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Roman Fort - Alabum

✦ Ancient woodland

Plan your visit

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Dogs welcome

Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦69+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Collared Dove
  • 🌳Ancient woodland is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Best for

9 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Free

Birds — Blackbird, Collared Dove, House Sparrow +66 more · last seen 2026; Ancient woodland — owls, woodpeckers, warblers

Wildlife

Very strong match

Free

Mammals — Hedgehog, Brown Hare, Common Shrew +18 more · last seen 2025; Ancient woodland

Ancient woodland

Strong match

Free

Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Free

Plants — Lords-and-Ladies, Wood Anemone, Snowdrop +68 more · last seen 2026; Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Insect spotting

Strong match

Free

Insects — Green Shieldbug, Dock Bug, Field Grasshopper +128 more · last seen 2025

Bluebell walks

Strong match

Free

Ancient woodland — native bluebell habitat

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Heart of Wales Line TrailWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Cambrian WayWalking route
Named routeNational walking route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

21 photos from nearby open sources

St Mary's Church, Llanfair-ar-y-bryn, Llandovery

St Mary's Church, Llanfair-ar-y-bryn, Llandovery

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Facilities

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Parking

4 nearby · Free · 397m

✦ Ancient🐶 Dogs

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

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