Getting here
55.21068, -2.06221
Best for
2 activitiesHeritage
Free76%Historic site
Wildlife
Free75%Ancient woodland
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶
Walking
2
2 named nearby
Named route
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Cycling
6
6 named nearby
Named route
Named routes and paths nearby
Pennine Cycleway · Cycling0
Wannie Line Walk, Wallington · Walking10 km
St Cuthbert's Three Church Trail · Walking0
Main Route · Cycling
Main Route · Cycling
Main Route · Cycling
About this historic site
Steng Cross Gibbet is an ancient historic site. As an ancient woodland, it has been continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD — a rare and irreplaceable habitat rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Wildlife to spot
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🌱 Visiting this spring
- 🌸Ancient woodlands are famous for bluebell carpets in April and May — one of Britain's most spectacular wildflower displays
- 🐦Prime nesting season — listen for woodpecker drumming, warbler song and the first cuckoos from April
- 🦌Roe deer are active before the leaf canopy closes in — dawn and dusk are best
🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
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Nearby places
Useful places within 5 km
✦Elsdon MotteHistoric site3.7 km→⛪St Cuthbert's ChurchReligious grounds3.6 km→✦Mote Hills motte and bailey castleHistoric site3.7 km→✦Manside defended settlement and medieval crossHistoric site2.7 km→✦Steng medieval wayside crossHistoric site100 m→✦Ant Hills (burial mounds), MonkridgeHistoric site500 m→