Bewcastle Roman fort, high cross shaft in St Cuthbert's churchyard, and Bew Castle medieval shell keep castle
4 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Free entryDogs welcome4 ha
Getting here
55.06406, -2.68200
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦67+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Brambling and Barn Owl
- ✦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
- 🐦67+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Brambling and Barn Owl
- ✦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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Brambling, Barn Owl, Fieldfare +64 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Brambling, Barn Owl, Fieldfare +64 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Hydropsyche siltalai, Polycentropus flavomaculatus, Large Red Damselfly +16 more · last seen 2023
Free
Grade II* listed building: CHURCH OF ST CUTHBERT; Historic site
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Common Pincushion, Swartz's Feather-moss, Capillary Thread-moss +93 more · last seen 2023
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Good match
Fungi — Pale Stagshorn · last seen 2012
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Reivers' RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef 10National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route1.7 km▾
Named routeRef 10Length 1.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route14.3 km▾
Named routeRef 10Length 14.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route8.5 km▾
Named routeRef 10Length 8.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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St. Cuthbert's Church Bewcastle, and 7th C Cross
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Wildlife to spot
2,788 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
2,788 records · National Biodiversity NetworkPied Wagtail · Tree Sparrow · Barn Owl
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2025
- Barn OwlTyto alba2023
Roe Deer · Red Fox
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Large Red Damselfly
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
Cuckooflower · Daisy · Lesser Celandine · Hard Rush · Blackthorn +124
- CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis
- DaisyBellis perennis
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- Hard RushJuncus inflexus
- BlackthornPrunus spinosa
- White CloverTrifolium repens
- ColtsfootTussilago farfara
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,788 records · National Biodiversity NetworkPied Wagtail · Tree Sparrow · Barn Owl
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2025
- Barn OwlTyto alba2023
Roe Deer · Red Fox
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Large Red Damselfly
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
Cuckooflower · Daisy · Lesser Celandine · Hard Rush · Blackthorn +124
- CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis
- DaisyBellis perennis
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- Hard RushJuncus inflexus
- BlackthornPrunus spinosa
- White CloverTrifolium repens
- ColtsfootTussilago farfara
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas