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Brompton Roman fort

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Dogs welcome

Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Great Tit, Blue Tit, Peregrine +53 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Great Tit, Blue Tit, Peregrine +53 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 22-spot Ladybird, 16-spot Ladybird, Common Earwig +193 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 22-spot Ladybird, 16-spot Ladybird, Common Earwig +193 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Hogweed, Oak, Ground-ivy +171 more · last seen 2023; Plants — Hogweed, Oak, Ground-ivy +171 more · last seen 2023

Free

Foraging

Plants — Hogweed, Oak, Rowan +19 more foraging species

Varies

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Offa's Dyke PathWalking route285 km
Named routeRef ODPLength 285 kmNational walking route
Middle Woodbatch CircularWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

10 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 44Cycling route
Named routeRef 44National Cycle Network
National Byway (Herefordshire)Cycling route

National Byway in Herefordshire

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route4.5 km
Named routeRef 44Length 4.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route3.5 km
Named routeRef 44Length 3.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2 km
Named routeRef 44Length 2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route102 m
Named routeRef 44Length 102 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Blue Bell PH & old petrol pumps, Brompton near Church Stoke

Blue Bell PH & old petrol pumps, Brompton near Church Stoke

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