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🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife✦ Heritage
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51.99375, -2.72448
Open directionsv Aconbury Camp is an Iron Age hillfort on Aconbury Hill in Herefordshire, England, about 4 miles (6 km) south of Hereford, and near the village of Aconbury. It is a scheduled monument.
Read more on Wikipedia → Promontory fort scheduled monument
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 58+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Robin ✦ 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
🐦 58+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Robin ✦ 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Wren +55 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Wren +55 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Cabbage Bug, Ant Damsel Bug, Rhagonycha lignosa +10 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Moderate match
Plants — Wood Vetch, Early-purple Orchid · last seen 2024
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby · 6 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Herefordshire Trail Walking route 246.5 km ▾
Named route Length 246.5 km Regional walking route
Show on map 24 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 46 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 46 National Cycle Network
Show on map Proposed NCN 44 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 44 National Cycle Network
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Named route Local cycle route
Show on map National Cycle Network 44 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 44 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.5 km ▾
Named route Ref 46 Length 1.5 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Alternative Route Cycling route 107 m ▾
Named route Ref 46 Length 107 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Photos Aconbury Camp Trig Point Flush Bracket S6380
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Wildlife to spot
7,962 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 7,962 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Blackbird · Wren · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon +40
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Great Tit Parus major Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Jay Garrulus glandarius House Sparrow Passer domesticus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Magpie Pica pica Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Goldcrest Regulus regulus Stock Dove Columba oenas Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Coal Tit Periparus ater Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Swallow Hirundo rustica Raven Corvus corax Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis House Martin Delichon urbicum Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Linnet Linaria cannabina Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Redwing Turdus iliacus Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Greenfinch Chloris chloris Swift Apus apus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Skylark Alauda arvensis Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Cabbage Bug · Ant Damsel Bug · Rhagonycha lignosa · Speckled Bush-cricket · Leistus ferrugineus +6
Cabbage Bug Eurydema (Eurydema) oleracea Ant Damsel Bug Himacerus (Aptus) mirmicoides Rhagonycha lignosa Rhagonycha lignosa Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima Leistus ferrugineus Leistus ferrugineus Ditropis pteridis Ditropis pteridis Byturus ochraceus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 7,962 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Blackbird · Wren · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon +40
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Great Tit Parus major Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Jay Garrulus glandarius House Sparrow Passer domesticus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Magpie Pica pica Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Goldcrest Regulus regulus Stock Dove Columba oenas Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Coal Tit Periparus ater Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Swallow Hirundo rustica Raven Corvus corax Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis House Martin Delichon urbicum Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Linnet Linaria cannabina Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Redwing Turdus iliacus Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Greenfinch Chloris chloris Swift Apus apus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Skylark Alauda arvensis Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Cabbage Bug · Ant Damsel Bug · Rhagonycha lignosa · Speckled Bush-cricket · Leistus ferrugineus +6
Cabbage Bug Eurydema (Eurydema) oleracea Ant Damsel Bug Himacerus (Aptus) mirmicoides Rhagonycha lignosa Rhagonycha lignosa Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima Leistus ferrugineus Leistus ferrugineus Ditropis pteridis Ditropis pteridis Byturus ochraceus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Byturus ochraceus
Byturus ochraceus
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus
Strawberry Seed Beetle Harpalus rufipes
Strawberry Seed Beetle Harpalus rufipes
Pegomya flavifrons Pegomya flavifrons
Pegomya flavifrons Pegomya flavifrons
Welsh Chafer Hoplia philanthus
Welsh Chafer Hoplia philanthus 