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Wetheral Cross

📷 Adrian Taylor · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

54.88123, -2.83293

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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
☕The Posting Pot — a good base for a longer summer day out

🌤️ 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
☕The Posting Pot — a good base for a longer summer day out

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingCaféParking

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Chaffinch, Blue Tit +41 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Chaffinch, Blue Tit +41 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Perennial Sow-thistle, Wood Anemone, Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage +15 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Perennial Sow-thistle, Wood Anemone, Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage +15 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Leucozona glaucia, Marmalade Hoverfly, Sericomyia silentis +10 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Leucozona glaucia, Marmalade Hoverfly, Sericomyia silentis +10 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Good match

Plants — Smooth Hawk's-beard, Autumn Hawkweed, Autumn Hawkbit

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby · 8 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Hadrian's Wall PathWalking route134.5 km

Named routeLength 134.5 kmNational walking route

Drybeck - Wetheralpublic footpath · 3.2 km

Public pathpublic footpathLength 3.2 kmPath type: footway

🚴

Cycling

15 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Hadrian's CyclewayCycling route

Named routeRef 72National Cycle Network

Cumbria CyclewayCycling route

Named routeRegional cycle route

Main RouteCycling route1.9 km

Named routeRef 72Length 1.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route493 m

Named routeRef 72Length 493 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route531 m

Named routeRef 72Length 531 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route1.4 km

Named routeRef 72Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

28,587 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

28,587 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds21 species

winter

2026

Blue Tit · Coal Tit · Chaffinch · Robin · Woodpigeon +16

Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Great TitParus major2025
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

winterspring

2026

Brown Hare

Brown HareLepus europaeus

🌿

Plants5 species

spring

2026

Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage · Marsh-marigold · Dog's Mercury · Wood Anemone · Snowdrop

Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium
Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa
SnowdropGalanthus nivalis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

28,587 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds21 species

winter

2026

Blue Tit · Coal Tit · Chaffinch · Robin · Woodpigeon +16

Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Great TitParus major2025
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

winterspring

2026

Brown Hare

Brown HareLepus europaeus

🌿

Plants5 species

spring

2026

Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage · Marsh-marigold · Dog's Mercury · Wood Anemone · Snowdrop

Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium
Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa
SnowdropGalanthus nivalis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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