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Craig y Dorth Hillfort

📷 Colin Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

51.77548, -2.74928

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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
  • 🌿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

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Chaffinch, Woodpigeon, Robin +50 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Chaffinch, Woodpigeon, Robin +50 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Red Admiral, Large White +154 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Meadow Brown, Red Admiral, Large White +154 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Hogweed, Common Nettle, Meadowsweet +150 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Hogweed, Common Nettle, Meadowsweet +150 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Hogweed, Common Nettle, Meadowsweet +11 more foraging species

Varies

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Offa's Dyke PathWalking route285 km
Named routeRef ODPLength 285 kmNational walking route
Wye Valley WalkWalking route218 km
Named routeRef WVWLength 218 kmRegional walking route
Monnow Valley WalkWalking route

Long Distance Walking route following the River Monnow from source to confluence with the River Wye at Monmouth

Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

22 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 423Cycling route
Named routeRef 423National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route117 m
Named routeRef 423Length 117 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route50 m
Named routeRef 423Length 50 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route71 m
Named routeRef 423Length 71 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route800 m
Named routeRef 423Length 800 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.5 km
Named routeRef 423Length 2.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

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Craig-y-dorth

📷 Colin Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Chippenham ParkUrban park4.4 km→🌱Drybridge ParkUrban park4.3 km→🌱Babington MeadowUrban park3.7 km→⛪St Thomas's ChurchReligious grounds4.2 km→🌱Millennium FieldsUrban park4.3 km→🌱Rockfield ParkUrban park4.4 km→

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