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Shielknowe Plantation - Woodland plantation

20 ha

📷 Richard Webb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome20 ha

Getting here

55.56910, -2.23524

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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
  • 🐕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
Walking trails

Best for

4 activities

Bird watching

Moorland — golden plover, curlew and short-eared owl

Free

Insect spotting

Acid grassland — heathland butterflies and rare invertebrates

Free

Wildlife

Grass moorland priority habitat

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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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

5 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
Tweed CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef TRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Failed plantation on Hare Law

📷 Richard Webb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Failed plantation on Hare Law

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Hethpool stone circlesHistoric site4.9 km→⛪Yetholm Parish ChurchReligious grounds3.7 km→✦Lynchets (cultivation terraces)Historic site3.7 km→✦Lynchets (cultivation terraces)Historic site4.4 km→✦HalfwayhouseHistoric site3 km→✦Hethpool Stone CircleHistoric site4.9 km→

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