Romano-British settlement near Staniwells Farm
24 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Free entryDogs welcome24 ha
Getting here
53.51590, -0.55517
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦34+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Woodpigeon
- ✦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
- 🐦34+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Woodpigeon
- ✦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, Woodpigeon, Starling +31 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Starling +31 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Wall, Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock +16 more · last seen 2019
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Yorkshire-fog, Field Wood-rush, Dove's-foot Crane's-bill +52 more · last seen 2025
Free
🏡Historic gardens
Moderate match
Historic site
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Ancholme Valley WayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Photos
Manton Lane joining the A15 near Staniwells
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Wildlife to spot
1,390 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
1,390 records · National Biodiversity NetworkMagpie · Tree Pipit · Jackdaw · Little Owl · Woodpigeon +9
- MagpiePica pica2023
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- Little OwlAthene noctua2023
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2023
- RobinErithacus rubecula2023
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2023
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
- RookCorvus frugilegus2023
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2023
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2023
Red Fox · Grey Squirrel
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Indet. Snake
🌿Plants53 species
springsummer
2025▾
Yorkshire-fog · Field Wood-rush · Dove's-foot Crane's-bill · Common Vetch · Taraxacum agg. +48
- Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2023
- Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris2023
- Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle2023
- Common VetchVicia sativa2023
- Taraxacum agg.Taraxacum agg.2023
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,390 records · National Biodiversity NetworkMagpie · Tree Pipit · Jackdaw · Little Owl · Woodpigeon +9
- MagpiePica pica2023
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- Little OwlAthene noctua2023
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2023
- RobinErithacus rubecula2023
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2023
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
- RookCorvus frugilegus2023
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2023
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2023
Red Fox · Grey Squirrel
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Indet. Snake
🌿Plants53 species
springsummer
2025▾
Yorkshire-fog · Field Wood-rush · Dove's-foot Crane's-bill · Common Vetch · Taraxacum agg. +48
- Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2023
- Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris2023
- Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle2023
- Common VetchVicia sativa2023
- Taraxacum agg.Taraxacum agg.2023
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Sheep's Sorrel
Sheep's Sorrel
Rumex acetosella2023
Rumex acetosella2023
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2023Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2023Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2023Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2023Common Stork's-billErodium cicutarium2023Common Stork's-billErodium cicutarium2023Wood SageTeucrium scorodonia2023Wood SageTeucrium scorodonia2023Sheep's-fescueFestuca ovina2023Sheep's-fescueFestuca ovina2023False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2023False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2023Smooth Meadow-grassPoa pratensis2023Smooth Meadow-grassPoa pratensis2023Jacobaea vulgaris subsp. vulgarisJacobaea vulgaris subsp. vulgaris2023Jacobaea vulgaris subsp. vulgarisJacobaea vulgaris subsp. vulgaris2023Smooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillaris2023Smooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillaris2023Thyme-leaved SandwortArenaria serpyllifolia2023Thyme-leaved SandwortArenaria serpyllifolia2023Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2023Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2023False Fox-sedgeCarex otrubae2023False Fox-sedgeCarex otrubae2023Red FescueFestuca rubra2023Red FescueFestuca rubra2023Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus2023Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus2023Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2023Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2023Heath SpeedwellVeronica officinalis2023Heath SpeedwellVeronica officinalis2023BrackenPteridium aquilinumBrackenPteridium aquilinumCommon NettleUrtica dioica2023Common NettleUrtica dioica2023Field Mouse-earCerastium arvense2023Field Mouse-earCerastium arvense2023Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2023Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2023Spreading Meadow-grassPoa humilis2023Spreading Meadow-grassPoa humilis2023Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2023Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2023Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2023Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2023Field MapleAcer campestre2023Field MapleAcer campestre2023Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2023Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2023Smooth Cat's-earHypochaeris glabra2023Smooth Cat's-earHypochaeris glabra2023Hop TrefoilTrifolium campestre2023Hop TrefoilTrifolium campestre2023Common BentAgrostis capillaris2023Common BentAgrostis capillaris2023Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2023Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2023Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2023Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2023Squirreltail FescueVulpia bromoides2023Squirreltail FescueVulpia bromoides2023FescueFestuca2023FescueFestuca2023HawthornCrataegus monogyna2023HawthornCrataegus monogyna2023Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2023Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2023Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2023Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2023Meadow-GrassPoa2023Meadow-GrassPoa2023Smaller Cat's-tailPhleum bertolonii2023Smaller Cat's-tailPhleum bertolonii2023Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum2023Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum2023Yellow Oat-grassTrisetum flavescens2023Yellow Oat-grassTrisetum flavescens2023Brown BentAgrostis vinealis2023Brown BentAgrostis vinealis2023Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2023Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2023Early Forget-me-notMyosotis ramosissima2023Early Forget-me-notMyosotis ramosissima2023Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile2023Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile2023White CloverTrifolium repens2023White CloverTrifolium repens2023Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2023Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2023VioletViola2023VioletViola2023Bell HeatherErica cinerea2023Bell HeatherErica cinerea2023