Steng medieval wayside cross 0 ha
Plan your visit
🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife🦋 Insects
Free entry Dogs welcome 0 ha
Getting here
55.21117, -2.06112
Open directionsv ✦ Scheduled Ancient Monument — Nationally protected archaeological site on the National Heritage List for England (NHLE). Scheduled monuments represent the best surviving examples of England's irreplaceable archaeological heritage.
Wayside cross scheduled monument
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 30+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Meadow Pipit and Skylark ✦ 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
🐦 30+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Meadow Pipit and Skylark ✦ 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Meadow Pipit, Skylark, Wren +27 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Meadow Pipit, Skylark, Wren +27 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Sericomyia silentis, Eristalis pertinax, Eristalis tenax +45 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Chickweed Wintergreen, Bog Moss, Raspberry +21 more · last seen 2025
Free
🏡 Historic gardens
Moderate match
Historic site
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Wannie Line Walk, Wallington Walking route 10 km ▾
Pass 8/15 farms that make up the Wallington estate. Follow sections of the abandoned Wannie & Rothbury railway lines that once transported goods, livestock & passengers. Keep an eye out for birds, wildflowers & fungi on this reclaimed landscape.
Named route Length 10 km Duration 02:00-04:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map St Cuthbert's Three Church Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Point-to-point Regional walking route
Show on map 6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Pennine Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 68 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.1 km ▾
Named route Ref 68 Length 1.1 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 122 m ▾
Named route Ref 68 Length 122 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 5.6 km ▾
Named route Ref 68 Length 5.6 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 413 m ▾
Named route Ref 68 Length 413 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.9 km ▾
Named route Ref 68 Length 1.9 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
1,863 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 1,863 records · National Biodiversity Network Meadow Pipit · Skylark · Wren · Chaffinch · Carrion Crow +25
Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Red Grouse (scotica) Lagopus scotica Raven Corvus corax2025 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐝 Insects 48 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Sericomyia silentis · Eristalis pertinax · Eristalis tenax · Helophilus pendulus · Marmalade Hoverfly +43
Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus 10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata Chickweed Wintergreen · Bog Moss · Raspberry · Sticky Groundsel · Himalayan Balsam +19
Chickweed Wintergreen Lysimachia europaea2024 Bog Moss Sphagnum2024 Raspberry Rubus idaeus Sticky Groundsel Senecio viscosus Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Marsh Woundwort Stachys palustris Crested Dog's-tail Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 1,863 records · National Biodiversity Network Meadow Pipit · Skylark · Wren · Chaffinch · Carrion Crow +25
Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Red Grouse (scotica) Lagopus scotica Raven Corvus corax2025 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐝 Insects 48 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Sericomyia silentis · Eristalis pertinax · Eristalis tenax · Helophilus pendulus · Marmalade Hoverfly +43
Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus 10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata Chickweed Wintergreen · Bog Moss · Raspberry · Sticky Groundsel · Himalayan Balsam +19
Chickweed Wintergreen Lysimachia europaea2024 Bog Moss Sphagnum2024 Raspberry Rubus idaeus Sticky Groundsel Senecio viscosus Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Marsh Woundwort Stachys palustris Crested Dog's-tail Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Leucozona lucorum Leucozona lucorum
Leucozona lucorum Leucozona lucorum
Meliscaeva cinctella Meliscaeva cinctella
Meliscaeva cinctella Meliscaeva cinctella
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis
Larch Ladybird Aphidecta obliterata
Larch Ladybird Aphidecta obliterata
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2024
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2024
Rhingia campestris Rhingia campestris2024
Rhingia campestris Rhingia campestris2024
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus
Hieroglyphic Ladybird Coccinella hieroglyphica
Hieroglyphic Ladybird Coccinella hieroglyphica
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Chrysogaster cemiteriorum Chrysogaster cemiteriorum
Chrysogaster cemiteriorum Chrysogaster cemiteriorum
Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa
Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa
Figwort Weevil Cionus scrophulariae
Figwort Weevil Cionus scrophulariae
Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus
Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus
Large Skipper Ochlodes sylvanus
Large Skipper Ochlodes sylvanus
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae
Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary Boloria selene
Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary Boloria selene
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui
Chrysogaster solstitialis Chrysogaster solstitialis2024
Chrysogaster solstitialis Chrysogaster solstitialis2024
Leucozona glaucia Leucozona glaucia2024
Leucozona glaucia Leucozona glaucia2024
Gooden's Nomad Bee Nomada goodeniana2024
Gooden's Nomad Bee Nomada goodeniana2024
Empis tessellata Empis tessellata2024
Empis tessellata Empis tessellata2024
Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata2024
Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata2024
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2024
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2024
Chrysotoxum arcuatum Chrysotoxum arcuatum2024
Chrysotoxum arcuatum Chrysotoxum arcuatum2024
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2024
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2024
Field Cuckoo Bee Bombus campestris2024
Field Cuckoo Bee Bombus campestris2024
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis2024
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis2024
Cheilosia nebulosa Cheilosia nebulosa2024
Cheilosia nebulosa Cheilosia nebulosa2024
Sericomyia lappona Sericomyia lappona2024
Sericomyia lappona Sericomyia lappona2024
Eristalis nemorum Eristalis nemorum2024
Eristalis nemorum Eristalis nemorum2024
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus2024
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus2024
Broken-belted Bumblebee Bombus soroeensis2023
Broken-belted Bumblebee Bombus soroeensis2023
Eristalis horticola Eristalis horticola2023
Eristalis horticola Eristalis horticola2023
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius2023
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius2023
Platycheirus angustatus Platycheirus angustatus2023
Platycheirus angustatus Platycheirus angustatus2023
Eristalis arbustorum Eristalis arbustorum2023
Eristalis arbustorum Eristalis arbustorum2023
Platycheirus clypeatus agg. Platycheirus clypeatus agg.2023
Platycheirus clypeatus agg. Platycheirus clypeatus agg.2023 Cynosurus cristatus
Cynosurus cristatus
Eared Willow Salix aurita
Eared Willow Salix aurita
Common Bent Agrostis capillaris
Common Bent Agrostis capillaris
Reed Canary-grass Phalaris arundinacea
Reed Canary-grass Phalaris arundinacea
Tufted Hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa
Tufted Hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius
Tall Fescue Schedonorus arundinaceus
Tall Fescue Schedonorus arundinaceus
Common Figwort Scrophularia nodosa
Common Figwort Scrophularia nodosa
Common Couch Elymus repens
Common Couch Elymus repens
Timothy Phleum pratense
Timothy Phleum pratense
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata
Rough Meadow-grass Poa trivialis
Rough Meadow-grass Poa trivialis
Red Fescue Festuca rubra
Red Fescue Festuca rubra
Fairy Flax Linum catharticum
Fairy Flax Linum catharticum
Lesser Stitchwort Stellaria graminea2024
Lesser Stitchwort Stellaria graminea2024
Bog-cotton Eriophorum2024
Bog-cotton Eriophorum2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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