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Mercat Cross

📷 Alpin Stewart · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦81+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Robin
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
☕Buttercup Cafe — a good base for a longer summer day out

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦81+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Robin
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
☕Buttercup Cafe — a good base for a longer summer day out

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingCaféParking· FreePlaygroundToilets

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Wren +78 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Wren +78 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Common Ground-hopper, Southern Hawker, Chrysogaster solstitialis +3 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Ground-hopper, Southern Hawker, Chrysogaster solstitialis +3 more · last seen 2025

Free

Easy access

Good match

parking, toilets

Varies

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Garden Lady's-mantle, Common Twayblade · last seen 2025; Plants — Garden Lady's-mantle, Common Twayblade · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Cycling

20 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 765Cycling route

Named routeRef 765National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route62 m

Named routeRef 765Length 62 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Main RouteCycling route145 m

Named routeRef 765Length 145 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route27 m

Named routeRef 765Length 27 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route90 m

Named routeRef 765Length 90 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route333 m

Named routeRef 765Length 333 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

27,768 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

27,768 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds55 species

autumnwinter

2026

Moorhen · Mute Swan · Mallard · Carrion Crow · Jackdaw +50

MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
CootFulica atra2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Great TitParus major2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
MagpiePica pica2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
TealAnas crecca2025
WigeonMareca penelope2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
DipperCinclus cinclus2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
MerlinFalco columbarius2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025

🦌

Mammals2 species

winterautumn

2026

Red Squirrel · Grey Squirrel

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

27,768 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds55 species

autumnwinter

2026

Moorhen · Mute Swan · Mallard · Carrion Crow · Jackdaw +50

MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
CootFulica atra2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Great TitParus major2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
MagpiePica pica2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
TealAnas crecca2025
WigeonMareca penelope2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
DipperCinclus cinclus2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
MerlinFalco columbarius2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025

🦌

Mammals2 species

winterautumn

2026

Red Squirrel · Grey Squirrel

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Alpin Stewart · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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