Round cairn 550m NNW of Southernknowe
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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife✦Heritage
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
55.51990, -2.17944
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦74+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Chaffinch
- ✦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
- 🐦74+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Chaffinch
- ✦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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Chaffinch, Robin +71 more · last seen 2025; Upland wetlands — golden plover and upland waders
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Chaffinch, Robin +71 more · last seen 2025; Upland flushes, fens and swamps priority habitat
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Heather, Harebell, Squirreltail Fescue +79 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🏡Historic gardens
Good match
Historic site with public access
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Pennine Way (Middleton in Teesdale to Kirk Yetholm)Walking route▾
Named routeNational walking route
Pennine Way (Tan Hill to Kirk Yetholm) - deviationWalking route▾
to keep main route contiguous for route analysis
Named routeLocal walking route
Saint Cuthbert's Way (Kirk Yetholm to Lindisfarne)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Pennine Way (Tan Hill to Yetholm) - deviation to The Cheviot via Scotsman's CairnWalking route▾
Named routeNational walking route
1 public path nearby
Public paths
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Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
3,815 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
3,815 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRobin · Chaffinch · Pheasant · Wren · Woodpigeon +37
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Great TitParus major
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- RavenCorvus corax
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- WaxwingBombycilla garrulus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
🦌Mammals3 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Roe Deer · Feral Goat · Rabbit
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Feral GoatCapra hircus
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Compact Rush · Mouse-ear-hawkweed · Tufted Hair-grass · Creeping Soft-grass · Heather +40
- Compact RushJuncus conglomeratus
- Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum
- Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa
- Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis
- HeatherCalluna vulgaris
- HarebellCampanula rotundifolia
- Wavy Hair-Grass
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
3,815 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRobin · Chaffinch · Pheasant · Wren · Woodpigeon +37
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Great TitParus major
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- RavenCorvus corax
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- WaxwingBombycilla garrulus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
🦌Mammals3 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Roe Deer · Feral Goat · Rabbit
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Feral GoatCapra hircus
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Compact Rush · Mouse-ear-hawkweed · Tufted Hair-grass · Creeping Soft-grass · Heather +40
- Compact RushJuncus conglomeratus
- Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum
- Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa
- Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis
- HeatherCalluna vulgaris
- HarebellCampanula rotundifolia
- Wavy Hair-Grass
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Avenella flexuosa
Avenella flexuosa
Wild ThymeThymus druceiWild ThymeThymus druceiToad RushJuncus bufoniusToad RushJuncus bufoniusElderSambucus nigraElderSambucus nigraPedunculate OakQuercus roburPedunculate OakQuercus roburYarrowAchillea millefoliumYarrowAchillea millefoliumCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusCommon BentAgrostis capillarisCommon BentAgrostis capillarisPolypodyPolypodium vulgarePolypodyPolypodium vulgareCommon VetchVicia sativaCommon VetchVicia sativaBell HeatherErica cinereaBell HeatherErica cinereaMale-fernDryopteris filix-masMale-fernDryopteris filix-masParsley-piertAphanes arvensisParsley-piertAphanes arvensisSquirreltail FescueVulpia bromoidesSquirreltail FescueVulpia bromoidesParsley FernCryptogramma crispaParsley FernCryptogramma crispaColtsfootTussilago farfaraColtsfootTussilago farfaraLady's BedstrawGalium verumLady's BedstrawGalium verumEared WillowSalix auritaEared WillowSalix auritaSoft-rushJuncus effususSoft-rushJuncus effususCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseFairy FlaxLinum catharticumFairy FlaxLinum catharticumRed CloverTrifolium pratenseRed CloverTrifolium pratenseBilberryVaccinium myrtillusBilberryVaccinium myrtillusGoldenrodSolidago virgaureaGoldenrodSolidago virgaureaGorseUlex europaeusGorseUlex europaeusHeath GroundselSenecio sylvaticusHeath GroundselSenecio sylvaticusSoft-bromeBromus hordeaceusSoft-bromeBromus hordeaceusCat's-earHypochaeris radicataCat's-earHypochaeris radicataWood SageTeucrium scorodoniaWood SageTeucrium scorodoniaRound-leaved SundewDrosera rotundifoliaRound-leaved SundewDrosera rotundifoliaSelfhealPrunella vulgarisSelfhealPrunella vulgarisPrickly Sow-thistleSonchus asperPrickly Sow-thistleSonchus asperCurled DockRumex crispusCurled DockRumex crispusTormentilPotentilla erectaTormentilPotentilla erectaYellow Oat-grassTrisetum flavescensYellow Oat-grassTrisetum flavescensBrackenPteridium aquilinumBrackenPteridium aquilinumCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaPerennial Rye-grassLolium perennePerennial Rye-grassLolium perenneWall SpeedwellVeronica arvensisWall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis