Wayside cross base on south side of the churchyard wall at Scawton
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Plan your visit
🦅Birds✦Heritage🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
54.24490, -1.15942
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦88+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Turtle Dove and Mallard
- ✦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
- 🐦88+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Turtle Dove and Mallard
- ✦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 — Turtle Dove, Mallard, Grey Wagtail +85 more · last seen 2025
Free
Historic site with public access; Grade I listed building nearby: CHURCH OF SAINT MARY
Free
Birds — Turtle Dove, Mallard, Grey Wagtail +85 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Speckled Wood, Dingy Skipper, Peacock +59 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Clustered Bellflower, Herb-Paris, Raspberry +46 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Cleveland WayWalking route▾
Named routePoint-to-pointNational walking route
Three Feathers Walk (Kilburn)Walking route▾
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
The Inn WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
16 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Byway (Easingwold Loop)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
The White Rose Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef 65National Cycle Network
The White Rose - Moors VariantCycling route▾
Named routeRef 656National Cycle Network
Sutton Bank Cliff TrailCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route903 m▾
Named routeRef 656Length 903 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route1.1 km▾
Named routeRef 656Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Fort TrailMountain bike route▾
Paradise TrailMountain bike route28.5 km▾
Named routeLength 28.5 kmLocal cycle route
Photos
Old Wayside Cross - moved to Scawton churchyard wall
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
4,060 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
4,060 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds54 species
springsummer
2025▾
Turtle Dove · Pheasant · Woodpigeon · Blackcap · Blackbird +49
- Turtle DoveStreptopelia turtur
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Great TitParus major
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- HobbyFalco subbuteo
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- MagpiePica pica
- MerlinFalco columbarius
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
🦌Mammals1 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Badger
Adder
Syrphus
Clustered Bellflower · Raspberry · Perennial Rye-grass · Pineappleweed · Cock's-foot +41
- Clustered BellflowerCampanula glomerata
- RaspberryRubus idaeus
- Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2024
- PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2024
- Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2024
- Black MedickMedicago lupulina2024
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,060 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds54 species
springsummer
2025▾
Turtle Dove · Pheasant · Woodpigeon · Blackcap · Blackbird +49
- Turtle DoveStreptopelia turtur
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Great TitParus major
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- HobbyFalco subbuteo
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- MagpiePica pica
- MerlinFalco columbarius
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
🦌Mammals1 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Badger
Adder
Syrphus
Clustered Bellflower · Raspberry · Perennial Rye-grass · Pineappleweed · Cock's-foot +41
- Clustered BellflowerCampanula glomerata
- RaspberryRubus idaeus
- Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2024
- PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2024
- Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2024
- Black MedickMedicago lupulina2024
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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