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Burfa Bank Hill 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 — Grey Heron, Yellowhammer, Blackbird +66 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Grey Heron, Yellowhammer, Blackbird +66 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Baetis rhodani/atlanticus, Dicranota, Rhithrogena semicolorata +115 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Baetis rhodani/atlanticus, Dicranota, Rhithrogena semicolorata +115 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Cleavers, Common Nettle, Red Campion +183 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Cleavers, Common Nettle, Red Campion +183 more · last seen 2024

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Nettle, Hazel, Meadowsweet +13 more foraging species

Varies

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Offa's Dyke PathWalking route285 km
Named routeRef ODPLength 285 kmNational walking route
Mortimer TrailWalking route48 km
Named routeLength 48 kmRegional walking route
Herefordshire TrailWalking route246.5 km
Named routeLength 246.5 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

11 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Byway (Wales & border)Cycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Radnor RingCycling route
Named routeRef 825National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route660 m
Named routeRef 825Length 660 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.1 km
Named routeRef 825Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.1 km
Named routeRef 825Length 2.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route828 m
Named routeRef 825Length 828 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

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