Wayside cross called Stony Cross on the A170 920m south east of Highfield House
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🦅Birds✦Heritage🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
54.25429, -0.97587
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦68+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird
- ✦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
- 🐦68+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird
- ✦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 — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Carrion Crow +65 more · last seen 2026
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Carrion Crow +65 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Ringlet, Speckled Wood +57 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🏡Historic gardens
Good match
Historic site with public access
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Ebor WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Tabular Hills WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
The Inn WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cocayne LoopCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
National Byway (Malton Loop)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
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Old Wayside Cross by the A170, Nawton Road junction, Wombleton Parish
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
11,734 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
11,734 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds52 species
winterspringsummer
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Jackdaw · Robin +47
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2025
- GarganeySpatula querquedula2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor2025
- Barn OwlTyto alba2025
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
🦌Mammals3 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Badger · Brown Hare
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- BadgerMeles meles
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2025▾
Common Toad
Southern Hawker · 7-spot Ladybird · Scaeva pyrastri · Grammoptera ruficornis · Rhinoceros Beetle +7
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri2025
- Grammoptera ruficornisGrammoptera ruficornis2025
- Rhinoceros BeetleSinodendron cylindricum2025
- Turnip TigressAthalia rosae
🌿Plants3 species
springsummer
2025▾
Lesser Stitchwort · Ramsons · Fern-leaved Hook-moss
- Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea
- RamsonsAllium ursinum
- Fern-leaved Hook-mossCratoneuron filicinum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
11,734 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds52 species
winterspringsummer
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Jackdaw · Robin +47
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2025
- GarganeySpatula querquedula2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor2025
- Barn OwlTyto alba2025
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
🦌Mammals3 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Badger · Brown Hare
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- BadgerMeles meles
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2025▾
Common Toad
Southern Hawker · 7-spot Ladybird · Scaeva pyrastri · Grammoptera ruficornis · Rhinoceros Beetle +7
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri2025
- Grammoptera ruficornisGrammoptera ruficornis2025
- Rhinoceros BeetleSinodendron cylindricum2025
- Turnip TigressAthalia rosae
🌿Plants3 species
springsummer
2025▾
Lesser Stitchwort · Ramsons · Fern-leaved Hook-moss
- Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea
- RamsonsAllium ursinum
- Fern-leaved Hook-mossCratoneuron filicinum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Mottled GrasshopperMyrmeleotettix maculatus2025Mottled GrasshopperMyrmeleotettix maculatus2025Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruberDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber2025Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruberDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber2025Fig GallTetraneura (Tetraneura) ulmi2025Fig GallTetraneura (Tetraneura) ulmi2025Alosterna tabacicolorAlosterna tabacicolor2025Alosterna tabacicolorAlosterna tabacicolor2025Hill Cuckoo BeeBombus rupestris2025Hill Cuckoo BeeBombus rupestris2025Tortoise BugEurygaster testudinaria2025Tortoise BugEurygaster testudinaria2025Events & activities nearby
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