Roman road, Waverbridge to Pattenfoot
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Getting here
54.77920, -3.20640
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦63+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Blue Tit
- ✦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
- 🐦63+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Blue Tit
- ✦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 — Blackbird, Blue Tit, Woodpigeon +60 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Blackbird, Blue Tit, Woodpigeon +60 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Peacock, Red Admiral, Large White +20 more · last seen 2021
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Moderate match
Plants — Hard Rush, Great Mullein · last seen 2025
Free
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Hedge-lined road at High Waverbridge
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Wildlife to spot
1,208 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
1,208 records · National Biodiversity NetworkCarrion Crow · Wren · Willow Warbler · Chaffinch · Blackcap +16
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- SwiftApus apus2023
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2023
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2023
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
- DunnockPrunella modularis2023
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
🦌Mammals3 species
wintersummerautumn
2025▾
Badger · Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel
- BadgerMeles meles2022
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle
- Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis
Snowdrop · Hard Rush · Rough Hawk's-beard · Common Blue-sow-thistle · Great Mullein +149
- SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
- Hard RushJuncus inflexus
- Rough Hawk's-beardCrepis biennis2024
- Common Blue-sow-thistleCicerbita macrophylla
- Great MulleinVerbascum thapsus
- Soft-rushJuncus effusus2021
- Creeping Buttercup
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,208 records · National Biodiversity NetworkCarrion Crow · Wren · Willow Warbler · Chaffinch · Blackcap +16
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- SwiftApus apus2023
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2023
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2023
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
- DunnockPrunella modularis2023
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
🦌Mammals3 species
wintersummerautumn
2025▾
Badger · Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel
- BadgerMeles meles2022
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle
- Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis
Snowdrop · Hard Rush · Rough Hawk's-beard · Common Blue-sow-thistle · Great Mullein +149
- SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
- Hard RushJuncus inflexus
- Rough Hawk's-beardCrepis biennis2024
- Common Blue-sow-thistleCicerbita macrophylla
- Great MulleinVerbascum thapsus
- Soft-rushJuncus effusus2021
- Creeping Buttercup
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Ranunculus repens2021
Ranunculus repens2021
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2021Red CloverTrifolium pratense2021NipplewortLapsana communis2021NipplewortLapsana communis2021SilverweedPotentilla anserina2021SilverweedPotentilla anserina2021Toad Rush agg.Juncus bufonius2021Toad Rush agg.Juncus bufonius2021Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta2021Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta2021Hybrid FescueSchedonorus pratensis x Lolium perenne = X Schedolium loliaceum2021Hybrid FescueSchedonorus pratensis x Lolium perenne = X Schedolium loliaceum2021Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis2021Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis2021Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2021Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2021BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga2021BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga2021Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2021Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2021Hairy SedgeCarex hirta2021Hairy SedgeCarex hirta2021HollyIlex aquifolium2021HollyIlex aquifolium2021Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2021Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2021Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2021Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2021Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor2021Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor2021Bush VetchVicia sepium2021Bush VetchVicia sepium2021Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa2021Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa2021Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis2021Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis2021Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2021Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2021Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2021Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2021DandelionTaraxacum2021DandelionTaraxacum2021Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2021Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2021YarrowAchillea millefolium2021YarrowAchillea millefolium2021MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2021MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2021Common SorrelRumex acetosa2021Common SorrelRumex acetosa2021Water Forget-me-notMyosotis scorpioides2021Water Forget-me-notMyosotis scorpioides2021False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2021False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2021Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium2021Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium2021Hedge BedstrawGalium album2021Hedge BedstrawGalium album2021Thale CressArabidopsis thaliana2021Thale CressArabidopsis thaliana2021Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum2021Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum2021Wych ElmUlmus glabra2021Wych ElmUlmus glabra2021DaisyBellis perennis2021DaisyBellis perennis2021CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2021CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2021Oval SedgeCarex leporina2021Oval SedgeCarex leporina2021Winter-cressBarbarea vulgaris2021Winter-cressBarbarea vulgaris2021Poa pratensisPoa pratensis2021Poa pratensisPoa pratensis2021Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2021Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2021BlackthornPrunus spinosa2021BlackthornPrunus spinosa2021Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2021Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2021Common CouchElymus repens2021Common CouchElymus repens2021SanicleSanicula europaea2021SanicleSanicula europaea2021Spiked SedgeCarex spicata2021Spiked SedgeCarex spicata2021Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2021Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2021Wild CherryPrunus avium2021Wild CherryPrunus avium2021Rosa mollisRosa mollis2021Rosa mollisRosa mollis2021Common TwaybladeNeottia ovata2021Common TwaybladeNeottia ovata2021Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2021Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2021IvyHedera helix2021IvyHedera helix2021False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum2021False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum2021Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2021Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2021Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2021Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2021RedshankPersicaria maculosa2021RedshankPersicaria maculosa2021Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2021Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2021Greater PlantainPlantago major2021Greater PlantainPlantago major2021Meadow