Standing cross on The Green, 130m north west of The Bede House
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Getting here
52.56475, -0.71051
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦43+ 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
- 🛝Playground 152m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦43+ 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
- 🛝Playground 152m 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 — Woodpigeon, Robin, Chiffchaff +40 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Chiffchaff +40 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Hairy-footed Flower Bee, Firethorn Leaf Miner, Red Admiral +44 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Common Knapweed, False Oat-grass, Common Nettle +315 more · last seen 2024
Free
Historic site; Grade I listed building nearby: THE BEDE HOUSE
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Good match
Fungi — Physconia grisea, Lecanora chlarotera s. lat., Oak Moss +1 more · last seen 2024
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Jurassic WayWalking route142 km▾
Named routeLength 142 kmRegional walking route
Rutland RoundWalking route105 km▾
Named routeLength 105 kmRegional walking route
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Byway (Northamptonshire)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
National Byway (Rutland)Cycling route▾
National Byway in Rutland
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Photos
The cross, Lyddington Green
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
4,901 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
4,901 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds31 species
springautumn
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Goldcrest · Blue Tit · Blackbird +26
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- SwiftApus apus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2023
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2024
🦌Mammals3 species
springsummerautumnwinter
2025▾
Badger · Muntjac · Mole
- BadgerMeles meles
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- MoleTalpa europaea2024
🐝Insects16 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Red Admiral · Comma · Pseudovadonia livida · Eupeodes corollae · Harlequin Ladybird +11
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2023
- CommaPolygonia c-album2023
- Pseudovadonia lividaPseudovadonia livida2023
- Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2024
Physconia grisea · Lecanora chlarotera s. lat. · Oak Moss · Hypotrachyna revoluta s. lat.
- Physconia griseaPhysconia grisea
- Lecanora chlarotera s. lat.Lecanora chlarotera s. lat.
- Oak MossEvernia prunastri
- Hypotrachyna revoluta s. lat.Hypotrachyna revoluta s. lat.
Daisy · White Clover · Herb-Robert · Common Comfrey · Common Knapweed +54
- DaisyBellis perennis
- White CloverTrifolium repens
- Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
- Common ComfreySymphytum officinale2023
- Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra subsp. nigra2023
- Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2023
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,901 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds31 species
springautumn
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Goldcrest · Blue Tit · Blackbird +26
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- SwiftApus apus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2023
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2024
🦌Mammals3 species
springsummerautumnwinter
2025▾
Badger · Muntjac · Mole
- BadgerMeles meles
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- MoleTalpa europaea2024
🐝Insects16 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Red Admiral · Comma · Pseudovadonia livida · Eupeodes corollae · Harlequin Ladybird +11
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2023
- CommaPolygonia c-album2023
- Pseudovadonia lividaPseudovadonia livida2023
- Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2024
Physconia grisea · Lecanora chlarotera s. lat. · Oak Moss · Hypotrachyna revoluta s. lat.
- Physconia griseaPhysconia grisea
- Lecanora chlarotera s. lat.Lecanora chlarotera s. lat.
- Oak MossEvernia prunastri
- Hypotrachyna revoluta s. lat.Hypotrachyna revoluta s. lat.
Daisy · White Clover · Herb-Robert · Common Comfrey · Common Knapweed +54
- DaisyBellis perennis
- White CloverTrifolium repens
- Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
- Common ComfreySymphytum officinale2023
- Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra subsp. nigra2023
- Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2023
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Goniglossum wiedemanni
Goniglossum wiedemanni
Goniglossum wiedemanni2024
Goniglossum wiedemanni2024
Holly Leaf Gall FlyPhytomyza ilicis2024Holly Leaf Gall FlyPhytomyza ilicis2024Small WhitePieris rapae2023Small WhitePieris rapae2023Bedeguar GallDiplolepis rosae2023Bedeguar GallDiplolepis rosae2023Apple Leaf MinerLyonetia clerkella2023Apple Leaf MinerLyonetia clerkella2023Horse-Chestnut Leaf-minerCameraria ohridella2023Horse-Chestnut Leaf-minerCameraria ohridella2023Dark ArchesApamea monoglypha2023Dark ArchesApamea monoglypha2023Purple HairstreakFavonius quercus2023Purple HairstreakFavonius quercus2023Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2023Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2023Sicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineus2023Sicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineus2023Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2023Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2023Common Ragwort
Common Ragwort
Jacobaea vulgaris2023
Jacobaea vulgaris2023
Stone ParsleySison amomum2023Stone ParsleySison amomum2023SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2023SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2023Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2023Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2023Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum2023Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum2023PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2023PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2023Chenopodium albumChenopodium album2023Chenopodium albumChenopodium album2023Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis2023Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis2023RowanSorbus aucuparia2023RowanSorbus aucuparia2023Red BartsiaOdontites vernus2023Red BartsiaOdontites vernus2023White WillowSalix alba2023White WillowSalix alba2023Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis2023Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis2023Great HorsetailEquisetum telmateia2023Great HorsetailEquisetum telmateia2023Crack-willowSalix alba x euxina = S. x fragilis2023Crack-willowSalix alba x euxina = S. x fragilis2023AgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoria2023AgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoria2023Horse-radishArmoracia rusticana2023Horse-radishArmoracia rusticana2023Red CampionSilene dioica2023Red CampionSilene dioica2023Scarlet PimpernelLysimachia arvensis2023Scarlet PimpernelLysimachia arvensis2023RedshankPersicaria maculosa2023RedshankPersicaria maculosa2023Silver MapleAcer saccharinum2023Silver MapleAcer saccharinum2023OsierSalix viminalis2023OsierSalix viminalis2023Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2023Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2023Great BindweedCalystegia sepium subsp. sepium2023Great BindweedCalystegia sepium subsp. sepium2023Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum2023Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum2023Wych ElmUlmus glabra2023Wych ElmUlmus glabra2023SelfhealPrunella vulgarisSelfhealPrunella vulgarisGoat's-beardTragopogon pratensisGoat's-beardTragopogon pratensisWild TeaselDipsacus fullonumWild TeaselDipsacus fullonumWhite BryonyBryonia dioicaWhite BryonyBryonia dioicaDeadly NightshadeAtropa belladonnaDeadly NightshadeAtropa belladonnaHemlockConium maculatumHemlockConium maculatumPetty SpurgeEuphorbia peplusPetty SpurgeEuphorbia peplusSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumDog's MercuryMercurialis perennisDog's MercuryMercurialis perennisRue-leaved SaxifrageSaxifraga tridactylitesRue-leaved SaxifrageSaxifraga tridactylitesHard RushJuncus inflexusHard RushJuncus inflexusSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusSticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratumSticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratumIvyHedera helix2023IvyHedera helix2023GroundselSenecio vulgaris2023GroundselSenecio vulgaris2023Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2023Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2023Greater PlantainPlantago major2023Greater PlantainPlantago major2023DandelionTaraxacum2023DandelionTaraxacum2023Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2023Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2023YarrowAchillea millefolium2023YarrowAchillea millefolium2023Black-grassAlopecurus myosuroides2023Black-grassAlopecurus myosuroides2023Dwarf MallowMalva neglecta2023Dwarf MallowMalva neglecta2023Perfoliate PondweedPotamogeton perfoliatus2023Perfoliate PondweedPotamogeton perfoliatus2023Biting StonecropSedum acre2023Biting StonecropSedum acre2023False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2023False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2023Welsh PoppyPapaver cambricum2023Welsh PoppyPapaver cambricum2023Slender SpeedwellVeronica filiformis2023Slender SpeedwellVeronica filiformis2023Events & activities nearby
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