Littlechester Roman site 4 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
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Free entry Dogs welcome 4 ha
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52.93408, -1.47604
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.
Archaeological site scheduled monument
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here ☕ Derby City Cricket Cafe — a good base for a longer summer day out 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here ☕ Derby City Cricket Cafe — a good base for a longer summer day out £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ Parking· Free 🛝 Playground🚻 Toilets
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mallard, Woodpigeon, Magpie +68 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mallard, Woodpigeon, Magpie +68 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Cow Parsley, Cleavers, Hogweed +59 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Cow Parsley, Cleavers, Hogweed +59 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Hogweed, Hawthorn, Ramsons +9 more foraging species
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Syrphus, Red-legged Shieldbug, Waldheim’s Claremont +12 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Syrphus, Red-legged Shieldbug, Waldheim’s Claremont +12 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 17 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Midshires Way Walking route 370 km ▾
Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail
Named route Length 370 km Regional walking route
Show on map Derby Nomad Way Walking route 79 km ▾
Named route Length 79 km Regional walking route
Show on map Derwent Valley Heritage Way Walking route 89 km ▾
Named route Length 89 km Regional walking route
Show on map Centenary Way (Derbyshire) Walking route ▾
Amber Valley Routeway Walk 17 Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 99 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 54 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 54 National Cycle Network
Show on map Derby Orbital Route 66 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 66 Regional cycle route
Show on map Great Northern Greenway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Great Northern Greenway Point-to-point Local cycle route
Show on map Route 672 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 672 National Cycle Network
Show on map Great Northern Greenway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Great Northern Greenway Local cycle route
Show on map Pennine Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 68 National Cycle Network
Show on map Photos Roman remains at Little Chester
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Wildlife to spot
28,713 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 28,713 records · National Biodiversity Network Moorhen · Mallard · Black-headed Gull · Canada Goose · Robin +36
Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Robin Erithacus rubecula Mute Swan Cygnus olor Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Coot Fulica atra Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Redwing Turdus iliacus Magpie Pica pica Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Goldcrest Regulus regulus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Hogweed · Wood Anemone · Cow Parsley · Reflexed Stonecrop · Broad-leaved Dock +23
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris Reflexed Stonecrop Petrosedum rupestre Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius Horse-chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum Cleavers Galium aparine Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 28,713 records · National Biodiversity Network Moorhen · Mallard · Black-headed Gull · Canada Goose · Robin +36
Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Robin Erithacus rubecula Mute Swan Cygnus olor Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Coot Fulica atra Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Redwing Turdus iliacus Magpie Pica pica Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Goldcrest Regulus regulus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Hogweed · Wood Anemone · Cow Parsley · Reflexed Stonecrop · Broad-leaved Dock +23
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris Reflexed Stonecrop Petrosedum rupestre Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius Horse-chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum Cleavers Galium aparine Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Cherry Laurel Prunus laurocerasus
Cherry Laurel Prunus laurocerasus
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Spotted-laurel Aucuba japonica
Spotted-laurel Aucuba japonica
Ramsons Allium ursinum
Ramsons Allium ursinum
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata
Beech Fagus sylvatica
Beech Fagus sylvatica
Raspberry Rubus idaeus
Raspberry Rubus idaeus
Elder Sambucus nigra
Elder Sambucus nigra
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare
Honesty Lunaria annua
Honesty Lunaria annua
Mind-your-own-business Soleirolia soleirolii
Mind-your-own-business Soleirolia soleirolii
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum
Hazel Corylus avellana
Hazel Corylus avellana
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Black-grass Alopecurus myosuroides
Black-grass Alopecurus myosuroides
Mistletoe Viscum album2025
Mistletoe Viscum album2025 