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Mount Cross

📷 Kevin Waterhouse · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessDogs welcome

Getting here

53.74185, -2.13096

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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

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞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

🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Tawny Owl +47 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Tawny Owl +47 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Common Green Grasshopper, 7-spot Ladybird, Large White +62 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Green Grasshopper, 7-spot Ladybird, Large White +62 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Bilberry, Heather, Rowan +83 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Bilberry, Heather, Rowan +83 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Bilberry, Rowan, Flowering Currant +9 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

12 signed routes nearby · 23 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Mary Towneley LoopWalking route

Forms part of Pennine Bridleway National Trail

Named routeRegional walking route

Irwell Sculpture TrailWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Rossendale WayWalking route

A high-level route around Bacup, Rawtenstall, Haslingden and Whitworth in the Rossendale Valley, crossing the open moors and farmland of the South Pennines which roughly follows the Rossendale Borough boundary.

Named routeRegional walking route

Todmorden Centenary WayWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Pennine Way (Warland Reservoir to Calder Valley)Walking route

Named routeNational walking route

🚴

Cycling

39 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 66Cycling route

Named routeRef 66National Cycle Network

Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop)Cycling route

Named routeRef 91Regional cycle route

Todmorden High School Safe Route to SchoolCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Route 68Cycling route

Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route1.4 km

Named routeRef 66Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route111 m

Named routeRef 66Length 111 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

🚵

Mountain biking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Calder Aire LinkMountain bike route

Named route

Great North Trail (Yorkshire Dales)Mountain bike route172.2 km

Named routeLength 172.2 km

Great North Trail (Peak District and South Pennines)Mountain bike route130.4 km

Named routeLength 130.4 kmNational Cycle Network

🐴

Horse riding

13 public paths nearby

Public paths

Delf Lanebridleway · 168 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 168 mPath type: track

Blue Bell Lanebridleway · 301 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 301 mPath type: service

Delf Lanebridleway · 133 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 133 mSurface dirtPath type: bridleway

Delf Lanebridleway · 142 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 142 mPath type: track

Sagar Lanebridleway · 221 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 221 mSurface groundPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

3,009 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

3,009 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds46 species

spring

2025

Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Magpie +41

JackdawColoeus monedula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
BlackbirdTurdus merula
MagpiePica pica2024
NuthatchSitta europaea
RobinErithacus rubecula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Great TitParus major2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2022
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2023
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2023
Coal TitPeriparus ater2022
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2022
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2022
DunnockPrunella modularis2022
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2023
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2022
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2022
CurlewNumenius arquata2022
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2022
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
Herring GullLarus argentatus2023
Barn OwlTyto alba2023
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2023
SiskinSpinus spinus2022
House MartinDelichon urbicum2022
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2022
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2022
Rock DoveColumba livia2022
JayGarrulus glandarius2022
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2022
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2022
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2022
GreenfinchChloris chloris2022
Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica2022
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2022
LapwingVanellus vanellus2022
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2022
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2022
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2022
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2022

🦌

Mammals3 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel · Mole

Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
MoleTalpa europaea2024

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2026

Common Toad

Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects28 species

springsummer

2025

7-spot Ladybird · Rosemary Beetle · Field Grasshopper · Bibio pomonae · Red-legged Shieldbug +23

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2024
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2023
Bibio pomonaeBibio pomonae
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
Birch ClubhornCimbex femoratus
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
Green Nettle WeevilPhyllobius pomaceus
Cantharis pellucidaCantharis pellucida
Malthinus flaveolusMalthinus flaveolus2024
Leucozona lucorumLeucozona lucorum2024
Common WaspVespula vulgaris2024
Dryomyza anilisDryomyza anilis2023
Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana2023
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2023
SyrphusSyrphus2023
Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus2023
Lagria hirtaLagria hirta2022
Wild Rose FusehornArge ochropus2022
Leucozona glauciaLeucozona glaucia2022
Livid SawflyTenthredo livida2022
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2022
Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2022
Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2022
Cantharis nigricansCantharis nigricans2022
Abax parallelepipedusAbax parallelepipedus2022
Solomon's-seal SawflyPhymatocera aterrima2022
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata2022

🌿

Plants24 species

winterspringsummer

2026

Fir Clubmoss · Japanese Knotweed · Bilberry · Little Shaggy-moss · Common Tamarisk-moss +19

Fir ClubmossHuperzia selago
Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2024
BilberryVaccinium myrtillus2025
Little Shaggy-mossRhytidiadelphus loreus
Common Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinum
Heath Star MossCampylopus introflexus
Glittering Wood-mossHylocomium splendens
Strict HaircapPolytrichum strictum
Trailing TormentilPotentilla anglica2025
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025
HarebellCampanula rotundifolia2025
Common CottongrassEriophorum angustifolium2025
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium2025
GorseUlex europaeus2025
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2024
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2024
Hare's-tail CottongrassEriophorum vaginatum2024
TormentilPotentilla erecta2024
Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile2024
FritillaryFritillaria meleagris2024
Waved Silk-mossPlagiothecium undulatum2024
Japanese RoseRosa rugosa2023
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2023
Garden Grape-hyacinthMuscari armeniacum2022

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

3,009 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds46 species

spring

2025

Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Magpie +41

JackdawColoeus monedula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
BlackbirdTurdus merula
MagpiePica pica2024
NuthatchSitta europaea
RobinErithacus rubecula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Great TitParus major2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2022
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2023
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2023
Coal TitPeriparus ater2022
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2022
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2022
DunnockPrunella modularis2022
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2023
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2022
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2022
CurlewNumenius arquata2022
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2022
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
Herring GullLarus argentatus2023
Barn OwlTyto alba2023
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2023
SiskinSpinus spinus2022
House MartinDelichon urbicum2022
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2022
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2022
Rock DoveColumba livia2022
JayGarrulus glandarius2022
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2022
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2022
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2022
GreenfinchChloris chloris2022
Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica2022
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2022
LapwingVanellus vanellus2022
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2022
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2022
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2022
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2022

🦌

Mammals3 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel · Mole

Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
MoleTalpa europaea2024

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2026

Common Toad

Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects28 species

springsummer

2025

7-spot Ladybird · Rosemary Beetle · Field Grasshopper · Bibio pomonae · Red-legged Shieldbug +23

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2024
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2023
Bibio pomonaeBibio pomonae
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
Birch ClubhornCimbex femoratus
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
Green Nettle WeevilPhyllobius pomaceus
Cantharis pellucidaCantharis pellucida
Malthinus flaveolusMalthinus flaveolus2024
Leucozona lucorumLeucozona lucorum2024
Common WaspVespula vulgaris2024
Dryomyza anilisDryomyza anilis2023
Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana2023
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2023
SyrphusSyrphus2023
Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus2023
Lagria hirtaLagria hirta2022
Wild Rose FusehornArge ochropus2022
Leucozona glauciaLeucozona glaucia2022
Livid SawflyTenthredo livida2022
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2022
Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2022
Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2022
Cantharis nigricansCantharis nigricans2022
Abax parallelepipedusAbax parallelepipedus2022
Solomon's-seal SawflyPhymatocera aterrima2022
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata2022

🌿

Plants24 species

winterspringsummer

2026

Fir Clubmoss · Japanese Knotweed · Bilberry · Little Shaggy-moss · Common Tamarisk-moss +19

Fir ClubmossHuperzia selago
Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2024
BilberryVaccinium myrtillus2025
Little Shaggy-mossRhytidiadelphus loreus
Common Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinum
Heath Star MossCampylopus introflexus
Glittering Wood-mossHylocomium splendens
Strict HaircapPolytrichum strictum
Trailing TormentilPotentilla anglica2025
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025
HarebellCampanula rotundifolia2025
Common CottongrassEriophorum angustifolium2025
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium2025
GorseUlex europaeus2025
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2024
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2024
Hare's-tail CottongrassEriophorum vaginatum2024
TormentilPotentilla erecta2024
Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile2024
FritillaryFritillaria meleagris2024
Waved Silk-mossPlagiothecium undulatum2024
Japanese RoseRosa rugosa2023
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2023
Garden Grape-hyacinthMuscari armeniacum2022

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Kevin Waterhouse · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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