🦉Wildlife🦅Birds✦Heritage
Dogs welcome
Getting here
55.47366, -2.61395
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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
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Chaffinch, Willow Warbler +32 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Chaffinch, Willow Warbler +32 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Giant Hogweed, Japanese Knotweed · last seen 2022; Plants — Giant Hogweed, Japanese Knotweed · last seen 2022
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 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
9 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
4 Abbeys CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 4Round tripRegional cycle route
Kelso Yellow RouteCycling route39 km▾
Named routeRef yellowLength 39 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
DenholmCycling route23 km▾
Named routeRef blueLength 23 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
Cavers and StobsCycling route30 km▾
Named routeRef redLength 30 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
Denholm and LillisleafCycling route31 km▾
Named routeRef redLength 31 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
Oxnam LoopCycling route18 km▾
Named routeRef greenLength 18 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
4,909 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
4,909 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds13 species
springsummer
2025▾
Chiffchaff · Wren · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Woodpigeon · Chaffinch +8
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- MagpiePica pica2024
Grey Squirrel · Mole
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- MoleTalpa europaea
Dove's-foot Crane's-bill · Procumbent Pearlwort · Cow Parsley · Creeping Thistle · Creeping Bent +146
- Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle
- Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens
- Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
- Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
- Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera
- White CloverTrifolium repens
- Perennial Rye-grass
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,909 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds13 species
springsummer
2025▾
Chiffchaff · Wren · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Woodpigeon · Chaffinch +8
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- MagpiePica pica2024
Grey Squirrel · Mole
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- MoleTalpa europaea
Dove's-foot Crane's-bill · Procumbent Pearlwort · Cow Parsley · Creeping Thistle · Creeping Bent +146
- Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle
- Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens
- Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
- Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
- Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera
- White CloverTrifolium repens
- Perennial Rye-grass
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Lolium perenne
Lolium perenne
Common NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaDandelionTaraxacumDandelionTaraxacumBush VetchVicia sepiumBush VetchVicia sepiumGreater PlantainPlantago majorGreater PlantainPlantago majorSoft-bromeBromus hordeaceusSoft-bromeBromus hordeaceusBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusPrickly Sow-thistleSonchus asperPrickly Sow-thistleSonchus asperGroundselSenecio vulgarisGroundselSenecio vulgarisThale CressArabidopsis thalianaThale CressArabidopsis thalianaRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCat's-earHypochaeris radicataCat's-earHypochaeris radicataBroomCytisus scopariusBroomCytisus scopariusCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisCock's-footDactylis glomerataCock's-footDactylis glomerataCreeping Soft-grassHolcus mollisCreeping Soft-grassHolcus mollisHairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsutaHairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsutaFestuca rubraFestuca rubraFestuca rubraFestuca rubraScentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorumScentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorumKnotgrassPolygonum aviculareKnotgrassPolygonum avicularePapaver dubiumPapaver dubiumPapaver dubiumPapaver dubiumSun SpurgeEuphorbia helioscopiaSun SpurgeEuphorbia helioscopiaCommon Field-speedwellVeronica persicaCommon Field-speedwellVeronica persicaNipplewortLapsana communisNipplewortLapsana communisWall SpeedwellVeronica arvensisWall SpeedwellVeronica arvensisParsley-piertAphanes arvensisParsley-piertAphanes arvensisBlack MedickMedicago lupulinaBlack MedickMedicago lupulinaCommon CouchElymus repensCommon CouchElymus repensCrosswortCruciata laevipesCrosswortCruciata laevipesCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumField ScabiousKnautia arvensisField ScabiousKnautia arvensisBladder CampionSilene vulgarisBladder CampionSilene vulgarisSlender Parsley-piertAphanes australisSlender Parsley-piertAphanes australisField Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensisField Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensisField PansyViola arvensisField PansyViola arvensisVeronica serpyllifolia subsp. serpyllifoliaVeronica serpyllifolia subsp. serpyllifoliaVeronica serpyllifolia subsp. serpyllifoliaVeronica serpyllifolia subsp. serpyllifoliaFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusBroad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanumBroad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanumAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaAlsike CloverTrifolium hybridumAlsike CloverTrifolium hybridumSmooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillarisSmooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillarisAmerican WillowherbEpilobium ciliatumAmerican WillowherbEpilobium ciliatumFox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiacaFox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiacaRough Meadow-grassPoa trivialisRough Meadow-grassPoa trivialisCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaField Wood-rushLuzula campestrisField Wood-rushLuzula campestrisFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaHeath BedstrawGalium saxatileHeath BedstrawGalium saxatileMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisLesser StitchwortStellaria gramineaLesser StitchwortStellaria gramineaReed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinaceaReed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinaceaCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusSessile OakQuercus petraeaSessile OakQuercus petraeaEarly Hair-grassAira praecoxEarly Hair-grassAira praecoxPolypodium vulgarePolypodium vulgarePolypodium vulgarePolypodium vulgareLesser CelandineFicaria vernaLesser CelandineFicaria vernaMat-grassNardus strictaMat-grassNardus strictaMeadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensisMeadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensisHeath Wood-rushLuzula multifloraHeath Wood-rushLuzula multifloraCommon SedgeCarex nigraCommon SedgeCarex nigraWood-sorrelOxalis acetosellaWood-sorrelOxalis acetosellaSweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratumSweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratumSelfhealPrunella vulgarisSelfhealPrunella vulgarisBulbous RushJuncus bulbosusBulbous RushJuncus bulbosusHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaPoa pratensisPoa pratensisPoa pratensisPoa pratensisWinter-cressBarbarea vulgarisWinter-cressBarbarea vulgarisdaffodilsNarcissusdaffodilsNarcissusGorseUlex europaeusGorseUlex europaeusBilberryVaccinium myrtillusBilberryVaccinium myrtillusCommon VetchVicia sativaCommon VetchVicia sativaAspenPopulus tremulaAspenPopulus tremulaRaspberryRubus idaeusRaspberryRubus idaeusRed CloverTrifolium pratenseRed CloverTrifolium pratensePolygonum avicularePolygonum avicularePolygonum avicularePolygonum aviculareCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineAshFraxinus excelsiorAshFraxinus excelsiorScots PinePinus sylvestrisScots PinePinus sylvestrisPineappleweedMatricaria discoideaPineappleweedMatricaria discoideaCuckooflowerCardamine pratensisCuckooflowerCardamine pratensisLady's-mantleAlchemilla vulgarisLady's-mantleAlchemilla vulgarisOriental PoppyPapaver setiferumOriental PoppyPapaver setiferumCommon SallowSalix cinereaCommon SallowSalix cinereaBeechFagus sylvaticaBeechFagus sylvaticaWavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosaWavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosaWood AnemoneAnemone nemorosaWood AnemoneAnemone nemorosaWych ElmUlmus glabraWych ElmUlmus glabraRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataAutumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalisAutumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalisDevil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensisDevil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensisRowanSorbus aucupariaRowanSorbus aucupariaWavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosaWavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosaHorse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanumHorse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanumSitka SprucePicea sitchensisSitka SprucePicea sitchensisMouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarumMouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarumLady's BedstrawGalium verumLady's BedstrawGalium verumLeopard's-baneDoronicum pardalianchesLeopard's-baneDoronicum pardalianchesMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisThyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifoliaThyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifoliaBroad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatataBroad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatataWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumSilverweedPotentilla anserinaSilverweedPotentilla anserinaGreater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatusGreater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatusSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusBitter-vetchLathyrus linifoliusBitter-vetchLathyrus linifoliusChanging Forget-me-notMyosotis discolorChanging Forget-me-notMyosotis discolorDowny BirchBetula pubescensDowny BirchBetula pubescensWood AvensGeum urbanumWood AvensGeum urbanumMale-fernDryopteris filix-masMale-fernDryopteris filix-masWild CherryPrunus aviumWild CherryPrunus aviumSmooth Meadow-grassPoa pratensisSmooth Meadow-grassPoa pratensisSlender St John's-wortHypericum pulchrumSlender St John's-wortHypericum pulchrumShepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastorisShepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastorisHazelCorylus avellanaHazelCorylus avellanaCrested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatusCrested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatusYellow-rattleRhinanthus minorYellow-rattleRhinanthus minorRed CampionSilene dioicaRed CampionSilene dioicaHard RushJuncus inflexusHard RushJuncus inflexusBlinksMontia fontanaBlinksMontia fontanaCommon SorrelRumex acetosaCommon SorrelRumex acetosaDaisyBellis perennisDaisyBellis perennisSoft-rushJuncus effususSoft-rushJuncus effususParsley PiertAphanes arvensisParsley PiertAphanes arvensisCommon Hemp-Nettle agg.Galeopsis tetrahitCommon Hemp-Nettle agg.Galeopsis tetrahitHoneysuckleLonicera periclymenumHoneysuckleLonicera periclymenumGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaBlackthornPrunus spinosaBlackthornPrunus spinosaHeath GroundselSenecio sylvaticusHeath GroundselSenecio sylvaticusOval SedgeCarex leporinaOval SedgeCarex leporinaBrambleRubus fruticosusBrambleRubus fruticosusMarsh ThistleCirsium palustreMarsh ThistleCirsium palustreGoat WillowSalix capreaGoat WillowSalix capreaHollyIlex aquifoliumHollyIlex aquifoliumLesser TrefoilTrifolium dubiumLesser TrefoilTrifolium dubiumPignutConopodium majusPignutConopodium majusSheep's Fescue agg.Festuca ovinaSheep's Fescue agg.Festuca ovinaMountain PansyViola luteaMountain PansyViola luteaElderSambucus nigraElderSambucus nigraFloating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitansFloating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitansPedunculate OakQuercus roburPedunculate OakQuercus roburEvents & activities nearby
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