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Market Cross

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📷 Jonathan Kington · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

53.10611, -2.02550

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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
  • 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
  • ☕Kéik — a good base for a longer summer day out

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingCaféParking· PaidToilets

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Jackdaw, Blackbird, Robin +65 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Jackdaw, Blackbird, Robin +65 more · last seen 2026

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Scurfy Twiglet, Bleeding Broadleaf Crust, Frosty Bonnet +222 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Scurfy Twiglet, Bleeding Broadleaf Crust, Frosty Bonnet +222 more · last seen 2025

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Ground-elder, Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage, Wood Anemone +51 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Ground-elder, Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage, Wood Anemone +51 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Fungi — Jelly Ear, Phragmocephala atra, Oyster Mushroom +23 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Azure Damselfly, Emperor Dragonfly, 7-spot Ladybird +41 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Azure Damselfly, Emperor Dragonfly, 7-spot Ladybird +41 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

15 signed routes nearby · 38 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Habitat Walk Ladderedge Country Park (Green Arrows)Walking route

Includes some hills

Named routeDuration 45min
Young Woodland LoopWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Peak District Boundary Walk Stage 17Walking route16.2 km
Named routeLength 16.2 kmRegional walking route
Churnet WayWalking route
Named route
Fosters TrailWalking route
Named route
Leek Town 10public footpath · 22 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 22 mSurface settPath type: path
Leek Town 10public footpath · 5 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 5 mSurface paving_stonesIncline downPath type: steps
Leek Town 10public footpath · 20 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 20 mSurface paving_stonesPath type: path
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Cycling

10 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 559Cycling route
Named routeRef 559National Cycle Network
National Route 550Cycling route
Named routeRef 550National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route170 m
Named routeRef 559Length 170 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route3.7 km
Named routeRef 559Length 3.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route1.2 km
Named routeRef 559Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route302 m
Named routeRef 559Length 302 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

The Market Cross

📷 Jonathan Kington · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

The Market Cross

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Brough ParkUrban park400 m→🏞️LADDEREDGECountry park2.1 km→🌱Ladderedge Country ParkUrban park2.2 km→🌱Deep Hayes Country ParkUrban park4.4 km→🌱Brough ParkUrban park200 m→🌱Sparrow ParkUrban park300 m→

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