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Troston Mount

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Getting here

52.33260, 0.78218

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦64+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Skylark and Woodpigeon
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🛝Playground 222m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦64+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Skylark and Woodpigeon
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🛝Playground 222m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

ParkingPlayground

Best for

7 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Skylark, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +61 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Birds — Skylark, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +61 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Volucella bombylans, Cantharis rustica, Stable Fly +9 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Moderate match

Plants — Common Field-speedwell · last seen 2024

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Icknield Way PathWalking route169 km

long distance footpath 169 km

Named routeLength 169 kmRegional walking route

Angles WayWalking route150 km

Named routeLength 150 kmRegional walking route

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Cycling

11 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Wolf WayCycling route400 km

Named routeRef Wolf WayLength 400 kmRound tripLocal cycle route

Route 13Cycling route

Named routeRef 13National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route834 m

Named routeRef 13Length 834 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route4.3 km

Named routeRef 13Length 4.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route760 m

Named routeRef 13Length 760 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route2.1 km

Named routeRef 13Length 2.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

🚵

Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Icknield Way Cycle TrailMountain bike route226 km

This is the off-road or mountain cycling route of the Icknield Way Trail.

Named routeLength 226 kmRegional cycle route

🐴

Horse riding

3 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

8,467 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

8,467 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds44 species

summer

2025

Lesser Black-backed Gull · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Skylark · Stock Dove +39

Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Stock DoveColumba oenas
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
SwallowHirundo rustica
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
MagpiePica pica
JackdawColoeus monedula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Barn OwlTyto alba
RookCorvus frugilegus
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
CurlewNumenius arquata
Little OwlAthene noctua
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
RobinErithacus rubecula
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
WoodcockScolopax rusticola
RedwingTurdus iliacus
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Herring GullLarus argentatus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
House MartinDelichon urbicum
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
House SparrowPasser domesticus

🦌

Mammals6 species

summer

2025

Brown Hare · Rabbit · Grey Squirrel · Muntjac · Stoat +1

Brown HareLepus europaeus
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
StoatMustela erminea
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus

🐝

Insects2 species

summer

2025

Stable Fly · Common Darter

Stable FlyStomoxys calcitrans
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

8,467 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds44 species

summer

2025

Lesser Black-backed Gull · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Skylark · Stock Dove +39

Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Stock DoveColumba oenas
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
SwallowHirundo rustica
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
MagpiePica pica
JackdawColoeus monedula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Barn OwlTyto alba
RookCorvus frugilegus
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
CurlewNumenius arquata
Little OwlAthene noctua
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
RobinErithacus rubecula
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
WoodcockScolopax rusticola
RedwingTurdus iliacus
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Herring GullLarus argentatus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
House MartinDelichon urbicum
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
House SparrowPasser domesticus

🦌

Mammals6 species

summer

2025

Brown Hare · Rabbit · Grey Squirrel · Muntjac · Stoat +1

Brown HareLepus europaeus
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
StoatMustela erminea
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus

🐝

Insects2 species

summer

2025

Stable Fly · Common Darter

Stable FlyStomoxys calcitrans
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

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Heath Road Byway to Troston

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