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Camp and tumulus on Roomer Common

1 ha

📷 Gordon Hatton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦74+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Woodpigeon
✦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

🐦74+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Woodpigeon
✦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

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking· Free

Best for

7 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Robin +71 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site with public access

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Robin +71 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Hairy Shieldbug, Ashy Mining Bee, Wormaldia occipitalis +24 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Common Tamarisk-moss, Fox-tail Feather-moss, Dark-green Flapwort +64 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Aislabie WalkWalking route27 km

Circular route between Studley Royal and Hackfall woods

Named routeLength 27 kmRound tripLocal walking route

Ripon Rowel WalkWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

6 Dales TrailWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Camino Ingles to SantiagoWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

National Byway (Yorkshire)Cycling route

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route

National Byway (Ripon Loop)Cycling route

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route

National Byway (Bedale Loop)Cycling route

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route

🐴

Horse riding

5 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

9,284 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

9,284 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds57 species

spring

2026

Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Robin · Blue Tit · Mallard +52

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
RobinErithacus rubecula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Great TitParus major2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
DipperCinclus cinclus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Barn OwlTyto alba
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
SwiftApus apus2025
Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
MagpiePica pica2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2024

🦌

Mammals3 species

summerwinter

2025

Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Stoat

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
StoatMustela erminea

🐝

Insects7 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Hairy Shieldbug · Ashy Mining Bee · Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Syrphus +2

Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
Ashy Mining BeeAndrena cineraria
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
SyrphusSyrphus
Physocephala rufipes

🌿

Plants10 species

summerautumn

2025

Raspberry · Common Tamarisk-moss · Bank Haircap · Fox-tail Feather-moss · Silky Forklet-moss +5

RaspberryRubus idaeus
Common Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinum
Bank HaircapPolytrichum formosum
Fox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurum
Silky Forklet-mossDicranella heteromalla
DewberryRubus caesius

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

9,284 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds57 species

spring

2026

Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Robin · Blue Tit · Mallard +52

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
RobinErithacus rubecula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Great TitParus major2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
DipperCinclus cinclus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Barn OwlTyto alba
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
SwiftApus apus2025
Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
MagpiePica pica2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2024

🦌

Mammals3 species

summerwinter

2025

Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Stoat

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
StoatMustela erminea

🐝

Insects7 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Hairy Shieldbug · Ashy Mining Bee · Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Syrphus +2

Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
Ashy Mining BeeAndrena cineraria
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
SyrphusSyrphus
Physocephala rufipes

🌿

Plants10 species

summerautumn

2025

Raspberry · Common Tamarisk-moss · Bank Haircap · Fox-tail Feather-moss · Silky Forklet-moss +5

RaspberryRubus idaeus
Common Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinum
Bank HaircapPolytrichum formosum
Fox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurum
Silky Forklet-mossDicranella heteromalla
DewberryRubus caesius

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Gordon Hatton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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