Medieval wayside cross in St Ivo's churchyard, 10m ESE of the church
✦ Ancient woodland0 ha
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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🌳Ancient
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Getting here
50.47976, -4.38383
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦40+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Tawny Owl
- 🌳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
- 🐦40+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Tawny Owl
- 🌳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
7 activities🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Tawny Owl, Starling +37 more · last seen 2025
Birds — Blackbird, Tawny Owl, Starling +37 more · last seen 2025; Ancient woodland
🌳Ancient woodland
Strong match
Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Speckled Wood, Red Admiral +42 more · last seen 2025
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Silky Wall Feather-moss, Common Tamarisk-moss, Notched Pouchwort +92 more · last seen 2020
About this historic site
Scheduled Monument
Photos
15 photos from nearby open sources
St Ive - Parish church of St Ivo
Photos
St Ive - Parish church of St Ivo
Facilities
🅿️Parking
1 nearby · Free · 237m
✦ AncientFree 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
474 records from NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
474 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds40 species
wintersummer
2025Blackbird · Tawny Owl · Starling · Carrion Crow · House Sparrow
+35 more speciesHide species list
All 40 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2014
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2021
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2014
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2016
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2011
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2011
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2011
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2023
- SwallowHirundo rustica2016
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2014
- RobinErithacus rubecula2011
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2011
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2021
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2014
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2011
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2011
- Great TitParus major2011
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2011
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2011
- SiskinSpinus spinus2011
- JayGarrulus glandarius2011
- RookCorvus frugilegus2011
- MagpiePica pica2011
- RavenCorvus corax2011
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Barn OwlTyto alba2021
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2012
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2011
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2011
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2011
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla2011
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2011
- JackdawColoeus monedula2011
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2011
- DunnockPrunella modularis2011
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2011
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2011
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2010
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2010
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2010
Common Pipistrelle · Brown Long-eared Bat · Hedgehog · Noctule · Harvest Mouse
+5 more speciesHide species list
All 10 mammals recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2021
- NoctuleNyctalus noctula2018
- Harvest MouseMicromys minutus2023
- Hazel Dormouse
Meadow Brown · Speckled Wood · Red Admiral · Small Tortoiseshell · Ringlet
+40 more speciesHide species list
All 45 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
- Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2016
- RingletAphantopus hyperantus2019
Silky Wall Feather-moss · Common Tamarisk-moss · Notched Pouchwort · Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme · Swan's-neck Thyme-moss
+90 more speciesHide species list
All 95 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Silky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeum
- Common Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinum
- Notched PouchwortCalypogeia arguta
- Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme
- Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum
- Lateral Cryphaea
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
474 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds40 species
wintersummer
2025Blackbird · Tawny Owl · Starling · Carrion Crow · House Sparrow
+35 more speciesHide species list
All 40 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2014
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2021
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2014
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2016
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2011
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2011
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2011
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2023
- SwallowHirundo rustica2016
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2014
- RobinErithacus rubecula2011
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2011
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2021
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2014
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2011
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2011
- Great TitParus major2011
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2011
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2011
- SiskinSpinus spinus2011
- JayGarrulus glandarius2011
- RookCorvus frugilegus2011
- MagpiePica pica2011
- RavenCorvus corax2011
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Barn OwlTyto alba2021
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2012
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2011
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2011
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2011
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla2011
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2011
- JackdawColoeus monedula2011
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2011
