Churchyard cross, St Michael's churchyard
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Getting here
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦68+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Great Tit
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🛝Playground 205m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦68+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Great Tit
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🛝Playground 205m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Woodpigeon +65 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Woodpigeon +65 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper +69 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Cylindric Beard-moss, Fern-leaved Hook-moss, Lyell's Bristle-moss +48 more · last seen 2024
Free
Historic site; Grade I listed building nearby: CHURCH OF ST MICHAEL AND ALL ANGELS
Free
🏡Historic gardens
Moderate match
Historic site
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km9 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Lincolnshire Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Church of St Michael and All Angels: Roof Angel
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
10,988 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
10,988 records · National Biodiversity NetworkGreat Tit · Jay · Blue Tit · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Robin +32
- Great TitParus major
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
- Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2024
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2023
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2023
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2023
- SwiftApus apus2023
🦌Mammals3 species
winterspringsummer
2025▾
Muntjac · Fallow Deer · Grey Squirrel
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- Fallow DeerDama dama2024
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Grass Snake
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
🐝Insects14 species
springsummer
2025▾
Common Blue Damselfly · Roesel's Bush-cricket · Red-eyed Damselfly · Oak Bush-cricket · Dark Bush-cricket +9
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii
- Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma najas
- Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum2024
- Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2024
- 10-spot Ladybird
Lyell's Bristle-moss · Syntrichia montana var. montana · Wood Bristle-moss · Kneiff's Feather-moss · Marble Screw-moss +70
- Lyell's Bristle-mossPulvigera lyellii
- Syntrichia montana var. montanaSyntrichia montana var. montana
- Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis
- Kneiff's Feather-mossLeptodictyum riparium
- Marble Screw-mossSyntrichia papillosa
- Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
10,988 records · National Biodiversity NetworkGreat Tit · Jay · Blue Tit · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Robin +32
- Great TitParus major
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
- Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2024
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2023
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2023
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2023
- SwiftApus apus2023
🦌Mammals3 species
winterspringsummer
2025▾
Muntjac · Fallow Deer · Grey Squirrel
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- Fallow DeerDama dama2024
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Grass Snake
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
🐝Insects14 species
springsummer
2025▾
Common Blue Damselfly · Roesel's Bush-cricket · Red-eyed Damselfly · Oak Bush-cricket · Dark Bush-cricket +9
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii
- Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma najas
- Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum2024
- Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2024
- 10-spot Ladybird
Lyell's Bristle-moss · Syntrichia montana var. montana · Wood Bristle-moss · Kneiff's Feather-moss · Marble Screw-moss +70
- Lyell's Bristle-mossPulvigera lyellii
- Syntrichia montana var. montanaSyntrichia montana var. montana
- Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis
- Kneiff's Feather-mossLeptodictyum riparium
- Marble Screw-mossSyntrichia papillosa
- Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Adalia decempunctata2024
Adalia decempunctata2024
Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2022Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2022Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2022Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2022Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2022Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2022Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2022Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2022Cloeon dipterumCloeon dipterum2022Cloeon dipterumCloeon dipterum2022Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2022Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2022Epiphragma ocellareEpiphragma ocellare2022Epiphragma ocellareEpiphragma ocellare2022Cylindrotoma distinctissimaCylindrotoma distinctissima2022Cylindrotoma distinctissimaCylindrotoma distinctissima2022Cylindric Beard-moss
Cylindric Beard-moss
Didymodon insulanus
Didymodon insulanus
