Roman Ridge: section 140yds (130m) long in Dyson's Plantation 0 ha
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53.47740, -1.33659
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 ✦ 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
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ✦ 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🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +76 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +76 more · last seen 2025
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Rough-stalked Feather-moss, Cow Parsley, Blackthorn +28 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Rough-stalked Feather-moss, Cow Parsley, Blackthorn +28 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Azure Damselfly, Common Darter, Red-eyed Damselfly +41 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Azure Damselfly, Common Darter, Red-eyed Damselfly +41 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Blackthorn, Hawthorn, Bulrush
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Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby · 17 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Barnsley Boundary Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Trans-Pennine Trail (Wombwell to Selby) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Old Salt Road Walking route ▾
The Heron Way Walking route ▾
39 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 67 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 67 National Cycle Network
Show on map Trans Pennine Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 62 National Cycle Network
Show on map Rotherham Local Cycle Network Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route 6 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 6 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 414 m ▾
Named route Ref 62 Length 414 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 27 m ▾
Named route Ref 62 Length 27 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
6,324 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 6,324 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Wren · Jackdaw · Robin · Blackbird +42
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Magpie Pica pica Great Tit Parus major Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Rook Corvus frugilegus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Coal Tit Periparus ater Herring Gull Larus argentatus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Dunnock Prunella modularis Nuthatch Sitta europaea Stock Dove Columba oenas House Sparrow Passer domesticus Tawny Owl Strix aluco Jay Garrulus glandarius Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Rock Dove Columba livia2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Redwing Turdus iliacus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2024 Common Gull Larus canus2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 🐝 Insects 19 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Syrphus · Harlequin Ladybird · Greater Bulb-Fly · 2-spot Ladybird +14
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Syrphus Syrphus2025 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris2025 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata 🌿 Plants 22 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Cow Parsley · Himalayan Balsam · Bifid Crestwort · Common Pocket-moss +17
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2025 Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2024 Bifid Crestwort Lophocolea bidentata Common Pocket-moss Fissidens taxifolius Pointed Spear-moss Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 6,324 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Wren · Jackdaw · Robin · Blackbird +42
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Magpie Pica pica Great Tit Parus major Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Rook Corvus frugilegus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Coal Tit Periparus ater Herring Gull Larus argentatus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Dunnock Prunella modularis Nuthatch Sitta europaea Stock Dove Columba oenas House Sparrow Passer domesticus Tawny Owl Strix aluco Jay Garrulus glandarius Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Rock Dove Columba livia2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Redwing Turdus iliacus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2024 Common Gull Larus canus2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 🐝 Insects 19 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Syrphus · Harlequin Ladybird · Greater Bulb-Fly · 2-spot Ladybird +14
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Syrphus Syrphus2025 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris2025 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata 🌿 Plants 22 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Cow Parsley · Himalayan Balsam · Bifid Crestwort · Common Pocket-moss +17
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2025 Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2024 Bifid Crestwort Lophocolea bidentata Common Pocket-moss Fissidens taxifolius Pointed Spear-moss Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Zyginella pulchra Zyginella pulchra2025
Zyginella pulchra Zyginella pulchra2025
Tenthredopsis Tenthredopsis2025
Tenthredopsis Tenthredopsis2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Adonis' Ladybird Hippodamia variegata2025
Adonis' Ladybird Hippodamia variegata2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci2025
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci2025
Lime Aphid Eucallipterus tiliae2025
Lime Aphid Eucallipterus tiliae2025
Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus2025
Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus2025
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus2024
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus2024
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2024
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2024
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa2024
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa2024 Calliergonella cuspidata
Calliergonella cuspidata
Common Striated Feather-moss Eurhynchium striatum
Common Striated Feather-moss Eurhynchium striatum
Broom Fork-moss Dicranum scoparium
Broom Fork-moss Dicranum scoparium
Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum
Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum
Swan's-neck Thyme-moss Mnium hornum2025
Swan's-neck Thyme-moss Mnium hornum2025
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga2025
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga2025
Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata2025
Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata2025
Lateral Cryphaea Cryphaea heteromalla2025
Lateral Cryphaea Cryphaea heteromalla2025
Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata2025
Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata2025
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2025
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2025
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys2025
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys2025
Cowslip Primula veris2025
Cowslip Primula veris2025
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus2025
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus2025
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum2025
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum2025
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa2025
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa2025
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna2025
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna2025
Early Dog-violet Viola reichenbachiana2025
Early Dog-violet Viola reichenbachiana2025 