Standing cross 180m north of Hall Farm
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Free entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
54.23614, -0.72167
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦75+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Dipper and Mallard
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- ☕Russell's Tea Room — a good base for a longer summer day out
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦75+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Dipper and Mallard
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- ☕Russell's Tea Room — a good base for a longer summer day out
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
☕Café🅿️Parking· Paid🛝Playground🚻Toilets
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Dipper, Mallard, Woodpigeon +72 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Dipper, Mallard, Woodpigeon +72 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Peacock, Red Admiral +84 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Blackthorn, Lesser Celandine +50 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Pexton TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef PextonLocal walking route
Dalby Beck Red TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef Red TrailLocal walking route
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Malton to PickeringCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Moors to SeaMountain bike route▾
Dalby Forest Red RouteMountain bike route▾
Named routeRef Red
Dalby Forest Green RouteMountain bike route▾
Named routeRef Green
Dalby Forest Blue RouteMountain bike route▾
Named routeRef Blue
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The Cross, Thornton le Dale
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
7,680 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
7,680 records · National Biodiversity NetworkMallard · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Blue Tit · Moorhen +41
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- SwiftApus apus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Great TitParus major
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- MagpiePica pica
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
Mole · Rabbit · Otter · Hedgehog
- MoleTalpa europaea
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- OtterLutra lutra
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
🐝Insects13 species
springsummer
2025▾
Marmalade Hoverfly · 7-spot Ladybird · Pine Ladybird · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Bronze Fusehorn +8
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
- Bronze FusehornArge ustulata
- 14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
🌿Plants4 species
wintersummer
2026▾
Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss · Winter Aconite · Dwarf Mallow · Hogweed
- Hart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatum
- Winter AconiteEranthis hyemalis
- Dwarf MallowMalva neglecta2025
- HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
7,680 records · National Biodiversity NetworkMallard · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Blue Tit · Moorhen +41
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- SwiftApus apus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Great TitParus major
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- MagpiePica pica
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
Mole · Rabbit · Otter · Hedgehog
- MoleTalpa europaea
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- OtterLutra lutra
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
🐝Insects13 species
springsummer
2025▾
Marmalade Hoverfly · 7-spot Ladybird · Pine Ladybird · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Bronze Fusehorn +8
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
- Bronze FusehornArge ustulata
- 14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
🌿Plants4 species
wintersummer
2026▾
Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss · Winter Aconite · Dwarf Mallow · Hogweed
- Hart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatum
- Winter AconiteEranthis hyemalis
- Dwarf MallowMalva neglecta2025
- HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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