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Thornborough Henges

📷 Terry Robinson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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54.21015, -1.56424

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

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

🐦61+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Tufted Duck and Redshank
✦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 — Tufted Duck, Redshank, Rook +58 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Tufted Duck, Redshank, Rook +58 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Gorse Shieldbug · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Gorse Shieldbug · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Aislabie WalkWalking route27 km

Circular route between Studley Royal and Hackfall woods

Named routeLength 27 kmRound tripLocal walking route

Ripon Rowel WalkWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Camino Ingles to SantiagoWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

National Byway (Yorkshire)Cycling route

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route

National Byway (Ripon Loop)Cycling route

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

140,853 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

140,853 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds61 species

winter

2026

Tufted Duck · Redshank · Rook · Lapwing · Blackbird +56

Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
RedshankTringa totanus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Mute SwanCygnus olor
RobinErithacus rubecula
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
CootFulica atra2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
RedwingTurdus iliacus
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
TealAnas crecca2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Common GullLarus canus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
Great TitParus major2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2026

Common Toad

Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects2 species

spring

2026

7-spot Ladybird · Gorse Shieldbug

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Gorse ShieldbugPiezodorus lituratus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

140,853 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds61 species

winter

2026

Tufted Duck · Redshank · Rook · Lapwing · Blackbird +56

Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
RedshankTringa totanus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Mute SwanCygnus olor
RobinErithacus rubecula
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
CootFulica atra2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
RedwingTurdus iliacus
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
TealAnas crecca2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Common GullLarus canus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
Great TitParus major2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2026

Common Toad

Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects2 species

spring

2026

7-spot Ladybird · Gorse Shieldbug

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Gorse ShieldbugPiezodorus lituratus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Terry Robinson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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