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Percy's Cross, Beanley

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📷 David Clark · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

55.46721, -1.91607

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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

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Barn Owl, Jackdaw, Rook +72 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Barn Owl, Jackdaw, Rook +72 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Common Darter, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Common Blue Damselfly +18 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Darter, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Common Blue Damselfly +18 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Musk-mallow, Marsh Cudweed, Common Vetch +9 more · last seen 2023; Plants — Musk-mallow, Marsh Cudweed, Common Vetch +9 more · last seen 2023

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Cycling

15 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Pennine CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route653 m
Named routeRef 68Length 653 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route191 m
Named routeRef 68Length 191 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route121 m
Named routeRef 68Length 121 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface concrete
Main RouteCycling route92 m
Named routeRef 68Length 92 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route8 m
Named routeRef 68Length 8 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Percy's Cross, Beanley

📷 David Clark · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Percy's Cross, Beanley

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Round cairns N of Tick LawHistoric site3.7 km→⛪St Michael's ChurchReligious grounds4.6 km→✦Cultivation TerracesHistoric site2.9 km→✦FortsHistoric site3.1 km→✦Three Romano-British farmsteads and part of a field system on Heddon Hill 900m north west of CalderHistoric site4.9 km→✦Percy's CorssHistoric site0 m→

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