King Street Roman Fort
6 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome6 ha
Getting here
53.19889, -2.44768
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦89+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mute Swan and Green Sandpiper
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Delta Balustrades 196m away — 3 car parks within reach
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦89+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mute Swan and Green Sandpiper
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Delta Balustrades 196m away — 3 car parks within reach
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mute Swan, Green Sandpiper, Woodpigeon +86 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Mute Swan, Green Sandpiper, Woodpigeon +86 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Banded Demoiselle, Blue-tailed Damselfly +33 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Reed Canary-grass, Perennial Rye-grass +40 more · last seen 2022
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 signed routes nearby · 20 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Dane Valley WayWalking route66 km▾
Buxton to Northwich
Named routeLength 66 kmRegional walking route
Cheshire Ring Canal WalkWalking route▾
Weaver WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
South Cheshire Market Towns TrailWalking route67 km▾
Named routeLength 67 kmRegional walking route
Cheshire CircuitWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
The Windingspublic footpath · 58 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 58 mPath type: residential
Hadrian Waypublic footpath · 20 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 20 mPath type: residential
Hadrian Waypublic footpath · 13 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 13 mPath type: residential
79 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Whitegate WayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 573Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 573National Cycle Network
Route 551Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 551National Cycle Network
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network
Route 71Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 71Regional cycle route
N/ACycling route2.8 km▾
Named routeRef 71Length 2.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
15,649 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
15,649 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds52 species
springsummer
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Jackdaw · Great Tit · Blackbird +47
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Great TitParus major
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
- Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2024
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- CuckooCuculus canorus2024
- SwiftApus apus2024
- GoosanderMergus merganser2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- CurlewNumenius arquata2024
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2024
🦌Mammals3 species
springsummer
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Soprano Pipistrelle · Brown Hare
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2024
🐝Insects22 species
springsummer
2025▾
Common Blue Damselfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Banded Demoiselle · Small Red-eyed Damselfly · Common Darter +17
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
- Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
- Small Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma viridulum
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
15,649 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds52 species
springsummer
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Jackdaw · Great Tit · Blackbird +47
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Great TitParus major
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
- Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2024
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- CuckooCuculus canorus2024
- SwiftApus apus2024
- GoosanderMergus merganser2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- CurlewNumenius arquata2024
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2024
🦌Mammals3 species
springsummer
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Soprano Pipistrelle · Brown Hare
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2024
🐝Insects22 species
springsummer
2025▾
Common Blue Damselfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Banded Demoiselle · Small Red-eyed Damselfly · Common Darter +17
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
- Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
- Small Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma viridulum
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
