Gadebridge Roman villa
3 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🌳Ancient🦉Wildlife
Free entryDogs welcome3 ha
Getting here
51.76651, -0.48012
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦47+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Robin
- 💜Bluebell walks is at its best in summer here
- 🛝Playground 212m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦47+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Robin
- 💜Bluebell walks is at its best in summer here
- 🛝Playground 212m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
Best for
8 activities🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blackbird +44 more · last seen 2026; Ancient woodland — owls, woodpeckers, warblers
🌳Ancient woodland
Strong match
Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blackbird +44 more · last seen 2026; Ancient woodland
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Coltsfoot, Trailing Bellflower, Hemlock +24 more · last seen 2025; Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Small White, Large White +64 more · last seen 2026
💜Bluebell walks
Strong match
Ancient woodland — native bluebell habitat
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km10 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
The Chiltern WayWalking route275 km▾
A waymarked long-distance footpath in southern England
Named routeRef CWLength 275 kmRegional walking route
Grand Union Canal WalkWalking route▾
Napton to Coy Carp section
Named routeRegional walking route
Red WalkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Blue WalkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Ver Valley Walk 3Walking route▾
The Winterbourne Walk
Named routeRef Ver3Local walking route
27 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Hemel Hempstead cycle route 7Cycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Buncefield Lane QuietwayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 6Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 6Local cycle route
NCN National Route 57Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 57National Cycle Network
Chilterns CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRound tripRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route758 m▾
Named routeRef 57Length 758 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Icknield Way Cycle TrailMountain bike route226 km▾
This is the off-road or mountain cycling route of the Icknield Way Trail.
Named routeLength 226 kmRegional cycle route
Photos
15 photos from nearby open sources
Site of Gadebridge Roman Villa
Photos
Site of Gadebridge Roman Villa
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
26,912 records from NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
26,912 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds47 species
winterspring
2026Woodpigeon · Robin · Blackbird · Wren · Grey Heron
+42 more speciesHide species list
All 47 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Little OwlAthene noctua2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Southern CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo sinensis2024
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
- SwiftApus apus2024
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024
- CuckooCuculus canorus2024
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- Larus argentatus argenteusLarus argentatus argenteus2024
- Common GullLarus canus2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2023
🦌Mammals2 species
wintersummer
2024Brown Hare · Mole
🐸Amphibians2 species
winterautumn
2026Newt · Common Frog
Meadow Brown · Small White · Large White · Speckled Wood · Gatekeeper
+62 more speciesHide species list
All 67 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
- Small WhitePieris rapae2024
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
Coltsfoot · Trailing Bellflower · Hemlock · Mind-your-own-business · Greater Tussock-sedge
+22 more speciesHide species list
All 27 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- ColtsfootTussilago farfara
- Trailing BellflowerCampanula poscharskyana2024
- HemlockConium maculatum2024
- Mind-your-own-businessSoleirolia soleirolii2024
- Greater Tussock-sedgeCarex paniculata2024
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
26,912 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds47 species
winterspring
2026Woodpigeon · Robin · Blackbird · Wren · Grey Heron
+42 more speciesHide species list
All 47 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Little OwlAthene noctua2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Southern CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo sinensis2024
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
- SwiftApus apus2024
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024
- CuckooCuculus canorus2024
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- Larus argentatus argenteusLarus argentatus argenteus2024
- Common GullLarus canus2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2023
🦌Mammals2 species
wintersummer
2024Brown Hare · Mole
🐸Amphibians2 species
winterautumn
2026Newt · Common Frog
Meadow Brown · Small White · Large White · Speckled Wood · Gatekeeper
+62 more speciesHide species list
All 67 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
- Small WhitePieris rapae2024
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
Coltsfoot · Trailing Bellflower · Hemlock · Mind-your-own-business · Greater Tussock-sedge
+22 more speciesHide species list
All 27 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- ColtsfootTussilago farfara
- Trailing BellflowerCampanula poscharskyana2024
- HemlockConium maculatum2024
- Mind-your-own-businessSoleirolia soleirolii2024
- Greater Tussock-sedgeCarex paniculata2024
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Brimstone
Brimstone
Gonepteryx rhamni2024
Gonepteryx rhamni2024
