Roman camp 200m south west of Knowe Farm
3 ha
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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Free entryDogs welcome3 ha
Getting here
54.74615, -2.79552
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦69+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Pheasant
- ✦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
- 🐦69+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Pheasant
- ✦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 — Carrion Crow, Pheasant, Rook +66 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Carrion Crow, Pheasant, Rook +66 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Psychomyia pusilla, Mystacides azurea, Hydroptila forcipata +30 more · last seen 2021
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🏡Historic gardens
Moderate match
Historic site
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 6Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route2.7 km▾
Named routeRef 6Length 2.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
1,564 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
1,564 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds10 species
springautumn
2025▾
Carrion Crow · Pheasant · Grey Partridge · Chiffchaff · Hirundo rustica rustica +5
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2020
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2019
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2019
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2019
- Hirundo rustica rusticaHirundo rustica rustica
- SwiftApus apus2024
- Snow GooseAnser caerulescens2019
- RookCorvus frugilegus2019
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2019
- JackdawColoeus monedula2019
🦌Mammals5 species
springautumn
2022▾
Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · Badger · Rabbit · Brown Hare
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2021
- BadgerMeles meles2020
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2019
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2019
Ecdyonurus dispar · Rhithrogena germanica · Peacock · Small Tortoiseshell · Large White
- Ecdyonurus disparEcdyonurus dispar
- Rhithrogena germanicaRhithrogena germanica
- PeacockAglais io2019
- Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2019
🌿Plants147 species
springsummer
2025▾
Alder · Marsh Woundwort · Cock's-foot · White Clover · Yorkshire-fog +142
- AlderAlnus glutinosa
- Marsh WoundwortStachys palustris
- Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
- White CloverTrifolium repens
- Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
- Polygonum avicularePolygonum aviculare
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,564 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds10 species
springautumn
2025▾
Carrion Crow · Pheasant · Grey Partridge · Chiffchaff · Hirundo rustica rustica +5
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2020
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2019
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2019
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2019
- Hirundo rustica rusticaHirundo rustica rustica
- SwiftApus apus2024
- Snow GooseAnser caerulescens2019
- RookCorvus frugilegus2019
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2019
- JackdawColoeus monedula2019
🦌Mammals5 species
springautumn
2022▾
Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · Badger · Rabbit · Brown Hare
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2021
- BadgerMeles meles2020
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2019
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2019
Ecdyonurus dispar · Rhithrogena germanica · Peacock · Small Tortoiseshell · Large White
- Ecdyonurus disparEcdyonurus dispar
- Rhithrogena germanicaRhithrogena germanica
- PeacockAglais io2019
- Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2019
🌿Plants147 species
springsummer
2025▾
Alder · Marsh Woundwort · Cock's-foot · White Clover · Yorkshire-fog +142
- AlderAlnus glutinosa
- Marsh WoundwortStachys palustris
- Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
- White CloverTrifolium repens
- Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
- Polygonum avicularePolygonum aviculare
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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Matricaria discoidea
Matricaria discoidea
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaCommon Dog-violetViola rivinianaCommon Dog-violetViola rivinianaSoft-rushJuncus effususSoft-rushJuncus effususDandelionTaraxacumDandelionTaraxacumCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumWhite SedgeCarex canescens2019White SedgeCarex canescens2019False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusReed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinaceaReed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinaceaSticky GroundselSenecio viscosusSticky GroundselSenecio viscosusPerennial Rye-grassLolium perennePerennial Rye-grassLolium perenneYarrowAchillea millefoliumYarrowAchillea millefoliumRedshankPersicaria maculosaRedshankPersicaria maculosaNipplewortLapsana communisNipplewortLapsana communisPrickly Sow-thistleSonchus asperPrickly Sow-thistleSonchus asperHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaGarden Grape-hyacinthMuscari armeniacumGarden Grape-hyacinthMuscari armeniacumPetty SpurgeEuphorbia peplusPetty SpurgeEuphorbia peplusRiver Water-crowfootRanunculus fluitansRiver Water-crowfootRanunculus fluitansGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumScented MayweedMatricaria chamomillaScented MayweedMatricaria chamomillaDaisyBellis perennisDaisyBellis perennisShepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastorisShepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastorisCat's-earHypochaeris radicataCat's-earHypochaeris radicataRussian ComfreySymphytum asperum x officinale = S. x uplandicumRussian ComfreySymphytum asperum x officinale = S. x uplandicumSix-rowed BarleyHordeum vulgareSix-rowed BarleyHordeum vulgarePerennial CornflowerCentaurea montanaPerennial CornflowerCentaurea montanaMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisHedge MustardSisymbrium officinaleHedge MustardSisymbrium officinaleCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraField Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensisField Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensisHimalayan BalsamImpatiens glanduliferaHimalayan BalsamImpatiens glanduliferaYellow CorydalisPseudofumaria luteaYellow CorydalisPseudofumaria luteaGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysMeadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensisMeadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensisRamsonsAllium