Hadrian's Wall, associated features and a Romano-British settlement between the road to Steel Rigg car park and the road through Caw Gap in wall miles 39 to 41 23 ha
Plan your visit
🦅 Birds🌳 Ancient✦ Heritage
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 23 ha
Getting here
54.99980, -2.41050
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 83+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wigeon and Shoveler ✦ 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
🐦 83+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wigeon and Shoveler ✦ 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
Best for 12 activities 🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Free Birds — Wigeon, Shoveler, Black-tailed Godwit +80 more · last seen 2025; Lowland heathland — Dartford warblers, nightjars and stonechats
🌳 Ancient woodland
Very strong match
Free Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600
✦ Heritage
Very strong match
Free Grade I listed building: HADRIANS WALL MILECASTLES AND TURRETS; Historic site with public access
💜 Bluebell walks
Strong match
Free Ancient woodland — native bluebell habitat
Birds — Wigeon, Shoveler, Black-tailed Godwit +80 more · last seen 2025; Lowland heathland priority habitat
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Free Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Yarrow, Heath Star Moss, Harebell +74 more · last seen 2025
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby · 35 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Pennine Way (Middleton in Teesdale to Kirk Yetholm) Walking route ▾ Named route National walking route
Show on map South Tyne Trail Walking route 37 km ▾ Named route Length 37 km Regional walking route
Show on map Steel Rigg & Hadrians Wall Walk Walking route ▾ Named route Local walking route
Show on map Vindolanda & Hadrian's Wall Trail Walking route ▾ Named route Local walking route
Show on map Riever Trails: The Sill Circular Walking route ▾ Named route Round trip
Show on map Roman Military Way public footpath · 405 m ▾ Public path public footpath Length 405 m Surface dirt Path type: footway
Show on map Military Way public footpath · 63 m ▾ Public path public footpath Length 63 m Surface grass Path type: footway
Show on map Military Way public footpath · 44 m ▾ Public path public footpath Length 44 m Surface grass Path type: footway
Show on map 40 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Pennine Cycleway Cycling route ▾ Named route Ref 68 National Cycle Network
Show on map Hadrian's Cycleway Cycling route ▾ Named route Ref 72 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 104 m ▾ Named route Ref 68 Length 104 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 115 m ▾ Named route Ref 68 Length 115 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 224 m ▾ Named route Ref 72 Length 224 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 352 m ▾ Named route Ref 68 Length 352 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
South Tyne Trail Mountain bike route 37 km ▾ Named route Length 37 km Regional cycle route
Show on map Riever Trails: The Sill Circular Mountain bike route ▾ Named route Round trip
Show on map Great North Trail (North Pennines and Kielder Forest) Mountain bike route 123.9 km ▾ Named route Length 123.9 km National Cycle Network
Show on map 2 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
✦ 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.
Photos
6 photos from nearby open sources
▾ Hadrian's Wall - geograph.org.uk - 2530519
‹ › Photos Hadrian's Wall - geograph.org.uk - 2530519
‹ › ✓ Public access Free entry 🐶 Dogs
Good to know £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome
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Common Red Soldier Beetle
Common Red Soldier Beetle
Rhagonycha fulva2024
Rhagonycha fulva2024
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2024
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2024
Platycheirus Platycheirus2024
Platycheirus Platycheirus2024
Neomyia cornicina Neomyia cornicina2023
Neomyia cornicina Neomyia cornicina2023
Ctenicera cuprea Ctenicera cuprea2023
Ctenicera cuprea Ctenicera cuprea2023
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2021
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2021
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata2021
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata2021
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2021
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2021
Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri2021
Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri2021
Crimson Waxcap Hygrocybe punicea
Crimson Waxcap Hygrocybe punicea
Tagell Binc Sbôr Serog Entoloma conferendum
Tagell Binc Sbôr Serog Entoloma conferendum
Butter Waxcap Hygrocybe ceracea
Butter Waxcap Hygrocybe ceracea
Slimy Waxcap Gliophorus irrigatus
Slimy Waxcap Gliophorus irrigatus
Splendid Waxcap Hygrocybe splendidissima
Splendid Waxcap Hygrocybe splendidissima
Honey Waxcap Hygrocybe reidii
Honey Waxcap Hygrocybe reidii
Golden Waxcap Hygrocybe chlorophana
Golden Waxcap Hygrocybe chlorophana
Earthy Waxcap Cuphophyllus fornicatus
Earthy Waxcap Cuphophyllus fornicatus
Oily Waxcap Hygrocybe quieta
Oily Waxcap Hygrocybe quieta
Ballerina Porpolomopsis calyptriformis
Ballerina Porpolomopsis calyptriformis
Yellowfoot Waxcap Cuphophyllus flavipes
Yellowfoot Waxcap Cuphophyllus flavipes
Meadow Coral Clavulinopsis corniculata
Meadow Coral Clavulinopsis corniculata
Tagell Binc Sidanaidd Entoloma sericeum
Tagell Binc Sidanaidd Entoloma sericeum
Deceptive Earthtongue Geoglossum fallax
Deceptive Earthtongue Geoglossum fallax
Yellow Club Clavulinopsis helvola
Yellow Club Clavulinopsis helvola
Ivory Coral Ramariopsis kunzei s. lat.
