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Roman fortlet 320m east of Highstones

1 ha

WildlifeBirdsHeritage

Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

53.48780, -1.90459

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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

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

8 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 — Woodpigeon, Robin, Chaffinch +77 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Chaffinch +77 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site with public access

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Hart's-Tongue, Bracken, Lemon-scented Fern +63 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Hart's-Tongue, Bracken, Lemon-scented Fern +63 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Chrysotoxum arcuatum, Cuckoo-Spit Insect, 14-spot Ladybird +34 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Chrysotoxum arcuatum, Cuckoo-Spit Insect, 14-spot Ladybird +34 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Guelder-rose, Hogweed, Bilberry +7 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

8 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Oldham WayWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Pennine Way (Edale to Crowden)Walking route

Named routeNational walking route

Pennine Way (Crowden to Standedge)Walking route

Named routeNational walking route

Trans-Pennine Trail (Stockport to Silkstone Common)Walking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Old Salt RoadWalking route

Named route

🚴

Cycling

15 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Trans Pennine TrailCycling route

Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network

Trans-Pennine TrailCycling route

Named routeRef TPTRegional cycle route

Trans Pennine TrailCycling route

Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network

Trans Pennine TrailCycling route

Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network

Longdendale TrailCycling route

Named route

Pennine CyclewayCycling route

Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network

🚵

Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Great North Trail (Peak District and South Pennines)Mountain bike route130.4 km

Named routeLength 130.4 kmNational Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

11,808 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

11,808 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds44 species

autumnwinter

2026

Blue Tit · Wren · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Goldcrest +39

Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Great TitParus major2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
DipperCinclus cinclus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
TealAnas crecca2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Barn OwlTyto alba
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025

🦌

Mammals3 species

winter

2025

Grey Squirrel · Mole · Roe Deer

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
MoleTalpa europaea
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus

🐝

Insects6 species

spring

2026

Norellia spinipes · Pterostichus minor · Paranchus albipes · Leistus fulvibarbis · Pterostichus niger +1

Norellia spinipesNorellia spinipes
Pterostichus minorPterostichus minor
Paranchus albipesParanchus albipes
Leistus fulvibarbisLeistus fulvibarbis
Pterostichus nigerPterostichus niger
Philopotamus montanusPhilopotamus montanus

🌿

Plants6 species

winter

2026

Hart's-Tongue · Maidenhair Spleenwort · Elder · Round-leaved Crowfoot · Polypody +1

Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium
Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes
ElderSambucus nigra
Round-leaved CrowfootRanunculus omiophyllus
PolypodyPolypodium vulgare
Intermediate PolypodyPolypodium interjectum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

11,808 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds44 species

autumnwinter

2026

Blue Tit · Wren · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Goldcrest +39

Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Great TitParus major2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
DipperCinclus cinclus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
TealAnas crecca2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Barn OwlTyto alba
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025

🦌

Mammals3 species

winter

2025

Grey Squirrel · Mole · Roe Deer

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
MoleTalpa europaea
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus

🐝

Insects6 species

spring

2026

Norellia spinipes · Pterostichus minor · Paranchus albipes · Leistus fulvibarbis · Pterostichus niger +1

Norellia spinipesNorellia spinipes
Pterostichus minorPterostichus minor
Paranchus albipesParanchus albipes
Leistus fulvibarbisLeistus fulvibarbis
Pterostichus nigerPterostichus niger
Philopotamus montanusPhilopotamus montanus

🌿

Plants6 species

winter

2026

Hart's-Tongue · Maidenhair Spleenwort · Elder · Round-leaved Crowfoot · Polypody +1

Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium
Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes
ElderSambucus nigra
Round-leaved CrowfootRanunculus omiophyllus
PolypodyPolypodium vulgare
Intermediate PolypodyPolypodium interjectum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Dave Kelly · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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