Blennerhasset Roman fort, 300m south west of Harbybrow
5 ha
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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🍂Seasonal
Free entryDogs welcome5 ha
Getting here
54.76017, -3.26025
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦31+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Song Thrush and Goldfinch
- ✦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
- 🐦31+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Song Thrush and Goldfinch
- ✦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 — Song Thrush, Goldfinch, Great Tit +28 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Song Thrush, Goldfinch, Great Tit +28 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Soft-rush, Creeping Thistle, Sweet Vernal-grass +122 more · last seen 2025
Free
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Wildlife to spot
6,798 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
6,798 records · National Biodiversity NetworkSong Thrush · Great Tit · Goldfinch · Blue Tit · Tree Sparrow +26
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2023
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Barn OwlTyto alba2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- SwiftApus apus2024
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
- SiskinSpinus spinus2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- White WagtailMotacilla alba alba2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- CurlewNumenius arquata2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2023
🦌Mammals4 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2025▾
Badger · Weasel · Roe Deer · Red Fox
- BadgerMeles meles
- WeaselMustela nivalis
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2024
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2023
Creeping Thistle · Sweet Vernal-grass · Soft-rush · Giant Fescue · Greater Celandine +120
- Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
- Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum
- Soft-rushJuncus effusus
- Giant FescueSchedonorus giganteus
- Greater CelandineChelidonium majus2024
- Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2024
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
6,798 records · National Biodiversity NetworkSong Thrush · Great Tit · Goldfinch · Blue Tit · Tree Sparrow +26
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2023
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Barn OwlTyto alba2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- SwiftApus apus2024
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
- SiskinSpinus spinus2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- White WagtailMotacilla alba alba2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- CurlewNumenius arquata2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2023
🦌Mammals4 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2025▾
Badger · Weasel · Roe Deer · Red Fox
- BadgerMeles meles
- WeaselMustela nivalis
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2024
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2023
Creeping Thistle · Sweet Vernal-grass · Soft-rush · Giant Fescue · Greater Celandine +120
- Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
- Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum
- Soft-rushJuncus effusus
- Giant FescueSchedonorus giganteus
- Greater CelandineChelidonium majus2024
- Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2024
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Male-fern
Male-fern
Dryopteris filix-mas2024
Dryopteris filix-mas2024
IvyHedera helix2024IvyHedera helix2024Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis2024Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis2024Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa2024Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa2024Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2024Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2024Rosa caninaRosa canina2024Rosa caninaRosa canina2024Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2024Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2024Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2024Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2024Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2024Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2024Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus2024Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus2024NipplewortLapsana communis2024NipplewortLapsana communis2024Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2024Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2024PolypodyPolypodium vulgare2024PolypodyPolypodium vulgare2024Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2024Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2024Welsh PoppyPapaver cambricum2024Welsh PoppyPapaver cambricum2024Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2024Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2024BlackthornPrunus spinosa2024BlackthornPrunus spinosa2024Red CloverTrifolium pratense2024Red CloverTrifolium pratense2024Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2024Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2024Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2024Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2024Glaucous SedgeCarex flaccaGlaucous SedgeCarex flaccaCommon Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsiiCommon Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsiiRough Meadow-grassPoa trivialisRough Meadow-grassPoa trivialisCommon Dog-violetViola rivinianaCommon Dog-violetViola rivinianaWood SpeedwellVeronica montanaWood SpeedwellVeronica montanaYellow IrisIris pseudacorusYellow IrisIris pseudacorusMoschatelAdoxa moschatellinaMoschatelAdoxa moschatellinaAlternate-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium alternifoliumAlternate-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium alternifoliumCherry PlumPrunus cerasiferaCherry PlumPrunus cerasiferaBlue-eyed-MaryOmphalodes vernaBlue-eyed-MaryOmphalodes vernaMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2024MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2024Tufted VetchVicia cracca2024Tufted VetchVicia cracca2024Common CouchElymus repens2024Common CouchElymus repens2024Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2024Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2024DandelionTaraxacum2024DandelionTaraxacum2024Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea2024Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea2024PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2024PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2024Perforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatum2024Perforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatum2024Common