Anglo-Scandinavian cross, 12m south of the south porch of the Church of the Holy Cross
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🦅Birds✦Heritage🦉Wildlife
Free entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
53.05320, -1.80360
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦73+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Robin
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- ☕Manifold Tea Room — a good base for a longer summer day out
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦73+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Robin
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- ☕Manifold Tea Room — a good base for a longer summer day out
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mallard, Robin, Carrion Crow +70 more · last seen 2026
Free
✦Heritage
Very strong match
Grade I listed building: CROSS SHAFT APPROXIMATELY 15 YARDS SOUTH OF SOUTH PORCH OF CHURCH OF THE HOLY CROSS; Historic site
Free
Birds — Mallard, Robin, Carrion Crow +70 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Alder Leaf Beetle, Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Common Carder Bee +32 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Common Nettle, Harebell, Wood Sage +54 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km16 signed routes nearby · 11 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Limestone WayWalking route74 km▾
Castleton to Rocester
Named routeLength 74 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Circular Park WalkWalking route1.6 km▾
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Named routeLength 1.6 kmDuration 00:40Round tripLocal walking route
Hinkley Wood Route, Ilam ParkWalking route1.2 km▾
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Named routeLength 1.2 kmDuration 00:20Point-to-pointLocal walking route
Walk from Dovedale to Milldale, DovedaleWalking route5 km▾
Named routeLength 5 kmDuration 03:00Point-to-pointLocal walking route
Manifold TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
41 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Route 550Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 550National Cycle Network
Route 547Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 547National Cycle Network
Pennine CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
Route 549Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 549National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route13.8 km▾
Named routeRef 550Length 13.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route140 m▾
Named routeRef 549Length 140 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Tissington TrailMountain bike route▾
Named routeRef Tissington TrailPoint-to-pointLocal cycle route
Photos
Ilam, Church of the Holy Cross: Blocked doorway partially converted into a window
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Wildlife to spot
10,852 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
10,852 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds43 species
summerautumnwinter
2026▾
Dipper · Robin · Mallard · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow +38
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
🐝Insects5 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2026▾
Dark-edged Bee-fly · Bronze Shieldbug · Eristalis pertinax · Box Bug · Lesser Stag Beetle
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- Bronze ShieldbugTroilus luridus
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025
- Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus2025
- Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus
Common Nettle · Alder · Ash · Hutchinsia · Common Ragwort +43
- Common NettleUrtica dioica2025
- AlderAlnus glutinosa2025
- AshFraxinus excelsior2025
- HutchinsiaHornungia petraea
- Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025
- CleaversGalium aparine2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
10,852 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds43 species
summerautumnwinter
2026▾
Dipper · Robin · Mallard · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow +38
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
🐝Insects5 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2026▾
Dark-edged Bee-fly · Bronze Shieldbug · Eristalis pertinax · Box Bug · Lesser Stag Beetle
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- Bronze ShieldbugTroilus luridus
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025
- Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus2025
- Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus
Common Nettle · Alder · Ash · Hutchinsia · Common Ragwort +43
- Common NettleUrtica dioica2025
- AlderAlnus glutinosa2025
- AshFraxinus excelsior2025
- HutchinsiaHornungia petraea
- Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025
- CleaversGalium aparine2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2025Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2025Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2025Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2025Common ChickweedStellaria media2025Common ChickweedStellaria media2025Common WhitlowgrassErophila verna2025Common WhitlowgrassErophila verna2025Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum2025Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum2025Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2025Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2025Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2025Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2025Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes2025Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes2025Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025Wild MarjoramOriganum vulgare2025Wild MarjoramOriganum vulgare2025HarebellCampanula rotundifolia2025HarebellCampanula rotundifolia2025IvyHedera helix2025IvyHedera helix2025DandelionTaraxacum2025DandelionTaraxacum2025Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025Water-StarwortCallitriche2025Water-StarwortCallitriche2025Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2025Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2025Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2025Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2025Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2025Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2025Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2025Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2025Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria2025Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria2025Common SorrelRumex acetosa2025Common SorrelRumex acetosa2025Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2025Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2025Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2025Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2025YewTaxus baccata2025YewTaxus baccata2025HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga2025BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga2025SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2025SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2025Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025Bush VetchVicia sepium2025Bush VetchVicia sepium2025HazelCorylus avellana2025HazelCorylus avellana2025Wall LettuceMycelis muralis2025Wall LettuceMycelis muralis2025Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2025Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2025Wood SageTeucrium scorodonia2025Wood SageTeucrium scorodonia2025BlackthornPrunus spinosa2025BlackthornPrunus spinosa2025Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2025Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2025CrosswortCruciata laevipes2025CrosswortCruciata laevipes2025Parsley PiertAphanes arvensis2025Parsley PiertAphanes arvensis2025BrambleRubus fruticosus2025BrambleRubus fruticosus2025BurdockArctium2025BurdockArctium2025Barren StrawberryPotentilla sterilis2025Barren StrawberryPotentilla sterilis2025Hard Shield-fernPolystichum aculeatum2025Hard Shield-fernPolystichum aculeatum2025