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Maiden Way Roman road from B6318 to 450m SW of High House, Gillalees Beacon signal station and Beacon Pasture early post-medieval dispersed settlement

✦ Ancient woodland15 ha

📷 Oliver Dixon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

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Free entryDogs welcome15 ha

Getting here

55.02103, -2.63936

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

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  • 🐦69+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wren and Chaffinch
  • 🌳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

8 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Free

Birds — Wren, Chaffinch, Carrion Crow +66 more · last seen 2020; Blanket bog — golden plover, curlew, dunlin and merlin

Ancient woodland

Very strong match

Free

Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600

Wildlife

Strong match

Free

Birds — Wren, Chaffinch, Carrion Crow +66 more · last seen 2020; Ancient woodland

Bluebell walks

Strong match

Free

Ancient woodland — native bluebell habitat

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Free

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bog-sedge, Slender Sedge · last seen 2018

Insect spotting

Strong match

Free

Insects — Meadow Brown, Green-veined White, Ringlet +14 more · last seen 2024; Lowland raised bog — bog butterflies and rare invertebrates

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

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1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Hadrian's Wall PathWalking route134.5 km▾
Named routeLength 134.5 kmNational walking route
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Cycling

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7 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 route523 m▾
Named routeRef 72Length 523 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route5.8 km▾
Named routeRef 72Length 5.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.8 km▾
Named routeRef 72Length 1.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

About this historic site

Scheduled Monument

Wildlife to spot

Photos

15 photos from nearby open sources

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The road to Moscow

📷 Oliver Dixon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

The road to Moscow

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✦ AncientFree 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

✦Birdoswald Roman fort and the section of Hadrian's Wall and vallum between the River Irthing and the field boundaries east of milecastle 50Historic site4.2 km→✦Blue Streak Rocket Engine Test SiteHistoric site2.2 km→✦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 51Historic site4.2 km→✦Birdoswald Roman FortHistoric site4.2 km→⛪St Mary Magdalene's ChurchReligious grounds4.8 km→✦Hadrian's Wall and vallum and their associated features between Poltross Burn and the River Irthing in wall mile 48Historic site5 km→