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Smailholm Church

📷 Peter Wood · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

55.61998, -2.55905

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦90+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Pink-footed Goose and Peregrine
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 132m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦90+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Pink-footed Goose and Peregrine
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 132m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

ParkingPlayground

Best for

7 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Pink-footed Goose, Peregrine, Mallard +87 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Pink-footed Goose, Peregrine, Mallard +87 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Cycling

Good match

Named cycling route nearby: Border Loop

Varies

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

6 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

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

3,962 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

3,962 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds57 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Peregrine · Pink-footed Goose · Jackdaw · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon +52

PeregrineFalco peregrinus
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Barn OwlTyto alba
RookCorvus frugilegus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
BlackbirdTurdus merula
SwallowHirundo rustica
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Herring GullLarus argentatus
RobinErithacus rubecula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Rock DoveColumba livia
QuailCoturnix coturnix
Great TitParus major
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Coal TitPeriparus ater
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Long-eared OwlAsio otus2024
TealAnas crecca2024
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
House SparrowPasser domesticus
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
MerlinFalco columbarius
RavenCorvus corax
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2024
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
Common GullLarus canus
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
NuthatchSitta europaea
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
DunnockPrunella modularis
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
HobbyFalco subbuteo2024
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2024
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
CootFulica atra2024
GreenshankTringa nebularia2024
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
MagpiePica pica2024
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024

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Mammals1 species

autumnwinter

2025

Grey Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

3,962 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds57 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Peregrine · Pink-footed Goose · Jackdaw · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon +52

PeregrineFalco peregrinus
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Barn OwlTyto alba
RookCorvus frugilegus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
BlackbirdTurdus merula
SwallowHirundo rustica
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Herring GullLarus argentatus
RobinErithacus rubecula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Rock DoveColumba livia
QuailCoturnix coturnix
Great TitParus major
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Coal TitPeriparus ater
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Long-eared OwlAsio otus2024
TealAnas crecca2024
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
House SparrowPasser domesticus
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
MerlinFalco columbarius
RavenCorvus corax
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2024
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
Common GullLarus canus
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
NuthatchSitta europaea
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
DunnockPrunella modularis
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
HobbyFalco subbuteo2024
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2024
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
CootFulica atra2024
GreenshankTringa nebularia2024
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
MagpiePica pica2024
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024

🦌

Mammals1 species

autumnwinter

2025

Grey Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Peter Wood · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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