Hadrian's Wall and vallum between the field boundaries east of milecastle 50 and the boundary west of Coombe Crag in wall miles 50 and 51
✦ Ancient woodland49 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🌳Ancient💜Bluebells
Free entryDogs welcome49 ha
Getting here
54.98457, -2.62548
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦110+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Great Tit
- 🌳Ancient woodland is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦110+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Great Tit
- 🌳Ancient woodland is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
Best for
9 activities🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Great Tit, Woodpigeon +107 more · last seen 2025; Ancient woodland — owls, woodpeckers, warblers
🌳Ancient woodland
Very strong match
Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600
💜Bluebell walks
Strong match
Ancient woodland — native bluebell habitat
Birds — Robin, Great Tit, Woodpigeon +107 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bluebell, Hard Shield-fern, Maidenhair Spleenwort · last seen 2022
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — White-letter Hairstreak, Eristalis pertinax, Purple Hairstreak +32 more · last seen 2025
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Pennine Way (Middleton in Teesdale to Kirk Yetholm)Walking route▾
Named routeNational walking route
Hadrian's Wall PathWalking route134.5 km▾
Named routeLength 134.5 kmNational walking route
10 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Hadrian's CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 72National Cycle Network
Reivers' RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef 10National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route1.7 km▾
Named routeRef 72Length 1.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route630 m▾
Named routeRef 72Length 630 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route428 m▾
Named routeRef 72Length 428 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route523 m▾
Named routeRef 72Length 523 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
About this historic site
Scheduled Monument
Photos
21 photos from nearby open sources
The north defensive ditch of Hadrian's Turf Wall east of Appletree
Photos
The north defensive ditch of Hadrian's Turf Wall east of Appletree
✦ AncientFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
3,773 records from NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
3,773 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds110 species
winterspringsummer
2025Robin · Great Tit · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Blackbird
+105 more speciesHide species list
🦌Mammals6 species
winterspring
2026Roe Deer · Badger · Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare · Mole
+1 more speciesHide species list
All 6 mammals recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- BadgerMeles meles
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2021
- MoleTalpa europaea2024
- Rabbit
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2024Common Toad
🐝Insects35 species
summerautumn
2025White-letter Hairstreak · Eristalis pertinax · Purple Hairstreak · Sphaerophoria · Platycheirus albimanus
+30 more speciesHide species list
All 35 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- White-letter HairstreakSatyrium w-album2019
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Purple HairstreakFavonius quercus2019
- SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria
- Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus
Bluebell · Hard Shield-fern · Maidenhair Spleenwort
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
3,773 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds110 species
winterspringsummer
2025Robin · Great Tit · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Blackbird
+105 more speciesHide species list
🦌Mammals6 species
winterspring
2026Roe Deer · Badger · Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare · Mole
+1 more speciesHide species list
All 6 mammals recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- BadgerMeles meles
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2021
- MoleTalpa europaea2024
- Rabbit
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2024Common Toad
🐝Insects35 species
summerautumn
2025White-letter Hairstreak · Eristalis pertinax · Purple Hairstreak · Sphaerophoria · Platycheirus albimanus
+30 more speciesHide species list
All 35 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- White-letter HairstreakSatyrium w-album2019
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Purple HairstreakFavonius quercus2019
- SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria
- Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus
Bluebell · Hard Shield-fern · Maidenhair Spleenwort
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Oryctolagus cuniculus2017
Oryctolagus cuniculus2017
Marmalade Hoverfly
Marmalade Hoverfly
Episyrphus balteatus2024
Episyrphus balteatus2024
Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana2024Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana2024Cantharis crypticaCantharis cryptica2024Cantharis crypticaCantharis cryptica2024Alosterna tabacicolorAlosterna tabacicolor2020Alosterna tabacicolorAlosterna tabacicolor2020Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesiiCommon Water-BoatmanNotonecta (Notonecta) glaucaCommon Water-BoatmanNotonecta (Notonecta) glaucaEristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorumSyrphusSyrphusSyrphusSyrphusHelophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulusMeliscaeva cinctellaMeliscaeva cinctellaMeliscaeva cinctellaMeliscaeva cinctellaBlack SnipeflyChrysopilus cristatusBlack SnipeflyChrysopilus cristatusPlatycheirus rosarumPlatycheirus rosarumPlatycheirus rosarumPlatycheirus rosarumPolietesPolietes2024PolietesPolietes2024Syrphus torvusSyrphus torvus2024Syrphus torvusSyrphus torvus2024Notonecta (Notonecta) maculataNotonecta (Notonecta) maculata2024Notonecta (Notonecta) maculataNotonecta (Notonecta) maculata2024Museum BeetleAnthrenus museorum2024Museum BeetleAnthrenus museorum2024Acrossus rufipesAcrossus rufipes2023Acrossus rufipesAcrossus rufipes2023Cicadella viridisCicadella viridis2023Cicadella viridisCicadella viridis2023Notch-horned ClegHaematopota pluvialis2023Notch-horned ClegHaematopota pluvialis2023Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2020Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2020Slender AntLeptothorax acervorum2020Slender AntLeptothorax acervorum2020Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2020Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2020Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2020Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2020Orchid BeetleDascillus cervinus2020Orchid BeetleDascillus cervinus2020Red-Breasted Carrion BeetleOiceoptoma thoracicum2020Red-Breasted Carrion BeetleOiceoptoma thoracicum2020Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2018Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2018Bombus lucorumBombus lucorum2018Bombus lucorumBombus lucorum2018Beautiful Golden YAutographa pulchrina2017Beautiful Golden YAutographa pulchrina2017White ErmineSpilosoma lubricipeda2017White ErmineSpilosoma lubricipeda2017Pale Brindled BeautyPhigalia pilosaria2017Pale Brindled BeautyPhigalia pilosaria2017Events & activities nearby
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