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The Butter Cross, 650m west of Lowerhouse Farm

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📷 Ian Calderwood · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeBirdsHeritage
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

53.06750, -2.01780

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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

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Great Tit, Blackbird, Blue Tit +84 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Great Tit, Blackbird, Blue Tit +84 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Formica lemani, Cheilosia albitarsis, Alder Leaf Beetle +21 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Formica lemani, Cheilosia albitarsis, Alder Leaf Beetle +21 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Pink Purslane, Horsetail, Himalayan Balsam +12 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Pink Purslane, Horsetail, Himalayan Balsam +12 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Candlesnuff Fungus, Amanita Wridog, Hoof Fungus · last seen 2025; Fungi — Candlesnuff Fungus, Amanita Wridog, Hoof Fungus · last seen 2025

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

10 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Habitat Walk Ladderedge Country Park (Green Arrows)Walking route

Includes some hills

Named routeDuration 45min
Young Woodland LoopWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Churnet WayWalking route
Named route
Valley Woodland TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Booth's Wood LoopWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Cheddleton 26public footpath · 774 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 774 mSurface dirtPath type: path
Cheddleton 26public footpath · 10 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 10 mSurface dirtPath type: path
Cheddleton 30public footpath · 809 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 809 mSurface dirtPath type: path
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Cycling

10 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 559Cycling route
Named routeRef 559National Cycle Network
National Route 550Cycling route
Named routeRef 550National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route13.8 km
Named routeRef 550Length 13.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route170 m
Named routeRef 559Length 170 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route3.7 km
Named routeRef 559Length 3.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route1.2 km
Named routeRef 559Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Bridge Cliff Farm

📷 Ian Calderwood · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Bridge Cliff Farm

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🏞️CONSALL NATURE PARKCountry park4.1 km→🌱Brough ParkUrban park4.7 km→🌱Deep Hayes Country ParkUrban park3 km→🏞️LADDEREDGECountry park3.3 km→🌱Ladderedge Country ParkUrban park3.4 km→🦉CONSALLNature reserve4.2 km→

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