Medieval cross in Ightfield churchyard
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Getting here
52.94378, -2.60785
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🌿111+ species of plants recorded here — summer brings peak botanical diversity with Pedunculate Oak and Spear-leaved Orache among those found
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🛝Playground 272m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌿111+ species of plants recorded here — summer brings peak botanical diversity with Pedunculate Oak and Spear-leaved Orache among those found
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🛝Playground 272m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Pedunculate Oak, Spear-leaved Orache, Common Nettle +108 more · last seen 2024
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Rhyzobius litura, 16-spot Ladybird +11 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Teal, Swift, Swallow +1 more · last seen 2024
Free
Amphibians — Great Crested Newt · last seen 2024
Free
🏡Historic gardens
Moderate match
Historic site
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Cheshire CircuitWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Shropshire Way - Wem to WhitchurchWalking route25 km▾
Named routeRef ShW12aLength 25 kmRegional walking route
South Cheshire WayWalking route▾
Named routeListed length 51kmRegional walking route
Marches WayWalking route▾
Shropshire Way - Whitchurch to EllesmereWalking route34 km▾
Named routeRef ShW12bLength 34 kmRegional walking route
21 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Mercian WayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 45National Cycle Network
Cheshire CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 70Regional cycle route
Hamlets and HedgerowsCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
National Byway (Shropshire)Cycling route▾
National Byway route in Shropshire
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
NCN 552Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 552National Cycle Network
hodnet-market draytonCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Ightfield, Shropshire, St John the Baptist
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
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Wildlife to spot
4,234 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
4,234 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds4 species
winterspringsummer
2024▾
Teal · Swift · Swallow · Kestrel
- TealAnas crecca
- SwiftApus apus2023
- SwallowHirundo rustica2023
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
Pygmy Shrew
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2024▾
Great Crested Newt
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
7-spot Ladybird · Rhyzobius litura · 16-spot Ladybird · 22-spot Ladybird · 24-spot Ladybird +9
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Rhyzobius lituraRhyzobius litura
- 16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata
- 22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata
- 24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
- Coccidula rufaCoccidula rufa
Pedunculate Oak · Spear-leaved Orache · Common Nettle · Creeping Bent · Common Couch +106
- Pedunculate OakQuercus robur
- Spear-leaved OracheAtriplex prostrata2022
- Common NettleUrtica dioica2022
- Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2022
- Common CouchElymus repens2022
- Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,234 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds4 species
winterspringsummer
2024▾
Teal · Swift · Swallow · Kestrel
- TealAnas crecca
- SwiftApus apus2023
- SwallowHirundo rustica2023
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
Pygmy Shrew
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2024▾
Great Crested Newt
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
7-spot Ladybird · Rhyzobius litura · 16-spot Ladybird · 22-spot Ladybird · 24-spot Ladybird +9
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Rhyzobius lituraRhyzobius litura
- 16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata
- 22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata
- 24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
- Coccidula rufaCoccidula rufa
Pedunculate Oak · Spear-leaved Orache · Common Nettle · Creeping Bent · Common Couch +106
- Pedunculate OakQuercus robur
- Spear-leaved OracheAtriplex prostrata2022
- Common NettleUrtica dioica2022
- Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2022
- Common CouchElymus repens2022
- Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Rhyzobius chrysomeloides
Rhyzobius chrysomeloides
Rhyzobius chrysomeloides
Rhyzobius chrysomeloides
Rhyzobius lophanthaeRhyzobius lophanthaeRhyzobius lophanthaeRhyzobius lophanthaeHarlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridisHarlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridisAdonis' LadybirdHippodamia variegataAdonis' LadybirdHippodamia variegataScymnus haemorrhoidalisScymnus haemorrhoidalisScymnus haemorrhoidalisScymnus haemorrhoidalisPine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatusPine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatusNephus quadrimaculatusNephus quadrimaculatusNephus quadrimaculatusNephus quadrimaculatusIvy BeeColletes hederae2022Ivy BeeColletes hederae20222022
2022
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2022Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2022Red GoosefootOxybasis rubra2022Red GoosefootOxybasis rubra2022IvyHedera helix2022IvyHedera helix2022RedshankPersicaria maculosa2022RedshankPersicaria maculosa2022Scented MayweedMatricaria chamomilla2022Scented MayweedMatricaria chamomilla2022Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2022Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2022BrambleRubus fruticosus2022BrambleRubus fruticosus2022Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2022Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2022White CloverTrifolium repens2022White CloverTrifolium repens2022Greater PlantainPlantago major2022Greater PlantainPlantago major2022GroundselSenecio vulgaris2022GroundselSenecio vulgaris2022Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2022Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2022Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2022Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2022Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2022Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2022Calystegia sepium x silvatica = C. x lucanaCalystegia sepium x silvatica = C. x lucana2022Calystegia sepium x silvatica = C. x lucanaCalystegia sepium x silvatica = C. x lucana2022Common OracheAtriplex patula2022Common OracheAtriplex patula2022Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2022Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2022Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2022Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2022Field HorsetailEquisetum arvenseField HorsetailEquisetum arvenseCrab AppleMalus sylvestris2022Crab AppleMalus sylvestris2022Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2022Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2022Field-roseRosa arvensis2022Field-roseRosa arvensis2022Sharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorus2022Sharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorus2022Dog-roseRosa canina2022Dog-roseRosa canina2022Plicate