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Standing cross known as Top Cross

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📷 Jonathan Thacker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

53.05360, -1.20444

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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
  • ☕The Linby Tea Rooms — a good base for a longer summer day out

Good to know

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

5 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Kestrel, Magpie, Woodpigeon +39 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Kestrel, Magpie, Woodpigeon +39 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Speckled Wood +52 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Speckled Wood +52 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Common Striated Feather-moss, Common Feather-moss, Endive Pellia +61 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Common Striated Feather-moss, Common Feather-moss, Endive Pellia +61 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 12 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Broxtowe Country TrailWalking route
Named route
Robin Hood WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Hucknall Road WalkwayWalking route
Named route
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Cycling

40 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Broxtowe Country TrailCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Route N9Cycling route
Named routeRef N9Regional cycle route
Farleys Lane bridlewayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
River Leen ValleyCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route △Cycling route
Named routeRef △Local cycle route

Wildlife to spot

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Top Cross, Linby

📷 Jonathan Thacker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Top Cross, Linby

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Nearby places

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✦NEWSTEAD ABBEYHistoric site2.8 km→🌱Titchfield ParkUrban park2.6 km→🌱Merlin ParkUrban park4.3 km→🌱Newstead Abbey GardensUrban park2.8 km→🌱Rose GardenUrban park2.8 km→🌱Sub-Tropical GardenUrban park2.8 km→

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