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Wayside cross located on Slate Pit Hill

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📷 Milestone Society · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

53.65909, -2.02336

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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

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Meadow Pipit, Carrion Crow, Canada Goose +59 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Meadow Pipit, Carrion Crow, Canada Goose +59 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Fringed Bog-moss, Glittering Wood-moss, Blunt-leaved Bog-moss +24 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Fringed Bog-moss, Glittering Wood-moss, Blunt-leaved Bog-moss +24 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Heather Beetle, Alder Leaf Beetle +1 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Heather Beetle, Alder Leaf Beetle +1 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Mary Towneley LoopWalking route

Forms part of Pennine Bridleway National Trail

Named routeRegional walking route
Rochdale WayWalking route
Named routeRef RochRegional walking route
Todmorden Centenary WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Pennine Way (Warland Reservoir to Calder Valley)Walking route
Named routeNational walking route
GM Ringway Stage 10Walking route18.2 km

GM Ringway Stage 10 - Newhey to Littleborough

Named routeLength 18.2 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

42 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 66Cycling route
Named routeRef 66National Cycle Network
West Yorkshire Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef WYCRRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route19 m
Named routeRef 66Length 19 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route27 m
Named routeRef 66Length 27 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route129 m
Named routeRef 66Length 129 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.3 km
Named routeRef 66Length 1.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Great North Trail (Peak District and South Pennines)Mountain bike route130.4 km
Named routeLength 130.4 kmNational Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Old Wayside Cross on Slate Pit Hill, Soyland Moor, Ripponden

📷 Milestone Society · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Old Wayside Cross on Slate Pit Hill, Soyland Moor, Ripponden

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