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Knightlow Cross and mound

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📷 Simon Cooper · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Free entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

52.35990, -1.40705

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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
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

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

Best for

4 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Jackdaw +81 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Jackdaw +81 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Hairy Shieldbug, Green Shieldbug +86 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Hairy Shieldbug, Green Shieldbug +86 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

20 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Oxford Canal WalkWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Centenary WayWalking route
Named routeRef CWListed length 100 miRegional walking route
A Coventry WayWalking route
Named routeRef ACWListed length 40 miRegional walking route
Shakespeare's Avon WayWalking route142 km

From the source at Naseby, Northamptonshire to the Severn at Tewkesbury

Named routeRef SAWLength 142 kmRegional walking route
Millennium Way (Warks)Walking route100 km

A 100 mile long distance footpath, across the centre of England from Pershore to Chipping Warden via Meriden.

Named routeLength 100 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

17 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 41Cycling route
Named routeRef 41National Cycle Network
Route 41Cycling route
Named routeRef 41National Cycle Network
[PROPOSED]Starley Regional Cycle NetworkCycling route804 km

Starley (TfWM) Regional Cycle Network (Proposed route)

Named routeRef Starley NetworkLength 804 kmRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route2.9 km
Named routeRef 41Length 2.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.4 km
Named routeRef 41Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route4.3 km
Named routeRef 41Length 4.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Ryton Pools Country Park mountain bike routeMountain bike route
Named routeRound trip
Coombe Country Park mountain bike routeMountain bike route
Named routeRound trip

Wildlife to spot

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Knightlow Cross and mound

📷 Simon Cooper · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Ryton Pools Country ParkUrban park3.5 km→🏞️RYTON POOLSCountry park3.5 km→🌱Ryton Pools Country ParkUrban park3.5 km→🦉WILLENHALL WOODNature reserve4.3 km→🌱Ryton GardensUrban park800 m→🌱Field parkUrban park4.6 km→

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