Ancaster village cross
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Getting here
52.98293, -0.53571
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦73+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Robin
- ✦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
- 🐦73+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Robin
- ✦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
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blackbird +70 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blackbird +70 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Large White, Peacock +137 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum, Creeping Feather-moss, Yellow Feather-moss +36 more · last seen 2026
Free
🏡Historic gardens
Moderate match
Historic site
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby · 12 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Viking Way (Barnetby to Whitwell)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Angel Courtpublic footpath · 63 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 63 mPath type: residential
Angel Courtpublic footpath · 50 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 50 mPath type: residential
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Byway (Lincolnshire)Cycling route▾
The National Byway in Lincolnshire
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Route 15Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 15National Cycle Network
3 public paths nearby
Public paths
Pottergate Roadrestricted byway · 350 m▾
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 350 mPath type: unclassified
The Valleyrestricted byway · 968 m▾
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 968 mPath type: bridleway
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Wildlife to spot
8,010 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
8,010 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds50 species
springsummer
2025▾
Swallow · Robin · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Chaffinch +45
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- MagpiePica pica
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- SwiftApus apus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Great TitParus major
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2024
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2024
- Rock DoveColumba livia2024
- Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
- Water RailRallus aquaticus2024
🦌Mammals2 species
springautumn
2025▾
Harvest Mouse · Mole
- Harvest MouseMicromys minutus
- MoleTalpa europaea
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2025▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects34 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Meadow Grasshopper · Dock Bug · 7-spot Ladybird · Roesel's Bush-cricket · Pouting Woodlouse-fly +29
- Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii
- Pouting Woodlouse-flyRhinophora lepida2024
- Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum · Common Striated Feather-moss · Dilated Scalewort · Golden Feather-moss · Capillary Thread-moss +30
- Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatumStreblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum
- Common Striated Feather-mossEurhynchium striatum
- Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata
- Golden Feather-mossCampylium chrysophyllum
- Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare
- Rock Pocket-mossFissidens dubius
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
8,010 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds50 species
springsummer
2025▾
Swallow · Robin · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Chaffinch +45
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- MagpiePica pica
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- SwiftApus apus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Great TitParus major
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2024
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2024
- Rock DoveColumba livia2024
- Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
- Water RailRallus aquaticus2024
🦌Mammals2 species
springautumn
2025▾
Harvest Mouse · Mole
- Harvest MouseMicromys minutus
- MoleTalpa europaea
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2025▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects34 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Meadow Grasshopper · Dock Bug · 7-spot Ladybird · Roesel's Bush-cricket · Pouting Woodlouse-fly +29
- Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii
- Pouting Woodlouse-flyRhinophora lepida2024
- Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum · Common Striated Feather-moss · Dilated Scalewort · Golden Feather-moss · Capillary Thread-moss +30
- Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatumStreblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum
- Common Striated Feather-mossEurhynchium striatum
- Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata
- Golden Feather-mossCampylium chrysophyllum
- Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare
- Rock Pocket-mossFissidens dubius
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Creeping Feather-moss
Creeping Feather-moss
Amblystegium serpens
Amblystegium serpens
Small Hairy Screw-mossSyntrichia laevipilaSmall Hairy Screw-mossSyntrichia laevipilaCommon PincushionDicranoweisia cirrataCommon PincushionDicranoweisia cirrataYellow Feather-mossHomalothecium lutescensYellow Feather-mossHomalothecium lutescensWood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinisWood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinisLateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromallaLateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromallaClustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertumClustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertumHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeCommon Cord-mossFunaria hygrometricaCommon Cord-mossFunaria hygrometricaRough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulumRough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulumWhite-tipped Bristle-mossOrthotrichum diaphanumWhite-tipped Bristle-mossOrthotrichum diaphanumCommon Pocket-mossFissidens taxifoliusCommon Pocket-mossFissidens taxifoliusChalk Comb-mossCtenidium molluscumChalk Comb-mossCtenidium molluscumTender Feather-mossRhynchostegiella tenellaTender Feather-mossRhynchostegiella tenellaBird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculataBird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculataGreen Yoke-mossZygodon viridissimusGreen Yoke-mossZygodon viridissimusCrimson-tuber Thread-mossBryum rubensCrimson-tuber Thread-mossBryum rubensShady Beard-mossDidymodon umbrosusShady Beard-mossDidymodon umbrosusCommon Feather-mossKindbergia praelongaCommon Feather-mossKindbergia praelongaNeat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purumNeat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purumForked VeilwortMetzgeria furcataForked VeilwortMetzgeria furcataZygodon conoideus var. conoideusZygodon conoideus var. conoideusZygodon conoideus var. conoideusZygodon conoideus var. conoideusHart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatumHart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatumWeissia controversa var. controversaWeissia controversa var. controversaWeissia controversa var. controversaWeissia controversa var. controversaSwartz's Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium hiansSwartz's Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium hiansWall Screw-mossTortula muralisWall Screw-mossTortula muralisTrichostomum brachydontiumTrichostomum brachydontiumTrichostomum brachydontiumTrichostomum brachydontiumBig Shaggy-mossHylocomiadelphus triquetrusBig Shaggy-mossHylocomiadelphus triquetrusSilky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeumSilky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeum