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Wiveliscombe Roman Auxiliary Fort

📷 Nick Chipchase · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

51.03561, -3.29913

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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

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Swift, Blackbird, Robin +72 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Swift, Blackbird, Robin +72 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Small White, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper +87 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Small White, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper +87 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Tall Thyme-moss, Lustrous Bog-moss, Swan's-neck Thyme-moss +61 more · last seen 2020; Plants — Tall Thyme-moss, Lustrous Bog-moss, Swan's-neck Thyme-moss +61 more · last seen 2020

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Peltigera membranacea · last seen 2012; Fungi — Peltigera membranacea · last seen 2012

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Taunton Deane Circular Walk 1Walking route
Named routeRef TD1Local walking route
West Deane WayWalking route
Named routeRef WDWRegional walking route
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Cycling

9 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 3Cycling route527.7 km
Named routeRef 3Length 527.7 kmNational Cycle Network
National Cycle Network Route 344Cycling route
Named routeRef 344National Cycle Network
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route
Named routeRef EV1International cycle route
Main RouteCycling route991 m
Named routeRef 3Length 991 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route4.8 km
Named routeRef 3Length 4.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route11.9 km
Named routeRef 344Length 11.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Wiveliscombe Town Tip 1900 - 1907

📷 Nick Chipchase · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Wiveliscombe Town Tip 1900 - 1907

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🦉HURSTONENature reserve4.2 km→⛪St Andrew's ChurchReligious grounds900 m→⛪St James's ChurchReligious grounds3.3 km→🐄Middle Stone Farm ShopVisitor farm4.2 km→✦Cross in St James' churchyardHistoric site3.2 km→⛪St Peter's ChurchReligious grounds4.6 km→

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