Westborough village cross
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🦅Birds🦋Insects✦Heritage
Free entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
52.99245, -0.73357
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦16+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Grey Heron and Red-legged Partridge
- ✦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
- 🐦16+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Grey Heron and Red-legged Partridge
- ✦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
Strong match
Birds — Grey Heron, Red-legged Partridge, Wren +13 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Limnephilus lunatus, Hydropsyche, 7-spot Ladybird +54 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Grey Heron, Red-legged Partridge, Wren +13 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Moderate match
Plants — Rough-stalked Feather-moss · last seen 2026
Free
🏡Historic gardens
Moderate match
Historic site
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby · 11 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Viking Way (Barnetby to Whitwell)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 64Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 64National Cycle Network
National Byway (Grantham Loop)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
National Byway (Nottinghamshire)Cycling route▾
The National Byway in Nottinghamshire
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
National Byway (Lincolnshire)Cycling route▾
The National Byway in Lincolnshire
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
N/ACycling route645 m▾
Named routeLength 645 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route3.8 km▾
Named routeRef 64Length 3.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
9 public paths nearby
Public paths
Baker's Lanebridleway · 86 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 86 mSurface dirtPath type: track
Baker's Lanebridleway · 154 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 154 mPath type: bridleway
Long Lanebridleway · 119 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 119 mSurface dirtPath type: bridleway
Long Lanebridleway · 137 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 137 mSurface dirtPath type: bridleway
Long Lanebridleway · 290 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 290 mSurface dirtPath type: bridleway
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Westborough village cross
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
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Wildlife to spot
7,458 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
7,458 records · National Biodiversity NetworkGrey Heron · Red-legged Partridge · Wren · Pheasant · Blue Tit +11
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Common GullLarus canus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- HobbyFalco subbuteo
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
🐝Insects57 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Limnephilus lunatus · Hydropsyche · 7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Dock Bug +52
- Limnephilus lunatusLimnephilus lunatus2025
- HydropsycheHydropsyche2025
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025
- Green Shieldbug
Rough-stalked Feather-moss
- Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
7,458 records · National Biodiversity NetworkGrey Heron · Red-legged Partridge · Wren · Pheasant · Blue Tit +11
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Common GullLarus canus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- HobbyFalco subbuteo
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
🐝Insects57 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Limnephilus lunatus · Hydropsyche · 7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Dock Bug +52
- Limnephilus lunatusLimnephilus lunatus2025
- HydropsycheHydropsyche2025
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025
- Green Shieldbug
Rough-stalked Feather-moss
- Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Palomena prasina
Palomena prasina
24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctataGlyphotaelius pellucidusGlyphotaelius pellucidus2025Glyphotaelius pellucidusGlyphotaelius pellucidus2025Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025Tinodes waeneriTinodes waeneri2025Tinodes waeneriTinodes waeneri2025Goera pilosaGoera pilosa2025Goera pilosaGoera pilosa2025Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025PolycentropodidaePolycentropodidae2025PolycentropodidaePolycentropodidae2025Halesus radiatusHalesus radiatus2025Halesus radiatusHalesus radiatus2025Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025Lagria hirtaLagria hirta2025Lagria hirtaLagria hirta202522-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata202522-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025Pied ShieldbugTritomegas bicolorPied ShieldbugTritomegas bicolorMocydia croceaMocydia croceaMocydia croceaMocydia croceaNon-biting midgesChironomidaeNon-biting midgesChironomidaeSpotted-winged DrosophilaDrosophila suzukiiSpotted-winged DrosophilaDrosophila suzukiiSouthern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale2025Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale2025Juniper ShieldbugCyphostethus tristriatus2025Juniper ShieldbugCyphostethus tristriatus2025Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus2025Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus2025Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana2025Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana2025Small Black AntLasius niger2025Small Black AntLasius niger2025Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2025Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2025Notostira elongataNotostira elongata2025Notostira elongataNotostira elongata2025Zygina flammigeraZygina flammigera2025Zygina flammigeraZygina flammigera2025Twin-spot CenturionSargus bipunctatus2025Twin-spot CenturionSargus bipunctatus2025Face FlyMusca autumnalis2025Face FlyMusca autumnalis2025Yellow-legged CenturionSargus flavipes2025Yellow-legged CenturionSargus flavipes2025Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus2025Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus2025Willow Bean-gallerEuura proxima2025Willow Bean-gallerEuura proxima2025Platycheirus scutatusPlatycheirus scutatus2025Platycheirus scutatusPlatycheirus scutatus2025PegomyaPegomya2025PegomyaPegomya2025Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025Ceraclea albimaculaCeraclea albimacula2025Ceraclea albimaculaCeraclea albimacula2025Bicolorous SawflyHemichroa australis2025Bicolorous SawflyHemichroa australis2025Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus2025Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus2025HydroptilaHydroptila2025HydroptilaHydroptila2025Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2025Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2025SarcophagaSarcophaga2025SarcophagaSarcophaga2025LeptoceridaeLeptoceridae2025LeptoceridaeLeptoceridae2025PolycentropusPolycentropus2025PolycentropusPolycentropus2025Shore Sexton BeetleNecrodes littoralis2025Shore Sexton BeetleNecrodes littoralis202514-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata202514-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2025Polycentropus flavomaculatusPolycentropus flavomaculatus2025Polycentropus flavomaculatusPolycentropus flavomaculatus2025Strawberry Seed BeetleHarpalus rufipes2025Strawberry Seed BeetleHarpalus rufipes2025Limnephilus marmoratusLimnephilus marmoratus2025Limnephilus marmoratusLimnephilus marmoratus2025Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025Mystacides azureaMystacides azurea2025Mystacides azureaMystacides azurea2025Platycheirus clypeatus agg.Platycheirus clypeatus agg.2025Platycheirus clypeatus agg.Platycheirus clypeatus agg.2025AgrayleaAgraylea2025AgrayleaAgraylea2025Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025Events & activities nearby
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