Ivory Coral Ramariopsis kunzei s. lat.
Bitter Waxcap Hygrocybe mucronella
Bitter Waxcap Hygrocybe mucronella
Smoky Spindles Clavaria fumosa
Smoky Spindles Clavaria fumosa
Cedarwood Waxcap Cuphophyllus russocoriaceus
Cedarwood Waxcap Cuphophyllus russocoriaceus
Short-spored Earthtongue Trichoglossum walteri
Short-spored Earthtongue Trichoglossum walteri
Golden Spindles Clavulinopsis fusiformis
Golden Spindles Clavulinopsis fusiformis
Spangle Waxcap Hygrocybe insipida
Spangle Waxcap Hygrocybe insipida
Jubilee Waxcap Gliophorus reginae
Jubilee Waxcap Gliophorus reginae
Apricot Club Clavulinopsis luteoalba
Apricot Club Clavulinopsis luteoalba
Orange Waxcap Hygrocybe aurantiosplendens
Orange Waxcap Hygrocybe aurantiosplendens
Goblet Waxcap Hygrocybe lepida
Goblet Waxcap Hygrocybe lepida
Papillate Pinkgill Entoloma clandestinum
Papillate Pinkgill Entoloma clandestinum
Olive Earthtongue Microglossum olivaceum agg.
Olive Earthtongue Microglossum olivaceum agg.
Plain Earthtongue Geoglossum umbratile
Plain Earthtongue Geoglossum umbratile
Lilac Pinkgill Entoloma porphyrophaeum
Lilac Pinkgill Entoloma porphyrophaeum
Crow Pinkgill Entoloma corvinum s. lat.
Crow Pinkgill Entoloma corvinum s. lat.
Mosaic Puffball Lycoperdon utriforme
Mosaic Puffball Lycoperdon utriforme
Crazed Cap Dermoloma cuneifolium
Crazed Cap Dermoloma cuneifolium
Citrine Waxcap Hygrocybe citrinovirens
Citrine Waxcap Hygrocybe citrinovirens
Glutinous Earthtongue Glutinoglossum glutinosum s. lat.
Glutinous Earthtongue Glutinoglossum glutinosum s. lat.
Mealy Meadowcap Pseudotricholoma metapodium
Mealy Meadowcap Pseudotricholoma metapodium
Straw Club Clavaria flavipes
Straw Club Clavaria flavipes Maidenhair Spleenwort
Maidenhair Spleenwort
Asplenium trichomanes2022
Asplenium trichomanes2022
Great Plait-moss Hypnum cupressiforme var. lacunosum2020
Great Plait-moss Hypnum cupressiforme var. lacunosum2020
Wood Sage Teucrium scorodonia2020
Wood Sage Teucrium scorodonia2020
Silky Wall Feather-moss Homalothecium sericeum2020
Silky Wall Feather-moss Homalothecium sericeum2020
Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis2020
Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis2020
Matchstick Flapwort Odontoschisma denudatum2020
Matchstick Flapwort Odontoschisma denudatum2020
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua2020
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua2020
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens2020
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens2020
Annual Knawel Scleranthus annuus
Annual Knawel Scleranthus annuus
Bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus2024
Bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus2024
Oval Sedge Carex leporina2023
Oval Sedge Carex leporina2023
Cowberry Vaccinium vitis-idaea2023
Cowberry Vaccinium vitis-idaea2023
Greasewort Aneura pinguis2023
Greasewort Aneura pinguis2023
Marsh Valerian Valeriana dioica2023
Marsh Valerian Valeriana dioica2023
Crowberry agg. Empetrum nigrum2023
Crowberry agg. Empetrum nigrum2023
Marsh Arrowgrass Triglochin palustris2023
Marsh Arrowgrass Triglochin palustris2023
Great Wood-rush Luzula sylvatica2023
Great Wood-rush Luzula sylvatica2023
Blinks Montia fontana2023
Blinks Montia fontana2023
Devil's-bit Scabious Succisa pratensis2023
Devil's-bit Scabious Succisa pratensis2023
Procumbent Pearlwort Sagina procumbens2023
Procumbent Pearlwort Sagina procumbens2023
Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum2023
Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum2023
Marsh Cinquefoil Comarum palustre2022
Marsh Cinquefoil Comarum palustre2022
Alpine Thread-moss Bryum alpinum2022
Alpine Thread-moss Bryum alpinum2022
Round-leaved Crowfoot Ranunculus omiophyllus2022
Round-leaved Crowfoot Ranunculus omiophyllus2022
Heather Calluna vulgaris2020
Heather Calluna vulgaris2020
Parsley Piert Aphanes arvensis2020
Parsley Piert Aphanes arvensis2020
Mouse-ear-hawkweed Pilosella officinarum2020
Mouse-ear-hawkweed Pilosella officinarum2020
Soft-rush Juncus effusus2020
Soft-rush Juncus effusus2020
