Wayside cross 950m east of Spout House Plantation
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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife✦Heritage
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
54.32914, -1.09890
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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 Lapwing and Curlew
- ✦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 Lapwing and Curlew
- ✦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 — Lapwing, Curlew, Red Grouse (scotica) +59 more · last seen 2024; Upland heathland — red grouse, merlin and short-eared owl
Free
Birds — Lapwing, Curlew, Red Grouse (scotica) +59 more · last seen 2024; Upland heathland priority habitat
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Green Tiger Beetle, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Eristalis pertinax +43 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Wood-sorrel, Rowan, Broad Buckler-fern +158 more · last seen 2022
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Tabular Hills WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Three Feathers Walk (Kilburn)Walking route▾
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
The Inn WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
The White Rose - Moors VariantCycling route▾
Named routeRef 656National Cycle Network
Cocayne LoopCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route20.5 km▾
Named routeRef 656Length 20.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
1,334 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
1,334 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds41 species
springsummer
2024▾
Lapwing · Curlew · Red Grouse (scotica) · Golden Plover · Dipper +36
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica2021
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- DipperCinclus cinclus2023
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2022
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2021
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2021
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- SwallowHirundo rustica2023
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2021
- Falco tinnunculus tinnunculusFalco tinnunculus tinnunculus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Pica pica picaPica pica pica
- Periparus ater britannicusPeriparus ater britannicus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Great TitParus major
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2023
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2023
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2023
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2021
- RobinErithacus rubecula2021
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2021
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2021
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2021
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2021
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2021
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2021
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2021
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2019
- JackdawColoeus monedula2019
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2019
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2018
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2018
Rabbit · Mole · American Mink · Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog +2
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2022
- MoleTalpa europaea
- American MinkNeovison vison
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2022
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2022
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2021
Green Tiger Beetle · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Eristalis pertinax · Harpocera thoracica · Mesembrina meridiana +30
- Green Tiger BeetleCicindela campestris2020
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2022
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Harpocera thoracicaHarpocera thoracica2023
- Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana2022
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Marsh Cudweed · Wood Club-rush · Large Bitter-cress · Oval Sedge · Greater Tussock-sedge +31
- Marsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosum
- Wood Club-rushScirpus sylvaticus2021
- Large Bitter-cressCardamine amara2021
- Oval SedgeCarex leporina2021
- Greater Tussock-sedgeCarex paniculata2020
- Marsh WillowherbEpilobium palustre
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,334 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds41 species
springsummer
2024▾
Lapwing · Curlew · Red Grouse (scotica) · Golden Plover · Dipper +36
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica2021
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- DipperCinclus cinclus2023
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2022
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2021
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2021
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- SwallowHirundo rustica2023
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2021
- Falco tinnunculus tinnunculusFalco tinnunculus tinnunculus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Pica pica picaPica pica pica
- Periparus ater britannicusPeriparus ater britannicus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Great TitParus major
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2023
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2023
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2023
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2021
- RobinErithacus rubecula2021
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2021
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2021
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2021
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2021
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2021
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2021
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2021
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2019
- JackdawColoeus monedula2019
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2019
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2018
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2018
Rabbit · Mole · American Mink · Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog +2
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2022
- MoleTalpa europaea
