Wayside cross known as Mount Cross 0 ha
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53.74188, -2.13092
Open directionsv ✦ Scheduled Ancient Monument — Nationally protected archaeological site on the National Heritage List for England (NHLE). Scheduled monuments represent the best surviving examples of England's irreplaceable archaeological heritage.
Wayside cross scheduled monument
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ✦ 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
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ✦ 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🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Tawny Owl +47 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Tawny Owl +47 more · last seen 2025
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Green Grasshopper, 7-spot Ladybird, Large White +62 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Green Grasshopper, 7-spot Ladybird, Large White +62 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Bilberry, Heather, Rowan +83 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Bilberry, Heather, Rowan +83 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Bilberry, Rowan, Flowering Currant +9 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 12 signed routes nearby · 19 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Mary Towneley Loop Walking route ▾
Forms part of Pennine Bridleway National Trail
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Irwell Sculpture Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Rossendale Way Walking route ▾
A high-level route around Bacup, Rawtenstall, Haslingden and Whitworth in the Rossendale Valley, crossing the open moors and farmland of the South Pennines which roughly follows the Rossendale Borough boundary.
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Todmorden Centenary Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Pennine Way (Warland Reservoir to Calder Valley) Walking route ▾
Named route National walking route
Show on map 39 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 66 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 66 National Cycle Network
Show on map Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 91 Regional cycle route
Show on map Todmorden High School Safe Route to School Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route 68 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 68 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.4 km ▾
Named route Ref 66 Length 1.4 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 111 m ▾
Named route Ref 66 Length 111 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Calder Aire Link Mountain bike route ▾
Great North Trail (Yorkshire Dales) Mountain bike route 172.2 km ▾
Named route Length 172.2 km
Show on map Great North Trail (Peak District and South Pennines) Mountain bike route 130.4 km ▾
Named route Length 130.4 km National Cycle Network
Show on map 9 public paths nearby
Public paths
Delf Lane bridleway · 168 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 168 m Path type: track
Show on map Blue Bell Lane bridleway · 301 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 301 m Path type: service
Show on map Delf Lane bridleway · 133 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 133 m Surface dirt Path type: bridleway
Show on map Delf Lane bridleway · 142 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 142 m Path type: track
Show on map Blue Bell Lane bridleway · 15 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 15 m Path type: service
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Wildlife to spot
3,009 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 3,009 records · National Biodiversity Network Jackdaw · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Great Tit +41
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2023 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2022 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2023 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2023 Coal Tit Periparus ater2022 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2022 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2022 Dunnock Prunella modularis2022 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2023 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2022 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2022 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2022 Curlew Numenius arquata2022 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2023 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2023 Barn Owl Tyto alba2023 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2023 Siskin Spinus spinus2022 House Martin Delichon urbicum2022 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2022 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2022 Rock Dove Columba livia2022 Jay Garrulus glandarius2022 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2022 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2022 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria2022 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2022 Red Grouse (scotica) Lagopus scotica2022 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2022 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2022 Skylark Alauda arvensis2022 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2022 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2022 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2022 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel · Mole
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Mole Talpa europaea2024 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 28 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Rosemary Beetle · Field Grasshopper · Bibio pomonae · Red-legged Shieldbug +23
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana2024 Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2023 Bibio pomonae Bibio pomonae Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Birch Clubhorn 🌿 Plants 24 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Fir Clubmoss · Japanese Knotweed · Bilberry · Strict Haircap · Little Shaggy-moss +19
Fir Clubmoss Huperzia selago Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2024 Bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus2025 Strict Haircap Polytrichum strictum Little Shaggy-moss Rhytidiadelphus loreus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 3,009 records · National Biodiversity Network Jackdaw · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Great Tit +41
