Brougham Roman fort (Brocavum) and civil settlement and Brougham Castle 16 ha
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Places › England › North West › Westmorland and Furness Getting here
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Open directionsv ✦ Scheduled Ancient Monument — Nationally protected archaeological site on the National Heritage List for England (NHLE). Scheduled monuments represent the best surviving examples of England's irreplaceable archaeological heritage.
Cultural heritage ensemble scheduled monument
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 ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🧺 Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🧺 Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🅿️ Parking· Free 🧺 Picnic spot🚻 Toilets
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Robin +65 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Robin +65 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Syrphus, Rhyacophila dorsalis, Agapetus ochripes +30 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Syrphus, Rhyacophila dorsalis, Agapetus ochripes +30 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Shining Crane's-bill, Toothwort · last seen 2024; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Shining Crane's-bill, Toothwort · last seen 2024
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Ullswater Way - Lowther Castle Loop Walking route ▾
Named route Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Eamont Way Walking route ▾
Named route Point-to-point Local walking route
Show on map Lady Anne's Way Walking route 160 km ▾
The route was inspired by the indomitable Lady Anne Clifford, who owned vast estates in the old county of Westmorland during the seventeenth century. The route is in the area she traveled and highlights a several castles she renovated.
Named route Length 160 km Regional walking route
Show on map 46 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 71 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 71 National Cycle Network
Show on map Lakes & Dales Loop Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref LDL Regional cycle route
Show on map A66 Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref A66 Regional cycle route
Show on map Route 7 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 7 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 99 m ▾
Named route Ref 7 Length 99 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface other
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 382 m ▾
Named route Ref 7 Length 382 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 4 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos Brougham Castle viewed across roman fort - geograph.org.uk - 1082328
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Wildlife to spot
7,225 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 7,225 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Mallard +41
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Grey Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle · Noctule · Red Squirrel · Red Deer +1
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Noctule Nyctalus noctula Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Red Deer Cervus elaphus Mole Talpa europaea2024 Agapetus ochripes · Carabus nemoralis · Oxyethira flavicornis · Psychomyia pusilla · Glossosoma boltoni +13
Agapetus ochripes Agapetus ochripes Carabus nemoralis Carabus nemoralis Oxyethira flavicornis Oxyethira flavicornis Psychomyia pusilla Psychomyia pusilla Glossosoma boltoni Glossosoma boltoni Ceraclea dissimilis Ceraclea dissimilis Rhyacophila dorsalis 🌿 Plants 4 species
winter summer
2025 ▾
Snowdrop · Himalayan Balsam · Galanthus nivalis f. pleniflorus · Cornflower
Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2024 Galanthus nivalis f. pleniflorus Galanthus nivalis f. pleniflorus Cornflower Centaurea cyanus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 7,225 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Mallard +41
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Grey Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle · Noctule · Red Squirrel · Red Deer +1
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Noctule Nyctalus noctula Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Red Deer Cervus elaphus Mole Talpa europaea2024 Agapetus ochripes · Carabus nemoralis · Oxyethira flavicornis · Psychomyia pusilla · Glossosoma boltoni +13
Agapetus ochripes Agapetus ochripes Carabus nemoralis Carabus nemoralis Oxyethira flavicornis Oxyethira flavicornis Psychomyia pusilla Psychomyia pusilla Glossosoma boltoni Glossosoma boltoni Ceraclea dissimilis Ceraclea dissimilis Rhyacophila dorsalis 🌿 Plants 4 species
winter summer
2025 ▾
Snowdrop · Himalayan Balsam · Galanthus nivalis f. pleniflorus · Cornflower
Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2024 Galanthus nivalis f. pleniflorus Galanthus nivalis f. pleniflorus Cornflower Centaurea cyanus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Rhyacophila dorsalis
Rhyacophila dorsalis
Athripsodes albifrons Athripsodes albifrons
Athripsodes albifrons Athripsodes albifrons
Hydroptila angulata Hydroptila angulata
Hydroptila angulata Hydroptila angulata
Hydroptila forcipata Hydroptila forcipata
Hydroptila forcipata Hydroptila forcipata
Cheumatopsyche lepida Cheumatopsyche lepida
Cheumatopsyche lepida Cheumatopsyche lepida
Lepidostoma hirtum Lepidostoma hirtum
Lepidostoma hirtum Lepidostoma hirtum
Ithytrichia lamellaris Ithytrichia lamellaris
Ithytrichia lamellaris Ithytrichia lamellaris
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus
Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum
Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum
Hydropsyche instabilis Hydropsyche instabilis
Hydropsyche instabilis Hydropsyche instabilis
Oecetis testacea Oecetis testacea
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