- American MinkNeovison vison
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2022
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2022
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2021
Green Tiger Beetle · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Eristalis pertinax · Harpocera thoracica · Mesembrina meridiana +30
- Green Tiger BeetleCicindela campestris2020
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2022
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Harpocera thoracicaHarpocera thoracica2023
- Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana2022
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Marsh Cudweed · Wood Club-rush · Large Bitter-cress · Oval Sedge · Greater Tussock-sedge +31
- Marsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosum
- Wood Club-rushScirpus sylvaticus2021
- Large Bitter-cressCardamine amara2021
- Oval SedgeCarex leporina2021
- Greater Tussock-sedgeCarex paniculata2020
- Marsh WillowherbEpilobium palustre
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Brown Hare
Brown Hare
Lepus europaeus2021
Lepus europaeus2021
2022
2022
Agrilinus aterAgrilinus ater2021Agrilinus aterAgrilinus ater2021Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2021Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2021Melinopterus sphacelatusMelinopterus sphacelatus2021Melinopterus sphacelatusMelinopterus sphacelatus2021Ashy Mining BeeAndrena cinerariaAshy Mining BeeAndrena cinerariaGolden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii2023Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii2023Thanatophilus sinuatusThanatophilus sinuatus2023Thanatophilus sinuatusThanatophilus sinuatus2023Common Burying BeetleNicrophorus vespillo2023Common Burying BeetleNicrophorus vespillo2023Red-Breasted Carrion BeetleOiceoptoma thoracicum2023Red-Breasted Carrion BeetleOiceoptoma thoracicum2023Thanatophilus rugosusThanatophilus rugosus2023Thanatophilus rugosusThanatophilus rugosus2023Empis tessellataEmpis tessellata2023Empis tessellataEmpis tessellata2023Denticollis linearisDenticollis linearis2023Denticollis linearisDenticollis linearis2023Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus2022Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus2022Gonioctena pallidaGonioctena pallida2022Gonioctena pallidaGonioctena pallida2022Grammoptera ruficornisGrammoptera ruficornis2022Grammoptera ruficornisGrammoptera ruficornis2022Fine Streaked BugkinMiris striatus2022Fine Streaked BugkinMiris striatus2022Calocoris (Calocoris) alpestrisCalocoris (Calocoris) alpestris2022Calocoris (Calocoris) alpestrisCalocoris (Calocoris) alpestris2022Cantharis decipiensCantharis decipiens2022Cantharis decipiensCantharis decipiens2022Nimbus obliteratusNimbus obliteratus2022Nimbus obliteratusNimbus obliteratus2022Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2022Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2022Platycis minutusPlatycis minutus2021Platycis minutusPlatycis minutus2021Black-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa coccinea2020Black-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa coccinea2020Alosterna tabacicolorAlosterna tabacicolor2020Alosterna tabacicolorAlosterna tabacicolor2020Rhagium bifasciatumRhagium bifasciatum2020Rhagium bifasciatumRhagium bifasciatum2020Glischrochilus quadriguttatusGlischrochilus quadriguttatus2020Glischrochilus quadriguttatusGlischrochilus quadriguttatus2020Glischrochilus hortensisGlischrochilus hortensis2020Glischrochilus hortensisGlischrochilus hortensis2020Orchesia minorOrchesia minor2019Orchesia minorOrchesia minor2019Salpingus planirostrisSalpingus planirostris2019Salpingus planirostrisSalpingus planirostris2019Large Yellow UnderwingNoctua pronuba2019Large Yellow UnderwingNoctua pronuba2019Brimstone MothOpisthograptis luteolata2019Brimstone MothOpisthograptis luteolata20192020
2020
Common Hemp-nettleGaleopsis tetrahit2020Common Hemp-nettleGaleopsis tetrahit2020YarrowAchillea millefolium2020YarrowAchillea millefolium2020Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2020Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2020Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre2020Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre2020Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2020Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2020Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2020Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2020Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea2020Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea2020HarebellCampanula rotundifolia2020HarebellCampanula rotundifolia2020Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea2020Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea2020White CloverTrifolium repens2020White CloverTrifolium repens2020Climbing CorydalisCeratocapnos claviculata2020Climbing CorydalisCeratocapnos claviculata2020Common ValerianValeriana officinalis2020Common ValerianValeriana officinalis2020FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2020FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2020BetonyBetonica officinalis2020BetonyBetonica officinalis2020Soft-rushJuncus effusus2020Soft-rushJuncus effusus2020Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus2020Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus2020MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2020MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2020Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2020Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2020Water MintMentha aquatica2020Water MintMentha aquatica2020Tufted VetchVicia cracca2020Tufted VetchVicia cracca2020Common SorrelRumex acetosa2020Common SorrelRumex acetosa2020Marsh HorsetailEquisetum palustre2020Marsh HorsetailEquisetum palustre2020Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2020Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2020Water Forget-me-notMyosotis scorpioides2020Water Forget-me-notMyosotis scorpioides2020Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis2020Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis2020Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2020Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2020Common NettleUrtica dioica2020Common NettleUrtica dioica2020Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2020Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2020Jointed RushJuncus articulatus2020Jointed RushJuncus articulatus2020Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2020Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2020