Roman fortlet at Salkeld Gate
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Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Free entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
54.71905, -2.77690
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦83+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Woodpigeon
- ✦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
- 🐦83+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Woodpigeon
- ✦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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +80 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +80 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large White, Small White, Small Tortoiseshell +28 more · last seen 2025
Free
🏡Historic gardens
Moderate match
Historic site
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km16 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 6Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Lakes & Dales LoopCycling route▾
Named routeRef LDLRegional cycle route
Route 7Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 7National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route2.7 km▾
Named routeRef 6Length 2.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.1 km▾
Named routeRef 7Length 2.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route703 m▾
Named routeRef 7Length 703 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Photos
Looking East Along Track by Roman Fortlet
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
1,876 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
1,876 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds43 species
springwinter
2025▾
Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Starling · Chaffinch +38
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Great TitParus major
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- MagpiePica pica
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Common GullLarus canus
- SwiftApus apus
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- RavenCorvus corax2024
- CurlewNumenius arquata2024
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2023
🦌Mammals2 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Brown Hare · Roe Deer
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
🐝Insects7 species
springsummer
2025▾
Large White · Small White · Banded Demoiselle · Syritta pipiens · Small Tortoiseshell +2
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
- Small WhitePieris rapae2024
- Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
- Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens
- Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2024
- Garden Chafer
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,876 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds43 species
springwinter
2025▾
Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Starling · Chaffinch +38
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Great TitParus major
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- MagpiePica pica
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Common GullLarus canus
- SwiftApus apus
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- RavenCorvus corax2024
- CurlewNumenius arquata2024
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2023
🦌Mammals2 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Brown Hare · Roe Deer
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
🐝Insects7 species
springsummer
2025▾
Large White · Small White · Banded Demoiselle · Syritta pipiens · Small Tortoiseshell +2
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
- Small WhitePieris rapae2024
- Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
- Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens
- Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2024
- Garden Chafer
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Phyllopertha horticola2024
Phyllopertha horticola2024
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