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Iron Age and Roman settlement at Bar Pastures

8 ha

📷 Michael Trolove · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome8 ha

Getting here

52.60586, -0.15440

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦75+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon 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

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

7 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Mallard +72 more · last seen 2025; Grazing marsh — lapwing, redshank, snipe and wintering wildfowl

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Mallard +72 more · last seen 2025; Coastal and floodplain grazing marsh priority habitat

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Hairy Dragonfly, Brown Hawker, Four-spotted Chaser +12 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Waterside walks

Grazing marsh and ditches — waterside walking

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Primrose · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Nene WayWalking route177 km
Named routeLength 177 kmRegional walking route
Hereward WayWalking route
Named routePoint-to-pointRegional walking route
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Cycling

23 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
The Green WheelCycling route
Named routeRef 21Round tripRegional cycle route
The Green WheelCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 63Cycling route
Named routeRef 63National Cycle Network
Route 12Cycling route
Named routeRef 12National Cycle Network
Airfield CyclewayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route772 m
Named routeRef 63Length 772 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Bar Pasture Farm

📷 Michael Trolove · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Bar Pasture Farm

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