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2024RingletAphantopus hyperantus2024Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2024Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2024PeacockAglais io2024PeacockAglais io2024Lycaena dispar batavusLycaena dispar batavus2023Lycaena dispar batavusLycaena dispar batavus2023Common BluePolyommatus icarus2024Common BluePolyommatus icarus2024Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2024Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2024Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2024Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2024Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2024Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines20247-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctataGreen-veined WhitePieris napi2024Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024CommaPolygonia c-album2024CommaPolygonia c-album2024Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024Tortoise BugEurygaster testudinaria2025Tortoise BugEurygaster testudinaria2025Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025Brown ArgusAricia agestis2024Brown ArgusAricia agestis2024Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2024Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2024Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2024Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2024Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025Bishop's MitreAelia acuminata2025Bishop's MitreAelia acuminata2025Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025Dingy SkipperErynnis tages2024Dingy SkipperErynnis tages2024Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2025Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2025Adonis' LadybirdHippodamia variegata2025Adonis' LadybirdHippodamia variegata2025Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2025Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius202514-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata202514-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2025Agrypnus murinusAgrypnus murinus2025Agrypnus murinusAgrypnus murinus2025Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2025Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2025Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2024Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2024Painted LadyVanessa cardui2024Painted LadyVanessa cardui2024Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.202524-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata202524-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2025Neophilaenus lineatusNeophilaenus lineatus2025Neophilaenus lineatusNeophilaenus lineatus2025Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2024Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2024Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2024Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2024Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2024Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae202416-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctataPhaonia trimaculataPhaonia trimaculataPhaonia trimaculataPhaonia trimaculataStrawberry-blossom WeevilAnthonomus rubi2025Strawberry-blossom WeevilAnthonomus rubi2025Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale2025Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale2025Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025Xanthogramma pedissequumXanthogramma pedissequum2025Xanthogramma pedissequumXanthogramma pedissequum2025Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2025Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2025Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2025Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2025Sicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineus2025Sicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineus2025Cantharis decipiensCantharis decipiens2025Cantharis decipiensCantharis decipiens2025Acorn WeevilCurculio glandium2025Acorn WeevilCurculio glandium202522-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata202422-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2024Peplomyza lituraPeplomyza litura2024Peplomyza lituraPeplomyza litura2024Black ClockPterostichus madidus2024Black ClockPterostichus madidus2024Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2024Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2024Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus2024Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus2024Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2024Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2024Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2024Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2024Malachite BeetleMalachius bipustulatus2024Malachite BeetleMalachius bipustulatus2024Meadow Plant BugLeptopterna dolabrata2024Meadow Plant BugLeptopterna dolabrata2024Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2024Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2024Cassida vibexCassida vibex2024Cassida vibexCassida vibex2024Yellow Meadow AntLasius flavus2023Yellow Meadow AntLasius flavus2023Hart's-Tongue
Hart's-Tongue
Asplenium scolopendrium2024
Asplenium scolopendrium2024
Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria2024Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria2024Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes2024Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes2024Tall FescueSchedonorus arundinaceus2024Tall FescueSchedonorus arundinaceus2024Black SpleenwortAsplenium adiantum-nigrum2024Black SpleenwortAsplenium adiantum-nigrum2024Lesser PeriwinkleVinca minor2024Lesser PeriwinkleVinca minor2024Yellow CorydalisPseudofumaria lutea2024Yellow CorydalisPseudofumaria lutea2024DaisyBellis perennis2024DaisyBellis perennis2024Annual MercuryMercurialis annua2024Annual MercuryMercurialis annua2024Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens2024Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens2024Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2024Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2024YarrowAchillea millefolium2024YarrowAchillea millefolium2024Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2024Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2024Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2024Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2024Guernsey FleabaneErigeron sumatrensis2024Guernsey FleabaneErigeron sumatrensis2024Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2024Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2024GroundselSenecio vulgaris2024GroundselSenecio vulgaris2024DandelionTaraxacum2024DandelionTaraxacum2024Greater CelandineChelidonium majus2024Greater CelandineChelidonium majus2024Common ChickweedStellaria media2024Common ChickweedStellaria media2024Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus2024Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus2024Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2024Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2024Events & activities nearby
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