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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife✦Heritage
Public accessDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
54.99485, -2.46456
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦90+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Jackdaw
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦90+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Jackdaw
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Carrion Crow, Jackdaw, Blackbird +87 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Carrion Crow, Jackdaw, Blackbird +87 more · last seen 2025; Good quality semi-improved grassland priority habitat
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Ringlet, Green-veined White, Small White +38 more · last seen 2025; Semi-improved grassland — butterflies and wildflowers
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Porpidia tuberculosa, Slow-Growing Lichen, Ramalina fastigiata +9 more · last seen 2015
Varies
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Red Bog-moss, Polytrichum commune s.str., Glittering Wood-moss +97 more · last seen 2024
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km6 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Pennine Way (Middleton in Teesdale to Kirk Yetholm)Walking route▾
Named routeNational walking route
South Tyne TrailWalking route37 km▾
Named routeLength 37 kmRegional walking route
Steel Rigg & Hadrians Wall WalkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Vindolanda & Hadrian's Wall TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Riever Trails: The Sill CircularWalking route▾
Named routeRound trip
Roman Military Waypublic footpath · 544 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 544 mSurface dirtPath type: footway
Roman Military Waypublic footpath · 247 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 247 mSurface dirtPath type: footway
Roman Military Waypublic footpath · 13 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 13 mSurface grassPath type: footway
50 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Pennine CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
Hadrian's CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 72National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route104 m▾
Named routeRef 68Length 104 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route115 m▾
Named routeRef 68Length 115 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route224 m▾
Named routeRef 72Length 224 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route352 m▾
Named routeRef 68Length 352 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
South Tyne TrailMountain bike route37 km▾
Named routeLength 37 kmRegional cycle route
Riever Trails: The Sill CircularMountain bike route▾
Named routeRound trip
Great North Trail (North Pennines and Kielder Forest)Mountain bike route123.9 km▾
Named routeLength 123.9 kmNational Cycle Network
2 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos
Altar Stone at Aesica Roman Fort, Great Chesters
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