Crossroads Cafe, Farm Shop and Dairy
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Getting here
52.84499, -0.85494
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦65+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Kestrel and Pheasant
- 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
- ☕Crossroads Cafe, Farm Shop and Dairy — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦65+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Kestrel and Pheasant
- 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
- ☕Crossroads Cafe, Farm Shop and Dairy — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Kestrel, Pheasant, Dunnock +62 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Kestrel, Pheasant, Dunnock +62 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Comma +114 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Grass, Ash, Spear Thistle +230 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Hairy Curtain Crust, Dryad's Saddle, Torth Felen +5 more · last seen 2023
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Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Mowbray WayWalking route14 km▾
Named routeLength 14 kmLocal walking route
Jubilee Way (Leicestershire)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
8 signed routes nearby
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Grantham CanalCycling route▾
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Route 64Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 64National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route1.7 km▾
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Main RouteCycling route485 m▾
Named routeRef 64Length 485 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.2 km▾
Named routeRef 64Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route9.9 km▾
Named routeRef 64Length 9.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Crossroads Farm and shop, Eastwell
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Wildlife to spot
8,339 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
8,339 records · National Biodiversity NetworkKestrel · Fieldfare · Woodcock · Jackdaw · Rook +9
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- RavenCorvus corax2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2023
🦌Mammals6 species
wintersummerautumn
2026▾
Mole · Brown Hare · Rabbit · Red Fox · Muntjac +1
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2025
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2024
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2024
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2023
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2025▾
Great Crested Newt
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
🐝Insects8 species
springsummer
2025▾
Peacock · Orange-tip · Brimstone · Small Tortoiseshell · Comma +3
- PeacockAglais io
- Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines
- BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni
- Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae
- CommaPolygonia c-album
- Scarlet TigerCallimorpha dominula2024
Torth Felen · Hairy Curtain Crust · Dryad's Saddle
- Torth FelenHypholoma fasciculare
- Hairy Curtain CrustStereum hirsutum
- Dryad's SaddlePolyporus squamosus
Grass · Lapsana communis subsp. communis · Common Couch · Purple Toadflax · Small-flowered Crane's-bill +114
- GrassPoaceae2024
- Lapsana communis subsp. communisLapsana communis subsp. communis2023
- Common CouchElymus repens2023
- Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea2023
- Small-flowered Crane's-billGeranium pusillum2023
- Meadow Crane's-bill
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
8,339 records · National Biodiversity NetworkKestrel · Fieldfare · Woodcock · Jackdaw · Rook +9
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- RavenCorvus corax2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2023
🦌Mammals6 species
wintersummerautumn
2026▾
Mole · Brown Hare · Rabbit · Red Fox · Muntjac +1
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2025
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2024
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2024
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2023
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2025▾
Great Crested Newt
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
🐝Insects8 species
springsummer
2025▾
Peacock · Orange-tip · Brimstone · Small Tortoiseshell · Comma +3
- PeacockAglais io
- Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines
- BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni
- Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae
- CommaPolygonia c-album
- Scarlet TigerCallimorpha dominula2024
Torth Felen · Hairy Curtain Crust · Dryad's Saddle
- Torth FelenHypholoma fasciculare
- Hairy Curtain CrustStereum hirsutum
- Dryad's SaddlePolyporus squamosus
Grass · Lapsana communis subsp. communis · Common Couch · Purple Toadflax · Small-flowered Crane's-bill +114
- GrassPoaceae2024
- Lapsana communis subsp. communisLapsana communis subsp. communis2023
- Common CouchElymus repens2023
- Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea2023
- Small-flowered Crane's-billGeranium pusillum2023
- Meadow Crane's-bill
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel
Sciurus carolinensis2023
Sciurus carolinensis2023
Horse-Chestnut Leaf-miner
Horse-Chestnut Leaf-miner
Cameraria ohridella2023
Cameraria ohridella2023
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2023Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2023Geranium pratense2023
Geranium pratense2023
Common SorrelRumex acetosa2023Common SorrelRumex acetosa2023AshFraxinus excelsior2023AshFraxinus excelsior2023Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2023Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2023GroundselSenecio vulgaris2023GroundselSenecio vulgaris2023False-acaciaRobinia pseudoacacia2023False-acaciaRobinia pseudoacacia2023DaisyBellis perennis2023DaisyBellis perennis2023Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens2023Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens2023TimothyPhleum pratense2023TimothyPhleum pratense2023Lawson CypressCupressus lawsoniana2023Lawson CypressCupressus lawsoniana2023HornbeamCarpinus betulus2023HornbeamCarpinus betulus2023Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2023Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2023Hoary WillowherbEpilobium parviflorum2023Hoary WillowherbEpilobium parviflorum2023HazelCorylus avellana2023HazelCorylus avellana2023Wall CotoneasterCotoneaster horizontalis2023Wall CotoneasterCotoneaster horizontalis2023Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2023Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2023Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis2023Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis2023Greater CelandineChelidonium majus2023Greater CelandineChelidonium majus2023Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra subsp. nigra2023Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra subsp. nigra2023Scentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorum2023Scentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorum2023Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2023Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2023Chenopodium albumChenopodium album2023Chenopodium albumChenopodium album2023Horse-radishArmoracia rusticana2023Horse-radishArmoracia rusticana2023Silver BirchBetula pendula2023Silver BirchBetula pendula2023Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2023Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2023Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum2023Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum2023LilacSyringa