Churchyard cross in Cardinham churchyard, 5m south of the church 0 ha
Plan your visit
🦅 Birds✦ Heritage🦉 Wildlife
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 0 ha
Getting here
50.48780, -4.64741
Open directionsv ✦ Scheduled Ancient Monument — Nationally protected archaeological site on the National Heritage List for England (NHLE). Scheduled monuments represent the best surviving examples of England's irreplaceable archaeological heritage.
Monumental cross scheduled monument
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 64+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blackbird ✦ 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
🐦 64+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blackbird ✦ 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 — Robin, Blackbird, Blue Tit +61 more · last seen 2025
Free
Historic site with public access; Grade II* listed building: CROSS IN THE CHURCHYARD ABOUT 4 METRES SOUTH OF SOUTH PORCH OF CHURCH OF ST MEUBRED
Free
Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Blue Tit +61 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Red Admiral, Small White, Meadow Brown +144 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — an Eyebright, Himalayan Balsam, Japanese Knotweed +38 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby · 9 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Camel Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Ref CAM Point-to-point Regional walking route
Show on map Lanhydrock Great Wood and Beech Avenue walk, Lanhydrock Walking route 4 km ▾
Lady's Walk is a little bumpy in places but is approached in a downhill direction. Short, steep incline as you enter the Beech Avenue.
Named route Length 4 km Duration 1:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Lanhydrock Parkland walk, Lanhydrock Walking route 5 km ▾
Most of the walk is on hard surfaced paths except alongside the River Fowey, where the path is earth and may be softer and muddy underfoot if wet. The route also cuts across grass pasture towards the swimming pool and includes a rough, stony track up towa
Named route Length 5 km Duration 1:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 25 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
UK:National Cycle Network - local link Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 3 Local cycle route
Show on map Route 3 Cycling route 527.7 km ▾
Named route Ref 3 Length 527.7 km National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 287 m ▾
Named route Ref 3 Length 287 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 65 m ▾
Named route Ref 3 Length 65 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 866 m ▾
Named route Ref 3 Length 866 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 653 m ▾
Named route Ref 3 Length 653 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 1 public path nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos Cardinham Cross - Wheel-head detail
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Wildlife to spot
5,430 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 5,430 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Chaffinch · Wren · Blackbird · Goldfinch +36
Robin Erithacus rubecula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackbird Turdus merula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Coal Tit Periparus ater Great Tit Parus major Siskin Spinus spinus Dunnock Prunella modularis Nuthatch Sitta europaea Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Greenfinch Chloris chloris House Sparrow Passer domesticus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Carrion Crow Corvus corone Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Tawny Owl Strix aluco Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Raven Corvus corax House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2023 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria2023 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2023 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2023 Linnet Linaria cannabina2023 🦌 Mammals 2 species
summer autumn
2023 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Stoat
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Stoat Mustela erminea 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Red Soldier Beetle · Goldenrod Strider · Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Mesembrina meridiana · Otiorhynchus aurifer +13
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2023 Goldenrod Strider Pachyprotasis simulans2023 Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana2024 Otiorhynchus aurifer Otiorhynchus aurifer2024 Scathophaga stercoraria an Eyebright · Greater Fork-moss · Dilated Scalewort · Dwarf Neckera · Broom Fork-moss +28
an Eyebright Euphrasia arctica2023 Greater Fork-moss Dicranum majus Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata2024 Dwarf Neckera Neckera pumila2024 Broom Fork-moss Dicranum scoparium2024 Heath Plait-moss Hypnum jutlandicum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 5,430 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Chaffinch · Wren · Blackbird · Goldfinch +36
