Plan your visit
HeritageWildlifeDogs
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome12 ha
Getting here
54.99006, -2.27106
Best for
3 activitiesHeritage
Strong match
Historic site with public access
Free
Wildlife
Strong match
Ancient woodland
Free
Dog walks
Good match
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
v3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
🚶
vWalking
Pennine Way (Middleton in Teesdale to Kirk Yetholm)Walking route▾
Named routeNational walking route
Vindolanda & Hadrian's Wall TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Hadrian's Wall PathWalking route134.5 km▾
Named routeLength 134.5 kmNational walking route
🚴Cycling
v9 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
🚴
vCycling
Pennine CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
Hadrian's CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 72National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route20 m▾
Named routeRef 72Length 20 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route511 m▾
Named routeRef 72Length 511 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.9 km▾
Named routeRef 72Length 1.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route183 m▾
Named routeRef 72Length 183 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
🐴Horse riding
v1 public path nearby
Public paths
🐴
vHorse riding
Haresby Roadbyway open to all traffic · 1.7 km▾
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 1.7 kmPath type: unclassified
About this historic site
Scheduled Monument
Wildlife to spot
Photos
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Photos
21 photos from nearby open sources
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Visiting this spring
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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Visiting this spring
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🌸Ancient woodlands are famous for bluebell carpets in April and May — one of Britain's most spectacular wildflower displays
- 🐦Prime nesting season — listen for woodpecker drumming, warbler song and the first cuckoos from April
- 🦌Roe deer are active before the leaf canopy closes in — dawn and dusk are best
🌱 Visiting this spring
- 🌸Ancient woodlands are famous for bluebell carpets in April and May — one of Britain's most spectacular wildflower displays
- 🐦Prime nesting season — listen for woodpecker drumming, warbler song and the first cuckoos from April
- 🦌Roe deer are active before the leaf canopy closes in — dawn and dusk are best
✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
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Nearby places
Useful places within 5 km
✦Bridge at Haydon BridgeHistoric site2.5 km→✦Housesteads fort, section of Wall and vallum between the field boundary west of milecastle 36 and the field boundary west of turret 37a in wall miles 36 and 37Historic site4.6 km→✦Hadrian's Wall and vallum between the field boundary at Brown Dikes and the field boundary east of turret 34a in wall miles 32, 33 and 34Historic site4.4 km→✦Hadrian's Wall and associated features between the boundary east of turret 34a and the field boundary west of milecastle 36 in wall miles 34, 35 and 36Historic site4.5 km→⛪St Cuthbert's ChurchReligious grounds2.4 km→✦The vallum and early Roman road between the field boundary east of turret 34a and the field boundary west of milecastle 36 in wall miles 34, 35 and 36Historic site4.1 km→