Outer Golden Pot medieval wayside cross
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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife✦Heritage
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Getting here
55.35872, -2.31006
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦31+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Swallow and Meadow Pipit
- ✦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
- 🐦31+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Swallow and Meadow Pipit
- ✦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 — Swallow, Meadow Pipit, Skylark +28 more · last seen 2025; Upland heathland — red grouse, merlin and short-eared owl
Free
Birds — Swallow, Meadow Pipit, Skylark +28 more · last seen 2025; Upland heathland priority habitat
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Moderate match
Plants — Springy Turf-moss, Quaking-grass, Tormentil +1 more · last seen 2020
Free
🏡Historic gardens
Moderate match
Historic site
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Pennine Way (Middleton in Teesdale to Kirk Yetholm)Walking route▾
Named routeNational walking route
1 signed route nearby
Route 686Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 686National Cycle Network
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
1,024 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
1,024 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds9 species
springsummer
2025▾
Swallow · Meadow Pipit · Skylark · Pied Wagtail · Wheatear +4
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2020
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2023
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2021
- CurlewNumenius arquata2021
- DipperCinclus cinclus2020
Quaking-grass · Heath Bedstraw · Tormentil · Cuckooflower · Marsh Horsetail +114
- Quaking-grassBriza media
- Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile
- TormentilPotentilla erecta
- CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2017
- Marsh HorsetailEquisetum palustre2017
- Common SedgeCarex nigra2017
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,024 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds9 species
springsummer
2025▾
Swallow · Meadow Pipit · Skylark · Pied Wagtail · Wheatear +4
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2020
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2023
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2021
- CurlewNumenius arquata2021
- DipperCinclus cinclus2020
Quaking-grass · Heath Bedstraw · Tormentil · Cuckooflower · Marsh Horsetail +114
- Quaking-grassBriza media
- Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile
- TormentilPotentilla erecta
- CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2017
- Marsh HorsetailEquisetum palustre2017
- Common SedgeCarex nigra2017
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Rosebay Willowherb
Rosebay Willowherb
Chamaenerion angustifolium2017
Chamaenerion angustifolium2017
CrosswortCruciata laevipes2017CrosswortCruciata laevipes2017Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2017Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2017BilberryVaccinium myrtillus2017BilberryVaccinium myrtillus2017Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris2017Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris2017BlinksMontia fontana2017BlinksMontia fontana2017Wild ThymeThymus drucei2017Wild ThymeThymus drucei2017Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium2017Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium2017Sitka SprucePicea sitchensis2017Sitka SprucePicea sitchensis2017Euphrasia nemorosa x confusaEuphrasia nemorosa x confusa2017Euphrasia nemorosa x confusaEuphrasia nemorosa x confusa2017Smooth Lady's-mantleAlchemilla glabra2017Smooth Lady's-mantleAlchemilla glabra2017Ficaria verna subsp. fertilisFicaria verna subsp. fertilis2017Ficaria verna subsp. fertilisFicaria verna subsp. fertilis2017Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2017Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2017Luzula multiflora subsp. congestaLuzula multiflora subsp. congesta2017Luzula multiflora subsp. congestaLuzula multiflora subsp. congesta2017Lesser SpearwortRanunculus flammula2017Lesser SpearwortRanunculus flammula2017DandelionTaraxacum2017DandelionTaraxacum2017Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre2017Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre2017Luzula multiflora subsp. multifloraLuzula multiflora subsp. multiflora2017Luzula multiflora subsp. multifloraLuzula multiflora subsp. multiflora2017BugleAjuga reptans2017BugleAjuga reptans2017CowberryVaccinium vitis-idaea2017CowberryVaccinium vitis-idaea2017Compact RushJuncus conglomeratus2017Compact RushJuncus conglomeratus2017Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella2017Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella2017Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2017Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2017Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2017Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2017Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina2017Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina2017Common Yellow-sedgeCarex demissa2017Common Yellow-sedgeCarex demissa2017Heath RushJuncus squarrosus2017Heath RushJuncus squarrosus2017Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2017Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2017DaisyBellis perennis2017DaisyBellis perennis2017Hard-fernBlechnum spicant2017Hard-fernBlechnum spicant2017Soft-rushJuncus effusus2017Soft-rushJuncus effusus2017Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2017Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2017Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa2017Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa2017Round-leaved SundewDrosera rotundifolia2017Round-leaved SundewDrosera rotundifolia2017Hare's-tail CottongrassEriophorum vaginatum2017Hare's-tail CottongrassEriophorum vaginatum2017Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2017Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2017Sharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorus2017Sharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorus2017Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2017Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2017CleaversGalium aparine2017CleaversGalium