Medieval churchyard cross 20m south of the Church of St Bruerdus, Churchtown
✦ Ancient woodland0 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🌳Ancient
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
50.56457, -4.68782
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦43+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Carrion Crow
- 🌳Ancient woodland is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦43+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Carrion Crow
- 🌳Ancient woodland is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
Best for
9 activities🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon +40 more · last seen 2026
Mammals — Red Fox, Badger, Grey Squirrel +11 more · last seen 2025; Ancient woodland
🌳Ancient woodland
Strong match
Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600
Historic site with public access
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Green Yoke-moss, Alpine Thread-moss, Western Earwort +45 more · last seen 2024
🦋Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Bloody-nosed Beetle, Golden-ringed Dragonfly, Western Conifer Seed Bug +9 more · last seen 2025
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby · 21 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Farm TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef FTLocal walking route
Camel TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef CAMPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
17 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 3Cycling route527.7 km▾
Named routeRef 3Length 527.7 kmNational Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route67 m▾
Named routeRef 3Length 67 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route21 m▾
Named routeRef 3Length 21 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route866 m▾
Named routeRef 3Length 866 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route38 m▾
Named routeRef 3Length 38 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route77 m▾
Named routeRef 3Length 77 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
About this historic site
Scheduled Monument
Photos
15 photos from nearby open sources
Medieval churchyard cross south of the Church of St Bruerdus
Photos
Medieval churchyard cross south of the Church of St Bruerdus
✦ Ancient✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
9,556 records from NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
9,556 records · NBN AtlasBlackbird · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Song Thrush · Robin
+38 more speciesHide species list
All 43 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Great TitParus major
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- MagpiePica pica2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- SwiftApus apus2024
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- DipperCinclus cinclus2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Barn OwlTyto alba2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
Red Fox · Badger · Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Roe Deer
+9 more speciesHide species list
All 14 mammals recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- BadgerMeles meles
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Red DeerCervus elaphus
- Wood Mouse
🦎Reptiles3 species
springsummer
2026Slow-worm · Grass Snake · Common Lizard
🐸Amphibians2 species
springsummer
2025Common Toad · Common Frog
🐝Insects12 species
springsummerautumn
2025Bloody-nosed Beetle · Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Western Conifer Seed Bug · Meadow Grasshopper · Hairy Shieldbug
+7 more speciesHide species list
All 12 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Bloody-nosed BeetleTimarcha tenebricosa2024
- Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii
- Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis
- Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus
- Hairy Shieldbug
Green Yoke-moss · Alpine Thread-moss · Western Earwort · Wall Screw-moss · Common Pottia
+43 more speciesHide species list
All 48 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Green Yoke-mossZygodon viridissimus
- Alpine Thread-mossBryum alpinum
- Western EarwortScapania gracilis
- Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis
- Common PottiaTortula truncata
- Lyell's Bristle-mossPulvigera lyellii
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
9,556 records · NBN AtlasBlackbird · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Song Thrush · Robin
+38 more speciesHide species list
All 43 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Great TitParus major
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- MagpiePica pica2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- SwiftApus apus2024
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- DipperCinclus cinclus2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Barn OwlTyto alba2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
Red Fox · Badger · Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Roe Deer
+9 more speciesHide species list
All 14 mammals recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- BadgerMeles meles
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Red DeerCervus elaphus
- Wood Mouse
🦎Reptiles3 species
springsummer
2026Slow-worm · Grass Snake · Common Lizard
🐸Amphibians2 species
springsummer
2025Common Toad · Common Frog
🐝Insects12 species
springsummerautumn
2025Bloody-nosed Beetle · Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Western Conifer Seed Bug · Meadow Grasshopper · Hairy Shieldbug
+7 more speciesHide species list
All 12 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Bloody-nosed BeetleTimarcha tenebricosa2024
- Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii
- Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis
- Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus
- Hairy Shieldbug
Green Yoke-moss · Alpine Thread-moss · Western Earwort · Wall Screw-moss · Common Pottia
+43 more speciesHide species list
All 48 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Green Yoke-mossZygodon viridissimus
- Alpine Thread-mossBryum alpinum
- Western EarwortScapania gracilis
- Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis
- Common PottiaTortula truncata
- Lyell's Bristle-mossPulvigera lyellii
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Apodemus sylvaticus2024
Apodemus sylvaticus2024
Brown RatRattus norvegicusBrown RatRattus norvegicusLesser Horseshoe BatRhinolophus hipposideros2024Lesser Horseshoe BatRhinolophus hipposideros2024HedgehogErinaceus europaeusHedgehogErinaceus europaeusCommon ShrewSorex araneusCommon ShrewSorex araneusMoleTalpa europaeaMoleTalpa europaeaBrown HareLepus europaeus2024Brown HareLepus europaeus2024Fallow DeerDama dama2024Fallow DeerDama dama2024Dolycoris baccarum
Dolycoris baccarum
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphulaLarge Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphulaDark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2024Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2024Garden ChaferPhyllopertha horticola2024Garden ChaferPhyllopertha horticola2024Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis2024Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis2024Pterostichus nigerPterostichus niger2024Pterostichus nigerPterostichus niger2024Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha2024Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha2024Coenosia agromyzinaCoenosia agromyzina2024Coenosia agromyzinaCoenosia agromyzina2024Redshank
Redshank
Ceratodon purpureus
Ceratodon purpureus
Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purumNeat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purumHeath Star MossCampylopus introflexusHeath Star MossCampylopus introflexusLateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromallaLateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromallaHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeRiver Feather-mossBrachythecium rivulareRiver Feather-mossBrachythecium rivulareGrey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinataGrey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinataTender Feather-mossRhynchostegiella tenellaTender Feather-mossRhynchostegiella tenellaBank HaircapPolytrichum formosumBank HaircapPolytrichum formosumCreeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpensCreeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpensBroom Fork-mossDicranum scopariumBroom Fork-mossDicranum scopariumBristly HaircapPolytrichum piliferumBristly HaircapPolytrichum piliferumMinute PouncewortMyriocoleopsis minutissimaMinute PouncewortMyriocoleopsis minutissimaCommon Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinumCommon Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinumMamillate Plait-mossHypnum andoiMamillate Plait-mossHypnum andoiPerthshire Beard-mossDidymodon rigidulusPerthshire Beard-mossDidymodon rigidulusCurnow's Pocket-mossFissidens bryoides var. caespitansCurnow's Pocket-mossFissidens bryoides var. caespitansHeath Plait-mossHypnum jutlandicumHeath Plait-mossHypnum jutlandicumSpringy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosusSpringy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosusBlueish VeilwortMetzgeria violaceaBlueish VeilwortMetzgeria violaceaDwarf Feather-mossMicroeurhynchium pumilumDwarf Feather-mossMicroeurhynchium pumilumLesser Bird's-claw Beard-mossStreblotrichum convolutum var. convolutumLesser Bird's-claw Beard-mossStreblotrichum convolutum var. convolutumClustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertumClustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertumBifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentataBifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentataRed-stemmed Feather-mossPleurozium schreberiRed-stemmed Feather-mossPleurozium schreberiBird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculataBird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculataZygodon conoideus var. conoideusZygodon conoideus var. conoideusZygodon conoideus var. conoideusZygodon conoideus var. conoideusCommon FrillwortFossombronia pusillaCommon FrillwortFossombronia pusillaMatted Feather-mossSciuro-hypnum populeumMatted Feather-mossSciuro-hypnum populeumWhite EarwortDiplophyllum albicansWhite EarwortDiplophyllum albicansCylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanusCylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanusLong-shanked PincushionPtychomitrium polyphyllumLong-shanked PincushionPtychomitrium polyphyllumRusty Swan-neck MossCampylopus flexuosusRusty Swan-neck MossCampylopus flexuosusFountain Feather-mossHygroamblystegium tenaxFountain Feather-mossHygroamblystegium tenaxSauter's Thread-mossBryum sauteriSauter's Thread-mossBryum sauteriCommon Cord-mossFunaria hygrometricaCommon Cord-mossFunaria hygrometricaWhiskered VeilwortMetzgeria consanguineaWhiskered VeilwortMetzgeria consanguineaJuniper HaircapPolytrichum juniperinumJuniper HaircapPolytrichum juniperinumSupine Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatumSupine Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatumRacomitrium obtusumRacomitrium obtusumRacomitrium obtusumRacomitrium obtusumForked VeilwortMetzgeria furcataForked VeilwortMetzgeria furcataRusty Feather-mossSciuro-hypnum plumosumRusty Feather-mossSciuro-hypnum plumosumEvents & activities nearby
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