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Hencastle Rig, Settlement

1 ha

📷 Walter Baxter · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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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

6 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Strong match

Birds — House Martin, Coal Tit, Dunnock +45 more · last seen 2024; Birds — House Martin, Coal Tit, Dunnock +45 more · last seen 2024

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Common Blue, Red Admiral, Large White +7 more · last seen 2010; Insects — Common Blue, Red Admiral, Large White +7 more · last seen 2010

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Field Forget-me-not, Flax, Redshank +9 more · last seen 2017; Plants — Field Forget-me-not, Flax, Redshank +9 more · last seen 2017

Free

Foraging

Good match

Plants — Common Chickweed, Large-flowered Hemp-nettle, Sheep's Sorrel

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Annandale WayWalking route88 km

Named routeLength 88 kmNational walking route

🚴

Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

National Byway (SW Scotland)Cycling route

National Byway in the Solway Firth area

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

189 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

189 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds48 species

springsummer

2024

House Martin · Coal Tit · Dunnock · Pheasant · Great Tit +43

House MartinDelichon urbicum2015
Coal TitPeriparus ater2021
DunnockPrunella modularis2021
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2021
Great TitParus major2021
RookCorvus frugilegus2021
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2021
House SparrowPasser domesticus2021
SwallowHirundo rustica2021
BlackbirdTurdus merula2021
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2021
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2021
RobinErithacus rubecula2021
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2021
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2021
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2021
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2021
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2021
GreenfinchChloris chloris2021
SwiftApus apus2015
JayGarrulus glandarius
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2021
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2021
CuckooCuculus canorus2019
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2010
JackdawColoeus monedula2010
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2010
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2010
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2010
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2010
Rock DoveColumba livia2021
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2021
WhitethroatCurruca communis2021
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2021
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2021
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2021
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2021
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2021
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2021
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2021
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2021
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2021
MagpiePica pica2010
CurlewNumenius arquata2010
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2010
Herring GullLarus argentatus2010
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2010
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2010

🦌

Mammals3 species

autumnwinter

2025

Grey Squirrel · Red Squirrel · Badger

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
BadgerMeles meles2023

🐝

Insects10 species

summer

2010

Small Heath · Red Admiral · Large White · Common Blue · Small Tortoiseshell +5

Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta
Large WhitePieris brassicae
Common BluePolyommatus icarus
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas
RingletAphantopus hyperantus
Small WhitePieris rapae
PeacockAglais io
Green-veined WhitePieris napi

🌿

Plants17 species

autumn

2019

Small Cudweed · Redshank · Common Chickweed · Flax · Scorpion Weed +12

Small CudweedLogfia minima
RedshankPersicaria maculosa2017
Common ChickweedStellaria media2017
FlaxLinum usitatissimum2017
Scorpion WeedPhacelia tanacetifolia2017
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2017
Large-flowered Hemp-nettleGaleopsis speciosa2017
Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella2017
Corn SpurreySpergula arvensis2017
Montia fontana subsp. variabilisMontia fontana subsp. variabilis2017
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2017
Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis2017
Fat-henChenopodium album2017
BlinksMontia fontana2010
Chenopodium albumChenopodium album2010
SnowdropGalanthus nivalis2010
Melancholy ThistleCirsium heterophyllum2010

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

189 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds48 species

springsummer

2024

House Martin · Coal Tit · Dunnock · Pheasant · Great Tit +43

House MartinDelichon urbicum2015
Coal TitPeriparus ater2021
DunnockPrunella modularis2021
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2021
Great TitParus major2021
RookCorvus frugilegus2021
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2021
House SparrowPasser domesticus2021
SwallowHirundo rustica2021
BlackbirdTurdus merula2021
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2021
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2021
RobinErithacus rubecula2021
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2021
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2021
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2021
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2021
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2021
GreenfinchChloris chloris2021
SwiftApus apus2015
JayGarrulus glandarius
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2021
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2021
CuckooCuculus canorus2019
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2010
JackdawColoeus monedula2010
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2010
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2010
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2010
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2010
Rock DoveColumba livia2021
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2021
WhitethroatCurruca communis2021
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2021
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2021
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2021
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2021
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2021
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2021
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2021
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2021
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2021
MagpiePica pica2010
CurlewNumenius arquata2010
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2010
Herring GullLarus argentatus2010
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2010
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2010

🦌

Mammals3 species

autumnwinter

2025

Grey Squirrel · Red Squirrel · Badger

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
BadgerMeles meles2023

🐝

Insects10 species

summer

2010

Small Heath · Red Admiral · Large White · Common Blue · Small Tortoiseshell +5

Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta
Large WhitePieris brassicae
Common BluePolyommatus icarus
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas
RingletAphantopus hyperantus
Small WhitePieris rapae
PeacockAglais io
Green-veined WhitePieris napi

🌿

Plants17 species

autumn

2019

Small Cudweed · Redshank · Common Chickweed · Flax · Scorpion Weed +12

Small CudweedLogfia minima
RedshankPersicaria maculosa2017
Common ChickweedStellaria media2017
FlaxLinum usitatissimum2017
Scorpion WeedPhacelia tanacetifolia2017
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2017
Large-flowered Hemp-nettleGaleopsis speciosa2017
Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella2017
Corn SpurreySpergula arvensis2017
Montia fontana subsp. variabilisMontia fontana subsp. variabilis2017
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2017
Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis2017
Fat-henChenopodium album2017
BlinksMontia fontana2010
Chenopodium albumChenopodium album2010
SnowdropGalanthus nivalis2010
Melancholy ThistleCirsium heterophyllum2010

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Walter Baxter · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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