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Butter Cross, Tattershall

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦53+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Pheasant
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🧺Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦53+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Pheasant
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🧺Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

ParkingPicnic spot

Best for

5 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Pheasant, Jackdaw +50 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Pheasant, Jackdaw +50 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Pheasant, Jackdaw +50 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Pheasant, Jackdaw +50 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Hairy Shieldbug, 10-spot Ladybird +12 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Hairy Shieldbug, 10-spot Ladybird +12 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Annual Mercury, Navelwort, Maidenhair Spleenwort +1 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Annual Mercury, Navelwort, Maidenhair Spleenwort +1 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 14 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Viking Way (Barnetby to Whitwell)Walking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Visitor's RouteWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

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Cycling

19 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Living Landscapes (Short Route)Cycling route

Named routeRegional cycle route

Route 1Cycling route

NCN 1 Boston to Lincoln

Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network

NCN 1 Boston to Lincoln (proposed realignment)Cycling route

Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network

Spa TrailCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Woodhall Spa Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route

Norwich - Lincoln

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route

Wildlife to spot

60,844 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

60,844 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds56 species

summerautumnwinter

2026

Woodpigeon · Pheasant · Rook · Jackdaw · Great Tit +51

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Great TitParus major2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Barn OwlTyto alba2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2025
Red KiteMilvus milvus2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Common TernSterna hirundo2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025

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Insects15 species

wintersummerautumn

2026

Harlequin Ladybird · Hairy Shieldbug · 10-spot Ladybird · Eyed Ladybird · Bronze Shieldbug +10

Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
Eyed LadybirdAnatis ocellata
Bronze ShieldbugTroilus luridus

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Plants4 species

autumnwinter

2026

Annual Mercury · Navelwort · Maidenhair Spleenwort · Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum

Annual MercuryMercurialis annua
NavelwortUmbilicus rupestris2025
Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes2025
Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

60,844 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds56 species

summerautumnwinter

2026

Woodpigeon · Pheasant · Rook · Jackdaw · Great Tit +51

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Great TitParus major2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Barn OwlTyto alba2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2025
Red KiteMilvus milvus2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Common TernSterna hirundo2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025

🐝

Insects15 species

wintersummerautumn

2026

Harlequin Ladybird · Hairy Shieldbug · 10-spot Ladybird · Eyed Ladybird · Bronze Shieldbug +10

Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
Eyed LadybirdAnatis ocellata
Bronze ShieldbugTroilus luridus

🌿

Plants4 species

autumnwinter

2026

Annual Mercury · Navelwort · Maidenhair Spleenwort · Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum

Annual MercuryMercurialis annua
NavelwortUmbilicus rupestris2025
Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes2025
Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Bob Harvey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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✦Tattershall Castle and CollegeHistoric site400 m→🌱Allan Barker Playing FieldsUrban park800 m→🌱Clinton ParkUrban park700 m→⛪St Michael's ChurchReligious grounds1 km→⛪Holy Trinity Collegiate ChurchReligious grounds300 m→✦Kirkstead Abbey (ruins)Historic site4.5 km→

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