Roman settlement by Fen Road, south of Poplar Farm 3 ha
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🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife🦋 Insects
Free entry Dogs welcome 3 ha
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52.86746, -0.28087
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
▾ 🐦 71+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Jackdaw and Tawny Owl ✦ 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 Jackdaw and Tawny Owl ✦ 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 — Jackdaw, Tawny Owl, Little Owl +68 more · last seen 2024; Birds — Jackdaw, Tawny Owl, Little Owl +68 more · last seen 2024
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Red Admiral, Small White, Ringlet +25 more · last seen 2018; Insects — Red Admiral, Small White, Ringlet +25 more · last seen 2018
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Kneiff's Hook-moss, Nuttall's Waterweed, Pointed Spear-moss +3 more · last seen 2020; Plants — Kneiff's Hook-moss, Nuttall's Waterweed, Pointed Spear-moss +3 more · last seen 2020
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 public path nearby
Public paths
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3,000 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 3,000 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
spring summer
2024 ▾
Jackdaw · Skylark · Blackbird · Reed Bunting · Carrion Crow +36
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Skylark Alauda arvensis Blackbird Turdus merula Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Little Owl Athene noctua Greenfinch Chloris chloris Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus Rook Corvus frugilegus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Whitethroat Curruca communis Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Greylag Goose Anser anser Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2023 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Dunnock Prunella modularis2023 Swallow Hirundo rustica Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Barn Owl Tyto alba2023 Reeves's Pheasant Syrmaticus reevesii2023 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava2023 Linnet Linaria cannabina2023 Stock Dove Columba oenas2022 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2022 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2022 Jay Garrulus glandarius2022 Brown Hare · Roe Deer · Muntjac · Fallow Deer · Rabbit
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Fallow Deer Dama dama Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2022 Fat Duckweed · Reed Sweet-grass · Autumn Hawkbit · Meadowsweet · Fennel Pondweed +11
Fat Duckweed Lemna gibba Reed Sweet-grass Glyceria maxima Autumn Hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria Fennel Pondweed Stuckenia pectinata Amphibious Bistort Persicaria amphibia Horse-radish Armoracia rusticana Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 3,000 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
spring summer
2024 ▾
Jackdaw · Skylark · Blackbird · Reed Bunting · Carrion Crow +36
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Skylark Alauda arvensis Blackbird Turdus merula Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Little Owl Athene noctua Greenfinch Chloris chloris Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus Rook Corvus frugilegus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Whitethroat Curruca communis Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Greylag Goose Anser anser Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2023 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Dunnock Prunella modularis2023 Swallow Hirundo rustica Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Barn Owl Tyto alba2023 Reeves's Pheasant Syrmaticus reevesii2023 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava2023 Linnet Linaria cannabina2023 Stock Dove Columba oenas2022 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2022 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2022 Jay Garrulus glandarius2022 Brown Hare · Roe Deer · Muntjac · Fallow Deer · Rabbit
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Fallow Deer Dama dama Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2022 Fat Duckweed · Reed Sweet-grass · Autumn Hawkbit · Meadowsweet · Fennel Pondweed +11
Fat Duckweed Lemna gibba Reed Sweet-grass Glyceria maxima Autumn Hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria Fennel Pondweed Stuckenia pectinata Amphibious Bistort Persicaria amphibia Horse-radish Armoracia rusticana Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Arrowhead Sagittaria sagittifolia
Arrowhead Sagittaria sagittifolia
Shining Pondweed Potamogeton lucens
Shining Pondweed Potamogeton lucens
Opposite-leaved Pondweed Groenlandia densa
Opposite-leaved Pondweed Groenlandia densa
Blunt-fruited Water-starwort Callitriche obtusangula
Blunt-fruited Water-starwort Callitriche obtusangula
Great Bindweed Calystegia sepium subsp. sepium
Great Bindweed Calystegia sepium subsp. sepium
Reed Canary-grass Phalaris arundinacea
Reed Canary-grass Phalaris arundinacea
Unbranched Bur-reed Sparganium emersum
Unbranched Bur-reed Sparganium emersum
Whorled Water-milfoil Myriophyllum verticillatum
Whorled Water-milfoil Myriophyllum verticillatum
Clustered Dock Rumex conglomeratus
Clustered Dock Rumex conglomeratus 