Muston village cross, 70m east of Mountain Ash Farm
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🦅Birds✦Heritage🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
52.92943, -0.77005
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦66+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Wren
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🛝Playground 231m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦66+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Wren
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🛝Playground 231m 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 — Blackbird, Wren, Mute Swan +63 more · last seen 2025
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
Birds — Blackbird, Wren, Mute Swan +63 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Willow Emerald Damselfly, Large Yellow Underwing, Common Marble +219 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Green-winged Orchid, Adder's-tongue, Yarrow +51 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby · 18 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
The Greenpublic footpath · 63 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 63 mSurface gravelPath type: track
35 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 64Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 64National Cycle Network
Route 15Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 15National Cycle Network
Alternative RouteCycling route173 m▾
Named routeRef 64Length 173 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route98 m▾
Named routeRef 15Length 98 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2 km▾
Named routeRef 15Length 2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Alternative RouteCycling route251 m▾
Named routeRef 64Length 251 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
1 public path nearby
Public paths
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Wildlife to spot
8,522 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
8,522 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds47 species
winterspringsummer
2025▾
Mallard · Chaffinch · Wren · Woodpigeon · Blackbird +42
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- MagpiePica pica
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Great TitParus major
- CootFulica atra
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla2024
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
- Rock DoveColumba livia2024
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2024
- GadwallMareca strepera2024
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2023
🦌Mammals2 species
springautumn
2025▾
Brown Hare · Roe Deer
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2023
🐝Insects18 species
springsummer
2025▾
Banded Demoiselle · Azure Damselfly · Vestal Cuckoo Bee · Western Honey Bee · Grey-patched Mining Bee +13
- Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- Vestal Cuckoo BeeBombus vestalis
- Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
- Grey-patched Mining BeeAndrena nitida2024
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
🌿Plants18 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Green-winged Orchid · Yarrow · Adder's-tongue · Himalayan Balsam · False Oat-grass +13
- Green-winged OrchidAnacamptis morio
- YarrowAchillea millefolium2023
- Adder's-tongueOphioglossum vulgatum
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2024
- False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2023
- Yorkshire-fog
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
8,522 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds47 species
winterspringsummer
2025▾
Mallard · Chaffinch · Wren · Woodpigeon · Blackbird +42
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- MagpiePica pica
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Great TitParus major
- CootFulica atra
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla2024
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
- Rock DoveColumba livia2024
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2024
- GadwallMareca strepera2024
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2023
🦌Mammals2 species
springautumn
2025▾
Brown Hare · Roe Deer
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2023
🐝Insects18 species
springsummer
2025▾
Banded Demoiselle · Azure Damselfly · Vestal Cuckoo Bee · Western Honey Bee · Grey-patched Mining Bee +13
- Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- Vestal Cuckoo BeeBombus vestalis
- Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
- Grey-patched Mining BeeAndrena nitida2024
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
🌿Plants18 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Green-winged Orchid · Yarrow · Adder's-tongue · Himalayan Balsam · False Oat-grass +13
- Green-winged OrchidAnacamptis morio
- YarrowAchillea millefolium2023
- Adder's-tongueOphioglossum vulgatum
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2024
- False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2023
- Yorkshire-fog
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Holcus lanatus2023
Holcus lanatus2023
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2023Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2023HawthornCrataegus monogyna2023HawthornCrataegus monogyna2023Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2023Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2023BlackthornPrunus spinosa2023BlackthornPrunus spinosa2023ElderSambucus nigra2023ElderSambucus nigra2023Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2023Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2023Curled DockRumex crispus2023Curled DockRumex crispus2023ColtsfootTussilago farfara2023ColtsfootTussilago farfara2023Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2023Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2023Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2023Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2023Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale2023Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale2023Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis2023Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis2023