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Saint Patricks Cross

📷 Kenneth Allen · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

54.51348, -7.31015

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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

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞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

🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Rough-stalked Feather-moss, Hair-pointed Grimmia +33 more · last seen 2022; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Rough-stalked Feather-moss, Hair-pointed Grimmia +33 more · last seen 2022

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Bird watching

Strong match

Birds — Dipper, Fieldfare, Great Spotted Woodpecker +6 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Dipper, Fieldfare, Great Spotted Woodpecker +6 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Cinnabar · last seen 2017; Insects — Cinnabar · last seen 2017

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Seskinore Forest WalkWalking route

Named route

🚴

Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

North West TrailCycling route

Named routeNational Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

59 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

59 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds9 species

wintersummer

2025

Dipper · Fieldfare · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Grey Heron · Brambling +4

DipperCinclus cinclus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2022
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2022
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2021
BramblingFringilla montifringilla2018
LapwingVanellus vanellus2018
JackdawColoeus monedula2015
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2015
RookCorvus frugilegus2015

🦌

Mammals2 species

springsummer

2020

Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2011

🐝

Insects1 species

summer

2017

Cinnabar

CinnabarTyria jacobaeae

🌿

Plants42 species

summer

2022

Himalayan Balsam · Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Hair-pointed Grimmia · Smooth Hornwort · Japanese Knotweed +37

Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum2016
Hair-pointed GrimmiaGrimmia trichophylla2016
Smooth HornwortPhaeoceros laevis2016
Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2016
Supine Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatum2016
Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus2016
Water Screw-mossSyntrichia latifolia2016
Tender Feather-mossRhynchostegiella tenella2016
Swartz's Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium hians2016
Waved Silk-mossPlagiothecium undulatum2016
Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-mossStreblotrichum convolutum var. convolutum2016
Wall Thread-mossBryum radiculosum2016
Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga2016
Heath Star MossCampylopus introflexus2016
Silky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeum2016
Smaller Lattice-mossCinclidotus fontinaloides2016
Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare2016
Fox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurum2016
Red Beard-mossBryoerythrophyllum recurvirostrum2016
Yellow Fringe-mossRacomitrium aciculare2016
Broom Fork-mossDicranum scoparium2016
Hooded Bristle-mossOrthotrichum cupulatum2016
Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata2016
Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme2016
Dune Thread-mossBryum dichotomum2016
Hair-pointed Feather-mossCirriphyllum piliferum2016
Fern-leaved Hook-mossCratoneuron filicinum2016
Thickpoint GrimmiaSchistidium crassipilum2016
Hornschuch's Beard-mossPseudocrossidium hornschuchianum2016
Long-beaked Water Feather-mossRhynchostegium riparioides2016
Weissia controversa var. controversaWeissia controversa var. controversa2016
Kneiff's Feather-mossLeptodictyum riparium2016
Isothecium myosuroidesIsothecium myosuroides2016
Common PottiaTortula truncata2016
Schreber's Forklet-mossDicranella schreberiana2016
Red CurrantRibes rubrum2010
Slender SpeedwellVeronica filiformis2010
Common ReedPhragmites australis2010
Russian ComfreySymphytum asperum x officinale = S. x uplandicum2010
Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea2010
Ivy-leaved CrowfootRanunculus hederaceus2010

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

59 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds9 species

wintersummer

2025

Dipper · Fieldfare · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Grey Heron · Brambling +4

DipperCinclus cinclus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2022
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2022
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2021
BramblingFringilla montifringilla2018
LapwingVanellus vanellus2018
JackdawColoeus monedula2015
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2015
RookCorvus frugilegus2015

🦌

Mammals2 species

springsummer

2020

Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2011

🐝

Insects1 species

summer

2017

Cinnabar

CinnabarTyria jacobaeae

🌿

Plants42 species

summer

2022

Himalayan Balsam · Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Hair-pointed Grimmia · Smooth Hornwort · Japanese Knotweed +37

Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum2016
Hair-pointed GrimmiaGrimmia trichophylla2016
Smooth HornwortPhaeoceros laevis2016
Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2016
Supine Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatum2016
Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus2016
Water Screw-mossSyntrichia latifolia2016
Tender Feather-mossRhynchostegiella tenella2016
Swartz's Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium hians2016
Waved Silk-mossPlagiothecium undulatum2016
Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-mossStreblotrichum convolutum var. convolutum2016
Wall Thread-mossBryum radiculosum2016
Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga2016
Heath Star MossCampylopus introflexus2016
Silky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeum2016
Smaller Lattice-mossCinclidotus fontinaloides2016
Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare2016
Fox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurum2016
Red Beard-mossBryoerythrophyllum recurvirostrum2016
Yellow Fringe-mossRacomitrium aciculare2016
Broom Fork-mossDicranum scoparium2016
Hooded Bristle-mossOrthotrichum cupulatum2016
Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata2016
Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme2016
Dune Thread-mossBryum dichotomum2016
Hair-pointed Feather-mossCirriphyllum piliferum2016
Fern-leaved Hook-mossCratoneuron filicinum2016
Thickpoint GrimmiaSchistidium crassipilum2016
Hornschuch's Beard-mossPseudocrossidium hornschuchianum2016
Long-beaked Water Feather-mossRhynchostegium riparioides2016
Weissia controversa var. controversaWeissia controversa var. controversa2016
Kneiff's Feather-mossLeptodictyum riparium2016
Isothecium myosuroidesIsothecium myosuroides2016
Common PottiaTortula truncata2016
Schreber's Forklet-mossDicranella schreberiana2016
Red CurrantRibes rubrum2010
Slender SpeedwellVeronica filiformis2010
Common ReedPhragmites australis2010
Russian ComfreySymphytum asperum x officinale = S. x uplandicum2010
Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea2010
Ivy-leaved CrowfootRanunculus hederaceus2010