✦ Historic site

Bran's Walls Romano-British enclosed settlements, 400m SSE of Kielder Head

✦ Ancient woodland1 ha

📷 Les Hull · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

55.27177, -2.52484

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Ancient woodland

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Lakeside WayWalking route▾

Named routeLocal walking route

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Cycling

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

National Byway (County Durham and Northumberland)Cycling route▾

The National Byway route through County Durham and Northumberland

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route

N/ACycling route282 m▾

Named routeLength 282 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route1.9 km▾

Named routeLength 1.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route6 m▾

Named routeLength 6 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route84 m▾

Named routeLength 84 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route731 m▾

Named routeLength 731 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

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Mountain biking

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Lonesome Pine MTB Trail (Red)Mountain bike route▾

Named route

Great North Trail (North Pennines and Kielder Forest)Mountain bike route123.9 km▾

Named routeLength 123.9 kmNational Cycle Network

Deadwater BlackMountain bike route▾

Named routeRound trip

Deadwater RedMountain bike route▾

Named routeRound trip

Osprey Mountain Bike Trail (Blue)Mountain bike route▾

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Great North Trail (Scottish Borders)Mountain bike route154.8 km▾

Named routeLength 154.8 kmNational Cycle Network

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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

About this historic site

Scheduled Monument

Wildlife to spot

409 records · NBN Atlas

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Birds3 species recorded

Sand Martin · Wren · Dipper

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Mammals6 species recorded

Noctule · Brown Long-eared Bat · Myotis Bat species

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Reptiles2 species recorded

Common Lizard · Adder

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Amphibians2 species recorded

Common Toad · Common Frog

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Plants126 species recorded

Tormentil · Globeflower · Marsh Hawk's-beard

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Les Hull · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Scaup Farm and Kielder Head Bothy in the distance

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Bookable tours

🌱 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

✦ 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

🌱Kielder Burn Picnic SiteUrban park2.3 km→✦Gibbie's Knowe defended settlement and later rectangular buildingHistoric site3.3 km→✦Wolf RockHistoric site1.9 km→✦Midfell round cairnHistoric site3.2 km→