Churchyard cross, St Mary's churchyard 0 ha
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52.83597, -2.23723
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.
Churchyard cross scheduled monument
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ✦ 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
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ✦ 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🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Blue Tit, Robin +58 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Blue Tit, Robin +58 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Chestnut, December Moth, Light Brown Apple Moth +60 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Chestnut, December Moth, Light Brown Apple Moth +60 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
The Way for the Millennium Walking route 65 km ▾
Newport to Burton on Trent
Named route Length 65 km Regional walking route
Show on map Stone Circles Challenge Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 55 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 55 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 351 m ▾
Named route Ref 55 Length 351 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 997 m ▾
Named route Ref 55 Length 997 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 310 m ▾
Named route Ref 55 Length 310 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.2 km ▾
Named route Ref 55 Length 1.2 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 985 m ▾
Named route Ref 55 Length 985 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
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Wildlife to spot
35,949 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 35,949 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Barn Owl · Hobby · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Robin +39
Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 Hobby Falco subbuteo Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Wigeon Mareca penelope2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Tit Parus major Peregrine Falco peregrinus Goldeneye Bucephala clangula2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2023 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Skylark Alauda arvensis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Greenfinch Chloris chloris2023 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Stock Dove Columba oenas Swallow Hirundo rustica Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2023 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2022 Rook Corvus frugilegus2022 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Linnet Linaria cannabina Magpie Pica pica Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Carrion Crow Corvus corone Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Raven Corvus corax House Sparrow Passer domesticus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla2023 Redwing Turdus iliacus2023 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2022 Coal Tit Periparus ater2020 🦌 Mammals 13 species
winter summer
2026 ▾
Mole · Brown Hare · Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Hedgehog +8
Mole Talpa europaea Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2024 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2021 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2024 Otter Lutra lutra 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2020 ▾
Common Toad
Violet Ground Beetle · Tipula maxima · Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber · Mesembrina meridiana
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus Tipula maxima Tipula maxima2021 Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber2020 Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana2020 Chicory
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 35,949 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Barn Owl · Hobby · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Robin +39
Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 Hobby Falco subbuteo Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Wigeon Mareca penelope2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Tit Parus major Peregrine Falco peregrinus Goldeneye Bucephala clangula2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2023 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Skylark Alauda arvensis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Greenfinch Chloris chloris2023 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Stock Dove Columba oenas Swallow Hirundo rustica Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2023 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2022 Rook Corvus frugilegus2022 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Linnet Linaria cannabina Magpie Pica pica Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Carrion Crow Corvus corone Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Raven Corvus corax House Sparrow Passer domesticus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla2023 Redwing Turdus iliacus2023 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2022 Coal Tit Periparus ater2020 🦌 Mammals 13 species
winter summer
2026 ▾
Mole · Brown Hare · Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Hedgehog +8
Mole Talpa europaea Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2024 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2021 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2024 Otter Lutra lutra 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2020 ▾
Common Toad
Violet Ground Beetle · Tipula maxima · Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber · Mesembrina meridiana
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus Tipula maxima Tipula maxima2021 Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber2020 Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana2020 Chicory
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2022
2022
Field Vole Microtus agrestis
Field Vole Microtus agrestis
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes
Badger Meles meles2022
Badger Meles meles2022
Shrew Soricidae2020
Shrew Soricidae2020
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2024
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2024
Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2023
Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2023
Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus2020
Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus2020 