Affetside Cross at Affetside 75m north west of the Pack Horse Inn 0 ha
Plan your visit
🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife🦋 Insects
Free entry Dogs welcome 0 ha
Getting here
53.61915, -2.37237
Open directionsv ✦ Scheduled Ancient Monument — Nationally protected archaeological site on the National Heritage List for England (NHLE). Scheduled monuments represent the best surviving examples of England's irreplaceable archaeological heritage.
Stone cross scheduled monument
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 77+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Carrion Crow ✦ 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
🐦 77+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Carrion Crow ✦ 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
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Blue Tit +74 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Blue Tit +74 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Speckled Wood, Ringlet, Small White +31 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Giant Hogweed, Rhododendron ponticum +76 more · last seen 2026
Free
🏡 Historic gardens
Moderate match
Historic site
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 7 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Warpers Trail - Witton Weavers Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Full walk - Witton Weavers Way Walking route ▾
Irwell Sculpture Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Rossendale Way Walking route ▾
A high-level route around Bacup, Rawtenstall, Haslingden and Whitworth in the Rossendale Valley, crossing the open moors and farmland of the South Pennines which roughly follows the Rossendale Borough boundary.
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map GM Ringway Stage 12 Walking route 21.1 km ▾
GM Ringway Stage 12 - Norden to Bury
Named route Length 21.1 km Regional walking route
Show on map 76 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Regional Route 80 Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Route 6 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 6 National Cycle Network
Show on map Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 91 Regional cycle route
Show on map Levehulme Park Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Bury to Bolton Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Kirklees Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Photos Affetside Cross, Watling Street
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Wildlife to spot
15,760 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 15,760 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Jackdaw · Peregrine · Blackbird +40
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Peregrine Falco peregrinus Blackbird Turdus merula Magpie Pica pica Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Starling Sturnus vulgaris Mute Swan Cygnus olor Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Coot Fulica atra Robin Erithacus rubecula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius Jay Garrulus glandarius Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Dunnock Prunella modularis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Coal Tit Periparus ater Nuthatch Sitta europaea Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Redwing Turdus iliacus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs House Sparrow Passer domesticus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Swallow Hirundo rustica Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Goosander Mergus merganser Goldcrest Regulus regulus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Siskin Spinus spinus Common Gull Larus canus House Martin Delichon urbicum Rock Dove Columba livia Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Dipper Cinclus cinclus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Barn Owl Tyto alba 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Palmate Newt
Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus 🐝 Insects 13 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Brown Hawker · Carabus problematicus · Green Shieldbug · Spiked Shieldbug · Southern Hawker +8
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis Carabus problematicus Carabus problematicus Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Spiked Shieldbug Picromerus bidens Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria Common Bistort · Foxglove · Laurustinus · Hart's-Tongue · Pedunculate Oak +9
Common Bistort Bistorta officinalis2025 Foxglove Digitalis purpurea2025 Laurustinus Viburnum tinus Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium2025 Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur2025 Goat Willow Salix caprea Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 15,760 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Jackdaw · Peregrine · Blackbird +40
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Peregrine Falco peregrinus Blackbird Turdus merula Magpie Pica pica Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Starling Sturnus vulgaris Mute Swan Cygnus olor Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Coot Fulica atra Robin Erithacus rubecula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius Jay Garrulus glandarius Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Dunnock Prunella modularis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Coal Tit Periparus ater Nuthatch Sitta europaea Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Redwing Turdus iliacus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs House Sparrow Passer domesticus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Swallow Hirundo rustica Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Goosander Mergus merganser Goldcrest Regulus regulus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Siskin Spinus spinus Common Gull Larus canus House Martin Delichon urbicum Rock Dove Columba livia Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Dipper Cinclus cinclus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Barn Owl Tyto alba 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Palmate Newt
Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus 🐝 Insects 13 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Brown Hawker · Carabus problematicus · Green Shieldbug · Spiked Shieldbug · Southern Hawker +8
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis Carabus problematicus Carabus problematicus Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Spiked Shieldbug Picromerus bidens Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria Common Bistort · Foxglove · Laurustinus · Hart's-Tongue · Pedunculate Oak +9
Common Bistort Bistorta officinalis2025 Foxglove Digitalis purpurea2025 Laurustinus Viburnum tinus Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium2025 Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur2025 Goat Willow Salix caprea Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Marmalade Hoverfly
Marmalade Hoverfly
Episyrphus balteatus
Episyrphus balteatus
Forget-me-not Shieldbug Sehirus luctuosus
Forget-me-not Shieldbug Sehirus luctuosus
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum
Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum
Chrysogaster solstitialis Chrysogaster solstitialis
Chrysogaster solstitialis Chrysogaster solstitialis
Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus
Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus
Cantharis nigricans Cantharis nigricans
Cantharis nigricans Cantharis nigricans 2025
2025
Sneezewort Achillea ptarmica2025
Sneezewort Achillea ptarmica2025
Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca2025
Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca2025
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2025
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2025
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus pedunculatus2025
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus pedunculatus2025
Oxalis corniculata var. atropurpurea Oxalis corniculata var. atropurpurea2025
Oxalis corniculata var. atropurpurea Oxalis corniculata var. atropurpurea2025
Columbine Aquilegia vulgaris2025
Columbine Aquilegia vulgaris2025
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum2025
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum2025
Zigzag Clover Trifolium medium2025
Zigzag Clover Trifolium medium2025 