Little Doward Iron Age Hill Fort
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Places › England › West Midlands › Herefordshire, County of Getting here
51.84070, -2.67054
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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 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 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 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Peregrine, Robin, Woodpigeon +65 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Peregrine, Robin, Woodpigeon +65 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Roesel's Bush-cricket, Dark Bush-cricket +116 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Roesel's Bush-cricket, Dark Bush-cricket +116 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Bee Orchid, Spear Thistle, Traveller's-joy +174 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Bee Orchid, Spear Thistle, Traveller's-joy +174 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Raspberry, Hogweed, Meadowsweet +19 more foraging species
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Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Offa's Dyke Path Walking route 285 km ▾
Named route Ref ODP Length 285 km National walking route
Show on map Wye Valley Walk Walking route 218 km ▾
Named route Ref WVW Length 218 km Regional walking route
Show on map Highmeadow Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Bracelands to the Wye Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Monnow Valley Walk Walking route ▾
Long Distance Walking route following the River Monnow from source to confluence with the River Wye at Monmouth
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 25 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Bracelands Cycle Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route 423 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 423 National Cycle Network
Show on map Symond's Yat Rock Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 117 m ▾
Named route Ref 423 Length 117 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 50 m ▾
Named route Ref 423 Length 50 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 71 m ▾
Named route Ref 423 Length 71 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
40,258 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 40,258 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Peregrine · Blue Tit · Hobby · Treecreeper · Nuthatch +38
Peregrine Falco peregrinus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Hobby Falco subbuteo Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Nuthatch Sitta europaea Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Tit Parus major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Siskin Spinus spinus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Goldcrest Regulus regulus Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Dunnock Prunella modularis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Coal Tit Periparus ater Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Redwing Turdus iliacus Magpie Pica pica Raven Corvus corax Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Barn Owl Tyto alba Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata House Sparrow Passer domesticus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Goosander Mergus merganser Jay Garrulus glandarius Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 🦌 Mammals 12 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Badger · Grey Squirrel · Fallow Deer · Lesser Horseshoe Bat +7
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius2025 Badger Meles meles Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Fallow Deer Dama dama2025 Lesser Horseshoe Bat Rhinolophus hipposideros2025 Leisler's Bat 7-spot Ladybird · Eristalis tenax · Psychoda sigma · Viburnum Scale · Green Shieldbug +18
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025 Psychoda sigma Psychoda sigma Viburnum Scale Lichtensia viburni Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata2025 Traveller's-joy · Meadow Saffron · Spear Thistle · Deadly Nightshade · Wild Angelica +5
Traveller's-joy Clematis vitalba Meadow Saffron Colchicum autumnale Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare Deadly Nightshade Atropa belladonna Wild Angelica Angelica sylvestris Yellow-wort Blackstonia perfoliata Galingale Cyperus longus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 40,258 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Peregrine · Blue Tit · Hobby · Treecreeper · Nuthatch +38
Peregrine Falco peregrinus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Hobby Falco subbuteo Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Nuthatch Sitta europaea Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Tit Parus major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Siskin Spinus spinus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Goldcrest Regulus regulus Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Dunnock Prunella modularis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Coal Tit Periparus ater Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Redwing Turdus iliacus Magpie Pica pica Raven Corvus corax Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Barn Owl Tyto alba Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata House Sparrow Passer domesticus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Goosander Mergus merganser Jay Garrulus glandarius Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 🦌 Mammals 12 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Badger · Grey Squirrel · Fallow Deer · Lesser Horseshoe Bat +7
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius2025 Badger Meles meles Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Fallow Deer Dama dama2025 Lesser Horseshoe Bat Rhinolophus hipposideros2025 Leisler's Bat 7-spot Ladybird · Eristalis tenax · Psychoda sigma · Viburnum Scale · Green Shieldbug +18
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025 Psychoda sigma Psychoda sigma Viburnum Scale Lichtensia viburni Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata2025 Traveller's-joy · Meadow Saffron · Spear Thistle · Deadly Nightshade · Wild Angelica +5
Traveller's-joy Clematis vitalba Meadow Saffron Colchicum autumnale Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare Deadly Nightshade Atropa belladonna Wild Angelica Angelica sylvestris Yellow-wort Blackstonia perfoliata Galingale Cyperus longus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Nyctalus leisleri2025
Nyctalus leisleri2025
Natterer's Bat Myotis nattereri2025
Natterer's Bat Myotis nattereri2025
Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus2025
Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus2025
Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2025
Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2025
Greater Horseshoe Bat Rhinolophus ferrumequinum2025
Greater Horseshoe Bat Rhinolophus ferrumequinum2025
Daubenton's Bat Myotis daubentonii2025
Daubenton's Bat Myotis daubentonii2025
Eurasian Serotine Cnephaeus serotinus2025
Eurasian Serotine Cnephaeus serotinus2025 Anoplotrupes stercorosus
Anoplotrupes stercorosus
Anoplotrupes stercorosus2025
Anoplotrupes stercorosus2025
Melangyna umbellatarum Melangyna umbellatarum2025
Melangyna umbellatarum Melangyna umbellatarum2025
Cheilosia soror Cheilosia soror2025
Cheilosia soror Cheilosia soror2025
Riponnensia splendens Riponnensia splendens2025
Riponnensia splendens Riponnensia splendens2025
Locust Blowfly Stomorhina lunata2025
Locust Blowfly Stomorhina lunata2025
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum2025
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum2025
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025
Oedemera femoralis Oedemera femoralis2025
Oedemera femoralis Oedemera femoralis2025
Glischrochilus hortensis Glischrochilus hortensis2025
Glischrochilus hortensis Glischrochilus hortensis2025
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2025
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2025
Yellow Mayfly Potamanthus luteus2025
Yellow Mayfly Potamanthus luteus2025
Leucozona laternaria Leucozona laternaria2025
Leucozona laternaria Leucozona laternaria2025
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2025
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2025
Bright Horsefly Hybomitra distinguenda2025
Bright Horsefly Hybomitra distinguenda2025
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata2025
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata2025
Dolichovespula media Dolichovespula media2025
Dolichovespula media Dolichovespula media2025
Eudasyphora cyanella Eudasyphora cyanella2025
Eudasyphora cyanella Eudasyphora cyanella2025
Lesser Water-parsnip Berula erecta
Lesser Water-parsnip Berula erecta
Greater Spearwort Ranunculus lingua
Greater Spearwort Ranunculus lingua
Raspberry Rubus idaeus
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