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2023 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2022 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2023 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2023 Coal Tit Periparus ater2022 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2022 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2022 Dunnock Prunella modularis2022 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2023 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2022 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2022 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2022 Curlew Numenius arquata2022 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2023 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2023 Barn Owl Tyto alba2023 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2023 Siskin Spinus spinus2022 House Martin Delichon urbicum2022 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2022 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2022 Rock Dove Columba livia2022 Jay Garrulus glandarius2022 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2022 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2022 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria2022 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2022 Red Grouse (scotica) Lagopus scotica2022 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2022 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2022 Skylark Alauda arvensis2022 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2022 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2022 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2022 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel · Mole
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Mole Talpa europaea2024 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 28 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Rosemary Beetle · Field Grasshopper · Bibio pomonae · Red-legged Shieldbug +23
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana2024 Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2023 Bibio pomonae Bibio pomonae Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Birch Clubhorn 🌿 Plants 24 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Fir Clubmoss · Japanese Knotweed · Bilberry · Strict Haircap · Little Shaggy-moss +19
Fir Clubmoss Huperzia selago Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2024 Bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus2025 Strict Haircap Polytrichum strictum Little Shaggy-moss Rhytidiadelphus loreus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Cimbex femoratus
Cimbex femoratus
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Green Nettle Weevil Phyllobius pomaceus
Green Nettle Weevil Phyllobius pomaceus
Cantharis pellucida Cantharis pellucida
Cantharis pellucida Cantharis pellucida
Malthinus flaveolus Malthinus flaveolus2024
Malthinus flaveolus Malthinus flaveolus2024
Leucozona lucorum Leucozona lucorum2024
Leucozona lucorum Leucozona lucorum2024
Common Wasp Vespula vulgaris2024
Common Wasp Vespula vulgaris2024
Dryomyza anilis Dryomyza anilis2023
Dryomyza anilis Dryomyza anilis2023
Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana2023
Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana2023
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2023
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2023
Syrphus Syrphus2023
Syrphus Syrphus2023
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus2023
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus2023
Lagria hirta Lagria hirta2022
Lagria hirta Lagria hirta2022
Wild Rose Fusehorn Arge ochropus2022
Wild Rose Fusehorn Arge ochropus2022
Leucozona glaucia Leucozona glaucia2022
Leucozona glaucia Leucozona glaucia2022
Livid Sawfly Tenthredo livida2022
Livid Sawfly Tenthredo livida2022
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2022
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2022
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2022
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2022
Lily Beetle Lilioceris lilii2022
Lily Beetle Lilioceris lilii2022
Cantharis nigricans Cantharis nigricans2022
Cantharis nigricans Cantharis nigricans2022
Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus2022
Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus2022
Solomon's-seal Sawfly Phymatocera aterrima2022
Solomon's-seal Sawfly Phymatocera aterrima2022
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2022
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2022 Common Tamarisk-moss
Common Tamarisk-moss
Thuidium tamariscinum
Thuidium tamariscinum
Heath Star Moss Campylopus introflexus
Heath Star Moss Campylopus introflexus
Glittering Wood-moss Hylocomium splendens
Glittering Wood-moss Hylocomium splendens
Trailing Tormentil Potentilla anglica2025
Trailing Tormentil Potentilla anglica2025
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum2025
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum2025
Harebell Campanula rotundifolia2025
Harebell Campanula rotundifolia2025
Common Cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium2025
Common Cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium2025
Gorse Ulex europaeus2025
Gorse Ulex europaeus2025
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium2025
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium2025
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea2024
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea2024
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus2024
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus2024
Hare's-tail Cottongrass Eriophorum vaginatum2024
Hare's-tail Cottongrass Eriophorum vaginatum2024
Tormentil Potentilla erecta2024
Tormentil Potentilla erecta2024
Heath Bedstraw Galium saxatile2024
Heath Bedstraw Galium saxatile2024
Fritillary Fritillaria meleagris2024
Fritillary Fritillaria meleagris2024
Waved Silk-moss Plagiothecium undulatum2024
Waved Silk-moss Plagiothecium undulatum2024
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2023
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2023
Japanese Rose Rosa rugosa2023
Japanese Rose Rosa rugosa2023
Garden Grape-hyacinth Muscari armeniacum2022
Garden Grape-hyacinth Muscari armeniacum2022 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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