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Walkerburn Parish Church

📷 M J Richardson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦71+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chiffchaff and Chaffinch
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 482m away — 2 car parks within reach

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦71+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chiffchaff and Chaffinch
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 482m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

5 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Chiffchaff, Chaffinch, Wren +68 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Chiffchaff, Chaffinch, Wren +68 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Moderate match

Religious grounds — local heritage

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Southern Upland Way (Section A - Portpatrick to Melrose)Walking route

Named routePoint-to-pointNational walking route

Cross Borders Drove Road (West Linton to Traquair)Walking route

Named routePoint-to-pointNational walking route

Cross Borders Drove Road (Traquair to Hawick)Walking route

Named routePoint-to-pointNational walking route

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Cycling

21 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN 1 Berwick-upon-Tweed to InnerleithenCycling route

Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network

Innerleithen Yellow RouteCycling route59 km

Named routeRef yellowLength 59 kmRound tripLocal cycle route

Innerleithen Blue RouteCycling route67 km

Named routeRef blueLength 67 kmRound tripLocal cycle route

Peebles to InnerleithenCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Tweed Valley Railway PathCycling route

Named routeRef TVRLocal cycle route

Traquair HouseCycling route21 km

Named routeRef greenLength 21 kmPoint-to-pointLocal cycle route

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Mountain biking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Innerleithen XC TrailMountain bike route

Named route

Capital TrailMountain bike route

Named route

Great North Trail (Scottish Borders)Mountain bike route154.8 km

Named routeLength 154.8 kmNational Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

12,888 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

12,888 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds32 species

autumnwinter

2026

Woodpigeon · Siskin · Robin · Mallard · Chaffinch +27

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
MagpiePica pica2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
DipperCinclus cinclus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Great White EgretArdea alba2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025

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Mammals3 species

winter

2026

Red Squirrel · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

12,888 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds32 species

autumnwinter

2026

Woodpigeon · Siskin · Robin · Mallard · Chaffinch +27

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
MagpiePica pica2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
DipperCinclus cinclus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Great White EgretArdea alba2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025

🦌

Mammals3 species

winter

2026

Red Squirrel · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 M J Richardson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Walkerburn, from across the River Tweed

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