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Mither Tap fort

4 ha

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Dogs welcome4 ha

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57.29078, -2.52855

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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
✦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

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
✦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

🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Coal Tit, Robin, Chaffinch +56 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Coal Tit, Robin, Chaffinch +56 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Peacock, Red Admiral, Grey Pine Carpet +159 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Peacock, Red Admiral, Grey Pine Carpet +159 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Heather, Cloudberry, Tormentil +69 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Heather, Cloudberry, Tormentil +69 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Foraging

Good match

Plants — Cloudberry, Dandelion, Crowberry agg. +5 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Gordon WayWalking route

Named route

Millstone Hill TrailWalking route4.8 km

Named routeLength 4.8 kmLocal walking route

Wildlife to spot

3,330 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

3,330 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds49 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Coal Tit · Robin · Woodpigeon · Wren · Chaffinch +44

Coal TitPeriparus ater
RobinErithacus rubecula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2023
BramblingFringilla montifringilla
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
SiskinSpinus spinus2023
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2023
DunnockPrunella modularis2023
GreenfinchChloris chloris2023
Great TitParus major2023
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
RavenCorvus corax2024
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2023
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2023
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2023
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2023
House MartinDelichon urbicum2022
JayGarrulus glandarius
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
SwiftApus apus
Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica2024
CuckooCuculus canorus2023
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2023
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2023
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2023
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
Common GullLarus canus2023
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2022
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2022
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2022
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2022
Herring GullLarus argentatus2022

🦌

Mammals5 species

wintersummerautumn

2025

Red Squirrel · Common Shrew · Roe Deer · Pine Marten · Feral Cat

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris2023
Common ShrewSorex araneus
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2024
Pine MartenMartes martes2024
Feral CatFelis catus2024

🦎

Reptiles1 species

spring

2023

Common Lizard

Common LizardZootoca vivipara

🐝

Insects9 species

summer

2025

Large Red Damselfly · Common Blue Damselfly · Bilberry Bumblebee · Cuckoo-Spit Insect · Common Darter +4

Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2024
Bilberry BumblebeeBombus monticola
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans

🌿

Plants7 species

summer

2025

Glittering Wood-moss · Eyebright · Springy Turf-moss · Tormentil · Bell Heather +2

Glittering Wood-mossHylocomium splendens
EyebrightEuphrasia
Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
TormentilPotentilla erecta
Bell HeatherErica cinerea
HeatherCalluna vulgaris
AcaenaAcaena

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

3,330 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds49 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Coal Tit · Robin · Woodpigeon · Wren · Chaffinch +44

Coal TitPeriparus ater
RobinErithacus rubecula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2023
BramblingFringilla montifringilla
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
SiskinSpinus spinus2023
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2023
DunnockPrunella modularis2023
GreenfinchChloris chloris2023
Great TitParus major2023
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
RavenCorvus corax2024
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2023
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2023
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2023
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2023
House MartinDelichon urbicum2022
JayGarrulus glandarius
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
SwiftApus apus
Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica2024
CuckooCuculus canorus2023
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2023
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2023
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2023
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
Common GullLarus canus2023
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2022
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2022
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2022
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2022
Herring GullLarus argentatus2022

🦌

Mammals5 species

wintersummerautumn

2025

Red Squirrel · Common Shrew · Roe Deer · Pine Marten · Feral Cat

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris2023
Common ShrewSorex araneus
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2024
Pine MartenMartes martes2024
Feral CatFelis catus2024

🦎

Reptiles1 species

spring

2023

Common Lizard

Common LizardZootoca vivipara

🐝

Insects9 species

summer

2025

Large Red Damselfly · Common Blue Damselfly · Bilberry Bumblebee · Cuckoo-Spit Insect · Common Darter +4

Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2024
Bilberry BumblebeeBombus monticola
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans

🌿

Plants7 species

summer

2025

Glittering Wood-moss · Eyebright · Springy Turf-moss · Tormentil · Bell Heather +2

Glittering Wood-mossHylocomium splendens
EyebrightEuphrasia
Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
TormentilPotentilla erecta
Bell HeatherErica cinerea
HeatherCalluna vulgaris
AcaenaAcaena

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Alison Mack · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Hill fort on the Mither Tap

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