Medieval wayside cross, 300m west of Bridge House 0 ha
Plan your visit
🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife🍄 Fungi
Free entry Dogs welcome 0 ha
Getting here
55.11218, -2.28547
Open directionsv ✦ Scheduled Ancient Monument — Nationally protected archaeological site on the National Heritage List for England (NHLE). Scheduled monuments represent the best surviving examples of England's irreplaceable archaeological heritage.
Wayside cross Middle Ages scheduled monument
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 68+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch and Robin 🍄 Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 68+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch and Robin 🍄 Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 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 — Chaffinch, Robin, Carrion Crow +65 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Chaffinch, Robin, Carrion Crow +65 more · last seen 2025; Good quality semi-improved grassland priority habitat
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Oak Moss, Dark Crottle, Stinking Parachute +161 more · last seen 2019
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Heath Plait-moss, Common Feather-moss, Western Earwort +60 more · last seen 2022
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Hydropsyche pellucidula, Hydropsyche siltalai, Rhyacophila dorsalis +11 more · last seen 2023; Semi-improved grassland — butterflies and wildflowers
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Pennine Way (Middleton in Teesdale to Kirk Yetholm) Walking route ▾
Named route National walking route
Show on map St Cuthbert's Three Church Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Point-to-point Regional walking route
Show on map 17 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Pennine Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 68 National Cycle Network
Show on map Reivers' Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 10 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Byway (County Durham and Northumberland) Cycling route ▾
The National Byway route through County Durham and Northumberland
Named route Ref NB Regional cycle route
Show on map Route 686 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 686 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 410 m ▾
Named route Ref 10 Length 410 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 3.8 km ▾
Named route Ref 10 Length 3.8 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Stonehaugh Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Round trip
Show on map Great North Trail (North Pennines and Kielder Forest) Mountain bike route 123.9 km ▾
Named route Length 123.9 km National Cycle Network
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Wildlife to spot
889 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 889 records · National Biodiversity Network Crossbill · Blackbird · Goldcrest · Siskin · Jay +36
Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Blackbird Turdus merula Goldcrest Regulus regulus Siskin Spinus spinus2023 Jay Garrulus glandarius Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2023 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2023 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Carrion Crow Corvus corone Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2022 Coal Tit Periparus ater2023 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2023 Skylark Alauda arvensis2023 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2023 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2022 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus2022 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis2022 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2022 Swift Apus apus2022 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2023 Dunnock Prunella modularis2022 Greylag Goose Anser anser2022 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2022 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2022 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2022 Swallow Hirundo rustica2022 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2022 Linnet Linaria cannabina2022 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2022 Raven Corvus corax2022 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2021 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2021 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter spring autumn
2023 ▾
Roe Deer · Brown Hare · Hedgehog
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2022 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2021 7-spot Ladybird
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Common Feather-moss · Springy Turf-moss · Tumid Notchwort · Trunk Pawwort · Western Earwort +48
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga2020 Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus2020 Tumid Notchwort Lophozia ventricosa2020 Trunk Pawwort Orthocaulis attenuatus2020 Western Earwort Scapania gracilis2020 Overleaf Pellia Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 889 records · National Biodiversity Network Crossbill · Blackbird · Goldcrest · Siskin · Jay +36
Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Blackbird Turdus merula Goldcrest Regulus regulus Siskin Spinus spinus2023 Jay Garrulus glandarius Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2023 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2023 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Carrion Crow Corvus corone Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2022 Coal Tit Periparus ater2023 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2023 Skylark Alauda arvensis2023 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2023 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2022 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus2022 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis2022 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2022 Swift Apus apus2022 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2023 Dunnock Prunella modularis2022 Greylag Goose Anser anser2022 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2022 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2022 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2022 Swallow Hirundo rustica2022 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2022 Linnet Linaria cannabina2022 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2022 Raven Corvus corax2022 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2021 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2021 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter spring autumn
2023 ▾
Roe Deer · Brown Hare · Hedgehog
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2022 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2021 7-spot Ladybird
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Common Feather-moss · Springy Turf-moss · Tumid Notchwort · Trunk Pawwort · Western Earwort +48
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga2020 Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus2020 Tumid Notchwort Lophozia ventricosa2020 Trunk Pawwort Orthocaulis attenuatus2020 Western Earwort Scapania gracilis2020 Overleaf Pellia Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Pellia epiphylla2020
Pellia epiphylla2020
Heath Plait-moss Hypnum jutlandicum2020
Heath Plait-moss Hypnum jutlandicum2020
Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme2020
Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme2020
Heath Star Moss Campylopus introflexus2020
Heath Star Moss Campylopus introflexus2020
Bifid Crestwort Lophocolea bidentata2020
Bifid Crestwort Lophocolea bidentata2020
Broom Fork-moss Dicranum scoparium2020
Broom Fork-moss Dicranum scoparium2020
Pointed Spear-moss Calliergonella cuspidata2020
Pointed Spear-moss Calliergonella cuspidata2020
Strict Haircap Polytrichum strictum2020
Strict Haircap Polytrichum strictum2020
Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis2020
Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis2020
Bank Haircap Polytrichum formosum2020
Bank Haircap Polytrichum formosum2020
Rock Fingerwort Lepidozia cupressina2020
Rock Fingerwort Lepidozia cupressina2020
Sphagnum palustre var. palustre Sphagnum palustre var. palustre2020
Sphagnum palustre var. palustre Sphagnum palustre var. palustre2020
Red-stemmed Feather-moss Pleurozium schreberi2020
Red-stemmed Feather-moss Pleurozium schreberi2020
Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum2020
Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum2020
Polytrichum commune s.str. Polytrichum commune s.str.2020
Polytrichum commune s.str. Polytrichum commune s.str.2020
Capillary Thread-moss Bryum capillare2020
Capillary Thread-moss Bryum capillare2020
Rusty Swan-neck Moss Campylopus flexuosus2020
Rusty Swan-neck Moss Campylopus flexuosus2020
Bitter-vetch Lathyrus linifolius
Bitter-vetch Lathyrus linifolius
Common Pincushion Dicranoweisia cirrata2020
Common Pincushion Dicranoweisia cirrata2020
Cape Thread-moss Orthodontium lineare2020
Cape Thread-moss Orthodontium lineare2020
Bristly Haircap Polytrichum piliferum2020
Bristly Haircap Polytrichum piliferum2020
River Feather-moss Brachythecium rivulare2020
River Feather-moss Brachythecium rivulare2020
Mamillate Plait-moss Hypnum andoi2020
Mamillate Plait-moss Hypnum andoi2020
Greater Whipwort Bazzania trilobata2020
Greater Whipwort Bazzania trilobata2020
Isothecium myosuroides Isothecium myosuroides2020
Isothecium myosuroides Isothecium myosuroides2020
Larger Cut Notchwort Tritomaria exsectiformis2020
Larger Cut Notchwort Tritomaria exsectiformis2020
Redshank Ceratodon purpureus2020
Redshank Ceratodon purpureus2020
Silky Wall Feather-moss Homalothecium sericeum2020
Silky Wall Feather-moss Homalothecium sericeum2020
Bog Groove-moss Aulacomnium palustre2020
Bog Groove-moss Aulacomnium palustre2020
Red Bog-moss Sphagnum rubellum2020
Red Bog-moss Sphagnum rubellum2020
Bent-leaved Beard-moss Leptodontium flexifolium2020
Bent-leaved Beard-moss Leptodontium flexifolium2020
Swan's-neck Thyme-moss Mnium hornum2020
Swan's-neck Thyme-moss Mnium hornum2020
White Earwort Diplophyllum albicans2020
White Earwort Diplophyllum albicans2020
Little Shaggy-moss Rhytidiadelphus loreus2020
Little Shaggy-moss Rhytidiadelphus loreus2020
Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata2020
Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata2020
Wood-rust Cephalozia curvifolia2020
Wood-rust Cephalozia curvifolia2020
Creeping Fingerwort Lepidozia reptans2020
Creeping Fingerwort Lepidozia reptans2020
Juniper Haircap Polytrichum juniperinum2020
Juniper Haircap Polytrichum juniperinum2020
Common Pawwort Orthocaulis floerkei2020
Common Pawwort Orthocaulis floerkei2020
Girgensohn's Bog-moss Sphagnum girgensohnii2020
Girgensohn's Bog-moss Sphagnum girgensohnii2020
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum2020
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum2020
Shady Earwort Scapania umbrosa2020
Shady Earwort Scapania umbrosa2020
Flat-topped Bog-moss Sphagnum fallax2020
Flat-topped Bog-moss Sphagnum fallax2020
Dwarf Swan-neck Moss Campylopus pyriformis2020
Dwarf Swan-neck Moss Campylopus pyriformis2020
Elegant Silk-moss Pseudotaxiphyllum elegans2020
Elegant Silk-moss Pseudotaxiphyllum elegans2020
Cow-horn Bog-moss Sphagnum auriculatum2020
Cow-horn Bog-moss Sphagnum auriculatum2020
Pellucid Four-tooth Moss Tetraphis pellucida2020
Pellucid Four-tooth Moss Tetraphis pellucida2020
Glittering Wood-moss Hylocomium splendens2020
Glittering Wood-moss Hylocomium splendens2020 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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