aparine2017Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2017Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2017MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2017MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2017Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis2017Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis2017Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2017Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2017Heath-grassDanthonia decumbens2017Heath-grassDanthonia decumbens2017Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2017Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2017Crowberry agg.Empetrum nigrum2017Crowberry agg.Empetrum nigrum2017Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2017Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2017Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2017Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2017Barren StrawberryPotentilla sterilis2017Barren StrawberryPotentilla sterilis2017Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2017Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2017Great Wood-rushLuzula sylvatica2017Great Wood-rushLuzula sylvatica2017Fen BedstrawGalium uliginosum2017Fen BedstrawGalium uliginosum2017Wavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosa2017Wavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosa2017Oval SedgeCarex leporina2017Oval SedgeCarex leporina2017Bell HeatherErica cinerea2017Bell HeatherErica cinerea2017Red FescueFestuca rubra2017Red FescueFestuca rubra2017Common SorrelRumex acetosa2017Common SorrelRumex acetosa2017Creeping Forget-me-notMyosotis secunda2017Creeping Forget-me-notMyosotis secunda2017Bog StitchwortStellaria alsine2017Bog StitchwortStellaria alsine2017Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2017Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2017Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella2017Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella2017BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga2017BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga2017Marsh WillowherbEpilobium palustre2017Marsh WillowherbEpilobium palustre2017BrackenPteridium aquilinum2017BrackenPteridium aquilinum2017Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2017Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2017Jointed RushJuncus articulatus2017Jointed RushJuncus articulatus2017Star SedgeCarex echinata2017Star SedgeCarex echinata2017Common NettleUrtica dioica2017Common NettleUrtica dioica2017SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2017SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2017Sheep's-fescueFestuca ovina2017Sheep's-fescueFestuca ovina2017FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2017FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2017Trichophorum germanicumTrichophorum germanicum2017Trichophorum germanicumTrichophorum germanicum2017Yellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorum2017Yellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorum2017Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2017Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2017Mat-grassNardus stricta2017Mat-grassNardus stricta2017Cross-leaved HeathErica tetralix2017Cross-leaved HeathErica tetralix2017AshFraxinus excelsior2017AshFraxinus excelsior2017Common CottongrassEriophorum angustifolium2017Common CottongrassEriophorum angustifolium2017Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2017Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2017Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2017Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2017Velvet BentAgrostis canina2017Velvet BentAgrostis canina2017Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2017Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2017HeatherCalluna vulgaris2017HeatherCalluna vulgaris2017Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2017Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2017Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea2017Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea2017Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis2017Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis2017CloudberryRubus chamaemorus2017CloudberryRubus chamaemorus2017Carnation SedgeCarex panicea2017Carnation SedgeCarex panicea2017White CloverTrifolium repens2017White CloverTrifolium repens2017Narrow Buckler-fernDryopteris carthusiana2017Narrow Buckler-fernDryopteris carthusiana2017Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens2017Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens2017Flea SedgeCarex pulicaris2017Flea SedgeCarex pulicaris2017Bottle SedgeCarex rostrata2017Bottle SedgeCarex rostrata2017Spring-sedgeCarex caryophyllea2017Spring-sedgeCarex caryophyllea2017Floating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitans2017Floating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitans2017Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta2017Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta2017HollyIlex aquifolium2017HollyIlex aquifolium2017Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2017Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2017HazelCorylus avellana2017HazelCorylus avellana2017Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum2017Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum2017Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa2017Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa2017Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2017Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2017AlderAlnus glutinosa2017AlderAlnus glutinosa2017BeechFagus sylvatica2017BeechFagus sylvatica2017Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2017Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2017Common WhitlowgrassErophila verna2017Common WhitlowgrassErophila verna2017Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2017Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2017PignutConopodium majus2017PignutConopodium majus2017Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2017Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2017Common BentAgrostis capillaris2016Common BentAgrostis capillaris2016Common Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre subsp. palustre2016Common Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre subsp. palustre2016Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2016Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2016CranberryVaccinium oxycoccos2016CranberryVaccinium oxycoccos2016Events & activities nearby
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