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Roman Village

27 ha

📷 Hugh Venables · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome27 ha

Getting here

52.26403, -0.34926

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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

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Blackbird, Yellowhammer, Woodpigeon +73 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Yellowhammer, Woodpigeon +73 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Hydropsyche angustipennis, Athripsodes cinereus, Large White +114 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Hydropsyche angustipennis, Athripsodes cinereus, Large White +114 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Least Duckweed, Dilated Scalewort +34 more · last seen 2019; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Least Duckweed, Dilated Scalewort +34 more · last seen 2019

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Three Shires WayWalking route79 km

49 mile route liking the Swan's Way to the Grafham Water circular walk, which it now incorporates, made up largely of bridleways.

Named routeLength 79 kmRegional walking route

North Bedfordshire Heritage TrailWalking route70 km

Named routeLength 70 kmRegional walking route

Ouse Valley Way 3 (Eaton Socon to Brandon Creek)Walking route

Named routeRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

66 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

National Byway (Beds)Cycling route

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route

Route HDC 10Cycling route

Named routeRef HDC 10Local cycle route

Route HDC 7 (alt route)Cycling route

Named routeRef HDC 7 (alt route)Local cycle route

NCN 51Cycling route

Named routeRef 51National Cycle Network

Route 12Cycling route

Named routeRef 12National Cycle Network

Route HDC 7Cycling route

Named routeRef HDC 7Local cycle route

Wildlife to spot

7,871 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

7,871 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds59 species

spring

2025

Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Carrion Crow · Song Thrush · Robin +54

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
RobinErithacus rubecula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
JackdawColoeus monedula
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Great TitParus major
DunnockPrunella modularis
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Stock DoveColumba oenas
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
MagpiePica pica
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
CuckooCuculus canorus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
LinnetLinaria cannabina
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Barn OwlTyto alba
GreenfinchChloris chloris
SwallowHirundo rustica
RookCorvus frugilegus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava flavissima
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2023
RedwingTurdus iliacus2022
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2022
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
CootFulica atra
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
RavenCorvus corax2023
JayGarrulus glandarius2022
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2022
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2022
SwiftApus apus2021
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2021
Common GullLarus canus2021
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2021

🦌

Mammals10 species

springsummer

2025

Hedgehog · Roe Deer · Brown Hare · Rabbit · Barbastelle +5

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2022
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Brown HareLepus europaeus
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
BarbastelleBarbastella barbastellus2023
Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2023
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2023
NoctuleNyctalus noctula2023
OtterLutra lutra2022
PolecatMustela putorius2021

🐝

Insects4 species

summer

2025

Iassus lanio · Anthocomus rufus · Banded Demoiselle · Glow-worm

Iassus lanioIassus lanio
Anthocomus rufusAnthocomus rufus
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2021
Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca2021

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

7,871 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds59 species

spring

2025

Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Carrion Crow · Song Thrush · Robin +54

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
RobinErithacus rubecula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
JackdawColoeus monedula
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Great TitParus major
DunnockPrunella modularis
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Stock DoveColumba oenas
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
MagpiePica pica
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
CuckooCuculus canorus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
LinnetLinaria cannabina
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Barn OwlTyto alba
GreenfinchChloris chloris
SwallowHirundo rustica
RookCorvus frugilegus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava flavissima
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2023
RedwingTurdus iliacus2022
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2022
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
CootFulica atra
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
RavenCorvus corax2023
JayGarrulus glandarius2022
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2022
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2022
SwiftApus apus2021
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2021
Common GullLarus canus2021
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2021

🦌

Mammals10 species

springsummer

2025

Hedgehog · Roe Deer · Brown Hare · Rabbit · Barbastelle +5

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2022
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Brown HareLepus europaeus
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
BarbastelleBarbastella barbastellus2023
Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2023
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2023
NoctuleNyctalus noctula2023
OtterLutra lutra2022
PolecatMustela putorius2021

🐝

Insects4 species

summer

2025

Iassus lanio · Anthocomus rufus · Banded Demoiselle · Glow-worm

Iassus lanioIassus lanio
Anthocomus rufusAnthocomus rufus
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2021
Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca2021

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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🌱Mander ParkUrban park3.4 km→🌱Mander ParkUrban park3.4 km→✦Roman Small Town south of Great StaughtonHistoric site500 m→✦Village crossHistoric site600 m→🌱Plummer ParkUrban park4.3 km→🌱Castle GreenUrban park4.5 km→

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