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Ivington Camp multivallate hillfort

16 ha

📷 Richard Webb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome16 ha

Getting here

52.18818, -2.75511

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Tawny Owl and Fieldfare
✦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

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Tawny Owl and Fieldfare
✦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

8 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Tawny Owl, Fieldfare, Robin +59 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Birds — Tawny Owl, Fieldfare, Robin +59 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Small White, Common Blue, Holly Blue +45 more · last seen 2017; Traditional orchard — specialist orchard insects and lichens

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants

Varies

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Badger TrailWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Deer TrailWalking route

Named route

Herefordshire TrailWalking route246.5 km

Named routeLength 246.5 kmRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

National Byway (Herefordshire)Cycling route

National Byway in Herefordshire

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route

🐴

Horse riding

4 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

926 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

926 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds53 species

summer

2025

Tawny Owl · Fieldfare · Starling · Robin · Swift +48

Tawny OwlStrix aluco2021
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2016
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
RobinErithacus rubecula2022
SwiftApus apus2021
BlackbirdTurdus merula2020
House MartinDelichon urbicum2021
DunnockPrunella modularis2021
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2021
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2021
SwallowHirundo rustica2018
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2021
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2018
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2012
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2012
GreenfinchChloris chloris2012
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2023
Great TitParus major2020
WhitethroatCurruca communis2016
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2012
House SparrowPasser domesticus2012
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2012
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2012
MagpiePica pica2012
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2012
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2023
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2021
NuthatchSitta europaea2020
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2012
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2012
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2012
JackdawColoeus monedula2012
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2011
Stock DoveColumba oenas2011
Greylag GooseAnser anser2023
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2021
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2021
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2018
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2013
RedwingTurdus iliacus2012
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2012
LinnetLinaria cannabina2012
Coal TitPeriparus ater2012
JayGarrulus glandarius2012
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2012
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2012
Rock DoveColumba livia2012
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2012
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2011
RookCorvus frugilegus2011
CuckooCuculus canorus2011

🦌

Mammals3 species

winterspringautumn

2025

Brown Hare · Stoat · Brown Long-eared Bat

Brown HareLepus europaeus
StoatMustela erminea2024
Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus2023

🐝

Insects10 species

summer

2017

Small White · Common Blue · Holly Blue · Orange-tip · Southern Hawker +5

Small WhitePieris rapae2015
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2015
Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus
Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2015
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2015

🌿

Plants1 species

spring

2025

Early-purple Orchid

Early-purple OrchidOrchis mascula

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

926 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds53 species

summer

2025

Tawny Owl · Fieldfare · Starling · Robin · Swift +48

Tawny OwlStrix aluco2021
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2016
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
RobinErithacus rubecula2022
SwiftApus apus2021
BlackbirdTurdus merula2020
House MartinDelichon urbicum2021
DunnockPrunella modularis2021
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2021
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2021
SwallowHirundo rustica2018
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2021
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2018
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2012
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2012
GreenfinchChloris chloris2012
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2023
Great TitParus major2020
WhitethroatCurruca communis2016
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2012
House SparrowPasser domesticus2012
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2012
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2012
MagpiePica pica2012
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2012
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2023
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2021
NuthatchSitta europaea2020
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2012
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2012
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2012
JackdawColoeus monedula2012
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2011
Stock DoveColumba oenas2011
Greylag GooseAnser anser2023
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2021
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2021
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2018
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2013
RedwingTurdus iliacus2012
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2012
LinnetLinaria cannabina2012
Coal TitPeriparus ater2012
JayGarrulus glandarius2012
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2012
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2012
Rock DoveColumba livia2012
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2012
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2011
RookCorvus frugilegus2011
CuckooCuculus canorus2011

🦌

Mammals3 species

winterspringautumn

2025

Brown Hare · Stoat · Brown Long-eared Bat

Brown HareLepus europaeus
StoatMustela erminea2024
Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus2023

🐝

Insects10 species

summer

2017

Small White · Common Blue · Holly Blue · Orange-tip · Southern Hawker +5

Small WhitePieris rapae2015
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2015
Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus
Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2015
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2015

🌿

Plants1 species

spring

2025

Early-purple Orchid

Early-purple OrchidOrchis mascula

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Richard Webb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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