Getting here
55.23702, -2.19478
Best for
2 activitiesHeritage
Free76%Historic site
Wildlife
Free75%Ancient woodland
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶
Walking
2
2 named nearby
Named route
🚴
Cycling
5
5 named nearby
Named route
🐴
Horse riding
1
1 public path
Public access
Named routes and paths nearby
Pennine Way (Middleton in Teesdale to Kirk Yetholm) · Walking0
Pennine Cycleway · Cycling0
St Cuthbert's Three Church Trail · Walking0
Main Route · Cycling
Main Route · Cycling
Main Route · Cycling
About this historic site
Percy's Cross is an ancient historic site covering 0 hectares. 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
Facilities
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Parking
1 nearby · Free · 71m
🧺
Picnic spot
2 · 31m away
🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
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Nearby places
Useful places within 5 km
🌱Otterburn (Millennium Green)Urban park900 m→⛪St John's ChurchReligious grounds1 km→✦Otterburn BattlefieldHistoric site0 m→✦Four Romano-British settlements, field system and cord rig cultivation on Fairney CleughHistoric site2.5 km→✦Prehistoric settlement, funerary and agricultural remains, 650m south of South Monkridge BridgeHistoric site4.4 km→✦Romano-British settlement, field system and cord rig cultivation 390m north east of Yatesfield HillHistoric site4.5 km→