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55.66387, -2.22820
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▾ 🐦 70+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Song Thrush and Chiffchaff ✦ 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
🐦 70+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Song Thrush and Chiffchaff ✦ 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 🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Song Thrush, Chiffchaff, Greenfinch +67 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Song Thrush, Chiffchaff, Greenfinch +67 more · last seen 2025
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🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
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🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Giant Hogweed, Japanese Knotweed, Enchanter's-nightshade +6 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Giant Hogweed, Japanese Knotweed, Enchanter's-nightshade +6 more · last seen 2025
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Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Pennine Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 68 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN 1 Berwick-upon-Tweed to Innerleithen Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
Show on map Border Loop Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref BL Round trip Regional cycle route
Show on map Tweed Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref T Regional cycle route
Show on map EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 6 Cycling route ▾
Tynemouth - Edinburgh
Named route Ref EV12 International cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.4 km ▾
Named route Ref 68 Length 1.4 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Photos Lennel churchyard and remains of church
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Wildlife to spot
4,596 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 4,596 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 51 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Swallow · Swift · Chiffchaff · Song Thrush · Goldfinch +46
Swallow Hirundo rustica Swift Apus apus2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Blackbird Turdus merula Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Nuthatch Sitta europaea Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Little Egret Egretta garzetta Wren Troglodytes troglodytes House Sparrow Passer domesticus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Robin Erithacus rubecula Rook Corvus frugilegus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Greylag Goose Anser anser Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Great Tit Parus major Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Goosander Mergus merganser Stock Dove Columba oenas Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Starling Sturnus vulgaris Sand Martin Riparia riparia Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Jay Garrulus glandarius Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Wall Lettuce · Enchanter's-nightshade · Bristly Oxtongue · Field Scabious · Cut-leaved Crane's-bill +9
Wall Lettuce Mycelis muralis2024 Enchanter's-nightshade Circaea lutetiana Bristly Oxtongue Helminthotheca echioides Field Scabious Knautia arvensis2024 Cut-leaved Crane's-bill Geranium dissectum2024 Wall Cotoneaster Cotoneaster horizontalis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 4,596 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 51 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Swallow · Swift · Chiffchaff · Song Thrush · Goldfinch +46
Swallow Hirundo rustica Swift Apus apus2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Blackbird Turdus merula Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Nuthatch Sitta europaea Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Little Egret Egretta garzetta Wren Troglodytes troglodytes House Sparrow Passer domesticus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Robin Erithacus rubecula Rook Corvus frugilegus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Greylag Goose Anser anser Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Great Tit Parus major Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Goosander Mergus merganser Stock Dove Columba oenas Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Starling Sturnus vulgaris Sand Martin Riparia riparia Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Jay Garrulus glandarius Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Wall Lettuce · Enchanter's-nightshade · Bristly Oxtongue · Field Scabious · Cut-leaved Crane's-bill +9
Wall Lettuce Mycelis muralis2024 Enchanter's-nightshade Circaea lutetiana Bristly Oxtongue Helminthotheca echioides Field Scabious Knautia arvensis2024 Cut-leaved Crane's-bill Geranium dissectum2024 Wall Cotoneaster Cotoneaster horizontalis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Large Bindweed Calystegia silvatica2024
Large Bindweed Calystegia silvatica2024
Procumbent Pearlwort Sagina procumbens2024
Procumbent Pearlwort Sagina procumbens2024
Fairy Foxglove Erinus alpinus2024
Fairy Foxglove Erinus alpinus2024
Hedera helix Hedera helix2024
Hedera helix Hedera helix2024
Biting Stonecrop Sedum acre2024
Biting Stonecrop Sedum acre2024
Cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata2024
Cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata2024
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus2024
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus2024
Small-flowered Crane's-bill Geranium pusillum2024
Small-flowered Crane's-bill Geranium pusillum2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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