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Gateshaw Brae

8 ha

📷 Richard Webb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome8 ha

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55.50743, -2.35543

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦82+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chiffchaff and Carrion Crow
🐕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

🐦82+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chiffchaff and Carrion Crow
🐕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

8 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Chiffchaff, Carrion Crow, Pheasant +79 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Chiffchaff, Carrion Crow, Pheasant +79 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

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — True Lover's Knot, Large Yellow Underwing, Burnished Brass +40 more · last seen 2025; Insects — True Lover's Knot, Large Yellow Underwing, Burnished Brass +40 more · last seen 2025

Free

Hiking

Good match

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

Free

Family friendly

Good match

Urban park — family destination

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Saint Cuthbert's Way (Melrose to Kirk Yetholm)Walking route

Named routeNational walking route

🚴

Cycling

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

4 Abbeys CyclewayCycling route

Named routeRef 4Round tripRegional cycle route

Kelso Green RouteCycling route30 km

Named routeRef greenLength 30 kmRound tripLocal cycle route

Yetholm Blue routeCycling route9 km

Named routeRef blueLength 9 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

Yetholm Orange routeCycling route22 km

Named routeRef orangeLength 22 kmPoint-to-pointLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

2,960 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

2,960 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds55 species

spring

2025

Chiffchaff · Wren · Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Rook +50

ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
JackdawColoeus monedula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RookCorvus frugilegus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
RobinErithacus rubecula
MagpiePica pica
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Stock DoveColumba oenas
DipperCinclus cinclus
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
DunnockPrunella modularis
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
SiskinSpinus spinus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Great TitParus major
House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
JayGarrulus glandarius2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
Rock DoveColumba livia
Barn OwlTyto alba
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
Pica pica picaPica pica pica2024
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
SwiftApus apus2024
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
LapwingVanellus vanellus2024

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Mammals2 species

springsummer

2025

Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus

🐝

Insects1 species

summer

2025

Cantharis rustica

Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

2,960 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds55 species

spring

2025

Chiffchaff · Wren · Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Rook +50

ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
JackdawColoeus monedula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RookCorvus frugilegus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
RobinErithacus rubecula
MagpiePica pica
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Stock DoveColumba oenas
DipperCinclus cinclus
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
DunnockPrunella modularis
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
SiskinSpinus spinus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Great TitParus major
House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
JayGarrulus glandarius2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
Rock DoveColumba livia
Barn OwlTyto alba
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
Pica pica picaPica pica pica2024
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
SwiftApus apus2024
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
LapwingVanellus vanellus2024

🦌

Mammals2 species

springsummer

2025

Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus

🐝

Insects1 species

summer

2025

Cantharis rustica

Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Richard Webb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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