FescueSchedonorus pratensis2021Meadow FescueSchedonorus pratensis2021Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2021Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2021BrambleRubus fruticosus2021BrambleRubus fruticosus2021Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2021Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2021GorseUlex europaeus2021GorseUlex europaeus2021AshFraxinus excelsior2021AshFraxinus excelsior2021ElderSambucus nigra2021ElderSambucus nigra2021Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii2021Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii2021Smooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillaris2021Smooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillaris2021Sweet VioletViola odorata2021Sweet VioletViola odorata2021Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2021Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2021Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2021Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2021Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2021Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2021Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2021Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2021Clustered DockRumex conglomeratus2021Clustered DockRumex conglomeratus2021Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus2021Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus2021CleaversGalium aparine2021CleaversGalium aparine2021Black MedickMedicago lupulina2021Black MedickMedicago lupulina2021Goat WillowSalix caprea2021Goat WillowSalix caprea2021Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2021Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2021Common NettleUrtica dioica2021Common NettleUrtica dioica2021Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens2021Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens2021MontbretiaCrocosmia aurea x pottsii = C. x crocosmiiflora2021MontbretiaCrocosmia aurea x pottsii = C. x crocosmiiflora2021Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2021Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2021Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2021Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2021Goat's-beardTragopogon pratensis2021Goat's-beardTragopogon pratensis2021Rough HawkbitLeontodon hispidus2021Rough HawkbitLeontodon hispidus2021Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2021Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2021Wood DockRumex sanguineus2021Wood DockRumex sanguineus2021Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2021Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2021Bird CherryPrunus padus2021Bird CherryPrunus padus2021HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2021HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2021Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis2021Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis2021Russian ComfreySymphytum asperum x officinale = S. x uplandicum2021Russian ComfreySymphytum asperum x officinale = S. x uplandicum2021Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2021Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2021SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2021SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2021AlderAlnus glutinosa2021AlderAlnus glutinosa2021Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea2021Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea2021Hemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocata2021Hemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocata2021Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2021Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2021HazelCorylus avellana2021HazelCorylus avellana2021CrosswortCruciata laevipes2021CrosswortCruciata laevipes2021Polygonum avicularePolygonum aviculare2021Polygonum avicularePolygonum aviculare2021Rosa caninaRosa canina2021Rosa caninaRosa canina2021Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2021Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2021PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2021PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2021Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2021Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2021Wood-sedgeCarex sylvatica2021Wood-sedgeCarex sylvatica2021SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2021SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2021Marsh FoxtailAlopecurus geniculatus2021Marsh FoxtailAlopecurus geniculatus2021Festuca rubraFestuca rubra2021Festuca rubraFestuca rubra2021GroundselSenecio vulgaris2021GroundselSenecio vulgaris2021Rusty WillowSalix cinerea subsp. oleifolia2021Rusty WillowSalix cinerea subsp. oleifolia2021Common Ramping-fumitoryFumaria muralis2021Common Ramping-fumitoryFumaria muralis2021Phleum pratensePhleum pratense2021Phleum pratensePhleum pratense2021Wood AvensGeum urbanum2021Wood AvensGeum urbanum2021Water AvensGeum rivale2021Water AvensGeum rivale2021Glaucous SedgeCarex flacca2021Glaucous SedgeCarex flacca2021Sea MayweedTripleurospermum maritimum2021Sea MayweedTripleurospermum maritimum2021Compact RushJuncus conglomeratus2021Compact RushJuncus conglomeratus2021Dryopteris affinisDryopteris affinis2021Dryopteris affinisDryopteris affinis2021Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2021Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2021Tufted VetchVicia cracca2021Tufted VetchVicia cracca2021Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea2021Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea2021Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2021Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2021Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2021Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2021White CloverTrifolium repens2021White CloverTrifolium repens2021Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2021Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2021Common OracheAtriplex patula2021Common OracheAtriplex patula2021Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2021Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2021Orange Day-lilyHemerocallis fulva2021Orange Day-lilyHemerocallis fulva2021Marsh Hawk's-beardCrepis paludosa2021Marsh Hawk's-beardCrepis paludosa2021GooseberryRibes uva-crispa2021GooseberryRibes uva-crispa2021Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2021Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2021Barren StrawberryPotentilla sterilis2021Barren StrawberryPotentilla sterilis2021ButterburPetasites hybridus2021ButterburPetasites hybridus2021Common FigwortScrophularia nodosa2021Common FigwortScrophularia nodosa2021Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2021Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2021Rough ChervilChaerophyllum temulum2021Rough ChervilChaerophyllum temulum2021BugleAjuga reptans2021BugleAjuga reptans2021Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2021Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2021Common ChickweedStellaria media2021Common ChickweedStellaria media2021Red CampionSilene dioica2021Red CampionSilene dioica2021Common BistortBistorta officinalis2021Common BistortBistorta officinalis2021Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2021Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2021HawthornCrataegus monogyna2021HawthornCrataegus monogyna2021Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2021Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2021Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2021Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2021American WillowherbEpilobium ciliatum2021American WillowherbEpilobium ciliatum2021PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2021PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2021Brittle Bladder-fernCystopteris fragilis2021Brittle Bladder-fernCystopteris fragilis2021Curled DockRumex crispus2021Curled DockRumex crispus2021