SorrelRumex acetosa2024Common SorrelRumex acetosa2024Sweet CicelyMyrrhis odorata2024Sweet CicelyMyrrhis odorata2024Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2024Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2024Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2024Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2024Rusty WillowSalix cinerea subsp. oleifolia2024Rusty WillowSalix cinerea subsp. oleifolia2024HazelCorylus avellana2024HazelCorylus avellana2024Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2024Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2024Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2024Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2024AshFraxinus excelsior2024AshFraxinus excelsior2024RedshankPersicaria maculosa2024RedshankPersicaria maculosa2024Wood AvensGeum urbanum2024Wood AvensGeum urbanum2024False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2024False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2024BeechFagus sylvatica2024BeechFagus sylvatica2024Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum2024Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum2024Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2024Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2024Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2024Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2024Adria BellflowerCampanula portenschlagiana2024Adria BellflowerCampanula portenschlagiana2024TimothyPhleum pratense2024TimothyPhleum pratense2024BrambleRubus fruticosus2024BrambleRubus fruticosus2024Festuca rubraFestuca rubra2024Festuca rubraFestuca rubra2024Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2024Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2024Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2024Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2024Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2024Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2024Bush VetchVicia sepium2024Bush VetchVicia sepium2024YarrowAchillea millefolium2024YarrowAchillea millefolium2024Curled DockRumex crispus2024Curled DockRumex crispus2024Remote SedgeCarex remota2024Remote SedgeCarex remota2024Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2024Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2024Great BurnetSanguisorba officinalis2024Great BurnetSanguisorba officinalis2024ButterburPetasites hybridus2024ButterburPetasites hybridus2024Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense2024Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense2024SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2024SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2024Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis2024Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis2024Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria2024Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria2024HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2024HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2024Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2024Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2024Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2024Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2024OakQuercus2024OakQuercus2024Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2024Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2024Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus2024Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus2024White StonecropSedum album2024White StonecropSedum album2024White CloverTrifolium repens2024White CloverTrifolium repens2024Greater PlantainPlantago major2024Greater PlantainPlantago major2024Common BentAgrostis capillaris2024Common BentAgrostis capillaris2024FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2024FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2024AlderAlnus glutinosa2024AlderAlnus glutinosa2024Hedge BedstrawGalium album2024Hedge BedstrawGalium album2024Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2024Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2024SilverweedPotentilla anserina2024SilverweedPotentilla anserina2024CleaversGalium aparine2024CleaversGalium aparine2024CrosswortCruciata laevipes2024CrosswortCruciata laevipes2024Common NettleUrtica dioica2024Common NettleUrtica dioica2024Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2024Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2024Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium2024Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium2024Common BistortBistorta officinalis2024Common BistortBistorta officinalis2024HawthornCrataegus monogyna2024HawthornCrataegus monogyna2024Garden Lady's-mantleAlchemilla mollis2024Garden Lady's-mantleAlchemilla mollis2024Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2024Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2024Rough ChervilChaerophyllum temulum2024Rough ChervilChaerophyllum temulum2024Red CampionSilene dioica2024Red CampionSilene dioica2024DaisyBellis perennis2024DaisyBellis perennis2024HollyIlex aquifolium2024HollyIlex aquifolium2024ElderSambucus nigra2024ElderSambucus nigra2024Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2024Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2024Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis2024Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis2024Polygonum avicularePolygonum aviculare2024Polygonum avicularePolygonum aviculare2024Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2024Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2024Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2024Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2024SnowdropGalanthus nivalis2024SnowdropGalanthus nivalis2024PoplarPopulus2022PoplarPopulus2022Mind-your-own-businessSoleirolia soleirolii2022Mind-your-own-businessSoleirolia soleirolii2022Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2022Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2022GroundselSenecio vulgaris2022GroundselSenecio vulgaris2022Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2022Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2022Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale2022Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale2022Common Hemp-Nettle agg.Galeopsis tetrahit2022Common Hemp-Nettle agg.Galeopsis tetrahit2022Scots PinePinus sylvestris2022Scots PinePinus sylvestris2022Common ChickweedStellaria media2022Common ChickweedStellaria media2022Tall FescueSchedonorus arundinaceus2022Tall FescueSchedonorus arundinaceus2022Phleum pratensePhleum pratense2022Phleum pratensePhleum pratense2022Short-fruited WillowherbEpilobium obscurum2022Short-fruited WillowherbEpilobium obscurum2022