Sweet-grassGlyceria notata2022Plicate Sweet-grassGlyceria notata2022MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2022MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2022Bog StitchwortStellaria alsine2022Bog StitchwortStellaria alsine2022Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea2022Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea2022Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2022Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2022Jointed RushJuncus articulatus2022Jointed RushJuncus articulatus2022American WillowherbEpilobium ciliatum2022American WillowherbEpilobium ciliatum2022HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2022HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2022HopHumulus lupulus2022HopHumulus lupulus2022Water-pepperPersicaria hydropiper2022Water-pepperPersicaria hydropiper2022Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea2022Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea2022Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2022Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2022Marsh Yellow-cressRorippa palustris2022Marsh Yellow-cressRorippa palustris2022Common BentAgrostis capillaris2022Common BentAgrostis capillaris2022Branched Bur-reedSparganium erectum2022Branched Bur-reedSparganium erectum2022Common SorrelRumex acetosa2022Common SorrelRumex acetosa2022Black BryonyTamus communis2022Black BryonyTamus communis2022CleaversGalium aparine2022CleaversGalium aparine2022BeechFagus sylvatica2022BeechFagus sylvatica2022Hard RushJuncus inflexus2022Hard RushJuncus inflexus2022AlderAlnus glutinosa2022AlderAlnus glutinosa2022Red FescueFestuca rubra2022Red FescueFestuca rubra2022Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2022Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2022Clustered DockRumex conglomeratus2022Clustered DockRumex conglomeratus2022Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2022Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2022YarrowAchillea millefolium2022YarrowAchillea millefolium2022Marsh FoxtailAlopecurus geniculatus2022Marsh FoxtailAlopecurus geniculatus2022HollyIlex aquifolium2022HollyIlex aquifolium2022Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2022Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2022Salix caprea x cinerea = S. x reichardtiiSalix caprea x cinerea = S. x reichardtii2022Salix caprea x cinerea = S. x reichardtiiSalix caprea x cinerea = S. x reichardtii2022Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2022Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2022Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis2022Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis2022Tufted Forget-me-notMyosotis laxa2022Tufted Forget-me-notMyosotis laxa2022Common ChickweedStellaria media2022Common ChickweedStellaria media2022Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis2022Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis2022Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2022Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2022BlackthornPrunus spinosa2022BlackthornPrunus spinosa2022Black BentAgrostis gigantea2022Black BentAgrostis gigantea2022Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2022Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2022Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2022Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2022KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare2022KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare2022Great HorsetailEquisetum telmateia2022Great HorsetailEquisetum telmateia2022Rusty WillowSalix cinerea subsp. oleifolia2022Rusty WillowSalix cinerea subsp. oleifolia2022Bush VetchVicia sepium2022Bush VetchVicia sepium2022Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2022Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2022Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2022Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2022Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2022Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2022Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2022Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2022Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2022Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2022Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2022Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2022PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2022PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2022Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa2022Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa2022BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2022BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2022TimothyPhleum pratense2022TimothyPhleum pratense2022SneezewortAchillea ptarmica2022SneezewortAchillea ptarmica2022Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea2022Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea2022CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2022CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2022Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2022Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2022Rum CherryPrunus serotina2022Rum CherryPrunus serotina2022Marsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosum2022Marsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosum2022Floating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitans2022Floating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitans2022TormentilPotentilla erecta2022TormentilPotentilla erecta2022Hairy SedgeCarex hirta2022Hairy SedgeCarex hirta2022Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre2022Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre2022Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus2022Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus2022Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2022Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2022Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris2022Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris2022HazelCorylus avellana2022HazelCorylus avellana2022ElderSambucus nigra2022ElderSambucus nigra2022HawthornCrataegus monogyna2022HawthornCrataegus monogyna2022Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2022Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2022Upright Hedge-parsleyTorilis japonica2022Upright Hedge-parsleyTorilis japonica2022False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2022False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2022Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2022Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2022BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga2022BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga2022FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2022FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2022Common PoppyPapaver rhoeas2022Common PoppyPapaver rhoeas2022Soft-rushJuncus effusus2022Soft-rushJuncus effusus2022Marsh WoundwortStachys palustris2022Marsh WoundwortStachys palustris2022Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2022Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2022Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale2022Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale2022Events & activities nearby
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