Troutbeck Roman fort and annexe
3 ha
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🦅Birds✦Heritage🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha
Getting here
54.63614, -2.95815
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦69+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch and Blackbird
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- ⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦69+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch and Blackbird
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- ⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Chaffinch, Blackbird, Carrion Crow +66 more · last seen 2025
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
Birds — Chaffinch, Blackbird, Carrion Crow +66 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small Heath, Small Tortoiseshell, Green-veined White +75 more · last seen 2024
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Tall Bog-sedge, Bottle Sedge, White Sedge +110 more · last seen 2024
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
The Ullswater WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
16 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Lakes & Dales LoopCycling route▾
Named routeRef LDLRegional cycle route
Route C2CCycling route▾
Old Coach Road alternative
Named routeRef C2CRegional cycle route
Route 7Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 7National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route6.8 km▾
Named routeRef 7Length 6.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route734 m▾
Named routeRef 6Length 734 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route3.2 km▾
Named routeRef 6Length 3.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
3,558 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
3,558 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds34 species
springsummer
2025▾
Chaffinch · House Martin · Greenfinch · Goldfinch · House Sparrow +29
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Great TitParus major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
- CootFulica atra2024
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
🦌Mammals3 species
winterspringsummer
2026▾
Badger · Rabbit · Red Fox
- BadgerMeles meles
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2025
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2024
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Toad
Sericomyia silentis · Early Bumblebee · Bombus lucorum · Volucella bombylans · Ctenicera cuprea
- Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis
- Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum
- Bombus lucorumBombus lucorum
- Volucella bombylansVolucella bombylans
- Ctenicera cupreaCtenicera cuprea
Tall Bog-sedge · Water Avens · Germander Speedwell · Lesser Trefoil · Field Forget-me-not +106
- Tall Bog-sedgeCarex magellanica
- Water AvensGeum rivale2024
- Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2024
- Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2024
- Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis2024
- Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
3,558 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds34 species
springsummer
2025▾
Chaffinch · House Martin · Greenfinch · Goldfinch · House Sparrow +29
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Great TitParus major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
- CootFulica atra2024
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
🦌Mammals3 species
winterspringsummer
2026▾
Badger · Rabbit · Red Fox
- BadgerMeles meles
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2025
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2024
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Toad
Sericomyia silentis · Early Bumblebee · Bombus lucorum · Volucella bombylans · Ctenicera cuprea
- Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis
- Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum
- Bombus lucorumBombus lucorum
- Volucella bombylansVolucella bombylans
- Ctenicera cupreaCtenicera cuprea
Tall Bog-sedge · Water Avens · Germander Speedwell · Lesser Trefoil · Field Forget-me-not +106
- Tall Bog-sedgeCarex magellanica
- Water AvensGeum rivale2024
- Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2024
- Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2024
- Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis2024
- Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2024Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2024Dog-roseRosa canina2024Dog-roseRosa canina2024Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum2024Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum2024NipplewortLapsana communis2024NipplewortLapsana communis2024AshFraxinus excelsior2024AshFraxinus excelsior2024DandelionTaraxacum2024DandelionTaraxacum2024ColtsfootTussilago farfara2024ColtsfootTussilago farfara2024Hop TrefoilTrifolium campestre2024Hop TrefoilTrifolium campestre2024Red CloverTrifolium pratense2024Red CloverTrifolium pratense2024Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea2024Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea2024Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2024Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2024CrosswortCruciata laevipes2024CrosswortCruciata laevipes2024Wood Meadow-grassPoa nemoralis2024Wood Meadow-grassPoa nemoralis2024Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2024Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2024Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2024Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2024Rusty WillowSalix cinerea subsp. oleifolia2024Rusty WillowSalix cinerea subsp. oleifolia2024Red CampionSilene dioica2024Red CampionSilene dioica2024Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2024Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2024Common Water-starwortCallitriche stagnalis2024Common Water-starwortCallitriche stagnalis2024Water HorsetailEquisetum fluviatile2024Water HorsetailEquisetum fluviatile2024SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2024SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2024Wild PlumPrunus domestica2024Wild PlumPrunus domestica2024Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2024Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2024Little Kneeling EyebrightEuphrasia confusa2024Little Kneeling EyebrightEuphrasia confusa2024Sitka SprucePicea sitchensis2024Sitka SprucePicea sitchensis2024Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2024Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2024Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2024Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2024Red