Medieval cross at Barton
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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Free entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
54.47379, -1.64732
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦59+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Jackdaw
- ✦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
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦59+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Jackdaw
- ✦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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Jackdaw, Chaffinch +56 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Blackbird, Jackdaw, Chaffinch +56 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Red Admiral, Small Tortoiseshell, Large White +24 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Hogweed, Giant Hogweed, Cleavers +74 more · last seen 2024
Free
🏡Historic gardens
Moderate match
Historic site
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Teesdale Way (Middleton in Teesdale to Middlesbrough)Walking route▾
UK long distance footpath from Dufton to Warrenby.
Named routeRegional walking route
Alternatives in Teesdale Way (Middleton in Teesdale to Middlesbrough)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
14 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Route 165Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 165National Cycle Network
Darlington LoopCycling route▾
Named routeRef LoopLocal cycle route
Blackwell Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef BlackwellLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route512 m▾
Named routeRef 165Length 512 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.6 km▾
Named routeRef 165Length 1.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route4.6 km▾
Named routeRef 165Length 4.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
1 public path nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
6,900 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
6,900 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds49 species
springsummer
2025▾
Blackbird · Swift · House Sparrow · Jackdaw · Carrion Crow +44
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- SwiftApus apus2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2022
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2022
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2022
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2022
- Great TitParus major2022
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2022
- MagpiePica pica2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2023
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2023
- RobinErithacus rubecula2022
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2022
- NuthatchSitta europaea2022
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2021
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2022
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2021
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2021
- RookCorvus frugilegus2020
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2022
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2022
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2022
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2022
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2021
- Rock DoveColumba livia2021
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2021
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2021
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2020
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2020
🦌Mammals3 species
springsummerautumn
2023▾
Hedgehog · Badger · Rabbit
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- BadgerMeles meles2020
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2020
Southern Hawker · Lagria hirta · Broad Centurion · Common Cockchafer · Common Red Soldier Beetle +2
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2020
- Lagria hirtaLagria hirta
- Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa
- Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha2024
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2023
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
🌿Plants2 species
springsummer
2024▾
Grass-leaved Orache · Giant Hogweed
- Grass-leaved OracheAtriplex littoralis2021
- Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
6,900 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds49 species
springsummer
2025▾
Blackbird · Swift · House Sparrow · Jackdaw · Carrion Crow +44
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- SwiftApus apus2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2022
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2022
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2022
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2022
- Great TitParus major2022
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2022
- MagpiePica pica2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2023
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2023
- RobinErithacus rubecula2022
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2022
- NuthatchSitta europaea2022
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2021
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2022
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2021
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2021
- RookCorvus frugilegus2020
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2022
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2022
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2022
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2022
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2021
- Rock DoveColumba livia2021
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2021
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2021
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2020
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2020
🦌Mammals3 species
springsummerautumn
2023▾
Hedgehog · Badger · Rabbit
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- BadgerMeles meles2020
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2020
Southern Hawker · Lagria hirta · Broad Centurion · Common Cockchafer · Common Red Soldier Beetle +2
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2020
- Lagria hirtaLagria hirta
- Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa
- Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha2024
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2023
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
🌿Plants2 species
springsummer
2024▾
Grass-leaved Orache · Giant Hogweed
- Grass-leaved OracheAtriplex littoralis2021
- Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2023
2023
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