Ancient sea defence called Roman Bank, stretching for 600yds (550m) NW of Little Dowgate, Wisbech 2 ha
Plan your visit
🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife✦ Heritage
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 2 ha
Getting here
52.67800, 0.14165
Open directionsv ✦ Scheduled Ancient Monument — Nationally protected archaeological site on the National Heritage List for England (NHLE). Scheduled monuments represent the best surviving examples of England's irreplaceable archaeological heritage.
Architectural structure scheduled monument
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Great Tit ✦ 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
🐦 62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Great Tit ✦ 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Great Tit, Blue Tit +59 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Mammals — Hedgehog, Red Fox, Roe Deer +13 more · last seen 2024; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Verrucaria viridula, Physcia adscendens, Toniniopsis aromatica +74 more · last seen 2015
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Red Admiral, Small White, Peacock +75 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis, Crescent-cup Liverwort, Hyacinthoides +97 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby · 10 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Nene Way Walking route 177 km ▾
Named route Length 177 km Regional walking route
Show on map Greenwich Meridian Trail Walking route 440 km ▾
A long-distance walk that follows the line of the Prime Meridian. Inaugurated in 2009, to coincide with the 125th anniversary of the Greenwich Meridian.
Named route Ref GMT Length 440 km Regional walking route
Show on map The Still public footpath · 184 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 184 m Path type: service
Show on map Sea Bank public footpath · 482 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 482 m Path type: footway
Show on map The Still public footpath · 76 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 76 m Surface asphalt Path type: unclassified
Show on map 66 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 63 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 63 National Cycle Network
Show on map EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 2 Cycling route ▾
Norwich - Lincoln
Named route Ref EV12 International cycle route
Show on map Route 1 Cycling route ▾
NCN 1 King's Lynn to Boston
Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 379 m ▾
Named route Ref 63 Length 379 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 392 m ▾
Named route Ref 63 Length 392 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 63 m ▾
Named route Ref 63 Length 63 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Photos "Roman Bank" in Leverington
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Wildlife to spot
4,946 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 4,946 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 26 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Kestrel · Green Woodpecker · Swift · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Chaffinch +21
Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2023 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Swift Apus apus2023 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2023 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2023 Great Tit Parus major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2023 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2023 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2023 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2023 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Barn Owl Tyto alba2023 Linnet Linaria cannabina2023 Jay Garrulus glandarius2023 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2023 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2023 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna2023 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2023 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus2022 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2022 🦌 Mammals 8 species
autumn winter
2024 ▾
Hedgehog · Red Fox · Roe Deer · Muntjac · Grey Squirrel +3
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2023 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2023 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2023 Field Vole Microtus agrestis 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter spring
2024 ▾
Common Frog · Great Crested Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Lesser Marsh Grasshopper · Meadow Grasshopper · Roesel's Bush-cricket · Lesser Stag Beetle · Rosemary Beetle +33
Lesser Marsh Grasshopper Chorthippus albomarginatus Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana2021 Lily Beetle Lilioceris lilii2021 Blue Anemone · Cherry Laurel · Red Dead-nettle · Plantago major subsp. major · Creeping Cinquefoil +29
Blue Anemone Anemone apennina Cherry Laurel Prunus laurocerasus Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Plantago major subsp. major Plantago major subsp. major2019 Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans2019 Wood Forget-me-not Myosotis sylvatica Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 4,946 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 26 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Kestrel · Green Woodpecker · Swift · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Chaffinch +21
Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2023 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Swift Apus apus2023 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2023 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2023 Great Tit Parus major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2023 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2023 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2023 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2023 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Barn Owl Tyto alba2023 Linnet Linaria cannabina2023 Jay Garrulus glandarius2023 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2023 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2023 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna2023 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2023 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus2022 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2022 🦌 Mammals 8 species
