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Olicana Roman Fort

📷 Paul Glazzard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Dogs welcome

Getting here

53.92705, -1.82433

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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
  • ☕Palm Court Tea Rooms — a good base for a longer summer day out

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingCaféParking· PaidPicnic spotPlaygroundToilets

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7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Carrion Crow +79 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Carrion Crow +79 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Bilberry, Hard Rush / Soft Rush / Compact Rush, Wavy Hair-Grass +125 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Bilberry, Hard Rush / Soft Rush / Compact Rush, Wavy Hair-Grass +125 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Hawthorn Shieldbug, Harlequin Ladybird, Syritta pipiens +32 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Hawthorn Shieldbug, Harlequin Ladybird, Syritta pipiens +32 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Foraging

Plants — Bilberry, Crowberry agg., Wood-sorrel +3 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

11 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Dales WayWalking route129 km
Named routeLength 129 kmRegional walking route
Ebor WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Bradford Millennium WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Dales Way LinkWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Dales High WayWalking route145 km

Runs from Saltaire (West Yorkshire) to Appleby-in-Westmorland (Cumbria) roughly following route of Settle and Carlisle railway

Named routeLength 145 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Old Bridgepublic footpath · 9 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 9 mSurface asphaltPath type: cycleway
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Cycling

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 69Cycling route
Named routeRef 69National Cycle Network
West Yorkshire Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef WYCRRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route422 m
Named routeRef 69Length 422 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Swinsty Cycle routeMountain bike route
Named route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

The Roman Fort of Olicana

📷 Paul Glazzard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

The Roman Fort of Olicana

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