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Heatherhouse Park

221 ha

📷 Philip Halling · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome221 ha

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55.60339, -2.45591

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦56+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Jackdaw
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
☕Courtyard Café — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦56+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Jackdaw
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
☕Courtyard Café — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

CaféParking· Free

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Mallard +53 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Mallard +53 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Family friendly

Good match

café; Urban park — family destination

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Southern Hawker +10 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Southern Hawker +10 more · last seen 2026

Free

Picnic day out

Good match

Urban park — open green space

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Borders Abbeys WayWalking route109 km

Named routeLength 109 kmRound tripNational walking route

🚴

Cycling

9 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

Kelso Green RouteCycling route30 km

Named routeRef greenLength 30 kmRound tripLocal cycle route

Kelso Yellow RouteCycling route39 km

Named routeRef yellowLength 39 kmRound tripLocal cycle route

Kelso Red RouteCycling route53 km

Named routeRef redLength 53 kmRound tripLocal cycle route

Border LoopCycling route

Named routeRef BLRound tripRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

16,454 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

16,454 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds56 species

summerautumn

2025

Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Mallard · Lesser Black-backed Gull · Black-headed Gull +51

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
JackdawColoeus monedula
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
MagpiePica pica
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
BlackbirdTurdus merula
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Rock DoveColumba livia
SwallowHirundo rustica
DunnockPrunella modularis
NuthatchSitta europaea
RobinErithacus rubecula
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Coal TitPeriparus ater
RookCorvus frugilegus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Common GullLarus canus
GoosanderMergus merganser
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
House MartinDelichon urbicum
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
WoodcockScolopax rusticola
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Great TitParus major
TealAnas crecca
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus

🦌

Mammals2 species

autumnwinter

2025

Grey Squirrel · Otter

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
OtterLutra lutra

🐝

Insects13 species

summer

2026

7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Southern Hawker · Leistus spinibarbis · Nimbus contaminatus +8

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025
Leistus spinibarbisLeistus spinibarbis2025
Nimbus contaminatusNimbus contaminatus2025
Twin-spot CenturionSargus bipunctatus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

16,454 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds56 species

summerautumn

2025

Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Mallard · Lesser Black-backed Gull · Black-headed Gull +51

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
JackdawColoeus monedula
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
MagpiePica pica
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
BlackbirdTurdus merula
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Rock DoveColumba livia
SwallowHirundo rustica
DunnockPrunella modularis
NuthatchSitta europaea
RobinErithacus rubecula
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Coal TitPeriparus ater
RookCorvus frugilegus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Common GullLarus canus
GoosanderMergus merganser
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
House MartinDelichon urbicum
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
WoodcockScolopax rusticola
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Great TitParus major
TealAnas crecca
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus

🦌

Mammals2 species

autumnwinter

2025

Grey Squirrel · Otter

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
OtterLutra lutra

🐝

Insects13 species

summer

2026

7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Southern Hawker · Leistus spinibarbis · Nimbus contaminatus +8

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025
Leistus spinibarbisLeistus spinibarbis2025
Nimbus contaminatusNimbus contaminatus2025
Twin-spot CenturionSargus bipunctatus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Philip Halling · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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