Roman settlement by Fen Road, south of Poplar Farm
3 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🌳Ancient🦉Wildlife
Free entryDogs welcome3 ha
Getting here
52.86746, -0.28087
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦71+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Jackdaw and Tawny Owl
- 💜Bluebell walks is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦71+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Jackdaw and Tawny Owl
- 💜Bluebell walks is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
Best for
8 activities🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Jackdaw, Tawny Owl, Little Owl +68 more · last seen 2024; Ancient woodland — owls, woodpeckers, warblers
🌳Ancient woodland
Strong match
Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600
Birds — Jackdaw, Tawny Owl, Little Owl +68 more · last seen 2024; Ancient woodland
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Red Admiral, Small White, Ringlet +25 more · last seen 2018
💜Bluebell walks
Strong match
Ancient woodland — native bluebell habitat
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Kneiff's Hook-moss, Nuttall's Waterweed, Pointed Spear-moss +3 more · last seen 2020
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 public path nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos
22 photos from nearby open sources
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
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2018
2018
StoatMustela erminea2013StoatMustela erminea2013Brown RatRattus norvegicus2012Brown RatRattus norvegicus2012Painted Lady
Painted Lady
Vanessa cardui2017
Vanessa cardui2017
Hairy DragonflyBrachytron pratense2017Hairy DragonflyBrachytron pratense2017Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2017Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2017Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2014Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2014Green-veined WhitePieris napi2012Green-veined WhitePieris napi2012Speckled WoodPararge aegeriaSpeckled WoodPararge aegeriaHolly BlueCelastrina argiolus2017Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2017GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2017GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2017Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2017Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2017Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2017Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2017Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2017Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2017Molanna angustataMolanna angustata2016Molanna angustataMolanna angustata2016Limnephilus lunatusLimnephilus lunatus2016Limnephilus lunatusLimnephilus lunatus2016Limnephilus marmoratusLimnephilus marmoratus2016Limnephilus marmoratusLimnephilus marmoratus2016Athripsodes aterrimusAthripsodes aterrimus2016Athripsodes aterrimusAthripsodes aterrimus2016Triaenodes bicolorTriaenodes bicolor2016Triaenodes bicolorTriaenodes bicolor2016Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2014Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2014Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2014Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2014Clouded YellowColias croceus2013Clouded YellowColias croceus2013Essex SkipperThymelicus lineola2012Essex SkipperThymelicus lineola2012Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2012Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2012Common BluePolyommatus icarus2011Common BluePolyommatus icarus20112013
2013
Opposite-leaved PondweedGroenlandia densa2012Opposite-leaved PondweedGroenlandia densa2012Events & activities nearby
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