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Peniel Heugh, hill fort

2 ha

📷 Walter Baxter · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

55.52919, -2.55040

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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
✦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

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
✦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

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

4 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Mallard, Tufted Duck, Little Grebe +77 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mallard, Tufted Duck, Little Grebe +77 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Philopotamus montanus · last seen 2025; Insects — Philopotamus montanus · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Saint Cuthbert's Way - deviationWalking route

bypasses Haretsanes attraction

Named routeLocal 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

🚴

Cycling

6 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

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

Kalemouth and NisbetCycling route32 km

Named routeRef blueLength 32 kmRound tripLocal cycle route

Oxnam and CrailingCycling route28 km

Named routeRef yellowLength 28 kmRound tripLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

18,292 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

18,292 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds45 species

autumn

2025

Mallard · Mute Swan · Tufted Duck · Black-headed Gull · Carrion Crow +40

MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
TealAnas crecca
WigeonMareca penelope
RobinErithacus rubecula
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
BlackbirdTurdus merula
RookCorvus frugilegus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
JackdawColoeus monedula
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
CootFulica atra
PochardAythya ferina
ShovelerSpatula clypeata
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Common GullLarus canus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
JayGarrulus glandarius
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Rock DoveColumba livia
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
DunnockPrunella modularis
MagpiePica pica
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
SiskinSpinus spinus

🦌

Mammals2 species

autumnwinter

2025

Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2026

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

18,292 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds45 species

autumn

2025

Mallard · Mute Swan · Tufted Duck · Black-headed Gull · Carrion Crow +40

MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
TealAnas crecca
WigeonMareca penelope
RobinErithacus rubecula
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
BlackbirdTurdus merula
RookCorvus frugilegus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
JackdawColoeus monedula
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
CootFulica atra
PochardAythya ferina
ShovelerSpatula clypeata
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Common GullLarus canus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
JayGarrulus glandarius
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Rock DoveColumba livia
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
DunnockPrunella modularis
MagpiePica pica
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
SiskinSpinus spinus

🦌

Mammals2 species

autumnwinter

2025

Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2026

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Walter Baxter · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

The viewing platform on the Peniel Heugh Monument

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