Fern-leaved Hook-mossCratoneuron filicinumFern-leaved Hook-mossCratoneuron filicinumCrescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciataCrescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciataHooded Bristle-mossOrthotrichum cupulatumHooded Bristle-mossOrthotrichum cupulatumForked VeilwortMetzgeria furcataForked VeilwortMetzgeria furcataSilky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeumSilky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeumTall PottiaTortula protobryoidesTall PottiaTortula protobryoidesBird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculataBird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculataClustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertumClustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertumDune Thread-mossBryum dichotomumDune Thread-mossBryum dichotomumLesser Screw-mossSyntrichia virescensLesser Screw-mossSyntrichia virescensWall Thread-mossBryum radiculosumWall Thread-mossBryum radiculosumHornschuch's Beard-mossPseudocrossidium hornschuchianumHornschuch's Beard-mossPseudocrossidium hornschuchianumRiver Feather-mossBrachythecium rivulareRiver Feather-mossBrachythecium rivulareCommon Feather-mossKindbergia praelongaCommon Feather-mossKindbergia praelongaLateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromallaLateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromallaSoft-tufted Beard-mossDidymodon vinealisSoft-tufted Beard-mossDidymodon vinealisMarchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalisMarchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalisMarchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalisMarchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalisDusky Beard-mossDidymodon luridusDusky Beard-mossDidymodon luridusLesser Bird's-claw Beard-mossStreblotrichum convolutum var. convolutumLesser Bird's-claw Beard-mossStreblotrichum convolutum var. convolutumGrey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinataGrey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinataStreblotrichum convolutum var. commutatumStreblotrichum convolutum var. commutatumStreblotrichum convolutum var. commutatumStreblotrichum convolutum var. commutatumSilver-mossBryum argenteumSilver-mossBryum argenteumRough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulumRough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulumCapillary Thread-mossBryum capillareCapillary Thread-mossBryum capillareSlender Stubble-mossGyroweisia tenuisSlender Stubble-mossGyroweisia tenuisSyntrichia ruralis var. ruralisSyntrichia ruralis var. ruralisSyntrichia ruralis var. ruralisSyntrichia ruralis var. ruralisRedshankCeratodon purpureusRedshankCeratodon purpureusHart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatumHart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatumWall Screw-mossTortula muralisWall Screw-mossTortula muralisGreen Yoke-mossZygodon viridissimusGreen Yoke-mossZygodon viridissimusNicholson's Beard-mossDidymodon nicholsoniiNicholson's Beard-mossDidymodon nicholsoniiWhitish Feather-mossBrachythecium albicansWhitish Feather-mossBrachythecium albicansWhite-tipped Bristle-mossOrthotrichum diaphanumWhite-tipped Bristle-mossOrthotrichum diaphanumHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeThickpoint GrimmiaSchistidium crassipilumThickpoint GrimmiaSchistidium crassipilumCrimson-tuber Thread-mossBryum rubensCrimson-tuber Thread-mossBryum rubensFrizzled PincushionPlenogemma phyllanthaFrizzled PincushionPlenogemma phyllanthaCommon Cord-mossFunaria hygrometricaCommon Cord-mossFunaria hygrometricaSupine Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatumSupine Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatumCreeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpensCreeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpensAnomalous Bristle-mossOrthotrichum anomalumAnomalous Bristle-mossOrthotrichum anomalumElegant Bristle-mossOrthotrichum pulchellumElegant Bristle-mossOrthotrichum pulchellumRed Beard-mossBryoerythrophyllum recurvirostrumRed Beard-mossBryoerythrophyllum recurvirostrumSmall Hairy Screw-mossSyntrichia laevipilaSmall Hairy Screw-mossSyntrichia laevipilaShining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum2023Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum2023Great LettuceLactuca virosa2023Great LettuceLactuca virosa2023Water-plantainAlisma plantago-aquatica2022Water-plantainAlisma plantago-aquatica2022Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana2022Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana2022Greater Western Scaly Male FernDryopteris affinis subsp. paleaceolobata2022Greater Western Scaly Male FernDryopteris affinis subsp. paleaceolobata2022Prickly LettuceLactuca serriola2022Prickly LettuceLactuca serriola2022Water-pepperPersicaria hydropiper2022Water-pepperPersicaria hydropiper2022Marsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosum2022Marsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosum2022Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis2022Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis2022Many-Seeded GoosefootLipandra polysperma2022Many-Seeded GoosefootLipandra polysperma2022Water FigwortScrophularia auriculata2022Water FigwortScrophularia auriculata2022TutsanHypericum androsaemum2022TutsanHypericum androsaemum2022Fine-leaved Water-dropwortOenanthe aquatica2022Fine-leaved Water-dropwortOenanthe aquatica2022Upright Hedge-parsleyTorilis japonica2022Upright Hedge-parsleyTorilis japonica2022Square-stalked St John's-wortHypericum tetrapterum2022Square-stalked St John's-wortHypericum tetrapterum2022Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2022Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2022Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica2022Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica2022Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides2022Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides2022Black MedickMedicago lupulina2022Black MedickMedicago lupulina2022Common FigwortScrophularia nodosa2022Common FigwortScrophularia nodosa2022Scarlet PimpernelLysimachia arvensis2022Scarlet PimpernelLysimachia arvensis2022BetonyBetonica officinalis2022BetonyBetonica officinalis2022Common Hemp-nettleGaleopsis tetrahit2022Common Hemp-nettleGaleopsis tetrahit2022Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale2022Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale2022Events & activities nearby
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