- DunnockPrunella modularis2011
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2011
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2011
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2010
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2010
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2010
Common Pipistrelle · Brown Long-eared Bat · Hedgehog · Noctule · Harvest Mouse
+5 more speciesHide species list
All 10 mammals recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2021
- NoctuleNyctalus noctula2018
- Harvest MouseMicromys minutus2023
- Hazel Dormouse
Meadow Brown · Speckled Wood · Red Admiral · Small Tortoiseshell · Ringlet
+40 more speciesHide species list
All 45 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
- Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2016
- RingletAphantopus hyperantus2019
Silky Wall Feather-moss · Common Tamarisk-moss · Notched Pouchwort · Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme · Swan's-neck Thyme-moss
+90 more speciesHide species list
All 95 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Silky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeum
- Common Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinum
- Notched PouchwortCalypogeia arguta
- Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme
- Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum
- Lateral Cryphaea
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Muscardinus avellanarius2022
Muscardinus avellanarius2022
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2021RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2021Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2021Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2021Red FoxVulpes vulpes2021Red FoxVulpes vulpes2021PolecatMustela putorius2022PolecatMustela putorius2022Green-veined White
Green-veined White
Pieris napi2016
Pieris napi2016
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019PeacockAglais io2019PeacockAglais io2019CommaPolygonia c-album2015CommaPolygonia c-album2015Batman HoverflyMyathropa floreaBatman HoverflyMyathropa floreaLarge WhitePieris brassicae2019Large WhitePieris brassicae2019Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusSyrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesiiMelanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2024Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2024Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2019Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2019WallLasiommata megera2014WallLasiommata megera2014Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2024Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2024SyrphusSyrphus2024SyrphusSyrphus2024MelanostomaMelanostoma2024MelanostomaMelanostoma2024Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri2023Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri2023Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2023Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2023Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2019Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2019Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2015Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2015Small WhitePieris rapae2014Small WhitePieris rapae2014Cheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrataMeliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollisSyritta pipiensSyritta pipiensSyritta pipiensSyritta pipiensEristalis nemorumEristalis nemorum2024Eristalis nemorumEristalis nemorum2024Eristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorum2024Eristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorum2024Wasp BeetleClytus arietis2024Wasp BeetleClytus arietis2024Volucella bombylans subsp. plumataVolucella bombylans subsp. plumata2024Volucella bombylans subsp. plumataVolucella bombylans subsp. plumata2024Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2024Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2024Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2024Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2024Rhingia campestrisRhingia campestris2024Rhingia campestrisRhingia campestris2024Volucella bombylansVolucella bombylans2023Volucella bombylansVolucella bombylans2023Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2023Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2023Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae2023Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae2023Tiger CraneflyNephrotoma flavescens2023Tiger CraneflyNephrotoma flavescens2023SarcophagidaeSarcophagidae2023SarcophagidaeSarcophagidae2023Face FlyMusca autumnalis2023Face FlyMusca autumnalis2023BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2016BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2016Silver-washed FritillaryArgynnis paphia2015Silver-washed FritillaryArgynnis paphia2015Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2014Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2014Silver-ground CarpetXanthorhoe montanata2012Silver-ground CarpetXanthorhoe montanata2012Cryphaea heteromalla
Cryphaea heteromalla
Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatataDilated ScalewortFrullania dilatataRough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulumRough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulumCommon Feather-mossKindbergia praelongaCommon Feather-mossKindbergia praelongaFlat NeckeraNeckera complanataFlat NeckeraNeckera complanataAloe HaircapPogonatum aloidesAloe HaircapPogonatum aloidesCommon Striated Feather-mossEurhynchium striatumCommon Striated Feather-mossEurhynchium striatumWoodsy Silk-mossPlagiothecium nemoraleWoodsy Silk-mossPlagiothecium nemoraleAtrichum undulatumAtrichum undulatumAtrichum undulatumAtrichum undulatumRedshankCeratodon purpureusRedshankCeratodon purpureusSilver-mossBryum argenteumSilver-mossBryum argenteumForked VeilwortMetzgeria furcataForked VeilwortMetzgeria furcataLarger Mouse-tail MossIsothecium alopecuroidesLarger Mouse-tail MossIsothecium alopecuroidesFissidens bryoides var. bryoidesFissidens bryoides var. bryoidesFissidens bryoides var. bryoidesFissidens bryoides var. bryoidesDwarf NeckeraNeckera pumilaDwarf NeckeraNeckera pumilaCommon Pocket-mossFissidens taxifoliusCommon Pocket-mossFissidens taxifoliusCapillary Thread-mossBryum capillareCapillary Thread-mossBryum capillareOverleaf PelliaPellia epiphyllaOverleaf PelliaPellia epiphyllaNeat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purumNeat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purumTozer's