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Tilbury Fort

7 ha
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Dogs welcome7 ha

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

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking· FreeToilets

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Black-headed Gull, Magpie, Robin +88 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Black-headed Gull, Magpie, Robin +88 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Limnephilus marmoratus, Field Grasshopper, Southern Migrant Hawker +31 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Limnephilus marmoratus, Field Grasshopper, Southern Migrant Hawker +31 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Easy access

parking, toilets

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis · last seen 2025; Plants — Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

8 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
1066 Harold's WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Red Circular WalkWalking route
Named routeRound trip
WealdwayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Saxon Shore WayWalking route262 km
Named routeLength 262 kmRegional walking route
Hoo Peninsula PathWalking route
Named route
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Cycling

125 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 13Cycling route
Named routeRef 13National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 177 (Proposed)Cycling route
Named routeRef 177National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 177Cycling route
Named routeRef 177National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 13Cycling route
Named routeRef 13National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 1Cycling route
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route1.3 km
Named routeRef 177Length 1.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

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