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Maxton Church

📷 Mary and Angus Hogg · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

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55.56542, -2.61980

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦68+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Woodpigeon
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Maxton Kirk 73m away — 4 car parks within reach

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦68+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Woodpigeon
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Maxton Kirk 73m away — 4 car parks within reach

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Blue Tit, Woodpigeon, Robin +65 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Woodpigeon, Robin +65 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Hiking

Good match

Named hiking route nearby: Saint Cuthbert's Way (Melrose to Kirk Yetholm)

Free

Seasonal nature

Moderate match

Plants — Himalayan Balsam · last seen 2025; Plants — Himalayan Balsam · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Moderate match

Religious grounds — local heritage

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Jubilee PathWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Leader Water PathWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Eildon Hills TrailWalking route

Named routeRef RW 2Local 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

15 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

Melrose Yellow RouteCycling route22 km

Scott's View and Dryburgh

Named routeRef yellowLength 22 kmRound tripLocal cycle route

Melrose Green RouteCycling route

Eildons

Named routeRef greenLocal 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

Wildlife to spot

17,352 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

17,352 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds43 species

winter

2026

Blue Tit · Carrion Crow · Great Tit · Robin · Woodpigeon +38

Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Great TitParus major2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
DipperCinclus cinclus2025
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Barn OwlTyto alba2025
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025

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Mammals1 species

winter

2025

Grey Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

17,352 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds43 species

winter

2026

Blue Tit · Carrion Crow · Great Tit · Robin · Woodpigeon +38

Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Great TitParus major2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
DipperCinclus cinclus2025
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Barn OwlTyto alba2025
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

winter

2025

Grey Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Mary and Angus Hogg · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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