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Verterae

📷 Christine Johnstone · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦11+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird 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

🐦11+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird 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

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Parking· Free

Best for

5 activities

Bird watching

Strong match

Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Song Thrush +8 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Mammals — Hedgehog, Wood Mouse, Brown Rat +4 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Scaeva pyrastri, 7-spot Ladybird · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Moderate match

Plants — Snowdrop, Greater Burnet-saxifrage · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Lady Anne's WayWalking route160 km

The route was inspired by the indomitable Lady Anne Clifford, who owned vast estates in the old county of Westmorland during the seventeenth century. The route is in the area she traveled and highlights a several castles she renovated.

Named routeLength 160 kmRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

10 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Walney to Wear Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeRef 70National Cycle Network

A66 Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeRef A66Regional cycle route

Main RouteCycling route1.5 km

Named routeRef 70Length 1.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route4.8 km

Named routeRef 70Length 4.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route14.6 km

Named routeRef 70Length 14.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route757 m

Named routeRef 70Length 757 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

🚵

Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Great North Trail (Yorkshire Dales)Mountain bike route172.2 km

Named routeLength 172.2 km

🐴

Horse riding

15 public paths nearby

Public paths

Vicarage Drivebridleway · 281 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 281 mPath type: unclassified

Wildlife to spot

5,731 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

5,731 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds11 species

spring

2025

Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Song Thrush · Mistle Thrush · Dunnock +6

BlackbirdTurdus merula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
DunnockPrunella modularis
House SparrowPasser domesticus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
RedwingTurdus iliacus
DipperCinclus cinclus
Great TitParus major
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto

🦌

Mammals7 species

springautumnwinter

2025

Hedgehog · Wood Mouse · Brown Rat · Badger · Grey Squirrel +2

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus
Brown RatRattus norvegicus
BadgerMeles meles
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus

🐝

Insects2 species

summer

2025

Scaeva pyrastri · 7-spot Ladybird

Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata

🌿

Plants2 species

winterspring

2025

Snowdrop · Greater Burnet-saxifrage

SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
Greater Burnet-saxifragePimpinella major

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

5,731 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds11 species

spring

2025

Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Song Thrush · Mistle Thrush · Dunnock +6

BlackbirdTurdus merula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
DunnockPrunella modularis
House SparrowPasser domesticus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
RedwingTurdus iliacus
DipperCinclus cinclus
Great TitParus major
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto

🦌

Mammals7 species

springautumnwinter

2025

Hedgehog · Wood Mouse · Brown Rat · Badger · Grey Squirrel +2

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus
Brown RatRattus norvegicus
BadgerMeles meles
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus

🐝

Insects2 species

summer

2025

Scaeva pyrastri · 7-spot Ladybird

Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata

🌿

Plants2 species

winterspring

2025

Snowdrop · Greater Burnet-saxifrage

SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
Greater Burnet-saxifragePimpinella major

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Christine Johnstone · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Earthworks on the site of the Roman fort Verteris

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✦Brough Castle and Brough (Verteris) Roman fort and civil settlementHistoric site0 m→⚽Coltsford CommonPlaying field300 m→✦Great Musgrave shrunken medieval villageHistoric site2.1 km→⛪St Michael's ChurchReligious grounds200 m→🌽Brough AllotmentAllotments700 m→⛪St Theobald's ChurchReligious grounds2.5 km→