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Private Burial Ground

📷 Iain Lees · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

BirdsWildlifeSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

55.57488, -2.52989

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦76+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Yellowhammer and Skylark
  • 🌿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
Parking

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Yellowhammer, Skylark, Chiffchaff +73 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Yellowhammer, Skylark, Chiffchaff +73 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Giant Hogweed, Japanese Knotweed, Snowdrop +103 more · last seen 2022; Plants — Giant Hogweed, Japanese Knotweed, Snowdrop +103 more · last seen 2022

Free

Foraging

Plants — Few-flowered Garlic, Ramsons, Ground-elder +12 more foraging species

Varies

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Heritage

Cemetery — local history and memorials

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
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
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Cycling

10 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
Melrose Yellow RouteCycling route22 km

Scott's View and Dryburgh

Named routeRef yellowLength 22 kmRound tripLocal 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
Kelso Red RouteCycling route53 km
Named routeRef redLength 53 kmRound tripLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Looking Northeast across the River Tweed to Corbie Craigs, Makerstoun

📷 Iain Lees · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Looking Northeast across the River Tweed to Corbie Craigs, Makerstoun

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

⛪Roxburgh Parish ChurchReligious grounds3.4 km→🪦Private Burial GroundCemetery500 m→⛪Makerstoun ChurchReligious grounds1.8 km→✦Wallace's TowerHistoric site3.4 km→✦Sunlaws MillHistoric site3.7 km→✦Smailholm TowerHistoric site4.4 km→

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