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The Butter Cross, 700m north east of Stile House Farm

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📷 Richard Law · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

53.10714, -1.97394

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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
  • 🍄Mushroom 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

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Elder Whitewash, Razor Strop Fungus, Hairy Curtain Crust +320 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Elder Whitewash, Razor Strop Fungus, Hairy Curtain Crust +320 more · last seen 2025

Varies

Bird watching

Birds — Barn Owl, Reed Bunting, Red Grouse (scotica) +31 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Barn Owl, Reed Bunting, Red Grouse (scotica) +31 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Fungi — Jelly Ear, Blackfoot Polypore, Phragmocephala atra +21 more foraging species

Varies

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Red Admiral, Peacock, Green-veined White +12 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Red Admiral, Peacock, Green-veined White +12 more · last seen 2024

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

15 signed routes nearby · 4 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
Peak District Boundary Walk Stage 17Walking route16.2 km
Named routeLength 16.2 kmRegional walking route
Churnet WayWalking route
Named route
Fosters TrailWalking route
Named route
Bradnop and Cawdry 39public footpath · 1 km
Public pathpublic footpathLength 1 kmPath type: path
Bradnop and Cawdry 39public footpath · 235 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 235 mPath type: track
Bradnop and Cawdry 4public footpath · 1.1 km
Public pathpublic footpathLength 1.1 kmPath type: path
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Cycling

9 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 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
Main RouteCycling route302 m
Named routeRef 559Length 302 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route5.5 km
Named routeRef 559Length 5.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Stile House farm from the east

📷 Richard Law · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Stile House farm from the east

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Brough ParkUrban park3.4 km→🌱Pickwood Recreation AreaUrban park2.8 km→🌱Sparrow ParkUrban park3.2 km→🌱Ball Haye GardensUrban park3.3 km→🌱Brough ParkUrban park3.4 km→🦉BROUGH PARK FIELDSNature reserve3.5 km→

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