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Simprim Church

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📷 James T M Towill · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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55.70200, -2.23692

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦98+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Goldeneye and Peregrine
✦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

🐦98+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Goldeneye and Peregrine
✦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

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

5 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Goldeneye, Peregrine, Little Egret +95 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Goldeneye, Peregrine, Little Egret +95 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Mushroom foraging

Strong match

Fungi — Candlesnuff Fungus, Holly Speckle, Phacidium lauri +2 more · last seen 2014; Fungi — Candlesnuff Fungus, Holly Speckle, Phacidium lauri +2 more · last seen 2014

Varies

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Ringlet, Small White, Green-veined White +11 more · last seen 2023; Insects — Ringlet, Small White, Green-veined White +11 more · last seen 2023

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Cycling

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Pennine CyclewayCycling route

Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network

NCN 1 Berwick-upon-Tweed to InnerleithenCycling route

Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network

Duns Yellow RouteCycling route26 km

Named routeRef yellowLength 26 kmRound tripLocal cycle route

Border LoopCycling route

Named routeRef BLRound tripRegional cycle route

Tweed CyclewayCycling route

Named routeRef TRegional cycle route

EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 6Cycling route

Tynemouth - Edinburgh

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route

Wildlife to spot

1,971 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

1,971 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds61 species

springsummer

2025

Goldeneye · Raven · Little Egret · Chiffchaff · Swallow +56

GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
RavenCorvus corax
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
Barn OwlTyto alba
GoosanderMergus merganser
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
PeregrineFalco peregrinus
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
QuailCoturnix coturnix
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Herring GullLarus argentatus
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MerlinFalco columbarius
Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
GreenfinchChloris chloris
LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2024
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2024
GreenshankTringa nebularia2024
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
TealAnas crecca2024
MagpiePica pica
HobbyFalco subbuteo
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Great TitParus major
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
DunnockPrunella modularis
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RobinErithacus rubecula
NuthatchSitta europaea
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
DunlinCalidris alpina2024
RedshankTringa totanus2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

1,971 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds61 species

springsummer

2025

Goldeneye · Raven · Little Egret · Chiffchaff · Swallow +56

GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
RavenCorvus corax
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
Barn OwlTyto alba
GoosanderMergus merganser
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
PeregrineFalco peregrinus
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
QuailCoturnix coturnix
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Herring GullLarus argentatus
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MerlinFalco columbarius
Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
GreenfinchChloris chloris
LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2024
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2024
GreenshankTringa nebularia2024
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
TealAnas crecca2024
MagpiePica pica
HobbyFalco subbuteo
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Great TitParus major
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
DunnockPrunella modularis
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RobinErithacus rubecula
NuthatchSitta europaea
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
DunlinCalidris alpina2024
RedshankTringa totanus2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 James T M Towill · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

The remains of Simprim Church

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