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Staunton cross

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📷 Mr Red · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Getting here

51.80999, -2.65329

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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
  • 🐕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

5 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Nuthatch, Robin, Blackbird +58 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Nuthatch, Robin, Blackbird +58 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Anisotoma humeralis, Leiodes calcarata, Anoplotrupes stercorosus +282 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Anisotoma humeralis, Leiodes calcarata, Anoplotrupes stercorosus +282 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Traveller's-joy, Tutsan, Hart's-Tongue +1 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Traveller's-joy, Tutsan, Hart's-Tongue +1 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Offa's Dyke PathWalking route285 km
Named routeRef ODPLength 285 kmNational walking route
Wye Valley WalkWalking route218 km
Named routeRef WVWLength 218 kmRegional walking route
Highmeadow TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Bracelands to the WyeWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Monnow Valley WalkWalking route

Long Distance Walking route following the River Monnow from source to confluence with the River Wye at Monmouth

Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

25 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Bracelands Cycle TrailCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 423Cycling route
Named routeRef 423National Cycle Network
Symond's Yat RockCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Coleford, Milkwall & Parkend railway path FOD06Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route117 m
Named routeRef 423Length 117 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route50 m
Named routeRef 423Length 50 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

13 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
VerderersMountain bike route
Named route
FreeminersMountain bike route
Named route
Ski RunMountain bike route
Named route
CountdownMountain bike route
Named route
Push up routeMountain bike route
Named route
The HubMountain bike route
Named route
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Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Wayside Cross, Staunton

📷 Mr Red · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Wayside Cross, Staunton

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Forest Holidays Forest of DeanUrban park1.6 km→🌱Chippenham ParkUrban park4.3 km→✦Symonds Yat promontory fortHistoric site3.5 km→🐄Wye Valley Butterfly ZooVisitor farm4.9 km→⛪St Dubricius's ChurchReligious grounds5 km→🌱Drybridge ParkUrban park5 km→

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