Air photography site NE of village and site of Roman town
11 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Free entryDogs welcome11 ha
Getting here
52.67029, -0.51883
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦60+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird
- 🍄Mushroom foraging 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
- 🐦60+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird
- 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, House Sparrow +57 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, House Sparrow +57 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Three-striped Woodlouse-fly, Black Woodlouse-fly, Swollen-thighed Beetle +37 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Common Spotted-orchid, Pyramidal Orchid, Knapweed Broomrape +161 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Ground Elder Rust, Puccinia lapsanae, Rose Rust +6 more · last seen 2023
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Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Jurassic WayWalking route142 km▾
Named routeLength 142 kmRegional walking route
Macmillan WayWalking route290 km▾
Named routeRef MWALength 290 kmListed length 461Regional walking route
Hereward WayWalking route▾
Named routePoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Rutland RoundWalking route105 km▾
Named routeLength 105 kmRegional walking route
Torpel WayWalking route▾
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Byway (Rutland)Cycling route▾
National Byway in Rutland
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Route 63Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 63National Cycle Network
2 public paths nearby
Public paths
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Great Casterton Roman Town
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Wildlife to spot
21,304 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
21,304 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds37 species
springsummer
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Goldfinch · Robin · Blackbird · Great Tit +32
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Great TitParus major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- SwiftApus apus2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- Rock DoveColumba livia2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
Rabbit · Fallow Deer · Red Fox · Muntjac · Mole +1
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Fallow DeerDama dama
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Three-striped Woodlouse-fly · Black Woodlouse-fly · Swollen-thighed Beetle · Liophloeus tessulatus · Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil +9
- Three-striped Woodlouse-flyPhyto melanocephala2024
- Black Woodlouse-flyStevenia atramentaria2024
- Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2024
- Liophloeus tessulatusLiophloeus tessulatus2024
- Cramp-Ball Fungus WeevilPlatyrhinus resinosus
- Black Clock
Common Spotted-orchid · Pyramidal Orchid · Bee Orchid · Sulphur Clover · Wild Parsnip +28
- Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii
- Pyramidal OrchidAnacamptis pyramidalis
- Bee OrchidOphrys apifera
- Sulphur CloverTrifolium ochroleucon2024
- Wild ParsnipPastinaca sativa2024
- Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2024
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
21,304 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds37 species
springsummer
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Goldfinch · Robin · Blackbird · Great Tit +32
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Great TitParus major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- SwiftApus apus2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- Rock DoveColumba livia2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
Rabbit · Fallow Deer · Red Fox · Muntjac · Mole +1
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Fallow DeerDama dama
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Three-striped Woodlouse-fly · Black Woodlouse-fly · Swollen-thighed Beetle · Liophloeus tessulatus · Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil +9
- Three-striped Woodlouse-flyPhyto melanocephala2024
- Black Woodlouse-flyStevenia atramentaria2024
- Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2024
- Liophloeus tessulatusLiophloeus tessulatus2024
- Cramp-Ball Fungus WeevilPlatyrhinus resinosus
- Black Clock
Common Spotted-orchid · Pyramidal Orchid · Bee Orchid · Sulphur Clover · Wild Parsnip +28
- Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii
- Pyramidal OrchidAnacamptis pyramidalis
- Bee OrchidOphrys apifera
- Sulphur CloverTrifolium ochroleucon2024
- Wild ParsnipPastinaca sativa2024
- Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2024
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Pterostichus madidus
Pterostichus madidus
Kite-tailed RobberflyMachimus atricapillus2024Kite-tailed RobberflyMachimus atricapillus2024Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum2024Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum2024Twin-lobed DeerflyChrysops relictus2024Twin-lobed DeerflyChrysops relictus2024Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2024Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2024Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2024Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2024Tanbark BorerPhymatodes testaceus2024Tanbark BorerPhymatodes testaceus2024Summer ChaferAmphimallon solstitiale2024Summer ChaferAmphimallon solstitiale2024Solomon's-seal SawflyPhymatocera aterrima2024Solomon's-seal SawflyPhymatocera aterrima2024Knapweed BroomrapeOrobanche elatior2024Knapweed BroomrapeOrobanche elatior2024Bladder CampionSilene vulgaris2024Bladder CampionSilene vulgaris2024Stinking IrisIris foetidissima2024Stinking IrisIris foetidissima2024AgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoria2024AgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoria2024White BryonyBryonia dioicaWhite BryonyBryonia dioicaCommon VetchVicia sativaCommon VetchVicia sativaHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaCommon ToadflaxLinaria vulgaris2024Common ToadflaxLinaria vulgaris2024Flowering CurrantRibes sanguineum2024Flowering CurrantRibes sanguineum2024Small TeaselDipsacus pilosus2024Small TeaselDipsacus pilosus2024Common CentauryCentaurium erythraea2024Common CentauryCentaurium erythraea2024Wood Small-reedCalamagrostis epigejos2024Wood Small-reedCalamagrostis epigejos2024Viper's-buglossEchium vulgare2024Viper's-buglossEchium vulgare2024Heath Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza maculata2024Heath Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza maculata2024Black HorehoundBallota nigra2024Black HorehoundBallota nigra2024Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens2024Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens2024Grass VetchlingLathyrus nissolia2024Grass VetchlingLathyrus nissolia2024Common MallowMalva sylvestris2024Common MallowMalva sylvestris2024Bloody Crane's-billGeranium sanguineum2024Bloody Crane's-billGeranium sanguineum2024SainfoinOnobrychis viciifolia2024SainfoinOnobrychis viciifolia2024Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca2024Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca2024Yellow-wortBlackstonia perfoliata2024Yellow-wortBlackstonia perfoliata2024Black MedickMedicago lupulina2024Black MedickMedicago lupulina2024Wild StrawberryFragaria vesca2024Wild StrawberryFragaria vesca2024Goat's-beardTragopogon pratensis2024Goat's-beardTragopogon pratensis2024Kidney VetchAnthyllis vulneraria2024Kidney VetchAnthyllis vulneraria2024Green-winged OrchidAnacamptis morio2024Green-winged OrchidAnacamptis morio2024