Allington village cross
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Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦋Insects✦Heritage
Free entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
52.95254, -0.72614
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦14+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Swift and Kestrel
- ✦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
- 🐦14+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Swift and Kestrel
- ✦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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Swift, Kestrel, Grey Partridge +11 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Meadow Brown, Large White +68 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Swift, Kestrel, Grey Partridge +11 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Moderate match
Plants — Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis · last seen 2017
Free
🏡Historic gardens
Moderate match
Historic site
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby · 5 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Viking Way (Barnetby to Whitwell)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
12 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 64Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 64National Cycle Network
Route 15Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 15National 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
Main RouteCycling route946 m▾
Named routeRef 15Length 946 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route188 m▾
Named routeRef 15Length 188 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
6 public paths nearby
Public paths
Marston Lanerestricted byway · 230 m▾
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 230 mSurface dirtPath type: track
Marston Lanerestricted byway · 140 m▾
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 140 mPath type: residential
Back Lanerestricted byway · 98 m▾
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 98 mPath type: residential
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Village Green with cross, Allington
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Wildlife to spot
3,258 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
3,258 records · National Biodiversity NetworkJackdaw · Carrion Crow · Rock Dove · Grey Partridge · Yellowhammer
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2024
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2023
Hedgehog
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Small White · Gatekeeper · Meadow Brown · Large White · Ringlet +12
- Small WhitePieris rapae2024
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
- RingletAphantopus hyperantus2023
- Green-veined WhitePieris napi
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
3,258 records · National Biodiversity NetworkJackdaw · Carrion Crow · Rock Dove · Grey Partridge · Yellowhammer
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2024
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2023
Hedgehog
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Small White · Gatekeeper · Meadow Brown · Large White · Ringlet +12
- Small WhitePieris rapae2024
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
- RingletAphantopus hyperantus2023
- Green-veined WhitePieris napi
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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PeacockAglais io2024PeacockAglais io2024Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2024Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2024Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2023Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2023Common DarterSympetrum striolatumCommon DarterSympetrum striolatumSouthern HawkerAeshna cyaneaSouthern HawkerAeshna cyaneaLarge SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2023Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2023Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2023Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2023BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2023BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2023Common BluePolyommatus icarus2022Common BluePolyommatus icarus2022CommaPolygonia c-album2022CommaPolygonia c-album2022Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2022Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2022