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Stanwick Roman Villa

📷 Mark Anderson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦90+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Mute Swan
✦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

🐦90+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Mute Swan
✦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

Parking

Best for

5 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Mute Swan, Moorhen +87 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Mute Swan, Moorhen +87 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Hemlock, Bristly Oxtongue, Prickly Sow-thistle +17 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Hemlock, Bristly Oxtongue, Prickly Sow-thistle +17 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Helophilus pendulus, Batman Hoverfly, Green Shieldbug +24 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Helophilus pendulus, Batman Hoverfly, Green Shieldbug +24 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Nene WayWalking route177 km

Named routeLength 177 kmRegional walking route

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

Lakes and Meadows TrailWalking route42.5 km

Named routeLength 42.5 kmLocal walking route

Ditchford Muddy Boot TrailWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Nature Trail WalkWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

East Northamptonshire GreenwayCycling route

Named routeRef 71Regional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

63,958 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

63,958 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds58 species

autumnwinter

2025

Great Crested Grebe · Mute Swan · Woodpigeon · Tufted Duck · Blackbird +53

Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
LapwingVanellus vanellus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
TealAnas crecca
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
MagpiePica pica
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RedshankTringa totanus
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
DunnockPrunella modularis
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
CootFulica atra
GadwallMareca strepera
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
SnipeGallinago gallinago
RobinErithacus rubecula
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
GoosanderMergus merganser
Water RailRallus aquaticus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Great TitParus major
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
JackdawColoeus monedula
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
JayGarrulus glandarius
White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
House SparrowPasser domesticus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
Common GullLarus canus

🦌

Mammals1 species

autumn

2025

Harvest Mouse

Harvest MouseMicromys minutus

🐝

Insects2 species

winterspring

2026

7-spot Ladybird · Green Shieldbug

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

63,958 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds58 species

autumnwinter

2025

Great Crested Grebe · Mute Swan · Woodpigeon · Tufted Duck · Blackbird +53

Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
LapwingVanellus vanellus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
TealAnas crecca
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
MagpiePica pica
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RedshankTringa totanus
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
DunnockPrunella modularis
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
CootFulica atra
GadwallMareca strepera
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
SnipeGallinago gallinago
RobinErithacus rubecula
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
GoosanderMergus merganser
Water RailRallus aquaticus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Great TitParus major
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
JackdawColoeus monedula
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
JayGarrulus glandarius
White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
House SparrowPasser domesticus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
Common GullLarus canus

🦌

Mammals1 species

autumn

2025

Harvest Mouse

Harvest MouseMicromys minutus

🐝

Insects2 species

winterspring

2026

7-spot Ladybird · Green Shieldbug

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Mark Anderson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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🏞️STANWICK LAKESCountry park600 m→🌱Warth Park Country Park (North)Urban park1.3 km→✦'Chichele College': the remains of the medieval college of Higham FerrersHistoric site3.6 km→✦Chichele CollegeHistoric site3.6 km→🌱Stanwick Lakes Country ParkUrban park600 m→🌱Warth Park Country Park (South)Urban park1.1 km→

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