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Thirlestane Tower (Site of)

📷 Oliver Dixon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

55.55206, -2.31371

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦77+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mute Swan and Gadwall
✦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

🐦77+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mute Swan and Gadwall
✦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

4 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Mute Swan, Gadwall, Mallard +74 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mute Swan, Gadwall, Mallard +74 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

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Common Hawker, Eristalis pertinax · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Hawker, Eristalis pertinax · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

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 (Melrose to Kirk Yetholm)Walking route

Named routeNational walking route

Saint Cuthbert's Way (Kirk Yetholm to Lindisfarne)Walking route

Named routeRegional walking route

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Cycling

9 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

4 Abbeys CyclewayCycling route

Named routeRef 4Round tripRegional cycle route

Kelso Green RouteCycling route30 km

Named routeRef greenLength 30 kmRound tripLocal cycle route

Yetholm Blue routeCycling route9 km

Named routeRef blueLength 9 kmRound tripLocal cycle route

Kelso Yellow RouteCycling route39 km

Named routeRef yellowLength 39 kmRound tripLocal cycle route

Kelso Red RouteCycling route53 km

Named routeRef redLength 53 kmRound tripLocal cycle route

Yetholm Orange routeCycling route22 km

Named routeRef orangeLength 22 kmPoint-to-pointLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

20,563 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

20,563 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds45 species

winter

2025

Gadwall · Great White Egret · Mute Swan · Coot · Wigeon +40

GadwallMareca strepera
Great White EgretArdea alba
Mute SwanCygnus olor
CootFulica atra
WigeonMareca penelope
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Herring GullLarus argentatus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Common GullLarus canus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
RookCorvus frugilegus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
PochardAythya ferina
Water RailRallus aquaticus
MagpiePica pica
TealAnas crecca
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Greylag GooseAnser anser
RobinErithacus rubecula
DunnockPrunella modularis
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
Coal TitPeriparus ater
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Great TitParus major
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Rock DoveColumba livia
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
LinnetLinaria cannabina

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Mammals2 species

winter

2025

Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

20,563 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds45 species

winter

2025

Gadwall · Great White Egret · Mute Swan · Coot · Wigeon +40

GadwallMareca strepera
Great White EgretArdea alba
Mute SwanCygnus olor
CootFulica atra
WigeonMareca penelope
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Herring GullLarus argentatus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Common GullLarus canus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
RookCorvus frugilegus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
PochardAythya ferina
Water RailRallus aquaticus
MagpiePica pica
TealAnas crecca
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Greylag GooseAnser anser
RobinErithacus rubecula
DunnockPrunella modularis
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
Coal TitPeriparus ater
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Great TitParus major
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Rock DoveColumba livia
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
LinnetLinaria cannabina

🦌

Mammals2 species

winter

2025

Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Oliver Dixon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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