Thread-mossEpipterygium tozeriTozer's Thread-mossEpipterygium tozeriBig Shaggy-mossHylocomiadelphus triquetrusBig Shaggy-mossHylocomiadelphus triquetrusWood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinisWood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinisGrey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinataGrey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinataThickpoint GrimmiaSchistidium crassipilumThickpoint GrimmiaSchistidium crassipilumElegant Bristle-mossOrthotrichum pulchellumElegant Bristle-mossOrthotrichum pulchellumSilky Forklet-mossDicranella heteromallaSilky Forklet-mossDicranella heteromallaEndive PelliaPellia endiviifoliaEndive PelliaPellia endiviifoliaEven ScalewortRadula complanataEven ScalewortRadula complanataWall Screw-mossTortula muralisWall Screw-mossTortula muralisFox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurumFox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurumGreater FeatherwortPlagiochila asplenioidesGreater FeatherwortPlagiochila asplenioidesIsothecium myosuroidesIsothecium myosuroidesIsothecium myosuroidesIsothecium myosuroidesGreat Scented LiverwortConocephalum conicumGreat Scented LiverwortConocephalum conicumBank HaircapPolytrichum formosumBank HaircapPolytrichum formosumBroom Fork-mossDicranum scopariumBroom Fork-mossDicranum scopariumLesser Bird's-claw Beard-mossStreblotrichum convolutum var. convolutumLesser Bird's-claw Beard-mossStreblotrichum convolutum var. convolutumClustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertumClustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertumSwartz's Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium hiansSwartz's Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium hiansTender Feather-mossRhynchostegiella tenellaTender Feather-mossRhynchostegiella tenellaNicholson's Beard-mossDidymodon nicholsoniiNicholson's Beard-mossDidymodon nicholsoniiDwarf Feather-mossMicroeurhynchium pumilumDwarf Feather-mossMicroeurhynchium pumilumSlender Mouse-tail MossIsothecium myosuroidesSlender Mouse-tail MossIsothecium myosuroidesWhite EarwortDiplophyllum albicansWhite EarwortDiplophyllum albicansSupine Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatumSupine Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatumFrizzled PincushionPlenogemma phyllanthaFrizzled PincushionPlenogemma phyllanthaDune Thread-mossBryum dichotomumDune Thread-mossBryum dichotomumCylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanusCylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanusShining HookeriaHookeria lucensShining HookeriaHookeria lucensCreeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpensCreeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpensCrimson-tuber Thread-mossBryum rubensCrimson-tuber Thread-mossBryum rubensBird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculataBird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculataIntermediate Screw-mossSyntrichia montanaIntermediate Screw-mossSyntrichia montanaPerthshire Beard-mossDidymodon rigidulusPerthshire Beard-mossDidymodon rigidulusWhiskered VeilwortMetzgeria consanguineaWhiskered VeilwortMetzgeria consanguineaCommon PottiaTortula truncataCommon PottiaTortula truncataHornschuch's Beard-mossPseudocrossidium hornschuchianumHornschuch's Beard-mossPseudocrossidium hornschuchianumPointed Lattice-mossDialytrichia mucronataPointed Lattice-mossDialytrichia mucronataWall Thread-mossBryum radiculosumWall Thread-mossBryum radiculosumRambling Tail-mossAnomodon viticulosusRambling Tail-mossAnomodon viticulosusBifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentataBifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentataJuicy Silk-mossPlagiothecium succulentumJuicy Silk-mossPlagiothecium succulentumGreen Pocket-mossFissidens viridulusGreen Pocket-mossFissidens viridulusZygodon conoideus var. conoideusZygodon conoideus var. conoideusZygodon conoideus var. conoideusZygodon conoideus var. conoideusVariable Forklet-mossDicranella variaVariable Forklet-mossDicranella variaHair-pointed Feather-mossCirriphyllum piliferumHair-pointed Feather-mossCirriphyllum piliferumBlunt Feather-mossHomalia trichomanoidesBlunt Feather-mossHomalia trichomanoidesCuspidate Earth-mossTortula acaulonCuspidate Earth-mossTortula acaulonHeterocladium flaccidumHeterocladium flaccidumHeterocladium flaccidumHeterocladium flaccidumRiver Feather-mossBrachythecium rivulareRiver Feather-mossBrachythecium rivulareTufted Apple-mossPhilonotis caespitosaTufted Apple-mossPhilonotis caespitosaStreblotrichum convolutum var. commutatumStreblotrichum convolutum var. commutatumStreblotrichum convolutum var. commutatumStreblotrichum convolutum var. commutatumTaper-leaved Earth-mossPleuridium acuminatumTaper-leaved Earth-mossPleuridium acuminatumWelsh Pocket-mossFissidens celticusWelsh Pocket-mossFissidens celticusWhite-tipped Bristle-mossOrthotrichum diaphanumWhite-tipped Bristle-mossOrthotrichum diaphanumGreen Yoke-mossZygodon viridissimusGreen Yoke-mossZygodon viridissimusAnomalous Bristle-mossOrthotrichum anomalumAnomalous Bristle-mossOrthotrichum anomalumLong-beaked Water Feather-mossRhynchostegium riparioidesLong-beaked Water Feather-mossRhynchostegium riparioidesGreater Fork-mossDicranum majusGreater Fork-mossDicranum majusVariable-leaved CrestwortLophocolea heterophyllaVariable-leaved CrestwortLophocolea heterophyllaCrescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciataCrescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciataSyntrichia ruralis var. ruralisSyntrichia ruralis var. ruralisSyntrichia ruralis var. ruralisSyntrichia ruralis var. ruralisCommon PouchwortCalypogeia fissaCommon PouchwortCalypogeia fissaNeat Crisp-mossTortella nitidaNeat Crisp-mossTortella nitidaElegant Silk-mossPseudotaxiphyllum elegansElegant Silk-mossPseudotaxiphyllum elegansSpringy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosusSpringy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosusWavy Beard-mossDidymodon sinuosusWavy Beard-mossDidymodon sinuosusPointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidataPointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidataWeissia controversa var. controversaWeissia controversa var. controversaWeissia controversa var. controversaWeissia controversa var. controversaLittle Shaggy-mossRhytidiadelphus loreusLittle Shaggy-mossRhytidiadelphus loreusFern-leaved Hook-mossCratoneuron filicinumFern-leaved Hook-mossCratoneuron filicinumEvents & activities nearby
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