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Bremenium Roman station, High Rochester

3 ha

📷 Andrew Curtis · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

BirdsWildlifeHeritage
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

55.28141, -2.26478

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦66+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Willow Warbler and Chaffinch
  • ✦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

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

7 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Willow Warbler, Chaffinch, Tawny Owl +63 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Willow Warbler, Chaffinch, Tawny Owl +63 more · last seen 2025; Good quality semi-improved grassland priority habitat

Free

Heritage

Historic site with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Meliscaeva cinctella, Meliscaeva auricollis, Sericomyia silentis +29 more · last seen 2025; Semi-improved grassland — butterflies and wildflowers

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Glittering Wood-moss, Dusky Fork-moss, Common Feather-moss +165 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

1 signed route nearby · 3 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Pennine Way (Middleton in Teesdale to Kirk Yetholm)Walking route
Named routeNational walking route
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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Route 686Cycling route
Named routeRef 686National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Bremenium Roman Fort (High Rochester) from east

📷 Andrew Curtis · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Bremenium Roman Fort (High Rochester) from east

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦BremeniumHistoric site0 m→✦Evistones medieval settlement, field system and three bastlesHistoric site1.8 km→✦Roman camp, 250m north-west of SilloansHistoric site2.3 km→✦Romano-British settlement, field system and cord rig cultivation 390m north east of Yatesfield HillHistoric site2.7 km→✦Branshaw deserted settlement, bastle, field system and section of Roman roadHistoric site4.7 km→✦Roman camp and prehistoric round cairn 700m north-east of Bellshiel BridgeHistoric site1.9 km→