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Standing Stone

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦77+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Barn Owl and Woodpigeon
✦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

🐦77+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Barn Owl and Woodpigeon
✦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

6 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Barn Owl, Woodpigeon, Wren +74 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Barn Owl, Woodpigeon, Wren +74 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Crosswort, Red Campion, Germander Speedwell +7 more · last seen 2020; Plants — Crosswort, Red Campion, Germander Speedwell +7 more · last seen 2020

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Helophilus hybridus, Brimstone · last seen 2020; Insects — Helophilus hybridus, Brimstone · last seen 2020

Free

Foraging

Good match

Plants — Hogweed, Hazel, Garlic Mustard

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Cycling

15 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Pennine CyclewayCycling route

Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route653 m

Named routeRef 68Length 653 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route191 m

Named routeRef 68Length 191 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route121 m

Named routeRef 68Length 121 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface concrete

Main RouteCycling route92 m

Named routeRef 68Length 92 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Main RouteCycling route8 m

Named routeRef 68Length 8 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

1,411 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

1,411 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds59 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Meadow Pipit · Barn Owl · Red-legged Partridge · Woodpigeon · Chiffchaff +54

Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Barn OwlTyto alba
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Mute SwanCygnus olor
LapwingVanellus vanellus
SnipeGallinago gallinago
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
BlackbirdTurdus merula
RobinErithacus rubecula
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
TealAnas crecca
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
GadwallMareca strepera
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
RedwingTurdus iliacus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
JayGarrulus glandarius2024
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus2024
SiskinSpinus spinus
RavenCorvus corax
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
WhitethroatCurruca communis
RedshankTringa totanus
CootFulica atra
CuckooCuculus canorus
CurlewNumenius arquata
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
Great TitParus major
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
DipperCinclus cinclus2024
RookCorvus frugilegus2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2022
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2022
LinnetLinaria cannabina2022
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2022

🦌

Mammals2 species

springautumn

2025

Brown Hare · Weasel

Brown HareLepus europaeus
WeaselMustela nivalis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

1,411 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds59 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Meadow Pipit · Barn Owl · Red-legged Partridge · Woodpigeon · Chiffchaff +54

Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Barn OwlTyto alba
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Mute SwanCygnus olor
LapwingVanellus vanellus
SnipeGallinago gallinago
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
BlackbirdTurdus merula
RobinErithacus rubecula
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
TealAnas crecca
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
GadwallMareca strepera
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
RedwingTurdus iliacus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
JayGarrulus glandarius2024
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus2024
SiskinSpinus spinus
RavenCorvus corax
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
WhitethroatCurruca communis
RedshankTringa totanus
CootFulica atra
CuckooCuculus canorus
CurlewNumenius arquata
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
Great TitParus major
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
DipperCinclus cinclus2024
RookCorvus frugilegus2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2022
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2022
LinnetLinaria cannabina2022
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2022

🦌

Mammals2 species

springautumn

2025

Brown Hare · Weasel

Brown HareLepus europaeus
WeaselMustela nivalis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 ian shiell · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Course of small stream to the south of Roseden track

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