ursinumRamsonsAllium ursinumWatercressNasturtium officinaleWatercressNasturtium officinaleBrooklimeVeronica beccabungaBrooklimeVeronica beccabungaHemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocataHemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocataElderSambucus nigraElderSambucus nigraRed CampionSilene dioicaRed CampionSilene dioicaLarge Bitter-cressCardamine amaraLarge Bitter-cressCardamine amaraField Wood-rushLuzula campestrisField Wood-rushLuzula campestrisVeronica hederifolia subsp. lucorumVeronica hederifolia subsp. lucorumVeronica hederifolia subsp. lucorumVeronica hederifolia subsp. lucorumMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisGreater StitchwortStellaria holosteaGreater StitchwortStellaria holosteaThyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifoliaThyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifoliaRed CurrantRibes rubrumRed CurrantRibes rubrumGreater PlantainPlantago majorGreater PlantainPlantago majorWood AnemoneAnemone nemorosaWood AnemoneAnemone nemorosaBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusCrosswortCruciata laevipesCrosswortCruciata laevipesHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumPrimrosePrimula vulgarisPrimrosePrimula vulgarisBluebellHyacinthoides non-scriptaBluebellHyacinthoides non-scriptaBlackthornPrunus spinosaBlackthornPrunus spinosaWater AvensGeum rivaleWater AvensGeum rivaleBugleAjuga reptansBugleAjuga reptansHazelCorylus avellanaHazelCorylus avellanaWinter-cressBarbarea vulgarisWinter-cressBarbarea vulgarisGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataPignutConopodium majusPignutConopodium majusGreat BurnetSanguisorba officinalisGreat BurnetSanguisorba officinalisGorseUlex europaeusGorseUlex europaeusCuckooflowerCardamine pratensisCuckooflowerCardamine pratensisMarsh-marigoldCaltha palustrisMarsh-marigoldCaltha palustrisBarren StrawberryPotentilla sterilisBarren StrawberryPotentilla sterilisAshFraxinus excelsiorAshFraxinus excelsiorSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareBush VetchVicia sepiumBush VetchVicia sepiumMarsh ThistleCirsium palustreMarsh ThistleCirsium palustreWych ElmUlmus glabraWych ElmUlmus glabraHedge BedstrawGalium albumHedge BedstrawGalium albumCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaPolypodyPolypodium vulgarePolypodyPolypodium vulgareGround-elderAegopodium podagrariaGround-elderAegopodium podagrariaBrambleRubus fruticosusBrambleRubus fruticosusHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumHorse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanumHorse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanumRaspberryRubus idaeusRaspberryRubus idaeusWall-rueAsplenium ruta-murariaWall-rueAsplenium ruta-murariaCommon SorrelRumex acetosaCommon SorrelRumex acetosaCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineMaidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanesMaidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanesSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusThale CressArabidopsis thalianaThale CressArabidopsis thalianaDog's MercuryMercurialis perennisDog's MercuryMercurialis perennisBeechFagus sylvaticaBeechFagus sylvaticaHoneysuckleLonicera periclymenumHoneysuckleLonicera periclymenumHairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsutaHairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsutaStellaria mediaStellaria mediaStellaria mediaStellaria mediaGroundselSenecio vulgarisGroundselSenecio vulgarisFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaIvyHedera helixIvyHedera helixLesser CelandineFicaria vernaLesser CelandineFicaria vernaHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaHollyIlex aquifoliumHollyIlex aquifoliumCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumGooseberryRibes uva-crispaGooseberryRibes uva-crispaGrape HyacinthMuscariGrape HyacinthMuscariWavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosaWavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosaSnowdropGalanthus nivalisSnowdropGalanthus nivalisOxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgareOxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgareSweet VioletViola odorataSweet VioletViola odorataCommon Field-speedwellVeronica persicaCommon Field-speedwellVeronica persicaCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumOpposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifoliumOpposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifoliumMarsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosum2018Marsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosum2018Heath RushJuncus squarrosus2018Heath RushJuncus squarrosus2018Marsh WillowherbEpilobium palustre2018Marsh WillowherbEpilobium palustre2018Amphibious BistortPersicaria amphibia2018Amphibious BistortPersicaria amphibia2018Green-ribbed SedgeCarex binervis2018Green-ribbed SedgeCarex binervis2018Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis2018Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis2018Curled DockRumex crispus2018Curled DockRumex crispus2018Festuca rubraFestuca rubra2018Festuca rubraFestuca rubra2018Bog StitchwortStellaria alsine2018Bog StitchwortStellaria alsine2018Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens2018Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens2018HeatherCalluna vulgaris2018HeatherCalluna vulgaris2018Purple Moor-grassMolinia caerulea2018Purple Moor-grassMolinia caerulea2018Hybrid LarchLarix decidua x kaempferi = L. x marschlinsii2018Hybrid LarchLarix decidua x kaempferi = L. x marschlinsii2018Mat-grassNardus stricta2018Mat-grassNardus stricta2018Bottle SedgeCarex rostrata2018Bottle SedgeCarex rostrata2018Common CottongrassEriophorum angustifolium2018Common CottongrassEriophorum angustifolium2018Downy BirchBetula pubescens2018Downy BirchBetula pubescens2018Common BentAgrostis capillaris2018Common BentAgrostis capillaris2018Bog PondweedPotamogeton polygonifolius2018Bog PondweedPotamogeton polygonifolius2018Wavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosa2018Wavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosa2018BrackenPteridium aquilinum2018BrackenPteridium aquilinum2018BulrushTypha latifolia2018BulrushTypha latifolia2018Small CudweedLogfia minima2018Small CudweedLogfia minima2018Tufted Forget-me-notMyosotis laxa2018Tufted Forget-me-notMyosotis laxa2018Small Sweet-grassGlyceria declinata2018Small Sweet-grassGlyceria declinata2018Silver BirchBetula pendula2018Silver BirchBetula pendula2018Hard-fernBlechnum spicant2018Hard-fernBlechnum spicant2018American WillowherbEpilobium ciliatum2018American WillowherbEpilobium ciliatum2018Velvet BentAgrostis canina2018Velvet BentAgrostis canina2018