Wayside cross 100m north west of East Langford
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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife✦Heritage
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
50.79682, -3.81447
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦19+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Swift and Tawny Owl
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦19+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Swift and Tawny Owl
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Swift, Tawny Owl, Water Rail +16 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Mammals — Hedgehog, Hazel Dormouse, Otter +15 more · last seen 2022
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Ivy-leaved Toadflax, Mexican Fleabane, Crosswort +90 more · last seen 2024
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Cuckoo-Spit Insect, Small White, Red Admiral +12 more · last seen 2024
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Two Moors WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef MWListed length 166Regional walking route
Devonshire Heartland WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef DHWRegional walking route
Mary Michael Pilgrims WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef MMPWRegional walking route
Photos
Langford Cross and footpath
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
722 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
722 records · National Biodiversity NetworkSwift · Tawny Owl · Water Rail · Bullfinch · Sedge Warbler +14
- SwiftApus apus2022
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2019
- Water RailRallus aquaticus2022
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2018
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- RookCorvus frugilegus2023
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2022
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros2022
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2019
- Little OwlAthene noctua2018
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2018
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2018
- NuthatchSitta europaea2018
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2018
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2018
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2018
- Great TitParus major2018
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2018
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2018
🦌Mammals18 species
springsummerautumn
2022▾
Hedgehog · Hazel Dormouse · Otter · Wood Mouse · Roe Deer +13
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
- OtterLutra lutra
- Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus2021
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2021
- Brown Hare
Cuckoo-Spit Insect · Small White · Red Admiral · Lily Beetle · Comma +10
- Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2019
- Small WhitePieris rapae2018
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2018
- Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2020
- CommaPolygonia c-album2018
- PeacockAglais io
🌿Plants93 species
winterspring
2024▾
Ivy-leaved Toadflax · Mexican Fleabane · Crosswort · Lesser Celandine · Bluebell +88
- Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis2018
- Mexican FleabaneErigeron karvinskianus2018
- CrosswortCruciata laevipes2018
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2016
- BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana2016
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
722 records · National Biodiversity NetworkSwift · Tawny Owl · Water Rail · Bullfinch · Sedge Warbler +14
- SwiftApus apus2022
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2019
- Water RailRallus aquaticus2022
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2018
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- RookCorvus frugilegus2023
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2022
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros2022
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2019
- Little OwlAthene noctua2018
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2018
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2018
- NuthatchSitta europaea2018
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2018
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2018
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2018
- Great TitParus major2018
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2018
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2018
🦌Mammals18 species
springsummerautumn
2022▾
Hedgehog · Hazel Dormouse · Otter · Wood Mouse · Roe Deer +13
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
- OtterLutra lutra
- Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus2021
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2021
- Brown Hare
Cuckoo-Spit Insect · Small White · Red Admiral · Lily Beetle · Comma +10
- Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2019
- Small WhitePieris rapae2018
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2018
- Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2020
- CommaPolygonia c-album2018
- PeacockAglais io
🌿Plants93 species
winterspring
2024▾
Ivy-leaved Toadflax · Mexican Fleabane · Crosswort · Lesser Celandine · Bluebell +88
- Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis2018
- Mexican FleabaneErigeron karvinskianus2018
- CrosswortCruciata laevipes2018
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2016
- BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana2016
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Lepus europaeus2020
Lepus europaeus2020
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2019RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2019Whiskered BatMyotis mystacinus2018Whiskered BatMyotis mystacinus2018Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2018Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2018Daubenton's BatMyotis daubentonii2018Daubenton's BatMyotis daubentonii2018BarbastelleBarbastella barbastellus2018BarbastelleBarbastella barbastellus2018NoctuleNyctalus noctula2018NoctuleNyctalus noctula2018Myotis Bat speciesMyotis2018Myotis Bat speciesMyotis2018Long-eared Bat speciesPlecotus2018Long-eared Bat speciesPlecotus2018Lesser Horseshoe BatRhinolophus hipposideros2018Lesser Horseshoe BatRhinolophus hipposideros2018Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2018Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2018Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2018Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2018Greater Horseshoe BatRhinolophus ferrumequinum2017Greater Horseshoe BatRhinolophus ferrumequinum20172018
2018
Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeseliiRoesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeseliiSwollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2020Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis20207-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata20207-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2020Onthophagus coenobitaOnthophagus coenobita2020Onthophagus coenobitaOnthophagus coenobita2020Green-veined WhitePieris napi2018Green-veined WhitePieris napi2018Large WhitePieris brassicae2018Large WhitePieris brassicae2018Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2018Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2018Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2018Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2018Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2017Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2017Black SpleenwortAsplenium adiantum-nigrum2016Black SpleenwortAsplenium adiantum-nigrum2016Soft Shield-fernPolystichum setiferum2016Soft Shield-fernPolystichum setiferum2016Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta2016Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta2016Red ValerianCentranthus ruber2016Red ValerianCentranthus 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ButtercupRanunculus parviflorus2016Hemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocata2016Hemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocata2016Floating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitans2016Floating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitans2016daffodilsNarcissus2016daffodilsNarcissus2016Bulbous ButtercupRanunculus bulbosus2016Bulbous ButtercupRanunculus bulbosus2016Greater Tussock-sedgeCarex paniculata2016Greater Tussock-sedgeCarex paniculata2016Three-cornered GarlicAllium triquetrum2016Three-cornered GarlicAllium triquetrum2016Wood Club-rushScirpus sylvaticus2016Wood Club-rushScirpus sylvaticus2016HazelCorylus avellana2016HazelCorylus avellana2016HornbeamCarpinus betulus2016HornbeamCarpinus betulus2016Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2016Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2016Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2016Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2016Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2016Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2016Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2016Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2016CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2016CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2016Creeping-JennyLysimachia nummularia2016Creeping-JennyLysimachia nummularia2016Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2016Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2016Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2016Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2016Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2016Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2016Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2016Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2016Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2016Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2016Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2016Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2016Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea2016Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea2016Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2016Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2016Rubus ulmifoliusRubus ulmifolius2016Rubus ulmifoliusRubus ulmifolius2016Red FescueFestuca rubra2016Red FescueFestuca rubra2016NipplewortLapsana communis2016NipplewortLapsana communis2016Lesser PeriwinkleVinca minor2016Lesser PeriwinkleVinca minor2016Ribwort PlantainPlantago 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