Battle of Hexham (AD 1464)
✦ Ancient woodland
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🌳Ancient🦉Wildlife
Dogs welcome
Getting here
54.94304, -2.07459
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦70+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Pied Flycatcher and Blue 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
- 🐦70+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Pied Flycatcher and Blue 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
8 activities🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Pied Flycatcher, Blue Tit, Woodpigeon +67 more · last seen 2025; Ancient woodland — owls, woodpeckers, warblers
🌳Ancient woodland
Strong match
Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600
Birds — Pied Flycatcher, Blue Tit, Woodpigeon +67 more · last seen 2025; Ancient woodland
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Glaucous Sedge, Bilberry, Hare's-tail Cottongrass +67 more · last seen 2026; Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Azure Damselfly, Southern Hawker, Eristalis pertinax +25 more · last seen 2025
💜Bluebell walks
Strong match
Ancient woodland — native bluebell habitat
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Way of LightWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Historic Fortifications TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Historic Dilston TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
15 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Hadrian's CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 72National Cycle Network
National Byway (County Durham and Northumberland)Cycling route▾
The National Byway route through County Durham and Northumberland
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route20 m▾
Named routeRef 72Length 20 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route452 m▾
Named routeRef 72Length 452 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route71 m▾
Named routeRef 72Length 71 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route246 m▾
Named routeRef 72Length 246 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Photos
16 photos from nearby open sources
Pastures and woods west of the B6306 Hexham to Slaley road
Photos
Pastures and woods west of the B6306 Hexham to Slaley road
Good to know
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Weather for this location
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Vulpes vulpes
Vulpes vulpes
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Aeshna mixta
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