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Holy Cross Church

32 ha

📷 Wikipedia · Holy Cross Church, Warsaw · CC BY-SA 3.0

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WildlifeBirdsForaging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome32 ha

Getting here

54.97724, -1.75827

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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
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🛝Playground 267m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking· FreePlayground

Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Magpie, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow +75 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow +75 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Beech, Ground-elder, Hawkweed +27 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Snowdrop, Dryopteris borreri, Sweet Vernal-grass +272 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Snowdrop, Dryopteris borreri, Sweet Vernal-grass +272 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Playgrounds

playground

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Red Kite TrailWalking route18 km
Named routeLength 18 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Tyne and Wear Heritage Way Section 6Walking route

Thornley Woodland Centre to Beamish

Named routeRegional walking route
Hadrian's Wall PathWalking route134.5 km
Named routeLength 134.5 kmNational walking route
Church Dene footpathpublic footpath · 356 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 356 mSurface unpavedPath type: footway
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Cycling

78 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 14Cycling route
Named routeRef 14National Cycle Network
Hadrian's CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 72National Cycle Network
National Cycle Network Link RouteCycling route
Named routeRef (14) / (141) / (72)National Cycle Network
National Cycle Network Link RouteCycling route
Named routeRef (141) / (72)National Cycle Network
National Cycle Network Link RouteCycling route
Named routeRef (72)National Cycle Network
Keelman's WayCycling route
Named routeRef 141National Cycle Network
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Horse riding

5 public paths nearby

Public paths
Blayney Rowrestricted byway · 32 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 32 mPath type: residential
Moore Courtrestricted byway · 116 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 116 mSurface asphaltPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

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Holy Cross Church, Warsaw

📷 Wikipedia · Holy Cross Church, Warsaw · CC BY-SA 3.0

Holy Cross Church, Warsaw

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