autumn winter
2024 ▾
Hedgehog · Red Fox · Roe Deer · Muntjac · Grey Squirrel +3
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2023 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2023 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2023 Field Vole Microtus agrestis 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter spring
2024 ▾
Common Frog · Great Crested Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Lesser Marsh Grasshopper · Meadow Grasshopper · Roesel's Bush-cricket · Lesser Stag Beetle · Rosemary Beetle +33
Lesser Marsh Grasshopper Chorthippus albomarginatus Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana2021 Lily Beetle Lilioceris lilii2021 Blue Anemone · Cherry Laurel · Red Dead-nettle · Plantago major subsp. major · Creeping Cinquefoil +29
Blue Anemone Anemone apennina Cherry Laurel Prunus laurocerasus Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Plantago major subsp. major Plantago major subsp. major2019 Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans2019 Wood Forget-me-not Myosotis sylvatica Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2023
2023
Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus2022
Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus2022
Water Vole Arvicola amphibius2021
Water Vole Arvicola amphibius2021
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2024
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2024
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2023
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2023
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus2023
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus2023
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2022
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2022
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Phyllobius virideaeris Phyllobius virideaeris
Phyllobius virideaeris Phyllobius virideaeris
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
Turnip Tigress Athalia rosae2024
Turnip Tigress Athalia rosae2024
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria2024
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria2024
Ivy Bee Colletes hederae2024
Ivy Bee Colletes hederae2024
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2024
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2024
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha2024
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha2024
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2023
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2023
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2023
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2023
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2023
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2023
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2023
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2023
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2023
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2023
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa2023
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa2023
Pterostichus melanarius Pterostichus melanarius2023
Pterostichus melanarius Pterostichus melanarius2023
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2023
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2023
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.2023
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.2023
Pied Shieldbug Tritomegas bicolor2023
Pied Shieldbug Tritomegas bicolor2023
Green Nettle Weevil Phyllobius pomaceus2023
Green Nettle Weevil Phyllobius pomaceus2023
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2023
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2023
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilinea Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilinea2022
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilinea Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilinea2022
Thrips validus Thrips validus2019
Thrips validus Thrips validus2019 Common Dog-violet
Common Dog-violet
Viola riviniana
Viola riviniana
Alexanders Smyrnium olusatrum
Alexanders Smyrnium olusatrum
Horse-chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum
Horse-chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum
Great Forget-me-not Brunnera macrophylla
Great Forget-me-not Brunnera macrophylla
Creeping Comfrey Symphytum grandiflorum
Creeping Comfrey Symphytum grandiflorum
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana2025
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana2025
Hoary Plantain Plantago media2022
Hoary Plantain Plantago media2022
Large-flowered Tickseed Coreopsis grandiflora2022
Large-flowered Tickseed Coreopsis grandiflora2022
White Ramping-fumitory Fumaria capreolata2022
White Ramping-fumitory Fumaria capreolata2022
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum2019
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum2019
Pale Persicaria Persicaria lapathifolia2019
Pale Persicaria Persicaria lapathifolia2019
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2019
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2019
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus2019
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus2019
Wall Barley Hordeum murinum2019
Wall Barley Hordeum murinum2019
Bramble Rubus fruticosus2019
Bramble Rubus fruticosus2019
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne2019
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne2019
Centaurea nigra Centaurea nigra2019
Centaurea nigra Centaurea nigra2019
Horse-radish Armoracia rusticana2019
Horse-radish Armoracia rusticana2019
Fool's Parsley Aethusa cynapium2019
Fool's Parsley Aethusa cynapium2019
Pineappleweed Matricaria discoidea2019
Pineappleweed Matricaria discoidea2019
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua2019
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua2019
Perennial Sow-thistle Sonchus arvensis2019
Perennial Sow-thistle Sonchus arvensis2019
Canadian Fleabane Erigeron canadensis2019
Canadian Fleabane Erigeron canadensis2019
Silverweed Potentilla anserina2019
Silverweed Potentilla anserina2019
Fringed Pearlwort Sagina filicaulis2019
Fringed Pearlwort Sagina filicaulis2019
Rusty Willow Salix cinerea subsp. oleifolia2019
Rusty Willow Salix cinerea subsp. oleifolia2019
Lesser Sea-spurrey Spergularia marina2019
Lesser Sea-spurrey Spergularia marina2019 