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Wildgoose Hill, Hillfort

2 ha

📷 Richard Webb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome2 ha

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55.52101, -2.25536

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
✦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

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
✦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

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Raven, Goldeneye, Meadow Pipit +96 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Raven, Goldeneye, Meadow Pipit +96 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Southern Hawker, Golden-ringed Dragonfly, Cantharis rustica · last seen 2025; Insects — Southern Hawker, Golden-ringed Dragonfly, Cantharis rustica · 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

🚴

Cycling

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Yetholm Blue routeCycling route9 km

Named routeRef blueLength 9 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

Border LoopCycling route

Named routeRef BLRound tripRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

2,687 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

2,687 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds59 species

spring

2025

Raven · Woodpigeon · Rook · Little Egret · Pheasant +54

RavenCorvus corax
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RookCorvus frugilegus
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
SwallowHirundo rustica
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
BlackbirdTurdus merula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Rock DoveColumba livia
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
JackdawColoeus monedula
RobinErithacus rubecula
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Great TitParus major
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
CurlewNumenius arquata
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
House MartinDelichon urbicum
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
WhitethroatCurruca communis
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Barn OwlTyto alba
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
MagpiePica pica
SiskinSpinus spinus
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
CuckooCuculus canorus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
Black GrouseLyrurus tetrix
PeregrineFalco peregrinus
QuailCoturnix coturnix
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
Greylag GooseAnser anser
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
House SparrowPasser domesticus
DipperCinclus cinclus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
SnipeGallinago gallinago
Coal TitPeriparus ater
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula

🦌

Mammals2 species

spring

2025

Roe Deer · Brown Hare

Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Brown HareLepus europaeus

🦎

Reptiles1 species

autumn

2025

Common Lizard

Common LizardZootoca vivipara

🐝

Insects2 species

summer

2025

Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Southern Hawker

Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

2,687 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds59 species

spring

2025

Raven · Woodpigeon · Rook · Little Egret · Pheasant +54

RavenCorvus corax
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RookCorvus frugilegus
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
SwallowHirundo rustica
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
BlackbirdTurdus merula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Rock DoveColumba livia
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
JackdawColoeus monedula
RobinErithacus rubecula
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Great TitParus major
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
CurlewNumenius arquata
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
House MartinDelichon urbicum
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
WhitethroatCurruca communis
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Barn OwlTyto alba
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
MagpiePica pica
SiskinSpinus spinus
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
CuckooCuculus canorus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
Black GrouseLyrurus tetrix
PeregrineFalco peregrinus
QuailCoturnix coturnix
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
Greylag GooseAnser anser
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
House SparrowPasser domesticus
DipperCinclus cinclus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
SnipeGallinago gallinago
Coal TitPeriparus ater
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula

🦌

Mammals2 species

spring

2025

Roe Deer · Brown Hare

Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Brown HareLepus europaeus

🦎

Reptiles1 species

autumn

2025

Common Lizard

Common LizardZootoca vivipara

🐝

Insects2 species

summer

2025

Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Southern Hawker

Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Richard Webb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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⛪Yetholm Parish ChurchReligious grounds3.1 km→✦Roman period native enclosed farmstead 320m north west of SouthernknoweHistoric site4.7 km→✦Round cairn 540m NNW of SouthernknoweHistoric site4.8 km→✦Round cairn 550m NNW of SouthernknoweHistoric site4.8 km→✦Southernknowe Roman period native enclosed settlement and clearance cairns, 280m north of Sutherland BridgeHistoric site4.9 km→✦Roman period native enclosed settlement 460m north of Sutherland BridgeHistoric site4.9 km→

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