Roman fort, south of Littleborough Lane
1 ha
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🦅Birds✦Heritage🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
53.32905, -0.75196
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦71+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Woodpigeon
- ✦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
- 🐦71+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Woodpigeon
- ✦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, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw +68 more · last seen 2025
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw +68 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Darter, Green Shieldbug, Limnephilus lunatus +139 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Sweet Violet, Annual Toadflax, Common Whitlowgrass +17 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
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
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Byway (Lincolnshire)Cycling route▾
The National Byway in Lincolnshire
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
National Byway Retford LoopCycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
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Littleborough Lane, Marton
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Wildlife to spot
5,372 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
5,372 records · National Biodiversity NetworkGreylag Goose · Goldfinch · Mallard · Woodpigeon · Green Woodpecker +29
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Great TitParus major
- MagpiePica pica
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Brown Hare
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
Grass Snake · Common Lizard
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐸Amphibians1 species
winterspring
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects76 species
springsummer
2026▾
Green Shieldbug · Common Darter · Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Mystacides longicornis +71
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Mystacides longicornisMystacides longicornis2025
- Eupeodes corollae
Sweet Violet · Common Whitlowgrass · Wood Bristle-moss · Creeping Feather-moss · Wall Screw-moss +9
- Sweet VioletViola odorata
- Common WhitlowgrassErophila verna
- Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis
- Creeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpens
- Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis
- Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata
- Greater Periwinkle
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
5,372 records · National Biodiversity NetworkGreylag Goose · Goldfinch · Mallard · Woodpigeon · Green Woodpecker +29
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Great TitParus major
- MagpiePica pica
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Brown Hare
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
Grass Snake · Common Lizard
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐸Amphibians1 species
winterspring
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects76 species
springsummer
2026▾
Green Shieldbug · Common Darter · Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Mystacides longicornis +71
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Mystacides longicornisMystacides longicornis2025
- Eupeodes corollae
Sweet Violet · Common Whitlowgrass · Wood Bristle-moss · Creeping Feather-moss · Wall Screw-moss +9
- Sweet VioletViola odorata
- Common WhitlowgrassErophila verna
- Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis
- Creeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpens
- Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis
- Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata
- Greater Periwinkle
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Eupeodes corollae2025
Eupeodes corollae2025
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctataHairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025Fever FlyDilophus febrilis2025Fever FlyDilophus febrilis2025Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2025Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2025Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger2025Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger2025SyrphusSyrphus2025SyrphusSyrphus2025Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci2025Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci2025Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata2025Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata2025Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2025Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2025Silver FishLepisma saccharinum2025Silver FishLepisma saccharinum2025Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2025Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2025Pemphigus (Pemphigus) spyrothecaePemphigus (Pemphigus) spyrothecae2025Pemphigus (Pemphigus) spyrothecaePemphigus (Pemphigus) spyrothecae2025Juniper ShieldbugCyphostethus tristriatus2025Juniper ShieldbugCyphostethus tristriatus2025Jet AntLasius fuliginosus2025Jet AntLasius fuliginosus2025Cryptosiphum artemisiaeCryptosiphum artemisiae2025Cryptosiphum artemisiaeCryptosiphum artemisiae2025Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025PlatycheirusPlatycheirus2025PlatycheirusPlatycheirus2025Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2025Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2025Shore Sexton BeetleNecrodes littoralis2025Shore Sexton BeetleNecrodes littoralis2025Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufusRhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus2025Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufusRhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus2025Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2025Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2025Spiked ShieldbugPicromerus bidens2025Spiked ShieldbugPicromerus bidens2025Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorumPlagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum2025Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorumPlagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum2025Pied ShieldbugTritomegas bicolor2025Pied ShieldbugTritomegas bicolor2025Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri2025Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri2025Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2025Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2025Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2025Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2025Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2025Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2025Liocoris tripustulatusLiocoris tripustulatus2025Liocoris tripustulatusLiocoris tripustulatus2025Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2025Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2025Blue ShieldbugZicrona caerulea2025Blue ShieldbugZicrona caerulea2025Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025Ceraclea senilisCeraclea senilis2025Ceraclea senilisCeraclea senilis2025Narrow-barred FusehornArge melanochra2025Narrow-barred FusehornArge melanochra2025Tillus elongatusTillus elongatus2025Tillus elongatusTillus elongatus2025Limnephilus lunatusLimnephilus lunatus2025Limnephilus lunatusLimnephilus lunatus2025AgrayleaAgraylea2025AgrayleaAgraylea2025HydropsycheHydropsyche2025HydropsycheHydropsyche2025Fig GallTetraneura (Tetraneura) ulmi2025Fig GallTetraneura (Tetraneura) ulmi2025Meadow Plant BugLeptopterna dolabrata2025Meadow Plant BugLeptopterna dolabrata2025Face FlyMusca autumnalis2025Face FlyMusca autumnalis2025Green Nettle WeevilPhyllobius pomaceus2025Green Nettle WeevilPhyllobius pomaceus2025Willow Bean-gallerEuura proxima2025Willow Bean-gallerEuura proxima2025Wild Rose FusehornArge ochropus2025Wild Rose FusehornArge ochropus2025Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus2025Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus2025Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilineaDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilinea2025Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilineaDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilinea2025Woundwort ShieldbugEysarcoris venustissimus2025Woundwort ShieldbugEysarcoris venustissimus2025Fine Streaked BugkinMiris striatus2025Fine Streaked BugkinMiris striatus2025Athripsodes aterrimusAthripsodes aterrimus2025Athripsodes aterrimusAthripsodes aterrimus2025Figwort WeevilCionus scrophulariae2025Figwort WeevilCionus scrophulariae2025Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2025Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2025Hairy DragonflyBrachytron pratense2025Hairy DragonflyBrachytron pratense202514-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata202514-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2025Agrypnia pagetanaAgrypnia pagetana2025Agrypnia pagetanaAgrypnia pagetana2025Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha2025Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha2025Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans2025Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans2025Indet. AnthomyiidAnthomyzidae2025Indet. AnthomyiidAnthomyzidae2025Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus2025Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus2025Red Mason BeeOsmia bicornis2025Red Mason BeeOsmia bicornis2025Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes2025Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes2025Pogonocherus hispidulusPogonocherus hispidulus2025Pogonocherus hispidulusPogonocherus hispidulus2025Pogonocherus hispidusPogonocherus hispidus2025Pogonocherus hispidusPogonocherus hispidus2025Drymus (Sylvadrymus) sylvaticusDrymus (Sylvadrymus) sylvaticus2025Drymus (Sylvadrymus) sylvaticusDrymus (Sylvadrymus) sylvaticus2025NotiophilusNotiophilus2025NotiophilusNotiophilus2025Green Dock BeetleGastrophysa viridula2025Green Dock BeetleGastrophysa viridula2025Vinca major
Vinca major
Lesser CelandineFicaria vernaLesser CelandineFicaria vernaCommon Pocket-mossFissidens taxifoliusCommon Pocket-mossFissidens taxifoliusWinter AconiteEranthis hyemalisWinter AconiteEranthis hyemalisMudwortLimosella aquatica2025MudwortLimosella aquatica2025Common CornsaladValerianella locusta2025Common CornsaladValerianella locusta2025CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2025CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2025Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea2025Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea2025