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Wroxeter Roman City/Viroconium

📷 Michael Garlick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Getting here

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦84+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blackbird
  • ✦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· Free

Best for

5 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Wren +81 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Wren +81 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Coenosia tigrina, Common Green Grasshopper, 7-spot Ladybird +219 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Coenosia tigrina, Common Green Grasshopper, 7-spot Ladybird +219 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Henbit Dead-nettle, Marsh Woundwort · last seen 2026; Plants — Henbit Dead-nettle, Marsh Woundwort · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

15 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Shropshire Way - stage 10Walking route18.1 km
Named routeRef ShW10Length 18.1 kmLocal walking route
River Reflections Walk, Attingham ParkWalking route1.6 km

River Tern, Water Meadow, Man-Made Lake, Two Bridges. Dogs leashed for majority of the walk, with a section for off lead walking in the north: https://nt.global.ssl.fastly.net/binaries/content/assets/website/national/regions/shropshire-staffordshire/place

Named routeLength 1.6 kmDuration 01:00-01:30Round tripLocal walking route
Food and Fungi Walk, Attingham ParkWalking route1.6 km

Walled Garden, Apple Orchard, Woodland, Fungi, Exotic Fruit

Named routeLength 1.6 kmDuration 00:30-01:00Round tripLocal walking route
Repton Ramble, Attingham ParkWalking route4 km

Deer, WW2 Remians, The Ha-Ha, Mainsion Views, River Tern. Dogs leashed for parts of this walk: https://nt.global.ssl.fastly.net/binaries/content/assets/website/natio

Named routeLength 4 kmDuration 01:00-01:30Round tripLocal walking route
Severn Way (2) Shrewsbury to WorcesterWalking route93 km
Named routeRef SW (2)Length 93 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

15 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Mercian WayCycling route
Named routeRef 45National Cycle Network
Around the WrekinCycling route

Part of Telford Strategic Cycle Routes

Named routeLocal cycle route
National Byway (Shropshire)Cycling route

National Byway route in Shropshire

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Route 81Cycling route
Named routeRef 81National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route3.7 km
Named routeRef 45Length 3.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route5.5 km
Named routeRef 81Length 5.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Wroxeter Roman City: Viroconium: The 2010 recreated house

📷 Michael Garlick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Wroxeter Roman City: Viroconium: The 2010 recreated house

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦ATTINGHAM PARKHistoric site1.9 km→🌱Attingham ParkUrban park2.1 km→🐄Home Farm Attingham Open FarmVisitor farm2.6 km→✦Site discovered by aerial photographyHistoric site3.1 km→⛪St Lucia ChurchReligious grounds3.9 km→✦Site of Roman town of Wroxeter (Viroconium)Historic site100 m→

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