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Twizel medieval tower house and village, post-medieval folly and garden

5 ha

📷 Stephen Richards · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome5 ha

Getting here

55.68429, -2.18810

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦91+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Goldeneye and Redwing
🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦91+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Goldeneye and Redwing
🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

5 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Goldeneye, Redwing, Fieldfare +88 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Goldeneye, Redwing, Fieldfare +88 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Mushroom foraging

Strong match

Fungi — Nettle Clustercup Rust, Grass and Cereal Powdery Mildew, Podosphaera filipendulae +3 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Nettle Clustercup Rust, Grass and Cereal Powdery Mildew, Podosphaera filipendulae +3 more · last seen 2025

Varies

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Cycling

18 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

7,356 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

7,356 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds61 species

autumnwinter

2025

Goldeneye · Redwing · Fieldfare · Whooper Swan · Jackdaw +56

GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
RedwingTurdus iliacus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
RobinErithacus rubecula
RookCorvus frugilegus
GoosanderMergus merganser
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
NuthatchSitta europaea
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Great TitParus major
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
MagpiePica pica
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
Stock DoveColumba oenas
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
RedshankTringa totanus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Common GullLarus canus
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
MerlinFalco columbarius
Rock DoveColumba livia
Water RailRallus aquaticus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
JayGarrulus glandarius
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
DipperCinclus cinclus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
PintailAnas acuta
Mute SwanCygnus olor
GadwallMareca strepera
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
TealAnas crecca
Indian PeafowlPavo cristatus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

7,356 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds61 species

autumnwinter

2025

Goldeneye · Redwing · Fieldfare · Whooper Swan · Jackdaw +56

GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
RedwingTurdus iliacus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
RobinErithacus rubecula
RookCorvus frugilegus
GoosanderMergus merganser
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
NuthatchSitta europaea
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Great TitParus major
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
MagpiePica pica
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
Stock DoveColumba oenas
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
RedshankTringa totanus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Common GullLarus canus
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
MerlinFalco columbarius
Rock DoveColumba livia
Water RailRallus aquaticus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
JayGarrulus glandarius
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
DipperCinclus cinclus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
PintailAnas acuta
Mute SwanCygnus olor
GadwallMareca strepera
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
TealAnas crecca
Indian PeafowlPavo cristatus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Stephen Richards · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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✦Norham CrossHistoric site4.2 km→✦Norham War MemorialHistoric site4.3 km→🌱Crow GreenUrban park4.3 km→✦Norham Castle tower keep castleHistoric site4.7 km→✦TILLMOUTH PARKHistoric site500 m→⛪St Helen's ChurchReligious grounds4.8 km→

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