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Green Island Fort

✦ Ancient woodland

📷 Wikipedia · Green Hill Fort · CC BY-SA 3.0

Plan your visit

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

55.02581, -3.81837

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Best for

2 activities

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Ancient woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Cycling

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5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Byway Dumfries LoopCycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Glenkiln Loop Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef GLLocal cycle route
Route 7Cycling route▾

NCN 7 Workington link

Named routeRef 7National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route10.8 km▾
Named routeRef 7Length 10.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route638 m▾
Named routeRef 7Length 638 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

About this historic site

Green Island Fort is an ancient historic site. 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

Photos

16 photos from nearby open sources

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Green Hill Fort

📷 Wikipedia · Green Hill Fort · CC BY-SA 3.0

Green Hill Fort

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Visiting this spring

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

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  • 🌸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
✦ Ancient🐶 Dogs

Good to know

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

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