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Standing cross known as Wheston Cross

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📷 Jonathan Clitheroe · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Getting here

53.28477, -1.80357

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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
  • 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕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

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Redstart, Robin, Chaffinch +67 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Redstart, Robin, Chaffinch +67 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Mesembrina meridiana, Syrphus, 7-spot Ladybird +59 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Mesembrina meridiana, Syrphus, 7-spot Ladybird +59 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Stump Puffball, Brown Birch Bolete, Puccinia poarum +7 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Stump Puffball, Brown Birch Bolete, Puccinia poarum +7 more · last seen 2025

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Early-purple Orchid, Cowslip, Lesser Celandine +193 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Early-purple Orchid, Cowslip, Lesser Celandine +193 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Dropwort, Barren Strawberry, Mouse-ear-hawkweed +27 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Midshires WayWalking route370 km

Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail

Named routeLength 370 kmRegional walking route
Limestone WayWalking route74 km

Castleton to Rocester

Named routeLength 74 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
White Peak Loop - Link to Monsal TrailWalking route
Named route
Peak District Boundary Walk Stage 2Walking route15.6 km
Named routeLength 15.6 kmRegional walking route
Mam Tor Cavedale Loop, High PeakWalking route9.5 km
Named routeLength 9.5 kmDuration 03:30Round tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

17 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
High Peak CyclewayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Monsal TrailCycling route
Named routeRef 680National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route2.4 km
Named routeRef 680Length 2.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route34 m
Named routeRef 680Length 34 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route69 m
Named routeRef 680Length 69 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route709 m
Named routeRef 680Length 709 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Great North Trail (Peak District and South Pennines)Mountain bike route130.4 km
Named routeLength 130.4 kmNational Cycle Network
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Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths
Water Lanebyway open to all traffic · 1 km
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 1 kmSurface gravelPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Wheston Cross - Crosshead Detail

📷 Jonathan Clitheroe · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Wheston Cross - Crosshead Detail

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