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Desborough Cross

📷 Geoff Pick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

52.44185, -0.82139

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
  • ☕Lucy's Tea Room — a good base for a longer summer day out

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
CaféParking

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Small White, Red Admiral +168 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Small White, Red Admiral +168 more · last seen 2026

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, House Sparrow, Wren +45 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, House Sparrow, Wren +45 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Cowslip, Lesser Celandine, Field Maple +59 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Cowslip, Lesser Celandine, Field Maple +59 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Oyster Mushroom · last seen 2025; Fungi — Oyster Mushroom · last seen 2025

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Midshires WayWalking route370 km

Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail

Named routeLength 370 kmRegional walking route
Jurassic WayWalking route142 km
Named routeLength 142 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Brampton Valley WayCycling route
Named route
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route1.4 km
Named routeRef 6Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route145 m
Named routeRef 6Length 145 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route31 m
Named routeRef 6Length 31 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface concrete

Wildlife to spot

Photos

The George, Desborough

📷 Geoff Pick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

The George, Desborough

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Desborough GreenspaceUrban park1 km→🌱Manor ParkUrban park2.7 km→🌱Manor ParkUrban park2.8 km→🌱' Recreation GroundUrban park3 km→🌱Millenium GreenUrban park300 m→🌱Desborough Pocket ParkUrban park500 m→

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