Westborough village cross
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Plan your visit
🌳Ancient✦Heritage🦉Wildlife
Free entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
52.99245, -0.73357
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- ✦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
- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- ✦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
Best for
4 activities🌳Ancient woodland
Strong match
Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600
🏡Historic gardens
Moderate match
Historic site
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby · 11 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Viking Way (Barnetby to Whitwell)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 64Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 64National Cycle Network
National Byway (Grantham Loop)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
National Byway (Nottinghamshire)Cycling route▾
The National Byway in Nottinghamshire
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
National Byway (Lincolnshire)Cycling route▾
The National Byway in Lincolnshire
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
N/ACycling route645 m▾
Named routeLength 645 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route3.8 km▾
Named routeRef 64Length 3.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
9 public paths nearby
Public paths
Baker's Lanebridleway · 86 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 86 mSurface dirtPath type: track
Baker's Lanebridleway · 154 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 154 mPath type: bridleway
Long Lanebridleway · 119 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 119 mSurface dirtPath type: bridleway
Long Lanebridleway · 137 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 137 mSurface dirtPath type: bridleway
Long Lanebridleway · 290 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 290 mSurface dirtPath type: bridleway
Photos
22 photos from nearby open sources
Westborough village cross
Photos
Westborough village cross
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
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Wildlife to spot
7,458 records from NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
7,458 records · NBN AtlasGrey Heron · Red-legged Partridge · Wren · Pheasant · Blue Tit
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All 16 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Common GullLarus canus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- HobbyFalco subbuteo
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
🐝Insects57 species
summerautumn
2026Limnephilus lunatus · Hydropsyche · 7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Dock Bug
+52 more speciesHide species list
All 57 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Limnephilus lunatusLimnephilus lunatus2025
- HydropsycheHydropsyche2025
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025
Rough-stalked Feather-moss
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
7,458 records · NBN AtlasGrey Heron · Red-legged Partridge · Wren · Pheasant · Blue Tit
+11 more speciesHide species list
All 16 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Common GullLarus canus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- HobbyFalco subbuteo
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
🐝Insects57 species
summerautumn
2026Limnephilus lunatus · Hydropsyche · 7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Dock Bug
+52 more speciesHide species list
All 57 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Limnephilus lunatusLimnephilus lunatus2025
- HydropsycheHydropsyche2025
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025
Rough-stalked Feather-moss
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas