Piercebridge Roman fort 9 ha
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🦅 Birds✦ Heritage🦉 Wildlife
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 9 ha
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54.53666, -1.67595
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About Piercebridge Roman fort Piercebridge Roman Fort is a scheduled ancient monument situated in the village of Piercebridge on the banks of the River Tees in modern-day County Durham, England. There were Romans here from about AD 70 until at least the early 5th century. There was an associated vicus and bath house at Piercebridge, and another vicus and a villa south of the river at Cliffe.
Read more on Wikipedia → Castrum scheduled monument
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 73+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Chiffchaff ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting ☕ Piercebridge Organic Farm Shop & Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 73+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Chiffchaff ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting ☕ Piercebridge Organic Farm Shop & Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Chiffchaff, Carrion Crow +70 more · last seen 2026
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Chiffchaff, Carrion Crow +70 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Criorhina floccosa, Red-headed Cardinal Beetle, Cercopis vulnerata +23 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Giant Hogweed, Dame's-violet, Red Campion +69 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
café
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby · 9 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Teesdale Way (Middleton in Teesdale to Middlesbrough) Walking route ▾
UK long distance footpath from Dufton to Warrenby.
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Way of Life - Gainford to Escomb Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 21 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Mowden Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Mowden Local cycle route
Show on map National Cycle Route 165 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 165 National Cycle Network
Show on map Darlington Loop Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Loop Local cycle route
Show on map Baydale Beck Cycle Path Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Baydale Local cycle route
Show on map National Cycle Network Route 715 Cycling route ▾
Walney to Wear (via Bishop Auckland)
Named route Ref 715 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 189 m ▾
Named route Ref 165 Length 189 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 1 public path nearby
Public paths
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Wildlife to spot
3,633 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 3,633 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Great Tit · Mallard · Sand Martin +41
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Rabbit
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus 🐝 Insects 6 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Criorhina floccosa · Mesembrina meridiana · 7-spot Ladybird · Red-headed Cardinal Beetle · Cantharis cryptica +1
Criorhina floccosa Criorhina floccosa Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis Cantharis cryptica Cantharis cryptica Small Green Nettle Weevil Phyllobius roboretanus 🌿 Plants 21 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Clustered Feather-moss · Springy Turf-moss · Great Scented Liverwort · Holly · White Dead-nettle +16
Clustered Feather-moss Rhynchostegium confertum Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus Great Scented Liverwort Conocephalum conicum Holly Ilex aquifolium2025 White Dead-nettle Lamium album2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 3,633 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Great Tit · Mallard · Sand Martin +41
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Rabbit
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus 🐝 Insects 6 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Criorhina floccosa · Mesembrina meridiana · 7-spot Ladybird · Red-headed Cardinal Beetle · Cantharis cryptica +1
Criorhina floccosa Criorhina floccosa Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis Cantharis cryptica Cantharis cryptica Small Green Nettle Weevil Phyllobius roboretanus 🌿 Plants 21 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Clustered Feather-moss · Springy Turf-moss · Great Scented Liverwort · Holly · White Dead-nettle +16
Clustered Feather-moss Rhynchostegium confertum Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus Great Scented Liverwort Conocephalum conicum Holly Ilex aquifolium2025 White Dead-nettle Lamium album2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Large Bindweed
Large Bindweed
Calystegia silvatica2025
Calystegia silvatica2025
Bladder Campion Silene vulgaris2025
Bladder Campion Silene vulgaris2025
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum2025
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum2025
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata2025
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata2025
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025
Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum2025
Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum2025
Common Blue-sow-thistle Cicerbita macrophylla2025
Common Blue-sow-thistle Cicerbita macrophylla2025
Fox-and-cubs Pilosella aurantiaca2025
Fox-and-cubs Pilosella aurantiaca2025
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata2025
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata2025
Wood Avens Geum urbanum2025
Wood Avens Geum urbanum2025
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum2025
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum2025
Dame's-violet Hesperis matronalis2025
Dame's-violet Hesperis matronalis2025
Leopard's-bane Doronicum pardalianches2025
Leopard's-bane Doronicum pardalianches2025
Sweet Cicely Myrrhis odorata2025
Sweet Cicely Myrrhis odorata2025
Red Campion Silene dioica2025
Red Campion Silene dioica2025
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2025
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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