Promontory fort, 551m east of Hepburn Cottage 1 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🌿 Foraging
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55.51592, -1.88388
Open directionsv ✦ Scheduled Ancient Monument — Nationally protected archaeological site on the National Heritage List for England (NHLE). Scheduled monuments represent the best surviving examples of England's irreplaceable archaeological heritage.
Hillslope fort scheduled monument
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 🌿 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 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 — Wren, Chaffinch, Woodpigeon +64 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Wren, Chaffinch, Woodpigeon +64 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Wild Strawberry, Pedunculate Oak, Wood-sorrel +16 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Red-tailed Bumblebee, Common Carder Bee, Speckled Wood +37 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Pirri-pirri-bur, Primrose, Common Dog-violet +186 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Pirri-pirri-bur, Primrose, Common Dog-violet +186 more · last seen 2025
Free
Photos Hilltop above Hepburn Bastle
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Wildlife to spot
3,287 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 3,287 records · National Biodiversity Network Coal Tit · Chaffinch · Pheasant · Robin · Wren +26
Coal Tit Periparus ater Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Siskin Spinus spinus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major Carrion Crow Corvus corone Dunnock Prunella modularis Skylark Alauda arvensis Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Linnet Linaria cannabina Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blackbird Turdus merula Jay Garrulus glandarius Goldcrest Regulus regulus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Common Gull Larus canus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Raven Corvus corax Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐝 Insects 3 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Syrphus · Carabus nitens · Common Darter
Syrphus Syrphus2025 Carabus nitens Carabus nitens Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Crested Dog's-tail · Bracken · Field Wood-rush · Bitter-vetch · Bugle +82
Crested Dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus Bracken Pteridium aquilinum Field Wood-rush Luzula campestris Bitter-vetch Lathyrus linifolius Bugle Ajuga reptans Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 3,287 records · National Biodiversity Network Coal Tit · Chaffinch · Pheasant · Robin · Wren +26
Coal Tit Periparus ater Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Siskin Spinus spinus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major Carrion Crow Corvus corone Dunnock Prunella modularis Skylark Alauda arvensis Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Linnet Linaria cannabina Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blackbird Turdus merula Jay Garrulus glandarius Goldcrest Regulus regulus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Common Gull Larus canus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Raven Corvus corax Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐝 Insects 3 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Syrphus · Carabus nitens · Common Darter
Syrphus Syrphus2025 Carabus nitens Carabus nitens Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Crested Dog's-tail · Bracken · Field Wood-rush · Bitter-vetch · Bugle +82
Crested Dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus Bracken Pteridium aquilinum Field Wood-rush Luzula campestris Bitter-vetch Lathyrus linifolius Bugle Ajuga reptans Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur
Heath Milkwort Polygala serpyllifolia
Heath Milkwort Polygala serpyllifolia
Tufted Hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa
Tufted Hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Sweet Vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum
Sweet Vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum
Downy Birch Betula pubescens
Downy Birch Betula pubescens
Common Figwort Scrophularia nodosa
Common Figwort Scrophularia nodosa
Greater Stitchwort Stellaria holostea
Greater Stitchwort Stellaria holostea
Lesser Spearwort Ranunculus flammula
Lesser Spearwort Ranunculus flammula
Cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata
Cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata
Broad Buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata
Broad Buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata
Great Wood-rush Luzula sylvatica
Great Wood-rush Luzula sylvatica
Wavy Bitter-cress Cardamine flexuosa
Wavy Bitter-cress Cardamine flexuosa
Alder Alnus glutinosa
Alder Alnus glutinosa
Meadow Foxtail Alopecurus pratensis
Meadow Foxtail Alopecurus pratensis
Adder's-tongue Ophioglossum vulgatum
Adder's-tongue Ophioglossum vulgatum
Wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella
Wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella
Glaucous Sedge Carex flacca
Glaucous Sedge Carex flacca
Bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus
Bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta
Veronica serpyllifolia subsp. serpyllifolia Veronica serpyllifolia subsp. serpyllifolia
Veronica serpyllifolia subsp. serpyllifolia Veronica serpyllifolia subsp. serpyllifolia
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare
Taraxacum agg. Taraxacum agg.
Taraxacum agg. Taraxacum agg.
Marsh Violet Viola palustris
Marsh Violet Viola palustris
Hard Rush Juncus inflexus
Hard Rush Juncus inflexus
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Red Fescue Festuca rubra
Red Fescue Festuca rubra
Wild Strawberry Fragaria vesca
Wild Strawberry Fragaria vesca
Hairy Wood-rush Luzula pilosa
Hairy Wood-rush Luzula pilosa
Hairy Sedge Carex hirta
Hairy Sedge Carex hirta
Rowan Sorbus aucuparia
Rowan Sorbus aucuparia
Field Horsetail Equisetum arvense
Field Horsetail Equisetum arvense
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa
Yellow Iris Iris pseudacorus
Yellow Iris Iris pseudacorus
Wood Sage Teucrium scorodonia
Wood Sage Teucrium scorodonia
Common Valerian Valeriana officinalis
Common Valerian Valeriana officinalis
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara
Lady-fern Athyrium filix-femina
Lady-fern Athyrium filix-femina
Gorse Ulex europaeus
Gorse Ulex europaeus
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus
Tutsan Hypericum androsaemum
Tutsan Hypericum androsaemum
White Dead-nettle Lamium album
White Dead-nettle Lamium album
Lesser Burdock Arctium minus
Lesser Burdock Arctium minus
Beech Fagus sylvatica
Beech Fagus sylvatica
Cleavers Galium aparine
Cleavers Galium aparine
Tormentil Potentilla erecta
Tormentil Potentilla erecta
Common Dog-violet Viola riviniana
Common Dog-violet Viola riviniana
Common Chickweed Stellaria media
Common Chickweed Stellaria media
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis
Broom Cytisus scoparius
Broom Cytisus scoparius
Elder Sambucus nigra
Elder Sambucus nigra
Soft-rush Juncus effusus
Soft-rush Juncus effusus
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Reed Canary-grass Phalaris arundinacea
Reed Canary-grass Phalaris arundinacea
Lime Tilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaea
Lime Tilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaea
Primrose Primula vulgaris
Primrose Primula vulgaris
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
False-brome Brachypodium sylvaticum
False-brome Brachypodium sylvaticum
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Starflower Lysimachia borealis
Starflower Lysimachia borealis
Bush Vetch Vicia sepium
Bush Vetch Vicia sepium
Western Red-cedar Thuja plicata
Western Red-cedar Thuja plicata
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Daisy Bellis perennis
Daisy Bellis perennis
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense
Scots Pine Pinus sylvestris
Scots Pine Pinus sylvestris
Wild Angelica Angelica sylvestris
Wild Angelica Angelica sylvestris
Common Sedge Carex nigra
Common Sedge Carex nigra
Bird Cherry Prunus padus
Bird Cherry Prunus padus
Wood-sedge Carex sylvatica
Wood-sedge Carex sylvatica
Male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas
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