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Rey Cross, 670m west of Old Spital

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📷 Milestone Society · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

54.50579, -2.14868

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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
Parking· Free

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Lapwing, Red Grouse (scotica), Curlew +32 more · last seen 2025; Blanket bog — golden plover, curlew, dunlin and merlin

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Springy Turf-moss, Danish Scurvygrass, Heath Bedstraw +46 more · last seen 2023; Plants — Springy Turf-moss, Danish Scurvygrass, Heath Bedstraw +46 more · last seen 2023

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Atheta atramentaria, Northern Dung Beetle, Acrossus rufipes +45 more · last seen 2020; Insects — Atheta atramentaria, Northern Dung Beetle, Acrossus rufipes +45 more · last seen 2020

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Foraging

Plants — Bilberry, Cloudberry, Common Nettle +2 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Pennine Way (Tan Hill to Middleton in Teesdale)Walking route
Named routeNational walking route
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Cycling

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Walney to Wear Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef 70National Cycle Network
Route 71Cycling route
Named routeRef 71National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route237 m
Named routeRef 70Length 237 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route3.6 km
Named routeRef 70Length 3.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route14.6 km
Named routeRef 70Length 14.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route550 m
Named routeRef 70Length 550 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Old Wayside Cross - moved to the A66, Bowes parish

📷 Milestone Society · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Old Wayside Cross - moved to the A66, Bowes parish

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Maiden Castle near BroughHistoric site3.4 km→✦Maiden CastleHistoric site3.4 km→✦Romano-British settlement 740m WNW of Old SpitalHistoric site100 m→✦Rey Cross Roman CampHistoric site400 m→✦Roman Signal StationHistoric site4.3 km→✦Rey Cross Roman temporary camp and signal station, and prehistoric stone circleHistoric site400 m→

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