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Polwarth Church

📷 M J Richardson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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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 Collared Dove 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

🐦56+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Collared Dove 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

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Collared Dove, Wren, Kestrel +53 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Collared Dove, Wren, Kestrel +53 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 — Broom Fork-moss, Big Shaggy-moss, Wood Bristle-moss +304 more · last seen 2022; Plants — Broom Fork-moss, Big Shaggy-moss, Wood Bristle-moss +304 more · last seen 2022

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Beech, Meadowsweet, Common Chickweed +27 more foraging species

Varies

Mushroom foraging

Good match

Fungi — Razor Strop Fungus, Beechmast Candlesnuff, Candlesnuff Fungus +1 more · last seen 2013; Fungi — Razor Strop Fungus, Beechmast Candlesnuff, Candlesnuff Fungus +1 more · last seen 2013

Varies

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚴

Cycling

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Duns Green RouteCycling route25 km

Named routeRef greenLength 25 kmRound tripLocal cycle route

Duns Red RouteCycling route41 km

Named routeRef redLength 41 kmRound tripLocal cycle route

Duns Blue RouteCycling route16 km

Named routeRef blueLength 16 kmRound tripLocal cycle route

Duns Yellow RouteCycling route26 km

Named routeRef yellowLength 26 kmRound tripLocal cycle route

Border LoopCycling route

Named routeRef BLRound tripRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

2,006 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

2,006 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds43 species

springautumnwinter

2025

Chaffinch · Dunnock · Robin · Goldcrest · Wren +38

ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
DunnockPrunella modularis
RobinErithacus rubecula
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
BlackbirdTurdus merula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
JackdawColoeus monedula
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Tree SparrowPasser montanus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Great TitParus major
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Rock DoveColumba livia
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
RookCorvus frugilegus
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2023
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
Stock DoveColumba oenas
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
JayGarrulus glandarius
Common GullLarus canus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
WhitethroatCurruca communis
SwallowHirundo rustica
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024

🦌

Mammals5 species

autumnwinter

2025

Grey Squirrel · Otter · Roe Deer · Badger · Stoat

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
OtterLutra lutra
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
BadgerMeles meles2024
StoatMustela erminea2023

🌿

Plants100 species

summer

2024

White Clover · Wood Crane's-bill · Common Sorrel · Ribwort Plantain · Meadow Buttercup +95

White CloverTrifolium repens
Wood Crane's-billGeranium sylvaticum
Common SorrelRumex acetosa
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum
Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
Greater PlantainPlantago major
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea
Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus
TormentilPotentilla erecta
YarrowAchillea millefolium
Curled DockRumex crispus
Water AvensGeum rivale
Wood Club-rushScirpus sylvaticus
Barren StrawberryPotentilla sterilis
Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum
Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
Red BartsiaOdontites vernus
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
Bitter-vetchLathyrus linifolius
Red CampionSilene dioica
CrosswortCruciata laevipes
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
Heath SpeedwellVeronica officinalis
DaisyBellis perennis
Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea
Tufted VetchVicia cracca
Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra
Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre
Hedgerow Crane's-billGeranium pyrenaicum
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana
Phleum pratensePhleum pratense
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
Water MintMentha aquatica
Sitka SprucePicea sitchensis
Wood AvensGeum urbanum
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum
Zigzag CloverTrifolium medium
Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis
Marsh Hawk's-beardCrepis paludosa
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
Polygonum avicularePolygonum aviculare
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria
Heath MilkwortPolygala serpyllifolia
Changing Forget-me-notMyosotis discolor
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata
Parsley PiertAphanes arvensis
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus
Glaucous SedgeCarex flacca
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis
Wood DockRumex sanguineus
Common ReedPhragmites australis
Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris
Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis
Toad RushJuncus bufonius
Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
Marsh FoxtailAlopecurus geniculatus
BroomCytisus scoparius
Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea
Smooth Meadow-grassPoa pratensis
Lolium perenneLolium perenne
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense
Lesser BurdockArctium minus
Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium
Common ChickweedStellaria media2023
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2023
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2023
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2023
HarebellCampanula rotundifolia2023
PignutConopodium majus2023
DandelionTaraxacum2023
Sharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorus2023
Common BentAgrostis capillaris2023
Equal-leaved KnotgrassPolygonum arenastrum2023
Soft-rushJuncus effusus2023
Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2023
BeechFagus sylvatica2023
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2023
Festuca rubraFestuca rubra2023
Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2023
AshFraxinus excelsior2023
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2023
Hybrid Black-poplarPopulus deltoides x nigra = P. x canadensis2023
Common NettleUrtica dioica2023
Compact RushJuncus conglomeratus2023

