Birdoswald Roman Fort
✦ Ancient woodland3 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🌳Ancient🦉Wildlife
Dogs welcome3 ha
Getting here
54.98946, -2.60240
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦74+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Jackdaw
- 🌳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
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦74+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Jackdaw
- 🌳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
10 activities🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Carrion Crow, Jackdaw, Chaffinch +71 more · last seen 2025; Ancient woodland — owls, woodpeckers, warblers
🌳Ancient woodland
Strong match
Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600
Birds — Carrion Crow, Jackdaw, Chaffinch +71 more · last seen 2025; Ancient woodland
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large White, Small White, Small Tortoiseshell +108 more · last seen 2025
💜Bluebell walks
Strong match
Ancient woodland — native bluebell habitat
🍄Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Conifer Mazegill, Oak Moss, Dark Crottle +8 more · last seen 2015
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Pennine Way (Middleton in Teesdale to Kirk Yetholm)Walking route▾
Named routeNational walking route
Hadrian's Wall PathWalking route134.5 km▾
Named routeLength 134.5 kmNational walking route
21 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Hadrian's CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 72National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route1.7 km▾
Named routeRef 72Length 1.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route232 m▾
Named routeRef 72Length 232 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route47 m▾
Named routeRef 72Length 47 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route24 m▾
Named routeRef 72Length 24 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route446 m▾
Named routeRef 72Length 446 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Photos
22 photos from nearby open sources
Facilities
🅿️Parking
1 nearby · Paid · 236m
Good to know
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
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