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Village cross at junction of Well Cross and King Edward's Way

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📷 Simon Huguet · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome0 ha

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52.63703, -0.63075

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦84+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Great Crested Grebe and Cormorant
✦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

🐦84+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Great Crested Grebe and Cormorant
✦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

Parking

Best for

5 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Great Crested Grebe, Cormorant, Mallard +81 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Great Crested Grebe, Cormorant, Mallard +81 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Mushroom foraging

Good match

Fungi — Plain Earthtongue · last seen 2025; Fungi — Plain Earthtongue · last seen 2025

Varies

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Polypodium vulgare, Wall-rue · last seen 2026; Plants — Polypodium vulgare, Wall-rue · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Jurassic WayWalking route142 km

Named routeLength 142 kmRegional walking route

Macmillan WayWalking route290 km

Named routeRef MWALength 290 kmListed length 461Regional walking route

Rutland RoundWalking route105 km

Named routeLength 105 kmRegional walking route

Hereward WayWalking route

Named routePoint-to-pointRegional walking route

Viking Way (Barnetby to Whitwell)Walking route

Named routeRegional walking route

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Cycling

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

National Byway (Rutland)Cycling route

National Byway in Rutland

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route

National Byway (Oakham Loop)Cycling route

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route

Route 63Cycling route

Named routeRef 63National Cycle Network

Rutland Water CircuitCycling route

Named routeRegional cycle route

Main RouteCycling route890 m

Named routeRef 63Length 890 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route2.4 km

Named routeRef 63Length 2.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

35,107 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

35,107 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds46 species

autumnwinter

2025

Cormorant · Black-headed Gull · Pied Wagtail · Great Crested Grebe · Mute Swan +41

CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
JackdawColoeus monedula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Common GullLarus canus
MagpiePica pica
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
RobinErithacus rubecula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Great Northern DiverGavia immer
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
LinnetLinaria cannabina
GoosanderMergus merganser
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Great TitParus major
BlackbirdTurdus merula
RookCorvus frugilegus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
CootFulica atra
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RavenCorvus corax
RedwingTurdus iliacus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Stock DoveColumba oenas
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
DunnockPrunella modularis
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus

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Plants2 species

spring

2026

Polypodium vulgare · Wall-rue

Polypodium vulgarePolypodium vulgare
Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

35,107 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds46 species

autumnwinter

2025

Cormorant · Black-headed Gull · Pied Wagtail · Great Crested Grebe · Mute Swan +41

CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
JackdawColoeus monedula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Common GullLarus canus
MagpiePica pica
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
RobinErithacus rubecula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Great Northern DiverGavia immer
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
LinnetLinaria cannabina
GoosanderMergus merganser
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Great TitParus major
BlackbirdTurdus merula
RookCorvus frugilegus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
CootFulica atra
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RavenCorvus corax
RedwingTurdus iliacus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Stock DoveColumba oenas
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
DunnockPrunella modularis
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus

🌿

Plants2 species

spring

2026

Polypodium vulgare · Wall-rue

Polypodium vulgarePolypodium vulgare
Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Simon Huguet · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

King Edward's Way, Edith Weston

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