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Fort Cumberland

15 ha

📷 Chris Gunns · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome15 ha

Getting here

50.78881, -1.03356

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦103+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Black-headed Gull and Herring Gull
  • ✦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
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Best for

4 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Black-headed Gull, Herring Gull, Woodpigeon +100 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Black-headed Gull, Herring Gull, Woodpigeon +100 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Rhamphomyia maculipennis, Large Red Damselfly, Rhinocyllus conicus +49 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Rhamphomyia maculipennis, Large Red Damselfly, Rhinocyllus conicus +49 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

10 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Pilgrims' TrailWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Solent WayWalking route
Named routeListed length 87kmRegional walking route
The Shipwrights WayWalking route

A long distance route which links villages and towns in east Hampshire. The name reflects the use of oak grown at Alice Holt Forest for Tudor shipbuilding.

Named routeRegional walking route
European walking route E9, Milford on Sea to Queen Elizabeth Country ParkWalking route
Named routeRef E9International walking route
Langstone Harbour Waterside RouteWalking route14 km

A 14 mile route round Langstone Harbour, signposted with blue signs with a crab logo.

Named routeLength 14 km
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Cycling

110 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 222Cycling route
Named routeRef 222National Cycle Network
Havant Borough Cycle NetworkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
National Cycle Route 2 South Mundham to ChristchurchCycling route
Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
Route 22Cycling route
Named routeRef 22National Cycle Network
Portsmouth E-W routeCycling route
Named routeRef Portsmouth E-W routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route45 m
Named routeRef 22Length 45 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface concrete
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Mountain biking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Hayling Billy Off Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route
Named route
Shipwright's WayMountain bike route
Named route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Inside Fort Cumberland

📷 Chris Gunns · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Inside Fort Cumberland

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Bransbury ParkUrban park1.2 km→🌱Bransbury ParkUrban park1.2 km→🌱Milton ParkUrban park1.9 km→🌱Milton ParkUrban park1.9 km→✦SOUTHSEA COMMONHistoric site3.9 km→🌱College ParkUrban park4.1 km→

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