Wayside cross 220m north west of Steppes Farm
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🦅Birds✦Heritage🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
50.60002, -4.67900
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Merlin and Chaffinch
- ✦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
- 🐦62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Merlin and Chaffinch
- ✦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 — Merlin, Chaffinch, Robin +59 more · last seen 2025
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
Birds — Merlin, Chaffinch, Robin +59 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Silver Y, Red Admiral, Common Marbled Carpet +236 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Bluebell, Japanese Knotweed, Himalayan Balsam +28 more · last seen 2024
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Good match
Fungi — Neovaginatispora fuckelii, Nemania serpens, Anthostomella tomicoides +2 more · last seen 2020
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km7 public paths nearby
Public paths
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10 signed routes nearby
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