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Ring ditch and settlement site north of Eastrea

3 ha

📷 JThomas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

52.55956, -0.08939

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦98+ 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

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦98+ 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

6 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Magpie +95 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Magpie +95 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site with public access

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Box Bug, Field Grasshopper, Speckled Bush-cricket +3 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Box Bug, Field Grasshopper, Speckled Bush-cricket +3 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Scrophularia grandiflora, Water-lettuce · last seen 2023; Plants — Scrophularia grandiflora, Water-lettuce · last seen 2023

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

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

🚴

Cycling

39 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 63Cycling route

Named routeRef 63National Cycle Network

The Green WheelCycling route

Named routeRef 21Round tripRegional cycle route

N/ACycling route997 m

Named routeLength 997 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface bareearth

Main RouteCycling route189 m

Named routeRef 63Length 189 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route219 m

Named routeRef 63Length 219 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route428 m

Named routeRef 63Length 428 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

🐴

Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths

Cow Waybridleway · 1.3 km

Public pathbridlewayLength 1.3 kmPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

11,155 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

11,155 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds67 species

spring

2026

Goldfinch · Chiffchaff · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Moorhen +62

GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2025
Great TitParus major2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
CuckooCuculus canorus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2025
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
SwiftApus apus2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
TealAnas crecca2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
CootFulica atra2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025

🦌

Mammals5 species

winterspring

2026

Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel · Muntjac · Rabbit · Water Vole

Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2025
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2025
Water VoleArvicola amphibius2025

🐝

Insects1 species

summer

2025

Box Bug

Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

11,155 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds67 species

spring

2026

Goldfinch · Chiffchaff · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Moorhen +62

GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2025
Great TitParus major2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
CuckooCuculus canorus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2025
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
SwiftApus apus2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
TealAnas crecca2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
CootFulica atra2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025

🦌

Mammals5 species

winterspring

2026

Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel · Muntjac · Rabbit · Water Vole

Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2025
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2025
Water VoleArvicola amphibius2025

🐝

Insects1 species

summer

2025

Box Bug

Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 JThomas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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