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Postgate Cross

📷 Martin Dawes · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

BirdsWildlifeHeritage
Public accessDogs welcome

Getting here

54.42628, -0.58614

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦82+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch and Great Tit
  • ✦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

Bird watching

Birds — Chaffinch, Great Tit, Blackbird +79 more · last seen 2025; Upland heathland — red grouse, merlin and short-eared owl

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Chaffinch, Great Tit, Blackbird +79 more · last seen 2025; Upland heathland priority habitat

Free

Heritage

Historic site with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Red Admiral, Small White, Large White +43 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Mat-grass, Bell Heather, Heath Bedstraw +115 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Cleveland WayWalking route
Named routePoint-to-pointNational walking route
Lyke Wake WalkWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Esk Valley WalkWalking route
Named routeRef EVRegional walking route
King Charles III England Coast Path: Filey Brigg to North GareWalking route
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
Coast to Coast Walk (Richmond to Robin Hood’s Bay)Walking route
Named routeRef C2CRegional walking route
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Cycling

29 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 3Cycling route

Lincoln - Whitby

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
National Cycle Route 165Cycling route
Named routeRef 165National Cycle Network
NCN 1 Humber to TeesCycling route
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 4Cycling route

Alternative route of EV12 between Whitby and Brotton following national routes 165 and 168.

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
Main RouteCycling route105 m
Named routeRef 165Length 105 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.5 km
Named routeRef 165Length 1.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Moors to SeaMountain bike route
Named route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Postgate Cross

📷 Martin Dawes · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Postgate Cross

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Linear earthwork south east of the junction of the A171 and the road leading to FylingthorpeHistoric site500 m→✦Linear earthwork to the NW of the junction of the A171 and the road leading to FylingthorpeHistoric site500 m→✦Two round barrows known as Thorn Key Howes, on Low MoorHistoric site1.1 km→✦World War II bombing decoy, 500m north west of John CrossHistoric site2 km→⛪St Stephen's ChurchReligious grounds3.2 km→✦Site of Stoupe Brow alum works, 210m south east of Stoupe Bank FarmHistoric site4.3 km→