Banovallum, remains of Roman wall 0 ha
Plan your visit
🦅 Birds✦ Heritage🦉 Wildlife
Free entry Dogs welcome 0 ha
Getting here
53.20831, -0.11712
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.
City walls scheduled monument
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 93+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Shoveler and Woodpigeon ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting ☕ Just One More Bike — a good base for a longer summer day out 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 93+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Shoveler and Woodpigeon ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting ☕ Just One More Bike — a good base for a longer summer day out £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome☕ Café🅿️ Parking· Paid 🧺 Picnic spot🛝 Playground🚻 Toilets
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Shoveler, Woodpigeon, Mallard +90 more · last seen 2026
Free
✦ Heritage
Very strong match
Grade I listed building: SECTION OF ROMAN WALL TO REAR OF NO 5; Historic site
Free
Birds — Shoveler, Woodpigeon, Mallard +90 more · last seen 2026; Traditional orchard priority habitat
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, Willow Emerald Damselfly +49 more · last seen 2025; Traditional orchard — specialist orchard insects and lichens
Free
Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Greater Celandine, White Campion, Garlic Mustard +75 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby · 27 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Viking Way (Barnetby to Whitwell) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Lincolnshire Wolds Way Walking route ▾
Named route Round trip Regional walking route
Show on map Spa Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Station Lane public footpath · 18 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 18 m Surface paving_stones Path type: residential
Show on map Station Lane public footpath · 43 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 43 m Surface asphalt Path type: residential
Show on map Station Lane public footpath · 45 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 45 m Surface asphalt Path type: residential
Show on map 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Living Landscapes (Short Route) Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Spa Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Lindsey Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Woodhall Spa Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map 5 public paths nearby
Public paths
Station Lane bridleway · 50 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 50 m Surface asphalt Path type: residential
Show on map The Sidings bridleway · 34 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 34 m Surface asphalt Path type: residential
Show on map Station Lane bridleway · 6 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 6 m Surface asphalt Path type: residential
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Wildlife to spot
11,561 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 11,561 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Shoveler · Woodpigeon · Robin · Swift · Jackdaw +43
Shoveler Spatula clypeata2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Pochard Aythya ferina2025 Wigeon Mareca penelope2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Pintail Anas acuta2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Apus apus apus Apus apus apus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 🐝 Insects 16 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Swollen-thighed Beetle · Corizus hyoscyami · Harlequin Ladybird · Dorhn’s Alder Mining Sawfly · Willow Emerald Damselfly +11
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Dorhn’s Alder Mining Sawfly Fenusa dohrnii Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis Tortoise Bug 🌿 Plants 48 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
White Campion · Purple-loosestrife · Black Horehound · Yarrow · Greater Celandine +43
White Campion Silene latifolia Purple-loosestrife Lythrum salicaria Black Horehound Ballota nigra Yarrow Achillea millefolium Greater Celandine Chelidonium majus Yellow Iris Iris pseudacorus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 11,561 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Shoveler · Woodpigeon · Robin · Swift · Jackdaw +43
Shoveler Spatula clypeata2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Pochard Aythya ferina2025 Wigeon Mareca penelope2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Pintail Anas acuta2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Apus apus apus Apus apus apus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 🐝 Insects 16 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Swollen-thighed Beetle · Corizus hyoscyami · Harlequin Ladybird · Dorhn’s Alder Mining Sawfly · Willow Emerald Damselfly +11
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Dorhn’s Alder Mining Sawfly Fenusa dohrnii Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis Tortoise Bug 🌿 Plants 48 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
White Campion · Purple-loosestrife · Black Horehound · Yarrow · Greater Celandine +43
White Campion Silene latifolia Purple-loosestrife Lythrum salicaria Black Horehound Ballota nigra Yarrow Achillea millefolium Greater Celandine Chelidonium majus Yellow Iris Iris pseudacorus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Eurygaster testudinaria
Eurygaster testudinaria
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Mystacides azurea Mystacides azurea
Mystacides azurea Mystacides azurea
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha
Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica
Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa Himalayan Balsam
Himalayan Balsam
Impatiens glandulifera
Impatiens glandulifera
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris
Black Medick Medicago lupulina
Black Medick Medicago lupulina
Common Mallow Malva sylvestris
Common Mallow Malva sylvestris
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata
Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis
Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis
Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare
Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare
Opium Poppy Papaver somniferum
Opium Poppy Papaver somniferum
Elder Sambucus nigra
Elder Sambucus nigra
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea
Bittersweet Solanum dulcamara
Bittersweet Solanum dulcamara
Hemp-agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum
Hemp-agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum
Field Bindweed Convolvulus arvensis
Field Bindweed Convolvulus arvensis
Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum
Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum
Weld Reseda luteola
Weld Reseda luteola
Meadow Crane's-bill Geranium pratense
Meadow Crane's-bill Geranium pratense
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus
Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica
Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum
Nipplewort Lapsana communis
Nipplewort Lapsana communis
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea
Scented Mayweed Matricaria chamomilla
Scented Mayweed Matricaria chamomilla
Hedgerow Crane's-bill Geranium pyrenaicum
Hedgerow Crane's-bill Geranium pyrenaicum
Fox-and-cubs Pilosella aurantiaca
Fox-and-cubs Pilosella aurantiaca
Wild Clary Salvia verbenaca
Wild Clary Salvia verbenaca
Bladder Campion Silene vulgaris
Bladder Campion Silene vulgaris
Fennel Foeniculum vulgare
Fennel Foeniculum vulgare
Hedge Mustard Sisymbrium officinale
Hedge Mustard Sisymbrium officinale
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula
Field Maple Acer campestre
Field Maple Acer campestre
Ash Fraxinus excelsior
Ash Fraxinus excelsior
Red Valerian Centranthus ruber
Red Valerian Centranthus ruber
Hazel Corylus avellana
Hazel Corylus avellana
Red Campion Silene dioica
Red Campion Silene dioica
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum