Roman villa east of Foster’s Bridge
6 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🍄Fungi
Free entryDogs welcome6 ha
Getting here
52.61677, -0.57375
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦48+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Carrion Crow
- 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
- ⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦48+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Carrion Crow
- 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
- ⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Robin +45 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Robin +45 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Violet Bramble Rust, Phragmidium bulbosum, Ground Ivy Rust +25 more · last seen 2025
Varies
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Bedeguar Gall, Psyllopsis fraxini agg., Willow Beauty +235 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Agrimony, Hogweed, Ribwort Plantain +213 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Jurassic WayWalking route142 km▾
Named routeLength 142 kmRegional walking route
Macmillan WayWalking route290 km▾
Named routeRef MWALength 290 kmListed length 461Regional walking route
Rutland RoundWalking route105 km▾
Named routeLength 105 kmRegional walking route
Hereward WayWalking route▾
Named routePoint-to-pointRegional walking route
3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Byway (Rutland)Cycling route▾
National Byway in Rutland
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Route 63Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 63National Cycle Network
Rutland Water CircuitCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Wakerly Woods Red RouteMountain bike route▾
Photos
Large field near Foster's Bridge
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
18,374 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
18,374 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Goldfinch · Jay · Blue Tit +38
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Great TitParus major
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- MagpiePica pica
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- CootFulica atra
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
Muntjac
Bedeguar Gall · Red-tailed Bumblebee · Psyllopsis fraxini agg. · Psyllopsis fraxini · Green-veined White +14
- Bedeguar GallDiplolepis rosae
- Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius
- Psyllopsis fraxini agg.Psyllopsis fraxini agg.
- Psyllopsis fraxiniPsyllopsis fraxini
- Green-veined WhitePieris napi
- Common BluePolyommatus icarus
- Meadow Brown
🍄Fungi16 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Ground Ivy Rust · Maple Mildew · Golovinomyces artemisiae · Violet Bramble Rust · Sycamore Tarspot +11
- Ground Ivy RustPuccinia glechomatis
- Maple MildewSawadaea bicornis
- Golovinomyces artemisiaeGolovinomyces artemisiae
- Violet Bramble RustPhragmidium violaceum
- Sycamore TarspotRhytisma acerinum
- Umbellifer MildewErysiphe heraclei
🌿Plants78 species
springsummer
2025▾
Curled Dock · Creeping Cinquefoil · Field Bindweed · Agrimony · Wild Privet +73
- Curled DockRumex crispus
- Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans
- Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis
- AgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoria
- Wild PrivetLigustrum vulgare
- BlackthornPrunus spinosa
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
18,374 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Goldfinch · Jay · Blue Tit +38
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Great TitParus major
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- MagpiePica pica
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- CootFulica atra
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
Muntjac
Bedeguar Gall · Red-tailed Bumblebee · Psyllopsis fraxini agg. · Psyllopsis fraxini · Green-veined White +14
- Bedeguar GallDiplolepis rosae
- Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius
- Psyllopsis fraxini agg.Psyllopsis fraxini agg.
- Psyllopsis fraxiniPsyllopsis fraxini
- Green-veined WhitePieris napi
- Common BluePolyommatus icarus
- Meadow Brown
🍄Fungi16 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Ground Ivy Rust · Maple Mildew · Golovinomyces artemisiae · Violet Bramble Rust · Sycamore Tarspot +11
- Ground Ivy RustPuccinia glechomatis
- Maple MildewSawadaea bicornis
- Golovinomyces artemisiaeGolovinomyces artemisiae
- Violet Bramble RustPhragmidium violaceum
- Sycamore TarspotRhytisma acerinum
- Umbellifer MildewErysiphe heraclei
🌿Plants78 species
springsummer
2025▾
Curled Dock · Creeping Cinquefoil · Field Bindweed · Agrimony · Wild Privet +73
- Curled DockRumex crispus
- Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans
- Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis
- AgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoria
- Wild PrivetLigustrum vulgare
- BlackthornPrunus spinosa
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Maniola jurtina
Maniola jurtina
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumariusCuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumariusSpeckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissimaSpeckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissimaMeadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelusMeadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelusSyrphusSyrphusSyrphusSyrphusCorizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyamiSmooth Pea GallDiplolepis eglanteriae agg.Smooth Pea GallDiplolepis eglanteriae agg.Small EggarEriogaster lanestrisSmall EggarEriogaster lanestrisCantharis rusticaCantharis rusticaCantharis rusticaCantharis rusticaWhite-legged Case-bearerColeophora albitarsella2024White-legged Case-bearerColeophora albitarsella2024Dasineura odorataeDasineura odoratae2024Dasineura odorataeDasineura odoratae2024Dasineura fraxiniDasineura fraxini2024Dasineura fraxiniDasineura fraxini2024Anaspis garneysiAnaspis garneysi2024Anaspis garneysiAnaspis garneysi2024Erysiphe viburniErysiphe viburniErysiphe viburniErysiphe viburniCrown RustPuccinia coronataCrown RustPuccinia coronataRose RustPhragmidium mucronatumRose RustPhragmidium mucronatumPhragmidium bulbosumPhragmidium bulbosum2024Phragmidium bulbosumPhragmidium bulbosum2024Erysiphe urticaeErysiphe urticae2024Erysiphe urticaeErysiphe urticae2024Blackthorn RustTranzschelia pruni-spinosae2024Blackthorn RustTranzschelia pruni-spinosae2024Podosphaera clandestinaPodosphaera clandestina2024Podosphaera clandestinaPodosphaera clandestina2024Campion Anther SmutMicrobotryum lychnidis-dioicae2024Campion Anther SmutMicrobotryum lychnidis-dioicae2024Mallow RustPuccinia malvacearum2024Mallow RustPuccinia malvacearum2024Rose MildewPodosphaera pannosa2024Rose MildewPodosphaera pannosa2024Meadow Vetchling
Meadow Vetchling
Lathyrus pratensis
Lathyrus pratensis
TansyTanacetum vulgareTansyTanacetum vulgareGroundselSenecio vulgarisGroundselSenecio vulgarisKnotgrassPolygonum aviculareKnotgrassPolygonum aviculareCommon OracheAtriplex patulaCommon OracheAtriplex patulaFat-henChenopodium albumFat-henChenopodium albumNipplewortLapsana communisNipplewortLapsana communisCommon KnapweedCentaurea nigraCommon KnapweedCentaurea nigraYarrowAchillea millefoliumYarrowAchillea millefoliumCommon ToadflaxLinaria vulgarisCommon ToadflaxLinaria vulgarisSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusYellow Oat-grassTrisetum flavescensYellow Oat-grassTrisetum flavescensGreater KnapweedCentaurea scabiosaGreater KnapweedCentaurea scabiosaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaBuckthornRhamnus catharticaBuckthornRhamnus catharticaWayfaring-treeViburnum lantanaWayfaring-treeViburnum lantanaOxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgareOxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgareRough ChervilChaerophyllum temulumRough ChervilChaerophyllum temulumKnapweed BroomrapeOrobanche elatiorKnapweed BroomrapeOrobanche elatiorCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisBlack MedickMedicago lupulinaBlack MedickMedicago lupulinaPyramidal OrchidAnacamptis pyramidalisPyramidal OrchidAnacamptis pyramidalisUpright Hedge BedstrawGalium album subsp. erectumUpright Hedge BedstrawGalium album subsp. erectumDropwortFilipendula vulgarisDropwortFilipendula vulgarisCommon RestharrowOnonis repensCommon RestharrowOnonis repensElderSambucus nigraElderSambucus nigraPerforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatumPerforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatumFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusWild PlumPrunus domesticaWild PlumPrunus domesticaDog-roseRosa caninaDog-roseRosa caninaCock's-footDactylis glomerataCock's-footDactylis glomerataBittersweetSolanum dulcamaraBittersweetSolanum dulcamaraTimothyPhleum pratenseTimothyPhleum pratenseWood AvensGeum urbanumWood AvensGeum urbanumGoat's-beardTragopogon pratensisGoat's-beardTragopogon pratensisCommon MallowMalva sylvestrisCommon MallowMalva sylvestrisBrambleRubus fruticosusBrambleRubus fruticosusSnowberrySymphoricarpos albusSnowberrySymphoricarpos albusRough HawkbitLeontodon hispidusRough HawkbitLeontodon hispidusBarren BromeAnisantha sterilisBarren BromeAnisantha sterilisHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumRough Meadow-grassPoa trivialisRough Meadow-grassPoa trivialisMeadow Crane's-billGeranium pratenseMeadow Crane's-billGeranium pratenseWhite CampionSilene latifoliaWhite CampionSilene latifoliaField ScabiousKnautia arvensisField ScabiousKnautia arvensisCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaRed CloverTrifolium pratenseRed CloverTrifolium pratenseWhite BryonyBryonia dioicaWhite BryonyBryonia dioicaMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineSoft-bromeBromus hordeaceusSoft-bromeBromus hordeaceusBladder CampionSilene vulgarisBladder CampionSilene vulgarisAshFraxinus excelsiorAshFraxinus excelsiorRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataDogwoodCornus sanguineaDogwoodCornus sanguineaMeadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensisMeadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensisGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaCowslipPrimula verisCowslipPrimula verisEarly Dog-violetViola reichenbachianaEarly Dog-violetViola reichenbachianaDaisyBellis perennisDaisyBellis perennisLesser CelandineFicaria vernaLesser CelandineFicaria vernaCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisLesser TrefoilTrifolium dubiumLesser TrefoilTrifolium dubiumGoldilocks ButtercupRanunculus auricomusGoldilocks ButtercupRanunculus auricomusBulbous ButtercupRanunculus bulbosusBulbous ButtercupRanunculus bulbosusGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaDandelionTaraxacumDandelionTaraxacumHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2024Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2024Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium2024Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium2024Events & activities nearby
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