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Blackcastle Rings

📷 Walter Baxter · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

55.72314, -2.48942

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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
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Mallard, Chaffinch +80 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Mallard, Chaffinch +80 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Northern Brown Argus, Ringlet, Small Heath +134 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Northern Brown Argus, Ringlet, Small Heath +134 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Straw Spear-moss, Delicate Earth-moss, Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis +201 more · last seen 2022; Plants — Straw Spear-moss, Delicate Earth-moss, Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis +201 more · last seen 2022

Free

Foraging

Plants — Great Scented Liverwort, Barren Strawberry, Rough Hawkbit +12 more foraging species

Varies

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Border LoopCycling route
Named routeRef BLRound tripRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Blackcastle Rings Earthwork

📷 Walter Baxter · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Blackcastle Rings Earthwork

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

⛪Greenlaw Parish ChurchReligious grounds2.5 km→✦Mercat CrossHistoric site2.5 km→✦Mercat CrossHistoric site2.6 km→✦Greenlaw Castle (Site of)Historic site3.4 km→✦CatmossHistoric site3.4 km→✦Mill PondHistoric site3 km→

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