vulgaris2023LilacSyringa vulgaris2023Greater PlantainPlantago major2023Greater PlantainPlantago major2023Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides2023Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides2023DaffodilNarcissus pseudonarcissusDaffodilNarcissus pseudonarcissusBittersweetSolanum dulcamara2023BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2023Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2023Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2023Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2023Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2023YewTaxus baccata2023YewTaxus baccata2023RowanSorbus aucuparia2023RowanSorbus aucuparia2023YarrowAchillea millefolium2023YarrowAchillea millefolium2023Taraxacum agg.Taraxacum agg.2023Taraxacum agg.Taraxacum agg.2023SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2023SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2023Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2023Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2023Hedgerow Crane's-billGeranium pyrenaicum2023Hedgerow Crane's-billGeranium pyrenaicum2023Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus2023Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus2023LimeTilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaea2023LimeTilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaea2023Lesser BurdockArctium minus2023Lesser BurdockArctium minus2023CleaversGalium aparine2023CleaversGalium aparine2023Wall BarleyHordeum murinum2023Wall BarleyHordeum murinum2023Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2023Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2023Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2023Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2023Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa2023Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa2023Smooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillaris2023Smooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillaris2023Red CampionSilene dioica2023Red CampionSilene dioica2023Common PoppyPapaver rhoeas2023Common PoppyPapaver rhoeas2023White CloverTrifolium repens2023White CloverTrifolium repens2023Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2023Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2023Common ChickweedStellaria media2023Common ChickweedStellaria media2023Fringed PearlwortSagina filicaulis2023Fringed PearlwortSagina filicaulis2023Musk-mallowMalva moschata2023Musk-mallowMalva moschata2023Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens2023Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens2023Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2023Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2023Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2023Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2023Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2023Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2023Great BindweedCalystegia sepium subsp. sepium2023Great BindweedCalystegia sepium subsp. sepium2023Festuca rubraFestuca rubra2023Festuca rubraFestuca rubra2023DogwoodCornus sanguinea2023DogwoodCornus sanguinea2023Black-grassAlopecurus myosuroides2023Black-grassAlopecurus myosuroides2023False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2023False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2023Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2023Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2023Wood AvensGeum urbanum2023Wood AvensGeum urbanum2023Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2023Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2023Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis2023Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis2023Austrian PinePinus nigra2023Austrian PinePinus nigra2023White StonecropSedum album2023White StonecropSedum album2023Yellow CorydalisPseudofumaria lutea2023Yellow CorydalisPseudofumaria lutea2023Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis2023Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis2023Common BentAgrostis capillaris2023Common BentAgrostis capillaris2023Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2023Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2023Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2023Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2023Norway SprucePicea abies2023Norway SprucePicea abies2023American WillowherbEpilobium ciliatum2023American WillowherbEpilobium ciliatum2023Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2023Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2023Reflexed Saltmarsh-GrassPuccinellia distans2023Reflexed Saltmarsh-GrassPuccinellia distans2023BalmMelissa officinalis2023BalmMelissa officinalis2023Snow-in-summerCerastium tomentosum2023Snow-in-summerCerastium tomentosum2023Rough HawkbitLeontodon hispidus2023Rough HawkbitLeontodon hispidus2023WalnutJuglans regia2023WalnutJuglans regia2023BrambleRubus fruticosus2023BrambleRubus fruticosus2023Annual PearlwortSagina apetala2023Annual PearlwortSagina apetala2023Red ValerianCentranthus ruber2023Red ValerianCentranthus ruber2023Red CloverTrifolium pratense2023Red CloverTrifolium pratense2023Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2023Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2023Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2023Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2023ElderSambucus nigra2023ElderSambucus nigra2023Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2023Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2023Smaller Cat's-tailPhleum bertolonii2023Smaller Cat's-tailPhleum bertolonii2023Polygonum avicularePolygonum aviculare2023Polygonum avicularePolygonum aviculare2023Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2023Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2023Rye BromeBromus secalinus2023Rye BromeBromus secalinus2023White Dead-nettleLamium album2023White Dead-nettleLamium album2023Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2023Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2023Caper SpurgeEuphorbia lathyris2023Caper SpurgeEuphorbia lathyris2023Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale2023Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale2023Welted ThistleCarduus crispus2023Welted ThistleCarduus crispus2023SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2023SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2023Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum2023Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum2023Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2023Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2023Common MallowMalva sylvestris2023Common MallowMalva sylvestris2023Reflexed StonecropPetrosedum rupestre2023Reflexed StonecropPetrosedum rupestre2023Thale CressArabidopsis thaliana2023Thale CressArabidopsis thaliana2023Wild CherryPrunus avium2023Wild CherryPrunus avium2023Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2023Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2023Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis2023Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis2023BlackthornPrunus spinosa2023BlackthornPrunus spinosa2023Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2023Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2023Long-headed PoppyPapaver dubium2023Long-headed PoppyPapaver dubium2023Opium PoppyPapaver somniferum2023Opium PoppyPapaver somniferum2023