Plan your visit
HeritageWildlife
Free entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
55.27856, -2.57388
Best for
2 activitiesHeritage
Free76%Historic site
Wildlife
Free75%Ancient woodland
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚴Cycling
v3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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vCycling
National Byway (County Durham and Northumberland)Cycling route▾
The National Byway route through County Durham and Northumberland
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N/ACycling route282 m▾
Named routeLength 282 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route731 m▾
Named routeLength 731 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
🚵Mountain biking
v4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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vMountain biking
Lonesome Pine MTB Trail (Red)Mountain bike route▾
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Deadwater BlackMountain bike route▾
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Deadwater RedMountain bike route▾
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Osprey Mountain Bike Trail (Blue)Mountain bike route▾
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About this historic site
Scheduled Monument
Wildlife to spot
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🌱 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
Free 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
⚽Border ParkPlaying field5 km→✦Kielder CastleHistoric site5 km→🌱Kielder Burn Picnic SiteUrban park3 km→⛪Kielder United Reform ChurchReligious grounds4.5 km→✦Bran's Walls Romano-British enclosed settlements, 400m SSE of Kielder HeadHistoric site3.2 km→✦Gibbie's Knowe defended settlement and later rectangular buildingHistoric site3.5 km→