Crococalana Roman town
13 ha
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🦅Birds✦Heritage🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome13 ha
Getting here
53.11642, -0.75019
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦96+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Coot and Carrion Crow
- ✦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
- 🐦96+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Coot and Carrion Crow
- ✦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 — Coot, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon +93 more · last seen 2026
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
Birds — Coot, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon +93 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Southern Oak Bush-cricket, Oak Bush-cricket, Lesser Marsh Grasshopper · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Trent Valley WayWalking route304 km▾
Named routeLength 304 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
74 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 64Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 64National Cycle Network
National Byway (Nottinghamshire)Cycling route▾
The National Byway in Nottinghamshire
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route915 m▾
Named routeRef 64Length 915 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route431 m▾
Named routeRef 64Length 431 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose
Main RouteCycling route256 m▾
Named routeRef 64Length 256 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface bareearth
Main RouteCycling route26 m▾
Named routeRef 64Length 26 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
7,144 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
7,144 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds46 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Rock Dove · House Martin · Starling · House Sparrow · Chaffinch +41
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
🦌Mammals4 species
winterautumn
2025▾
Rabbit · Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Badger
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- BadgerMeles meles
🐝Insects3 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Southern Oak Bush-cricket · Oak Bush-cricket · Lesser Marsh Grasshopper
- Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale2024
- Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum
- Lesser Marsh GrasshopperChorthippus albomarginatus
Tormentil · White Campion · Common Ragwort · Elder · Yarrow +71
- TormentilPotentilla erecta
- White CampionSilene latifolia
- Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
- ElderSambucus nigra
- YarrowAchillea millefolium
- Silver BirchBetula pendula
- Heath Wood-rushLuzula multiflora
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
7,144 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds46 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Rock Dove · House Martin · Starling · House Sparrow · Chaffinch +41
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
🦌Mammals4 species
winterautumn
2025▾
Rabbit · Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Badger
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- BadgerMeles meles
🐝Insects3 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Southern Oak Bush-cricket · Oak Bush-cricket · Lesser Marsh Grasshopper
- Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale2024
- Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum
- Lesser Marsh GrasshopperChorthippus albomarginatus
Tormentil · White Campion · Common Ragwort · Elder · Yarrow +71
- TormentilPotentilla erecta
- White CampionSilene latifolia
- Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
- ElderSambucus nigra
- YarrowAchillea millefolium
- Silver BirchBetula pendula
- Heath Wood-rushLuzula multiflora
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
