretsanes attraction

Named routeLocal walking route

Saint Cuthbert's Way (Melrose to Kirk Yetholm)Walking route

Named routeNational walking route

Borders Abbeys WayWalking route109 km

Named routeLength 109 kmRound tripNational walking route

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Cycling

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

4 Abbeys CyclewayCycling route

Named routeRef 4Round tripRegional cycle route

Kelso Yellow RouteCycling route39 km

Named routeRef yellowLength 39 kmRound tripLocal cycle route

Denholm and LillisleafCycling route31 km

Named routeRef redLength 31 kmRound tripLocal cycle route

Oxnam LoopCycling route18 km

Named routeRef greenLength 18 kmRound tripLocal cycle route

Scraesburgh LoopCycling route11 km

Named routeRef greenLength 11 kmRound tripLocal cycle route

Kalemouth and NisbetCycling route32 km

Named routeRef blueLength 32 kmRound tripLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

3,479 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

3,479 records · National Biodiversity Network

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Birds49 species

springautumn

2025

Swift · Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Grey Heron +44

SwiftApus apus
JackdawColoeus monedula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
BlackbirdTurdus merula
RobinErithacus rubecula
Great TitParus major
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
GoosanderMergus merganser
Rock DoveColumba livia
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
RookCorvus frugilegus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
NuthatchSitta europaea
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
DunnockPrunella modularis
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
House MartinDelichon urbicum
SwallowHirundo rustica
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
WhitethroatCurruca communis
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
JayGarrulus glandarius
Herring GullLarus argentatus
DipperCinclus cinclus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024

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Mammals3 species

winterspring

2025

Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Rabbit

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus

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Insects2 species

summerautumn

2025

Orange Ladybird · Elder Aphid

Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
Elder AphidAphis (Aphis) sambuci

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

3,479 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds49 species

springautumn

2025

Swift · Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Grey Heron +44

SwiftApus apus
JackdawColoeus monedula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
BlackbirdTurdus merula
RobinErithacus rubecula
Great TitParus major
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
GoosanderMergus merganser
Rock DoveColumba livia
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
RookCorvus frugilegus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
NuthatchSitta europaea
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
DunnockPrunella modularis
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
House MartinDelichon urbicum
SwallowHirundo rustica
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
WhitethroatCurruca communis
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
JayGarrulus glandarius
Herring GullLarus argentatus
DipperCinclus cinclus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024

🦌

Mammals3 species

winterspring

2025

Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Rabbit

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus

🐝

Insects2 species

summerautumn

2025

Orange Ladybird · Elder Aphid

Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
Elder AphidAphis (Aphis) sambuci

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Peter Moore · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Memorial, tower and tree at Jedburgh Abbey

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