Royston by Lucy Sugden Weaving Artist
Royston
Created: 29 May 2021 Edited: 29 November 2023
Royston
Local History around Royston
There are some historic monuments around including:
Two bowl barrows: part of the round barrow cemetery on Therfield HeathDouble moat and fishpond, QueenburySite of Preceptory of Knights HospitallersBell barrow: part of the round barrow cemetery on Therfield HeathBowl barrow 205m SSE of Lodge CottageFive bowl barrows: part of the round barrow cemetery on Therfield HeathMoated site known as Hall Yards, 150m north west of Tyrell's HallBowl barrow, known as Grinnel Hill, 260m SSE of Lodge CottageMile ditchesRoman site N of Brown SpinneyMoated site 200m south east of St Mary's ChurchBowl barrow: part of the round barrow cemetery on Therfield HeathPond barrow: one of two round barrows on Pen HillsBush Wood moated site and hollow-wayLong barrow on Therfield HeathMile DitchesRoyston CaveMoated site in Boybridge Grove, 720m north east of Down Hall FarmBarley lock-upSquare barrow 170m north east of Summer House FarmEarl's Hill bowl barrow: part of the round barrow cemetery on Therfield Heath'The Mount'Arrington Bridge Romano-British siteAnstey motte and bailey castlePrehistoric barrow cemetery and cross dyke in Five Hill Field, 290m south west of Heath FarmBowl barrow: one of two round barrows on Pen HillsReed Hall moated site, ReedPain's End moated site.John o'Gaunt's House: a motte castle and moated site 300m NE of Haygate FarmMoated site 170m south west of Tyrell's HallHankins Moated Site, Roe GreenMoated site, Goodfellows.Sites revealed by air photographyGannock Grove moated site and hollow-waySpringfield style enclosure, three bowl barrows and two pond barrows on Whiteley HillMotte and bailey castle and associated earthworks 100m south of Tuthill FarmBowl barrow on Goffers KnollCausewayed enclosure and two ring ditches 140m south-east of New FarmBury Yard moated site adjacent to Milldyke.Wildlife in and Around Royston
Mammals found in Royston
There have been 29 species of mammals recorded in the royston area.
| 45 Khz Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus) |
| Badger (Meles meles) |
| Brown Long-Eared Bat (Plecotus auritus) |
| Chinese Barking Deer (Muntiacus reevesi) |
| Coypu (Myocastor coypus) |
| 55 Khz Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pygmaeus) |
| Brown Hare (Lepus europaeus) |
| Brown Rat (Rattus norvegicus) |
| Common Shrew (Sorex araneus) |
| Daubenton's Bat (Myotis daubentonii) |
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Birds found in Royston
There have been 50 species of birds recorded in the royston area.
| Black Tern (Chlidonias niger) |
| Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus) |
| Buzzard (Buteo buteo) |
| Carrion Crow (Corvus corone) |
| Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) |
| Black-Headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) |
| Blue-and-yellow Macaw (Ara ararauna) |
| Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) |
| Cetti's Warbler (Cettia cetti) |
| Common Swift (Apus apus) |
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Fish found in Royston
There have been 12 species of fish recorded in the royston area.
| Brown Trout (Salmo trutta subsp. fario) |
| Bullhead (Cottus gobio) |
| Eel (Anguilla anguilla) |
| Nine-spined Stickleback (Pungitius pungitius) |
| Pike (Esox lucius) |
| Brown/Sea Trout (Salmo trutta) |
| Chinese Grass Carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella) |
| Minnow (Phoxinus phoxinus) |
| Perch (Perca fluviatilis) |
| Rudd (Scardinius erythrophthalmus) |
