Medieval wayside cross head 75m east of Newpark
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🦅Birds✦Heritage🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
50.62446, -4.58664
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦78+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Raven
- ✦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
- 🐦78+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Raven
- ✦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 — Carrion Crow, Raven, Wheatear +75 more · last seen 2026
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
Birds — Carrion Crow, Raven, Wheatear +75 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Keeled Skimmer, Common Darter, Black Darter +57 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🏡Historic gardens
Good match
Historic site with public access
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km13 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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National Cycle Network Route 327Cycling route▾
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Main RouteCycling route2.1 km▾
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3 public paths nearby
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Remains of cross near Newpark
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
4,952 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
4,952 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds20 species
springautumn
2026▾
Skylark · Herring Gull · Raven · Grey Heron · Snipe +15
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2023
- RavenCorvus corax2023
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2023
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2023
- JackdawColoeus monedula2023
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2023
- RookCorvus frugilegus2023
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2023
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2023
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2023
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2023
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2023
- RobinErithacus rubecula2023
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2023
Brown Hare
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
🦎Reptiles1 species
springsummer
2025▾
Adder
🐸Amphibians3 species
wintersummerautumn
2026▾
Common Frog · Palmate Newt · Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus2025
- FrogRana2025
Keeled Skimmer · Common Darter · Small Red Damselfly · Large Red Damselfly · Black Darter +10
- Keeled SkimmerOrthetrum coerulescens2024
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2024
- Small Red DamselflyCeriagrion tenellum2024
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2024
- Black DarterSympetrum danae2024
- Beautiful Demoiselle
Rough Meadow-grass · Meadow Foxtail · Soft-brome · Arrhenatherum elatius var. bulbosum · Groundsel +44
- Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis
- Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis
- Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus
- Arrhenatherum elatius var. bulbosumArrhenatherum elatius var. bulbosum
- GroundselSenecio vulgaris
- Intermediate PolypodyPolypodium interjectum
- Caucasian-Stonecrop
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,952 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds20 species
springautumn
2026▾
Skylark · Herring Gull · Raven · Grey Heron · Snipe +15
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2023
- RavenCorvus corax2023
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2023
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2023
- JackdawColoeus monedula2023
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2023
- RookCorvus frugilegus2023
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2023
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2023
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2023
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2023
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2023
- RobinErithacus rubecula2023
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2023
Brown Hare
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
🦎Reptiles1 species
springsummer
2025▾
Adder
🐸Amphibians3 species
wintersummerautumn
2026▾
Common Frog · Palmate Newt · Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus2025
- FrogRana2025
Keeled Skimmer · Common Darter · Small Red Damselfly · Large Red Damselfly · Black Darter +10
- Keeled SkimmerOrthetrum coerulescens2024
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2024
- Small Red DamselflyCeriagrion tenellum2024
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2024
- Black DarterSympetrum danae2024
- Beautiful Demoiselle
Rough Meadow-grass · Meadow Foxtail · Soft-brome · Arrhenatherum elatius var. bulbosum · Groundsel +44
- Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis
- Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis
- Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus
- Arrhenatherum elatius var. bulbosumArrhenatherum elatius var. bulbosum
- GroundselSenecio vulgaris
- Intermediate PolypodyPolypodium interjectum
- Caucasian-Stonecrop
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Calopteryx virgo2024
Calopteryx virgo2024
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2024Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2024Common HawkerAeshna juncea2024Common HawkerAeshna juncea2024Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2024Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2024Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2024Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2024Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltoniiGolden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltoniiScarce Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura pumilio2024Scarce Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura pumilio2024Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2024Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2024Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2024Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2024Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2024Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2024Phedimus spurius
Phedimus spurius
Wood SpeedwellVeronica montanaWood SpeedwellVeronica montanaGreat BindweedCalystegia sepium subsp. sepiumGreat BindweedCalystegia sepium subsp. sepiumSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumItalian Rye-grassLolium multiflorumItalian Rye-grassLolium multiflorumStar SedgeCarex echinataStar SedgeCarex echinataField HorsetailEquisetum arvenseField HorsetailEquisetum arvenseCarnation SedgeCarex paniceaCarnation SedgeCarex paniceaHybrid SkullcapScutellaria galericulata x minor = S. x hybridaHybrid SkullcapScutellaria galericulata x minor = S. x hybridaSpreading Meadow-grassPoa humilisSpreading Meadow-grassPoa humilisBulrushTypha latifoliaBulrushTypha latifoliaField Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensisField Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensisHairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsutaHairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsutaShepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastorisShepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastorisNavelwortUmbilicus rupestrisNavelwortUmbilicus rupestrisWood-sorrelOxalis acetosellaWood-sorrelOxalis acetosellaHemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinumHemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinumHoary WillowherbEpilobium parviflorumHoary WillowherbEpilobium parviflorumBroad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatataBroad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatataCommon VetchVicia sativa subsp. segetalisCommon VetchVicia sativa subsp. segetalisDaisyBellis perennisDaisyBellis perennisToad RushJuncus bufoniusToad RushJuncus bufoniusCommon SedgeCarex nigraCommon SedgeCarex nigraAutumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalisAutumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalisHemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocataHemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocataTimothyPhleum pratenseTimothyPhleum pratenseOpposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifoliumOpposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifoliumWater MintMentha aquaticaWater MintMentha aquaticaAmerican WillowherbEpilobium ciliatumAmerican WillowherbEpilobium ciliatumCommon Field-speedwellVeronica persicaCommon Field-speedwellVeronica persicaSpring-sedgeCarex caryophylleaSpring-sedgeCarex caryophylleaHollyIlex aquifoliumHollyIlex aquifoliumBarren BromeAnisantha sterilisBarren BromeAnisantha sterilisMat-grassNardus strictaMat-grassNardus strictaWater-purslaneLythrum portulaWater-purslaneLythrum portulaPale SedgeCarex pallescensPale SedgeCarex pallescensGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaVelvet BentAgrostis caninaVelvet BentAgrostis caninaBlack MedickMedicago lupulinaBlack MedickMedicago lupulinaPrimrosePrimula vulgarisPrimrosePrimula vulgarisBroad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanumBroad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanumCommon OracheAtriplex patulaCommon OracheAtriplex patulaEvents & activities nearby
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