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White Cross

📷 David Gruar · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Dogs welcome

Getting here

54.64358, -3.04912

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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
  • 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Meadow Pipit, Carrion Crow, Skylark +49 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Meadow Pipit, Carrion Crow, Skylark +49 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Bilberry, Woolly Fringe-moss, Heather +90 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Bilberry, Woolly Fringe-moss, Heather +90 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Cladonia arbuscula s. lat., Cladonia uncialis, Tremolecia atrata +4 more · last seen 2017; Fungi — Cladonia arbuscula s. lat., Cladonia uncialis, Tremolecia atrata +4 more · last seen 2017

Varies

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Common Hawker, Sericomyia silentis, Black Darter +15 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Hawker, Sericomyia silentis, Black Darter +15 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

1 signed route nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Cumbria WayWalking route118 km
Named routeLength 118 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

35 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Route 7Cycling route
Named routeRef 7National Cycle Network
Keswick to Threlkeld Railway TrailCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Lakes & Dales LoopCycling route
Named routeRef LDLRegional cycle route
Route C2CCycling route

Old Coach Road alternative

Named routeRef C2CRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route6.8 km
Named routeRef 7Length 6.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

The White Cross on Blencathra

📷 David Gruar · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

The White Cross on Blencathra

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

⚽Jubilee CroftPlaying field2.8 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds2.8 km→⛪St Kentigern's ChurchReligious grounds4.6 km→⛳Keswick Golf ClubGolf course3.1 km→

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