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 HeathBury Yard moated site adjacent to MilldykeMoated site 170m south west of Tyrell's HallSite of Preceptory of Knights HospitallersBell barrow: part of the round barrow cemetery on Therfield HeathPond barrow: one of two round barrows on Pen HillsMoated site known as Hall Yards, 150m north west of Tyrell's HallMile DitchesDouble moat and fishpond, QueenburyAnstey motte and bailey castleGannock Grove moated site and hollow-wayMoated site, Goodfellows.Bowl barrow on Goffers KnollBush Wood moated site and hollow-wayBowl barrow 205m SSE of Lodge CottageEarl's Hill bowl barrow: part of the round barrow cemetery on Therfield HeathRoman site N of Brown SpinneySites revealed by air photographyLong barrow on Therfield HeathMile ditchesSpringfield style enclosure, three bowl barrows and two pond barrows on Whiteley HillMoated site 200m south east of St Mary's ChurchBarley lock-up'The Mount'Square barrow 170m north east of Summer House FarmMotte and bailey castle and associated earthworks 100m south of Tuthill FarmBowl barrow, known as Grinnel Hill, 260m SSE of Lodge CottageArrington Bridge Romano-British sitePain's End moated site.Hankins Moated Site, Roe GreenJohn o'Gaunt's House: a motte castle and moated site 300m NE of Haygate FarmReed Hall moated site, ReedBowl barrow: part of the round barrow cemetery on Therfield HeathMoated site in Boybridge Grove, 720m north east of Down Hall FarmBowl barrow: one of two round barrows on Pen HillsCausewayed enclosure and two ring ditches 140m south-east of New FarmRoyston CavePrehistoric barrow cemetery and cross dyke in Five Hill Field, 290m south west of Heath FarmFive bowl barrows: part of the round barrow cemetery on Therfield Heath.

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)

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