Plan your visit
HeritageWildlifeCycling
Public accessDogs welcome20 ha
Getting here
50.40148, -4.83889
Best for
4 activitiesHeritage
Free86%Historic site with public access
Wildlife
Free75%Ancient woodland
Cycling
Varies72%Named cycling route nearby: Route 305
Dog walks
Free72%Dogs allowed with public access
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
v1 signed route nearby · 13 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
🚶
vWalking
Saints WayWalking route47 km▾
Padstow to Fowey
Named routeRef SWLength 47 kmRegional walking route
Glebe Drivepublic footpath · 45 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 45 mPath type: residential
🚴Cycling
v35 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
🚴
vCycling
Route 305Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 305National Cycle Network
National Cycle Network Route 2 Plymouth to St. AustellCycling route▾
Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route272 m▾
Named routeRef 305Length 272 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.3 km▾
Named routeRef 2Length 1.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route773 m▾
Named routeRef 2Length 773 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose
Main RouteCycling route32 m▾
Named routeRef 2Length 32 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
🐴Horse riding
v2 public paths nearby
Public paths
🐴
vHorse riding
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
About this historic site
Roman Fort is an ancient historic site covering 20 hectares. As an ancient woodland, it has been continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD — a rare and irreplaceable habitat rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Wildlife to spot
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🌱 Visiting this spring
- 🌸Ancient woodlands are famous for bluebell carpets in April and May — one of Britain's most spectacular wildflower displays
- 🐦Prime nesting season — listen for woodpecker drumming, warbler song and the first cuckoos from April
- 🦌Roe deer are active before the leaf canopy closes in — dawn and dusk are best
✓ Public access🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
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Nearby places
Useful places within 5 km
✦Part of the china clay works known as Wheal MartynHistoric site4.6 km→🌱Picnic AreaUrban park4.7 km→✦Roche RockHistoric site800 m→✦Large multivallate hillfort with two bowl barrows known as Castle-an-Dinas, 335m north of Tresaddern BungalowHistoric site4.7 km→⛪St Gomonda's ChurchReligious grounds500 m→✦Standing cross in St Dennis churchyardHistoric site3.5 km→