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

2,006 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds43 species

springautumnwinter

2025

Chaffinch · Dunnock · Robin · Goldcrest · Wren +38

ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
DunnockPrunella modularis
RobinErithacus rubecula
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
BlackbirdTurdus merula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
JackdawColoeus monedula
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Tree SparrowPasser montanus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Great TitParus major
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Rock DoveColumba livia
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
RookCorvus frugilegus
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2023
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
Stock DoveColumba oenas
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
JayGarrulus glandarius
Common GullLarus canus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
WhitethroatCurruca communis
SwallowHirundo rustica
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024

🦌

Mammals5 species

autumnwinter

2025

Grey Squirrel · Otter · Roe Deer · Badger · Stoat

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
OtterLutra lutra
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
BadgerMeles meles2024
StoatMustela erminea2023

🌿

Plants100 species

summer

2024

White Clover · Wood Crane's-bill · Common Sorrel · Ribwort Plantain · Meadow Buttercup +95

White CloverTrifolium repens
Wood Crane's-billGeranium sylvaticum
Common SorrelRumex acetosa
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum
Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
Greater PlantainPlantago major
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea
Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus
TormentilPotentilla erecta
YarrowAchillea millefolium
Curled DockRumex crispus
Water AvensGeum rivale
Wood Club-rushScirpus sylvaticus
Barren StrawberryPotentilla sterilis
Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum
Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
Red BartsiaOdontites vernus
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
Bitter-vetchLathyrus linifolius
Red CampionSilene dioica
CrosswortCruciata laevipes
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
Heath SpeedwellVeronica officinalis
DaisyBellis perennis
Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea
Tufted VetchVicia cracca
Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra
Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre
Hedgerow Crane's-billGeranium pyrenaicum
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana
Phleum pratensePhleum pratense
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
Water MintMentha aquatica
Sitka SprucePicea sitchensis
Wood AvensGeum urbanum
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum
Zigzag CloverTrifolium medium
Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis
Marsh Hawk's-beardCrepis paludosa
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
Polygonum avicularePolygonum aviculare
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria
Heath MilkwortPolygala serpyllifolia
Changing Forget-me-notMyosotis discolor
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata
Parsley PiertAphanes arvensis
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus
Glaucous SedgeCarex flacca
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis
Wood DockRumex sanguineus
Common ReedPhragmites australis
Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris
Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis
Toad RushJuncus bufonius
Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
Marsh FoxtailAlopecurus geniculatus
BroomCytisus scoparius
Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea
Smooth Meadow-grassPoa pratensis
Lolium perenneLolium perenne
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense
Lesser BurdockArctium minus
Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium
Common ChickweedStellaria media2023
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2023
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2023
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2023
HarebellCampanula rotundifolia2023
PignutConopodium majus2023
DandelionTaraxacum2023
Sharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorus2023
Common BentAgrostis capillaris2023
Equal-leaved KnotgrassPolygonum arenastrum2023
Soft-rushJuncus effusus2023
Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2023
BeechFagus sylvatica2023
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2023
Festuca rubraFestuca rubra2023
Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2023
AshFraxinus excelsior2023
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2023
Hybrid Black-poplarPopulus deltoides x nigra = P. x canadensis2023
Common NettleUrtica dioica2023
Compact RushJuncus conglomeratus2023

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 M J Richardson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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