Robin Erithacus rubecula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackbird Turdus merula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Coal Tit Periparus ater Great Tit Parus major Siskin Spinus spinus Dunnock Prunella modularis Nuthatch Sitta europaea Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Greenfinch Chloris chloris House Sparrow Passer domesticus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Carrion Crow Corvus corone Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Tawny Owl Strix aluco Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Raven Corvus corax House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2023 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria2023 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2023 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2023 Linnet Linaria cannabina2023 🦌 Mammals 2 species
summer autumn
2023 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Stoat
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Stoat Mustela erminea 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Red Soldier Beetle · Goldenrod Strider · Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Mesembrina meridiana · Otiorhynchus aurifer +13
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2023 Goldenrod Strider Pachyprotasis simulans2023 Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana2024 Otiorhynchus aurifer Otiorhynchus aurifer2024 Scathophaga stercoraria an Eyebright · Greater Fork-moss · Dilated Scalewort · Dwarf Neckera · Broom Fork-moss +28
an Eyebright Euphrasia arctica2023 Greater Fork-moss Dicranum majus Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata2024 Dwarf Neckera Neckera pumila2024 Broom Fork-moss Dicranum scoparium2024 Heath Plait-moss Hypnum jutlandicum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Scathophaga stercoraria2023
Scathophaga stercoraria2023
Cheilosia impressa Cheilosia impressa2023
Cheilosia impressa Cheilosia impressa2023
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2023
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2023
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2023
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2023
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2023
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2023
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2023
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2023
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2023
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2023
Ditropis pteridis Ditropis pteridis2023
Ditropis pteridis Ditropis pteridis2023
Marginal Sycamore Disc-miner Heterarthrus fiora2023
Marginal Sycamore Disc-miner Heterarthrus fiora2023
Uroleucon (Uromelan) solidaginis Uroleucon (Uromelan) solidaginis2023
Uroleucon (Uromelan) solidaginis Uroleucon (Uromelan) solidaginis2023
Chamaepsylla hartigi Chamaepsylla hartigi2023
Chamaepsylla hartigi Chamaepsylla hartigi2023
Oncopsis flavicollis Oncopsis flavicollis2023
Oncopsis flavicollis Oncopsis flavicollis2023
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2023
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2023 2024
2024
Swan's-neck Thyme-moss Mnium hornum2024
Swan's-neck Thyme-moss Mnium hornum2024
Flat Neckera Neckera complanata2024
Flat Neckera Neckera complanata2024
Wood-rust Cephalozia curvifolia2024
Wood-rust Cephalozia curvifolia2024
Aloe Haircap Pogonatum aloides2024
Aloe Haircap Pogonatum aloides2024
Little Shaggy-moss Rhytidiadelphus loreus2024
Little Shaggy-moss Rhytidiadelphus loreus2024
Juniper Haircap Polytrichum juniperinum2024
Juniper Haircap Polytrichum juniperinum2024
Two-horned Pincerwort Cephalozia bicuspidata2024
Two-horned Pincerwort Cephalozia bicuspidata2024
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus2024
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus2024
Hair-pointed Feather-moss Cirriphyllum piliferum2024
Hair-pointed Feather-moss Cirriphyllum piliferum2024
Creeping Fingerwort Lepidozia reptans2024
Creeping Fingerwort Lepidozia reptans2024
Fox-tail Feather-moss Thamnobryum alopecurum2024
Fox-tail Feather-moss Thamnobryum alopecurum2024
Nicholson's Beard-moss Didymodon nicholsonii2024
Nicholson's Beard-moss Didymodon nicholsonii2024
Greater Featherwort Plagiochila asplenioides2024
Greater Featherwort Plagiochila asplenioides2024
Great Crestwort Lophocolea bispinosa2024
Great Crestwort Lophocolea bispinosa2024
White Earwort Diplophyllum albicans2024
White Earwort Diplophyllum albicans2024
Bifid Crestwort Lophocolea bidentata2024
Bifid Crestwort Lophocolea bidentata2024
Shining Hookeria Hookeria lucens2024
Shining Hookeria Hookeria lucens2024
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum2024
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum2024
Common Tamarisk-moss Thuidium tamariscinum2024
Common Tamarisk-moss Thuidium tamariscinum2024
Pointed Spear-moss Calliergonella cuspidata2024
Pointed Spear-moss Calliergonella cuspidata2024
Crenulated Flapwort Solenostoma gracillimum2024
Crenulated Flapwort Solenostoma gracillimum2024
Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata2024
Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata2024
Bank Haircap Polytrichum formosum2024
Bank Haircap Polytrichum formosum2024
Big Shaggy-moss Hylocomiadelphus triquetrus2024
Big Shaggy-moss Hylocomiadelphus triquetrus2024
Chalk Comb-moss Ctenidium molluscum2024
Chalk Comb-moss Ctenidium molluscum2024
Elegant Silk-moss Pseudotaxiphyllum elegans2024
Elegant Silk-moss Pseudotaxiphyllum elegans2024
Tamarisk Scalewort Frullania tamarisci2024
Tamarisk Scalewort Frullania tamarisci2024 