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Preaching Cross

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

52.10612, -2.05624

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦69+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Magpie and Woodpigeon
  • ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
  • 🛝Playground 136m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
ParkingPlayground

Best for

4 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Great Tit +66 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Great Tit +66 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Great Tit +66 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Great Tit +66 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Blue-tailed Damselfly, Migrant Hawker, Common Darter +19 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Blue-tailed Damselfly, Migrant Hawker, Common Darter +19 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Shakespeare's Avon WayWalking route142 km

From the source at Naseby, Northamptonshire to the Severn at Tewkesbury

Named routeRef SAWLength 142 kmRegional walking route
Millennium Way (Warks)Walking route100 km

A 100 mile long distance footpath, across the centre of England from Pershore to Chipping Warden via Meriden.

Named routeLength 100 kmRegional walking route
Pershore Bridges Circular WalkWalking route5 km
Named routeLength 5 kmLocal walking route
Wychavon Way (old)Walking route

A route from Holt Fleet on the River Severn to Winchcombe in the Cotswolds.

Named route
Eckington Wharf Circular WalkWalking route3.5 km

A 3.5 mile, waymarked riverside walk in the Worcestershire countryside

Named routeLength 3.5 kmLocal walking route
Waylandspublic footpath · 378 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 378 mPath type: footway
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Cycling

28 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 41Cycling route
Named routeRef 41National Cycle Network
Route (442)Cycling route
Named routeRef (442)Local cycle route
Cotswold Line Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef 442National Cycle Network
Pershore railway station cycle routeCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 21Cycling route
Named routeRef 21Local cycle route
Main RouteCycling route911 m
Named routeRef 41Length 911 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Wildlife to spot

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Preaching cross

📷 Wikipedia · Preaching cross · CC BY-SA 3.0

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Abbey ParkUrban park1.6 km→🌱Saint Andrews GardensUrban park1.5 km→🌱Abbey ParkUrban park1.6 km→✦SundialHistoric site4.7 km→🌱St Mary's ChurchUrban park4.7 km→🦉AVON MEADOWSNature reserve1.6 km→

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