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Kirkhope Cemetery

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

55.51072, -2.97261

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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

6 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Chaffinch, Swallow, Robin +76 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Chaffinch, Swallow, Robin +76 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Ctenicera cuprea · last seen 2024; Insects — Ctenicera cuprea · last seen 2024

Free

Cycling

Moderate match

Named cycling route nearby: Innerleithen Blue Route

Varies

Heritage

Moderate match

Cemetery — local history and memorials

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Cross Borders Drove Road (Traquair to Hawick)Walking route

Named routePoint-to-pointNational walking route

🚴

Cycling

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Innerleithen Blue RouteCycling route67 km

Named routeRef blueLength 67 kmRound tripLocal cycle route

Selkirk Green routeCycling route11 km

Named routeRef greenLength 11 kmRound tripLocal cycle route

Selkirk Yellow RouteCycling route32 km

Named routeRef yellowLength 32 kmRound tripLocal cycle route

🚵

Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Great North Trail (Scottish Borders)Mountain bike route154.8 km

Named routeLength 154.8 kmNational Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

4,818 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

4,818 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds53 species

autumnwinter

2025

Woodpigeon · Swallow · Wren · Robin · Chaffinch +48

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
SwallowHirundo rustica
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
RobinErithacus rubecula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
House MartinDelichon urbicum
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
MagpiePica pica
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
NuthatchSitta europaea
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Great TitParus major
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
JackdawColoeus monedula
RookCorvus frugilegus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
GoosanderMergus merganser
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
DunnockPrunella modularis
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
JayGarrulus glandarius
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
SiskinSpinus spinus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
RavenCorvus corax
Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica
Rock DoveColumba livia
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Greylag GooseAnser anser
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Barn OwlTyto alba
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
CurlewNumenius arquata

🦌

Mammals2 species

autumn

2025

Red Squirrel · Grey Squirrel

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

4,818 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds53 species

autumnwinter

2025

Woodpigeon · Swallow · Wren · Robin · Chaffinch +48

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
SwallowHirundo rustica
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
RobinErithacus rubecula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
House MartinDelichon urbicum
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
MagpiePica pica
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
NuthatchSitta europaea
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Great TitParus major
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
JackdawColoeus monedula
RookCorvus frugilegus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
GoosanderMergus merganser
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
DunnockPrunella modularis
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
JayGarrulus glandarius
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
SiskinSpinus spinus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
RavenCorvus corax
Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica
Rock DoveColumba livia
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Greylag GooseAnser anser
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Barn OwlTyto alba
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
CurlewNumenius arquata

🦌

Mammals2 species

autumn

2025

Red Squirrel · Grey Squirrel

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Iain Lees · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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