Harlaxton village cross
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🦅Birds✦Heritage🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
52.88418, -0.68704
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦84+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit 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
- 🐦84+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit 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 — Blue Tit, Blackbird, Robin +81 more · last seen 2025
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
Birds — Blue Tit, Blackbird, Robin +81 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Sepia Brittlegill, Garland Roundhead, Tegyll Brau Bregys +84 more · last seen 2024
Varies
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Common Blue Damselfly, Small White +27 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby · 15 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Jubilee Way (Leicestershire)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Viking Way (Barnetby to Whitwell)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
West Endpublic footpath · 126 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 126 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified
73 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 64Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 64National Cycle Network
Route 15Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 15National Cycle Network
Route 22Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 22Regional cycle route
Route 11Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 11Regional cycle route
National Byway (Lincolnshire)Cycling route▾
The National Byway in Lincolnshire
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Lincolnshire Cycle TrailCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
6,709 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
6,709 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds57 species
springautumnwinter
2025▾
Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Robin +52
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- MagpiePica pica
- Great TitParus major
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Common GullLarus canus
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- CootFulica atra
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- GadwallMareca strepera
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- SwiftApus apus
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus2024
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- WigeonMareca penelope2024
🦌Mammals2 species
winterautumn
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Muntjac
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
🐝Insects2 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Bridgman’s Bean-galler · Green Shieldbug
- Bridgman’s Bean-gallerEuura bridgmanii
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2024
🍄Fungi9 species
wintersummerautumn
2025▾
Honey Fungus · Inocybe curvipes · Smoky Bracket · Crystal Brain · Hazel Bracket +4
- Honey FungusArmillaria mellea
- Inocybe curvipesInocybe curvipes
- Smoky BracketBjerkandera adusta
- Crystal BrainExidia nucleata
- Hazel BracketSkeletocutis semipileata2024
- Coral Spot
Rough-stalked Feather-moss
- Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
6,709 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds57 species
springautumnwinter
2025▾
Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Robin +52
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- MagpiePica pica
- Great TitParus major
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Common GullLarus canus
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- CootFulica atra
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- GadwallMareca strepera
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- SwiftApus apus
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus2024
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- WigeonMareca penelope2024
🦌Mammals2 species
winterautumn
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Muntjac
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
🐝Insects2 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Bridgman’s Bean-galler · Green Shieldbug
- Bridgman’s Bean-gallerEuura bridgmanii
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2024
🍄Fungi9 species
wintersummerautumn
2025▾
Honey Fungus · Inocybe curvipes · Smoky Bracket · Crystal Brain · Hazel Bracket +4
- Honey FungusArmillaria mellea
- Inocybe curvipesInocybe curvipes
- Smoky BracketBjerkandera adusta
- Crystal BrainExidia nucleata
- Hazel BracketSkeletocutis semipileata2024
- Coral Spot
Rough-stalked Feather-moss
- Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Nectria cinnabarina2024
Nectria cinnabarina2024
Wrinkled CrustPhlebia radiata2024Wrinkled CrustPhlebia radiata2024Amethyst DeceiverLaccaria amethystina2024Amethyst DeceiverLaccaria amethystina2024Shaggy ScalycapPholiota squarrosa2024Shaggy ScalycapPholiota squarrosa2024