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Campfield (tower 2b) and associated parallel ditches and Roman road, 350m south west of Campfield Farm part of Roman frontier defences along Cumbrian coast

1 ha

📷 Oliver Dixon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsInsects
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

54.93514, -3.26527

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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
  • 🐕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

5 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Chaffinch, Blue Tit, Robin +80 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Chaffinch, Blue Tit, Robin +80 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Common Darter, Syritta pipiens, Platycheirus granditarsus +46 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Common Darter, Syritta pipiens, Platycheirus granditarsus +46 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Waterside walks

Grazing marsh and ditches — waterside walking

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
King Charles III England Coast Path: Gretna to AllonbyWalking route
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
Hadrian's Wall PathWalking route134.5 km
Named routeLength 134.5 kmNational walking route
Annandale WayWalking route88 km
Named routeLength 88 kmNational walking route
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Cycling

20 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Hadrian's CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 72National Cycle Network
Route 7Cycling route
Named routeRef 7National Cycle Network
National Byway (SW Scotland)Cycling route

National Byway in the Solway Firth area

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route322 m
Named routeRef 7Length 322 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route730 m
Named routeRef 7Length 730 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route200 m
Named routeRef 7Length 200 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Country road near Campfield Farm

📷 Oliver Dixon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Country road near Campfield Farm

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱The BanksUrban park4 km→⛪St Michael's ChurchReligious grounds3.9 km→✦Hadrian's Wall between Port Carlisle and Bowness-on-Solway in wall miles 78 and 79Historic site4.5 km→✦MaiaHistoric site3.7 km→✦The Roman fort and associated civil settlement and a medieval tower house at Bowness on Solway at the west end of Hadrian's Wall in wall mile 80Historic site3.7 km→✦Knockcross Roman temporary camp at Grey HavensHistoric site4.4 km→

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