Hadrian's Wall between Port Carlisle and Bowness-on-Solway in wall miles 78 and 79
5 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🌳Ancient🦉Wildlife
Free entryDogs welcome5 ha
Getting here
54.95040, -3.20095
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦103+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Oystercatcher and Black-headed Gull
- 💜Bluebell walks 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
- 🐦103+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Oystercatcher and Black-headed Gull
- 💜Bluebell walks 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 — Oystercatcher, Black-headed Gull, Grey Heron +100 more · last seen 2026; Grazing marsh — lapwing, redshank, snipe and wintering wildfowl
🌳Ancient woodland
Very strong match
Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600
Birds — Oystercatcher, Black-headed Gull, Grey Heron +100 more · last seen 2026; Coastal and floodplain grazing marsh priority habitat
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bog-rosemary, Cranberry, Sea Aster +1 more · last seen 2025
💜Bluebell walks
Strong match
Ancient woodland — native bluebell habitat
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Platycheirus clypeatus, Syrphus, Syritta pipiens +24 more · last seen 2026
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Hadrian's Wall PathWalking route134.5 km▾
Named routeLength 134.5 kmNational walking route
Annandale WayWalking route88 km▾
Named routeLength 88 kmNational walking route
37 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Hadrian's CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 72National Cycle Network
Dumfries and Galloway Cycle Route 11Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 11Local cycle route
Route 7Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 7National Cycle Network
National Byway (SW Scotland)Cycling route▾
National Byway in the Solway Firth area
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route200 m▾
Named routeRef 7Length 200 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route59 m▾
Named routeRef 7Length 59 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Photos
15 photos from nearby open sources
Shore of the Solway Firth, looking toward Port Carlisle
Photos
Shore of the Solway Firth, looking toward Port Carlisle
Facilities
🅿️Parking
1 nearby · Free · 262m
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
16,305 records from NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
16,305 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds103 species
springautumn
2026Oystercatcher · Black-headed Gull · Grey Heron · Cormorant · Herring Gull
+98 more speciesHide species list
🐸Amphibians2 species
summerautumn
2025Smooth Newt · Common Toad
🐝Insects27 species
summerautumn
2026Platycheirus clypeatus · Syrphus · Syritta pipiens · Eristalis tenax · Marmalade Hoverfly
+22 more speciesHide species list
All 27 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Platycheirus clypeatusPlatycheirus clypeatus2025
- SyrphusSyrphus2025
- Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
🌿Plants4 species
summerautumn
2025Bog-rosemary · Cranberry · Sea Aster · Bog Asphodel
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
16,305 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds103 species
springautumn
2026Oystercatcher · Black-headed Gull · Grey Heron · Cormorant · Herring Gull
+98 more speciesHide species list
🐸Amphibians2 species
summerautumn
2025Smooth Newt · Common Toad
🐝Insects27 species
summerautumn
2026Platycheirus clypeatus · Syrphus · Syritta pipiens · Eristalis tenax · Marmalade Hoverfly
+22 more speciesHide species list
All 27 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Platycheirus clypeatusPlatycheirus clypeatus2025
- SyrphusSyrphus2025
- Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
🌿Plants4 species
summerautumn
2025Bog-rosemary · Cranberry · Sea Aster · Bog Asphodel
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
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Heterotoma planicornisHeterotoma planicornis2025Heterotoma planicornisHeterotoma planicornis2025Spiked ShieldbugPicromerus bidens2025Spiked ShieldbugPicromerus bidens2025Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidaleHawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidalePlatycheirus granditarsusPlatycheirus granditarsus2025Platycheirus granditarsusPlatycheirus granditarsus2025Eupeodes latifasciatusEupeodes latifasciatus2025Eupeodes latifasciatusEupeodes latifasciatus2025Platycheirus angustatusPlatycheirus angustatus2025Platycheirus angustatusPlatycheirus angustatus2025Common HawkerAeshna juncea2025Common HawkerAeshna juncea2025Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025EmpisEmpis2025EmpisEmpis2025Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus2025Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus2025SarcophagidaeSarcophagidae2025SarcophagidaeSarcophagidae2025Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025Eristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorum2025Eristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorum202514-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata202514-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2025Volucella bombylansVolucella bombylans2025Volucella bombylansVolucella bombylans2025Lejogaster metallinaLejogaster metallina2025Lejogaster metallinaLejogaster metallina2025Saldula palustrisSaldula palustris2025Saldula palustrisSaldula palustris2025Chiloxanthus pilosusChiloxanthus pilosus2025Chiloxanthus pilosusChiloxanthus pilosus2025Salda littoralisSalda littoralis2025Salda littoralisSalda littoralis2025Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2025Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2025Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2025Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2025Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2025Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2025Events & activities nearby
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