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Phenzhopehaugh Motte

📷 Richard Webb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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55.40395, -3.07832

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦65+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch and Wren
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦65+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch and Wren
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Chaffinch, Wren, Carrion Crow +62 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Chaffinch, Wren, Carrion Crow +62 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Wild Angelica, Downy Oat, Selfheal +177 more · last seen 2015; Plants — Wild Angelica, Downy Oat, Selfheal +177 more · last seen 2015

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Raspberry, Common Hemp-nettle, Marsh Hawk's-beard +19 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Orange-tip, Ringlet, Chimney Sweep +20 more · last seen 2015; Insects — Orange-tip, Ringlet, Chimney Sweep +20 more · last seen 2015

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Romans and Reivers RouteWalking route84 km

Named routeLength 84 kmPoint-to-pointNational walking route

🚴

Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Border LoopCycling route

Named routeRef BLRound tripRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

1,316 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

1,316 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds56 species

summer

2025

Wren · Carrion Crow · Meadow Pipit · Grey Wagtail · Willow Warbler +51

WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
RobinErithacus rubecula2024
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2024
House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2024
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2024
DipperCinclus cinclus2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
SnipeGallinago gallinago2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2023
CurlewNumenius arquata2023
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2023
LapwingVanellus vanellus2023
Great TitParus major2023
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
CuckooCuculus canorus2024
Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2024
GoosanderMergus merganser2024
Barn OwlTyto alba2023
LinnetLinaria cannabina2023
RookCorvus frugilegus2023
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2023
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2023
DunnockPrunella modularis2023
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2023
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2022
Rock DoveColumba livia2022
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2021

🦌

Mammals2 species

summerautumn

2023

Brown Hare · Roe Deer

Brown HareLepus europaeus
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2021

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

1,316 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds56 species

summer

2025

Wren · Carrion Crow · Meadow Pipit · Grey Wagtail · Willow Warbler +51

WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
RobinErithacus rubecula2024
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2024
House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2024
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2024
DipperCinclus cinclus2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
SnipeGallinago gallinago2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2023
CurlewNumenius arquata2023
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2023
LapwingVanellus vanellus2023
Great TitParus major2023
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
CuckooCuculus canorus2024
Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2024
GoosanderMergus merganser2024
Barn OwlTyto alba2023
LinnetLinaria cannabina2023
RookCorvus frugilegus2023
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2023
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2023
DunnockPrunella modularis2023
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2023
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2022
Rock DoveColumba livia2022
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2021

🦌

Mammals2 species

summerautumn

2023

Brown Hare · Roe Deer

Brown HareLepus europaeus
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2021

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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