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Ladhope Cemetery

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

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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
☕Recharge CIC — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

🌤️ 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
☕Recharge CIC — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

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£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

CaféParking· Free

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 — Chiffchaff, Blackbird, Swift +74 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Chiffchaff, Blackbird, Swift +74 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Giant Hogweed, Green Mountain Fringe-moss +41 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Giant Hogweed, Green Mountain Fringe-moss +41 more · last seen 2025

Free

Family friendly

Good match

café

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Violet Ground Beetle, Eristalis nemorum, Common Red Soldier Beetle +8 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Violet Ground Beetle, Eristalis nemorum, Common Red Soldier Beetle +8 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Borders Abbeys WayWalking route109 km

Named routeLength 109 kmRound tripNational walking route

Southern Upland Way (Section A - Portpatrick to Melrose)Walking route

Named routePoint-to-pointNational walking route

Southern Upland Way (Section B - Melrose to Lauder)Walking route

Named routePoint-to-pointNational walking route

🚴

Cycling

36 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

4 Abbeys CyclewayCycling route

Named routeRef 4Round tripRegional cycle route

NCN 1 Berwick-upon-Tweed to InnerleithenCycling route

Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network

Innerleithen Yellow RouteCycling route59 km

Named routeRef yellowLength 59 kmRound tripLocal cycle route

Melrose Blue RouteCycling route8 km

Abbotsford Circuit

Named routeRef blueLength 8 kmRound tripLocal cycle route

Melrose Green RouteCycling route

Eildons

Named routeRef greenLocal cycle route

Melrose Red RouteCycling route25 km

Midlem & Lindean

Named routeRef redLength 25 kmRound tripLocal cycle route

🚵

Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Capital TrailMountain bike route

Named route

Wildlife to spot

13,791 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

13,791 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds50 species

springwinter

2025

Chiffchaff · Wren · Robin · Jackdaw · Greenfinch +45

ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
RobinErithacus rubecula
JackdawColoeus monedula
GreenfinchChloris chloris
SwiftApus apus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Coal TitPeriparus ater
House SparrowPasser domesticus
NuthatchSitta europaea
Rock DoveColumba livia
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
CurlewNumenius arquata
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Great TitParus major
RookCorvus frugilegus
MagpiePica pica
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
RavenCorvus corax
DipperCinclus cinclus
DunnockPrunella modularis
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
SiskinSpinus spinus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
JayGarrulus glandarius
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Common GullLarus canus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Stock DoveColumba oenas

🦌

Mammals5 species

autumn

2025

Grey Squirrel · Red Squirrel · Roe Deer · Brown Hare · Red Fox

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Brown HareLepus europaeus
Red FoxVulpes vulpes

🐝

Insects3 species

summer

2025

Eristalis nemorum · Violet Ground Beetle · Common Red Soldier Beetle

Eristalis nemorumEristalis nemorum
Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva

🌿

Plants15 species

winter

2025

Silky Wall Feather-moss · Pointed Spear-moss · Wall Thread-moss · Common Tamarisk-moss · Clustered Feather-moss +10

Silky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeum
Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata
Wall Thread-mossBryum radiculosum
Common Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinum
Clustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertum
Common Cord-mossFunaria hygrometrica
Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
Small Hairy Screw-mossSyntrichia laevipila
Hart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatum
Bird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculata
Common SmoothcapAtrichum undulatum
Great Hairy Screw-mossSyntrichia ruralis
Marble Screw-mossSyntrichia papillosa
Sand-hill Screw-mossSyntrichia ruraliformis
RedshankCeratodon purpureus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

13,791 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds50 species

springwinter

2025

Chiffchaff · Wren · Robin · Jackdaw · Greenfinch +45

ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
RobinErithacus rubecula
JackdawColoeus monedula
GreenfinchChloris chloris
SwiftApus apus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Coal TitPeriparus ater
House SparrowPasser domesticus
NuthatchSitta europaea
Rock DoveColumba livia
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
CurlewNumenius arquata
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Great TitParus major
RookCorvus frugilegus
MagpiePica pica
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
RavenCorvus corax
DipperCinclus cinclus
DunnockPrunella modularis
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
SiskinSpinus spinus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
JayGarrulus glandarius
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Common GullLarus canus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Stock DoveColumba oenas

🦌

Mammals5 species

autumn

2025

Grey Squirrel · Red Squirrel · Roe Deer · Brown Hare · Red Fox

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Brown HareLepus europaeus
Red FoxVulpes vulpes

🐝

Insects3 species

summer

2025

Eristalis nemorum · Violet Ground Beetle · Common Red Soldier Beetle

Eristalis nemorumEristalis nemorum
Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva

🌿

Plants15 species

winter

2025

Silky Wall Feather-moss · Pointed Spear-moss · Wall Thread-moss · Common Tamarisk-moss · Clustered Feather-moss +10

Silky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeum
Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata
Wall Thread-mossBryum radiculosum
Common Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinum
Clustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertum
Common Cord-mossFunaria hygrometrica
Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
Small Hairy Screw-mossSyntrichia laevipila
Hart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatum
Bird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculata
Common SmoothcapAtrichum undulatum
Great Hairy Screw-mossSyntrichia ruralis
Marble Screw-mossSyntrichia papillosa
Sand-hill Screw-mossSyntrichia ruraliformis
RedshankCeratodon purpureus

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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