FescueFestuca rubra2024Red FescueFestuca rubra2024AlderAlnus glutinosa2024AlderAlnus glutinosa2024Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2024Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2024BugleAjuga reptans2024BugleAjuga reptans2024Smooth Lady's-mantleAlchemilla glabra2024Smooth Lady's-mantleAlchemilla glabra2024White CloverTrifolium repens2024White CloverTrifolium repens2024HawthornCrataegus monogyna2024HawthornCrataegus monogyna2024Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2024Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2024FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2024FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2024Common BentAgrostis capillaris2024Common BentAgrostis capillaris2024YarrowAchillea millefolium2024YarrowAchillea millefolium2024Buckler-FernDryopteris affinis subsp. affinis2024Buckler-FernDryopteris affinis subsp. affinis2024Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2024Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2024MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2024MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2024False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2024False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2024Tufted VetchVicia cracca2024Tufted VetchVicia cracca2024Sharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorus2024Sharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorus2024Sessile OakQuercus petraea2024Sessile OakQuercus petraea2024Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina2024Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina2024Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2024Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2024Marsh CinquefoilComarum palustre2024Marsh CinquefoilComarum palustre2024BulrushTypha latifolia2024BulrushTypha latifolia2024RaspberryRubus idaeus2024RaspberryRubus idaeus2024Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2024Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2024Heath Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza maculata2024Heath Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza maculata2024Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2024Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2024Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis2024Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis2024Wood AvensGeum urbanum2024Wood AvensGeum urbanum2024Common SorrelRumex acetosa2024Common SorrelRumex acetosa2024Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2024Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2024KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare2024KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare2024Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2024Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2024Dotted LoosestrifeLysimachia punctata2024Dotted LoosestrifeLysimachia punctata2024Rough HawkbitLeontodon hispidus2024Rough HawkbitLeontodon hispidus2024Silver BirchBetula pendula2024Silver BirchBetula pendula2024HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2024HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2024RowanSorbus aucuparia2024RowanSorbus aucuparia2024Bush VetchVicia sepium2024Bush VetchVicia sepium2024Water Forget-me-notMyosotis scorpioides2024Water Forget-me-notMyosotis scorpioides2024Jointed RushJuncus articulatus2024Jointed RushJuncus articulatus2024Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2024Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2024Grey AlderAlnus incana2024Grey AlderAlnus incana2024Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2024Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2024Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum2024Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum2024Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2024Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2024Upright Hedge-parsleyTorilis japonica2024Upright Hedge-parsleyTorilis japonica2024Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2024Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2024Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii2024Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii2024Floating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitans2024Floating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitans2024Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2024Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2024Perforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatum2024Perforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatum2024Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2024Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2024Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2024Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2024Dryopteris cambrensisDryopteris cambrensis2024Dryopteris cambrensisDryopteris cambrensis2024CleaversGalium aparine2024CleaversGalium aparine2024Common Hemp-nettleGaleopsis tetrahit2024Common Hemp-nettleGaleopsis tetrahit2024Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus2024Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus2024BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga2024BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga2024Soft-rushJuncus effusus2024Soft-rushJuncus effusus2024Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea2024Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea2024Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2024Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2024Ragged-RobinSilene flos-cuculi2024Ragged-RobinSilene flos-cuculi2024Norway SprucePicea abies2024Norway SprucePicea abies2024Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2024Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2024Hedge BedstrawGalium album2024Hedge BedstrawGalium album2024Lesser BurdockArctium minus2024Lesser BurdockArctium minus2024Common NettleUrtica dioica2024Common NettleUrtica dioica2024Marsh WillowherbEpilobium palustre2024Marsh WillowherbEpilobium palustre2024BrambleRubus fruticosus2024BrambleRubus fruticosus2024Bog StitchwortStellaria alsine2024Bog StitchwortStellaria alsine2024BlackthornPrunus spinosa2024BlackthornPrunus spinosa2024Common SedgeCarex nigra2024Common SedgeCarex nigra2024White SedgeCarex canescens2024White SedgeCarex canescens2024Bottle SedgeCarex rostrata2024Bottle SedgeCarex rostrata2024Greater Tussock-sedgeCarex paniculata2024Greater Tussock-sedgeCarex paniculata2024Carnation SedgeCarex panicea2024Carnation SedgeCarex panicea2024Star SedgeCarex echinata2024Star SedgeCarex echinata2024Slender SedgeCarex lasiocarpa2024Slender SedgeCarex lasiocarpa2024