Site of Old Stichill House 0 ha
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55.64511, -2.47545
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 58+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Yellowhammer and Skylark ✦ 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
🐦 58+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Yellowhammer and Skylark ✦ 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 🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Yellowhammer, Skylark, Linnet +55 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Yellowhammer, Skylark, Linnet +55 more · last seen 2025
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🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
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🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Mouse-ear-hawkweed, Maiden Pink, White Campion +1 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Mouse-ear-hawkweed, Maiden Pink, White Campion +1 more · last seen 2025
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Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Borders Abbeys Way Walking route 109 km ▾
Named route Length 109 km Round trip National walking route
Show on map 9 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
4 Abbeys Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 4 Round trip Regional cycle route
Show on map NCN 1 Berwick-upon-Tweed to Innerleithen Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
Show on map Kelso Green Route Cycling route 30 km ▾
Named route Ref green Length 30 km Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map Kelso Yellow Route Cycling route 39 km ▾
Named route Ref yellow Length 39 km Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map Kelso Red Route Cycling route 53 km ▾
Named route Ref red Length 53 km Round trip Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
3,693 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 3,693 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 53 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Yellowhammer · Magpie · Skylark · Linnet · Goldfinch +48
Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Magpie Pica pica Skylark Alauda arvensis Linnet Linaria cannabina Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Swallow Hirundo rustica Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Rook Corvus frugilegus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2023 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2023 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2023 Robin Erithacus rubecula2023 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2023 Jay Garrulus glandarius2022 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2024 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2023 Blackbird Turdus merula2022 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2022 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Sand Martin Riparia riparia Swift Apus apus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2023 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2023 Dunnock Prunella modularis2023 Greylag Goose Anser anser2023 Merlin Falco columbarius2022 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2022 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2022 Raven Corvus corax2022 Coal Tit Periparus ater2022 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus2022 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2022 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2022 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2022 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2022 Stock Dove Columba oenas2022 🦌 Mammals 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Pipistrelle Bat species
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus2022 Mouse-ear-hawkweed · Maiden Pink · White Campion · Poa pratensis · Groundsel +31
Mouse-ear-hawkweed Pilosella officinarum Maiden Pink Dianthus deltoides White Campion Silene latifolia2024 Poa pratensis Poa pratensis2022 Groundsel Senecio vulgaris2022 Crosswort Cruciata laevipes2022 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 3,693 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 53 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Yellowhammer · Magpie · Skylark · Linnet · Goldfinch +48
Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Magpie Pica pica Skylark Alauda arvensis Linnet Linaria cannabina Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Swallow Hirundo rustica Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Rook Corvus frugilegus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2023 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2023 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2023 Robin Erithacus rubecula2023 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2023 Jay Garrulus glandarius2022 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2024 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2023 Blackbird Turdus merula2022 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2022 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Sand Martin Riparia riparia Swift Apus apus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2023 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2023 Dunnock Prunella modularis2023 Greylag Goose Anser anser2023 Merlin Falco columbarius2022 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2022 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2022 Raven Corvus corax2022 Coal Tit Periparus ater2022 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus2022 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2022 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2022 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2022 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2022 Stock Dove Columba oenas2022 🦌 Mammals 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Pipistrelle Bat species
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus2022 Mouse-ear-hawkweed · Maiden Pink · White Campion · Poa pratensis · Groundsel +31
Mouse-ear-hawkweed Pilosella officinarum Maiden Pink Dianthus deltoides White Campion Silene latifolia2024 Poa pratensis Poa pratensis2022 Groundsel Senecio vulgaris2022 Crosswort Cruciata laevipes2022 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Barren Strawberry Potentilla sterilis2022
Barren Strawberry Potentilla sterilis2022
Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca2022
Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca2022
Bush Vetch Vicia sepium2022
Bush Vetch Vicia sepium2022
Common Bent Agrostis capillaris2022
Common Bent Agrostis capillaris2022
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis2022
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis2022
Greater Plantain Plantago major2022
Greater Plantain Plantago major2022
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2022
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2022
Lime Tilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaea2022
Lime Tilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaea2022
Cleavers Galium aparine2022
Cleavers Galium aparine2022
Silver Hair-grass Aira caryophyllea2022
Silver Hair-grass Aira caryophyllea2022
Tufted Hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa2022
Tufted Hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa2022
Heath Groundsel Senecio sylvaticus2022
Heath Groundsel Senecio sylvaticus2022
Polygonum aviculare Polygonum aviculare2022
Polygonum aviculare Polygonum aviculare2022
White Dead-nettle Lamium album2022
White Dead-nettle Lamium album2022
Ivy Hedera helix2022
Ivy Hedera helix2022
Parsley Piert Aphanes arvensis2022
Parsley Piert Aphanes arvensis2022
Pignut Conopodium majus2022
Pignut Conopodium majus2022
Ash Fraxinus excelsior2022
Ash Fraxinus excelsior2022
Field Wood-rush Luzula campestris2022
Field Wood-rush Luzula campestris2022
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum2022
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum2022
Crested Hair-grass Koeleria macrantha2022
Crested Hair-grass Koeleria macrantha2022
Biting Stonecrop Sedum acre2022
Biting Stonecrop Sedum acre2022
Annual Knawel Scleranthus annuus2022
Annual Knawel Scleranthus annuus2022
Curled Dock Rumex crispus2022
Curled Dock Rumex crispus2022
Malus sylvestris Malus sylvestris2022
Malus sylvestris Malus sylvestris2022
Erophila verna Erophila verna2022
Erophila verna Erophila verna2022
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius2022
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius2022
Soft-rush Juncus effusus2022
Soft-rush Juncus effusus2022
Wood Avens Geum urbanum2022
Wood Avens Geum urbanum2022
Centaurea nigra Centaurea nigra2022
Centaurea nigra Centaurea nigra2022 