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St Ives Cross

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📷 Jonathan Thacker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

52.74319, 0.05626

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦56+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit 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

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

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, House Sparrow +53 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, House Sparrow +53 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Small White, Peacock, Small Tortoiseshell +71 more · last seen 2019; Insects — Small White, Peacock, Small Tortoiseshell +71 more · last seen 2019

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Nuttall's Waterweed, Intermediate Screw-moss, Redshank +37 more · last seen 2021; Plants — Nuttall's Waterweed, Intermediate Screw-moss, Redshank +37 more · last seen 2021

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Common Orange Lichen · last seen 2013; Fungi — Common Orange Lichen · last seen 2013

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Greenwich Meridian TrailWalking route440 km

A long-distance walk that follows the line of the Prime Meridian. Inaugurated in 2009, to coincide with the 125th anniversary of the Greenwich Meridian.

Named routeRef GMTLength 440 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

16 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route

Norwich - Lincoln

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
Route 1Cycling route

NCN 1 King's Lynn to Boston

Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route2 km
Named routeRef 1Length 2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route207 m
Named routeRef 1Length 207 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route516 m
Named routeRef 1Length 516 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route956 m
Named routeRef 1Length 956 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

St Ives' Cross, Sutton St James

📷 Jonathan Thacker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

St Ives' Cross, Sutton St James

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Useful places within 5 km

⛪St James's ChurchReligious grounds800 m→⛳Tydd St Giles Golf and Country ClubGolf course4.7 km→⛪Tydd Fen Methodist ChurchReligious grounds2.6 km→⛪St John's ChurchReligious grounds4 km→⛪St Giles's ChurchReligious grounds4.2 km→⛳Tydd St Giles Golf CourseGolf course4.7 km→

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