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Ancrum Moor

📷 Ben Brooksbank · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

55.53724, -2.60700

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦76+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Tufted Duck
✦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

🐦76+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Tufted Duck
✦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

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Mallard, Tufted Duck, Mute Swan +73 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mallard, Tufted Duck, Mute Swan +73 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 — Syrphus, Rhinoceros Beetle · last seen 2025; Insects — Syrphus, Rhinoceros Beetle · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Saint Cuthbert's Way - deviationWalking route

bypasses Haretsanes attraction

Named routeLocal walking route

Saint Cuthbert's Way (Melrose to Kirk Yetholm)Walking route

Named routeNational walking route

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

Melrose Yellow RouteCycling route22 km

Scott's View and Dryburgh

Named routeRef yellowLength 22 kmRound tripLocal cycle route

Kelso Yellow RouteCycling route39 km

Named routeRef yellowLength 39 kmRound tripLocal cycle route

Denholm and LillisleafCycling route31 km

Named routeRef redLength 31 kmRound tripLocal cycle route

Kalemouth and NisbetCycling route32 km

Named routeRef blueLength 32 kmRound tripLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

10,725 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

10,725 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds45 species

autumn

2025

Mallard · Carrion Crow · Teal · Tufted Duck · Black-headed Gull +40

MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
TealAnas crecca
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
WigeonMareca penelope
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
JackdawColoeus monedula
Herring GullLarus argentatus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Coal TitPeriparus ater
RobinErithacus rubecula
RookCorvus frugilegus
CootFulica atra
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Common GullLarus canus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
ShovelerSpatula clypeata
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
GoosanderMergus merganser
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Rock DoveColumba livia
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
DunnockPrunella modularis
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
JayGarrulus glandarius
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
SiskinSpinus spinus
PochardAythya ferina
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
LinnetLinaria cannabina

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

10,725 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds45 species

autumn

2025

Mallard · Carrion Crow · Teal · Tufted Duck · Black-headed Gull +40

MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
TealAnas crecca
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
WigeonMareca penelope
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
JackdawColoeus monedula
Herring GullLarus argentatus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Coal TitPeriparus ater
RobinErithacus rubecula
RookCorvus frugilegus
CootFulica atra
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Common GullLarus canus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
ShovelerSpatula clypeata
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
GoosanderMergus merganser
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Rock DoveColumba livia
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
DunnockPrunella modularis
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
JayGarrulus glandarius
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
SiskinSpinus spinus
PochardAythya ferina
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
LinnetLinaria cannabina

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Ben Brooksbank · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Ancrum Moor: site of Battle of 1545

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⛪Ancrum Parish ChurchReligious grounds2.8 km→✦Ancrum Market CrossHistoric site2.8 km→⛳Lilliardsedge Holiday Park & Golf CourseGolf course700 m→✦Ancrum House (site of)Historic site2.5 km→⛪Maxton ChurchReligious grounds3.2 km→✦Lessudden KirkHistoric site3.5 km→

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