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Wallace's Tower

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📷 MARGARET JEARY · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Getting here

55.56705, -2.47700

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦80+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Jackdaw
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🛝Playground 200m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦80+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Jackdaw
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🛝Playground 200m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Playground

Best for

4 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Blackbird +77 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Blackbird +77 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 — Cantharis livida, Syrphus, Banded Demoiselle +1 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Cantharis livida, Syrphus, Banded Demoiselle +1 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Borders Abbeys WayWalking route109 km

Named routeLength 109 kmRound tripNational walking route

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Cycling

10 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

Kelso Green RouteCycling route30 km

Named routeRef greenLength 30 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

Denholm and LillisleafCycling route31 km

Named routeRef redLength 31 kmRound tripLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

11,801 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

11,801 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds50 species

autumnwinter

2025

Blackbird · Pheasant · Chaffinch · Wren · Grey Partridge +45

BlackbirdTurdus merula
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Tree SparrowPasser montanus
RobinErithacus rubecula
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
JackdawColoeus monedula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RookCorvus frugilegus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
GoosanderMergus merganser
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Rock DoveColumba livia
DunnockPrunella modularis
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
MagpiePica pica
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
JayGarrulus glandarius
Great TitParus major
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Mute SwanCygnus olor
WoodcockScolopax rusticola
Barn OwlTyto alba
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Stock DoveColumba oenas
GreenfinchChloris chloris
RavenCorvus corax
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagris
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus

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Mammals5 species

autumnwinter

2025

Brown Hare · Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Brown Rat

Brown HareLepus europaeus
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Brown RatRattus norvegicus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

11,801 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds50 species

autumnwinter

2025

Blackbird · Pheasant · Chaffinch · Wren · Grey Partridge +45

BlackbirdTurdus merula
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Tree SparrowPasser montanus
RobinErithacus rubecula
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
JackdawColoeus monedula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RookCorvus frugilegus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
GoosanderMergus merganser
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Rock DoveColumba livia
DunnockPrunella modularis
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
MagpiePica pica
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
JayGarrulus glandarius
Great TitParus major
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Mute SwanCygnus olor
WoodcockScolopax rusticola
Barn OwlTyto alba
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Stock DoveColumba oenas
GreenfinchChloris chloris
RavenCorvus corax
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagris
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus

🦌

Mammals5 species

autumnwinter

2025

Brown Hare · Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Brown Rat

Brown HareLepus europaeus
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Brown RatRattus norvegicus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 MARGARET JEARY · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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🌱Heatherhouse ParkUrban park4.3 km→🌱Grove House GardenUrban park4.7 km→🌱New Play AreaUrban park4.7 km→🌱Shedden ParkUrban park4.8 km→🌱Wall GardensUrban park3.3 km→🌱War Memorial GardensUrban park4.3 km→

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