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Roman Fortlet

📷 Roger Cornfoot · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessDogs welcome

Getting here

51.22750, -3.91603

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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

🐕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 — Grey Wagtail, Robin, Herring Gull +76 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Grey Wagtail, Robin, Herring Gull +76 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Leptura aurulenta, Anoplotrupes stercorosus, Golden-ringed Dragonfly +47 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Bell Heather, Sea Spleenwort, Ground-ivy +32 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Bell Heather, Sea Spleenwort, Ground-ivy +32 more · last seen 2024

Free

Hiking

Good match

Named hiking route nearby: King Charles III England Coast Path: Minehead to Combe Martin

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

8 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Tarka TrailWalking route

Named routeRef TTRegional walking route

Heddon Valley to Woody Bay WalkWalking route9.6 km

Named routeLength 9.6 kmRound tripLocal walking route

Gentle walk to Heddon's MouthWalking route3.2 km

Named routeLength 3.2 kmLocal walking route

Heddon's Mouth circular walkWalking route3.2 km

Named routeLength 3.2 kmRound tripLocal walking route

Butterfly WalkWalking route4.8 km

Named routeLength 4.8 kmRound tripLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Regional Route 51Cycling route

Named routeRef 51Regional cycle route

N/ACycling route51 m

Named routeRef 51Length 51 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route16 m

Named routeRef 51Length 16 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route1.1 km

Named routeRef 51Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route3.6 km

Named routeRef 51Length 3.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route34 m

Named routeRef 51Length 34 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

🐴

Horse riding

5 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

6,664 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

6,664 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds60 species

springsummerautumnwinter

2025

Chaffinch · Grey Wagtail · Stonechat · Herring Gull · Wren +55

ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Herring GullLarus argentatus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Great TitParus major
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
RobinErithacus rubecula
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
RavenCorvus corax
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
DipperCinclus cinclus
JackdawColoeus monedula
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
MagpiePica pica
NuthatchSitta europaea
Common GuillemotUria aalge
Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
DunnockPrunella modularis
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
RookCorvus frugilegus
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
LinnetLinaria cannabina
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Common GullLarus canus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
White StorkCiconia ciconia
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
RazorbillAlca torda
ShagGulosus aristotelis
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
FulmarFulmarus glacialis
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
WhitethroatCurruca communis
SwallowHirundo rustica
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret

🦌

Mammals2 species

springautumn

2025

Red Deer · Water Shrew

Red DeerCervus elaphus
Water ShrewNeomys fodiens

🦎

Reptiles2 species

summer

2025

Common Lizard · Adder

Common LizardZootoca vivipara
AdderVipera berus

🐝

Insects10 species

springsummer

2025

Anoplotrupes stercorosus · Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Beautiful Demoiselle · Green Shieldbug · Leptura aurulenta +5

Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus
Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii
Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Leptura aurulentaLeptura aurulenta
Xanthogramma pedissequumXanthogramma pedissequum
Sicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineus
Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea
Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

6,664 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds60 species

springsummerautumnwinter

2025

Chaffinch · Grey Wagtail · Stonechat · Herring Gull · Wren +55

ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Herring GullLarus argentatus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Great TitParus major
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
RobinErithacus rubecula
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
RavenCorvus corax
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
DipperCinclus cinclus
JackdawColoeus monedula
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
MagpiePica pica
NuthatchSitta europaea
Common GuillemotUria aalge
Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
DunnockPrunella modularis
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
RookCorvus frugilegus
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
LinnetLinaria cannabina
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Common GullLarus canus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
White StorkCiconia ciconia
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
RazorbillAlca torda
ShagGulosus aristotelis
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
FulmarFulmarus glacialis
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
WhitethroatCurruca communis
SwallowHirundo rustica
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret

🦌

Mammals2 species

springautumn

2025

Red Deer · Water Shrew

Red DeerCervus elaphus
Water ShrewNeomys fodiens

🦎

Reptiles2 species

summer

2025

Common Lizard · Adder

Common LizardZootoca vivipara
AdderVipera berus

🐝

Insects10 species

springsummer

2025

Anoplotrupes stercorosus · Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Beautiful Demoiselle · Green Shieldbug · Leptura aurulenta +5

Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus
Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii
Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Leptura aurulentaLeptura aurulenta
Xanthogramma pedissequumXanthogramma pedissequum
Sicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineus
Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea
Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Roger Cornfoot · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Ramparts on 'The Beacon' Roman Fortlet

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