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Barnston's Monument

📷 Ian Paterson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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53.09055, -2.87705

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦106+ 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

🐦106+ 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

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

5 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blackbird +103 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blackbird +103 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Common Club-tail, Banded Demoiselle, Azure Damselfly +29 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Common Club-tail, Banded Demoiselle, Azure Damselfly +29 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Seasonal nature

Moderate match

Plants — Mugwort · last seen 2024; Plants — Mugwort · last seen 2024

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Marches WayWalking route

Named route

Rose Farm DEFRA Conservation WalksWalking route

Named route

Dee WayWalking route

Named route

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Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

River to RidgeCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Cheshire CyclewayCycling route

Named routeRef 70Regional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

14,892 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

14,892 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds67 species

springsummer

2026

Woodpigeon · Chaffinch · Blackbird · House Sparrow · Mallard +62

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Great TitParus major2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
SwiftApus apus2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2025
Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
TealAnas crecca2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
CootFulica atra2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Great White EgretArdea alba2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025

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Mammals3 species

springsummer

2025

Brown Hare · Red Fox · Badger

Brown HareLepus europaeus
Red FoxVulpes vulpes
BadgerMeles meles

🐝

Insects6 species

springsummer

2026

Dark-edged Bee-fly · Brevicoryne brassicae · Common Club-tail · Hairy Dragonfly · Tawny Mining Bee +1

Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Brevicoryne brassicaeBrevicoryne brassicae2025
Common Club-tailGomphus vulgatissimus2025
Hairy DragonflyBrachytron pratense2025
Tawny Mining BeeAndrena fulva2025
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

14,892 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds67 species

springsummer

2026

Woodpigeon · Chaffinch · Blackbird · House Sparrow · Mallard +62

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Great TitParus major2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
SwiftApus apus2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2025
Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
TealAnas crecca2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
CootFulica atra2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Great White EgretArdea alba2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025

🦌

Mammals3 species

springsummer

2025

Brown Hare · Red Fox · Badger

Brown HareLepus europaeus
Red FoxVulpes vulpes
BadgerMeles meles

🐝

Insects6 species

springsummer

2026

Dark-edged Bee-fly · Brevicoryne brassicae · Common Club-tail · Hairy Dragonfly · Tawny Mining Bee +1

Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Brevicoryne brassicaeBrevicoryne brassicae2025
Common Club-tailGomphus vulgatissimus2025
Hairy DragonflyBrachytron pratense2025
Tawny Mining BeeAndrena fulva2025
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Ian Paterson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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