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The Aylburton Medieval Cross

📷 Jaggery · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

51.71353, -2.55546

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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
  • 🌿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

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
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Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Woodpigeon +84 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Woodpigeon +84 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants; Plants — Common Nettle, Bramble, Hawthorn +2 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, Face Fly +73 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, Face Fly +73 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Creeping Thistle, Perennial Rye-grass, Red Fescue +141 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Creeping Thistle, Perennial Rye-grass, Red Fescue +141 more · last seen 2024

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Gloucestershire WayWalking route161 km
Named routeLength 161 kmRegional walking route
Severn Way (3) Worcester to BristolWalking route153 km
Named routeRef SW (3)Length 153 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 41Cycling route
Named routeRef 41National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route5.2 km
Named routeRef 41Length 5.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Medieval Market Cross, Aylburton

📷 Jaggery · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Medieval Market Cross, Aylburton

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Bathurst ParkUrban park1.9 km→🌱Bathurst ParkUrban park1.9 km→🌱Lydney ParkUrban park800 m→✦Lydney HarbourHistoric site3.2 km→✦The socket stone and part of the shaft of a churchyard cross in St Andrew's churchyardHistoric site3.9 km→🌱Old Pleasure GardensUrban park700 m→

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