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2020
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2020
Bristly Fringe-moss Racomitrium heterostichum2020
Bristly Fringe-moss Racomitrium heterostichum2020
Cypress-leaved Plait-moss Hypnum cupressiforme2020
Cypress-leaved Plait-moss Hypnum cupressiforme2020
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea2020
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea2020
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2020
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2020
Common Whitlowgrass Erophila verna2020
Common Whitlowgrass Erophila verna2020
Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum2020
Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum2020
Bristly Haircap Polytrichum piliferum2020
Bristly Haircap Polytrichum piliferum2020
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus2020
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus2020
Blunt-leaved Bog-moss Sphagnum palustre2020
Blunt-leaved Bog-moss Sphagnum palustre2020
Red Bog-moss Sphagnum capillifolium2020
Red Bog-moss Sphagnum capillifolium2020
Glittering Wood-moss Hylocomium splendens2020
Glittering Wood-moss Hylocomium splendens2020
Flat Neckera Neckera complanata2020
Flat Neckera Neckera complanata2020
Thickpoint Grimmia Schistidium crassipilum2020
Thickpoint Grimmia Schistidium crassipilum2020
Crisped Fork-moss Dicranum bonjeanii2020
Crisped Fork-moss Dicranum bonjeanii2020
Greater Whipwort Bazzania trilobata2020
Greater Whipwort Bazzania trilobata2020
Taylor's Flapwort Mylia taylorii2020
Taylor's Flapwort Mylia taylorii2020
Rock Fingerwort Lepidozia cupressina2020
Rock Fingerwort Lepidozia cupressina2020
Greater Water-moss Fontinalis antipyretica2020
Greater Water-moss Fontinalis antipyretica2020
Anomalous Bristle-moss Orthotrichum anomalum2020
Anomalous Bristle-moss Orthotrichum anomalum2020
Atlantic Pawwort Orthocaulis atlanticus2020
Atlantic Pawwort Orthocaulis atlanticus2020
Frizzled Crisp-moss Tortella tortuosa2020
Frizzled Crisp-moss Tortella tortuosa2020
Capillary Thread-moss Bryum capillare2020
Capillary Thread-moss Bryum capillare2020
Common Tamarisk-moss Thuidium tamariscinum2020
Common Tamarisk-moss Thuidium tamariscinum2020
Intermediate Screw-moss Syntrichia montana2020
Intermediate Screw-moss Syntrichia montana2020
Clay Earth-moss Archidium alternifolium2020
Clay Earth-moss Archidium alternifolium2020
Western Earwort Scapania gracilis2020
Western Earwort Scapania gracilis2020
Tree-moss Climacium dendroides2020
Tree-moss Climacium dendroides2020
Tamarisk Scalewort Frullania tamarisci2020
Tamarisk Scalewort Frullania tamarisci2020
Anomalous Flapwort Mylia anomala2020
Anomalous Flapwort Mylia anomala2020
Chalk Comb-moss Ctenidium molluscum2020
Chalk Comb-moss Ctenidium molluscum2020
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum2020
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum2020
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys2020
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys2020
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2020
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2020
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare2020
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare2020
Heath Bedstraw Galium saxatile2020
Heath Bedstraw Galium saxatile2020
Ash Fraxinus excelsior2020
Ash Fraxinus excelsior2020
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius2020
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius2020
Bell Heather Erica cinerea2020
Bell Heather Erica cinerea2020
Wild Marjoram Origanum vulgare2020
Wild Marjoram Origanum vulgare2020
Beech Fagus sylvatica2020
Beech Fagus sylvatica2020
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2020
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2020
Greater Plantain Plantago major2020
Greater Plantain Plantago major2020
Pignut Conopodium majus2020
Pignut Conopodium majus2020
Crosswort Cruciata laevipes2020
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