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Cadgerford

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55.03694, -2.44665

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🌞Midsummer — dragonfly and damselfly activity peaks along water edges
🍄Mushroom foraging 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

🌞Midsummer — dragonfly and damselfly activity peaks along water edges
🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Wren, Chaffinch, Willow Warbler +63 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Wren, Chaffinch, Willow Warbler +63 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Heath Plait-moss, Red-stemmed Feather-moss, Bog Groove-moss +85 more · last seen 2023; Plants — Heath Plait-moss, Red-stemmed Feather-moss, Bog Groove-moss +85 more · last seen 2023

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Green-veined White, Ringlet, Small Heath +27 more · last seen 2019; Insects — Green-veined White, Ringlet, Small Heath +27 more · last seen 2019

Free

Mushroom foraging

Good match

Fungi — Peltigera rufescens, Peltigera hymenina, Micarea micrococca · last seen 2013; Fungi — Peltigera rufescens, Peltigera hymenina, Micarea micrococca · last seen 2013

Varies

Foraging

Good match

Plants — Bulrush, Forcipated Pincerwort, Hazel +3 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Pennine Way (Middleton in Teesdale to Kirk Yetholm)Walking route

Named routeNational 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

Hadrian's Wall PathWalking route134.5 km

Named routeLength 134.5 kmNational walking route

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Cycling

9 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Pennine CyclewayCycling route

Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route115 m

Named routeRef 68Length 115 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route7.8 km

Named routeRef 68Length 7.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route434 m

Named routeRef 68Length 434 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route2.9 km

Named routeRef 68Length 2.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Main RouteCycling route3.4 km

Named routeRef 68Length 3.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

🚵

Mountain biking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Riever Trails: The Sill CircularMountain bike route

Named routeRound trip

Stonehaugh TrailMountain 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

Wildlife to spot

1,490 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

1,490 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds36 species

springautumn

2025

Willow Warbler · Cuckoo · Stonechat · Raven · Wren +31

Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2021
CuckooCuculus canorus
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
RavenCorvus corax2023
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2023
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2023
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2023
RobinErithacus rubecula2023
Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2021
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2021
TealAnas crecca
LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
Great TitParus major2023
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2023
BlackbirdTurdus merula2021
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2021
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2021
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2021
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2021
SiskinSpinus spinus2021
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2021
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2021
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2021
DunnockPrunella modularis2021
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2019
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2018
DipperCinclus cinclus2018
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2018
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2018
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2018
SwallowHirundo rustica2018

🦌

Mammals1 species

autumn

2018

Hedgehog

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus

🦎

Reptiles1 species

summer

2024

Adder

AdderVipera berus

🐝

Insects16 species

summer

2019

Green-veined White · Ringlet · Painted Lady · Peacock · Small Tortoiseshell +11

Green-veined WhitePieris napi
RingletAphantopus hyperantus
Painted LadyVanessa cardui
PeacockAglais io
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta
Common BluePolyommatus icarus
Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus
Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris
Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines
Small Pearl-bordered FritillaryBoloria selene
Small WhitePieris rapae2018
Green HairstreakCallophrys rubi
Large WhitePieris brassicae2018
CommaPolygonia c-album2018
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2018

🌿

Plants50 species

autumn

2023

Marsh Cinquefoil · Bog Groove-moss · Hare's-tail Cottongrass · Bulrush · Sneezewort +45

Marsh CinquefoilComarum palustre
Bog Groove-mossAulacomnium palustre
Hare's-tail CottongrassEriophorum vaginatum
BulrushTypha latifolia
SneezewortAchillea ptarmica
Cruet Collar-mossSplachnum ampullaceum2018
HazelCorylus avellana
Cross-leaved HeathErica tetralix
Water MintMentha aquatica
RowanSorbus aucuparia
Common CottongrassEriophorum angustifolium
BlinksMontia fontana
Sharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorus
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris
Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea
BilberryVaccinium myrtillus
CranberryVaccinium oxycoccos
BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga
Marsh VioletViola palustris
BugleAjuga reptans
Bottle SedgeCarex rostrata
GorseUlex europaeus
Water HorsetailEquisetum fluviatile
Common Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinum2018
Red-stemmed Feather-mossPleurozium schreberi2018
Bifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentata2018
Bog-moss FlapwortOdontoschisma sphagni2018
Fine Bog-mossSphagnum angustifolium2018
Glittering Wood-mossHylocomium splendens2018
Girgensohn's Bog-mossSphagnum girgensohnii2018
Heath Plait-mossHypnum jutlandicum2018
Forcipated PincerwortCephalozia connivens2018
Waved Silk-mossPlagiothecium undulatum2018
Polytrichum commune s.str.Polytrichum commune s.str.2018
Papillose Bog-mossSphagnum papillosum2018
Broom Fork-mossDicranum scoparium2018
Rusty Swan-neck MossCampylopus flexuosus2018
Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus2018
Sphagnum palustre var. palustreSphagnum palustre var. palustre2018
Straw Spear-mossStraminergon stramineum2018
Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum2018
Soft Bog-mossSphagnum tenellum2018
Flat-topped Bog-mossSphagnum fallax2018
Mueller's PouchwortCalypogeia muelleriana2018
Magellanic Bog-mossSphagnum magellanicum2018
Strict HaircapPolytrichum strictum2018
Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga2018
Red Bog-mossSphagnum capillifolium2018
Taylor's FlapwortMylia taylorii2018
Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum2018

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

1,490 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds36 species

springautumn

2025

Willow Warbler · Cuckoo · Stonechat · Raven · Wren +31

Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2021
CuckooCuculus canorus
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
RavenCorvus corax2023
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2023
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2023
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2023
RobinErithacus rubecula2023
Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2021
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2021
TealAnas crecca
LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
Great TitParus major2023
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2023
BlackbirdTurdus merula2021
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2021
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2021
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2021
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2021
SiskinSpinus spinus2021
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2021
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2021
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2021
DunnockPrunella modularis2021
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2019
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2018
DipperCinclus cinclus2018
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2018
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2018
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2018
SwallowHirundo rustica2018

🦌

Mammals1 species

autumn

2018

Hedgehog

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus

🦎

Reptiles1 species

summer

2024

Adder

AdderVipera berus

🐝

Insects16 species

summer

2019

Green-veined White · Ringlet · Painted Lady · Peacock · Small Tortoiseshell +11

Green-veined WhitePieris napi
RingletAphantopus hyperantus
Painted LadyVanessa cardui
PeacockAglais io
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta
Common BluePolyommatus icarus
Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus
Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris
Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines
Small Pearl-bordered FritillaryBoloria selene
Small WhitePieris rapae2018
Green HairstreakCallophrys rubi
Large WhitePieris brassicae2018
CommaPolygonia c-album2018
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2018

🌿

Plants50 species

autumn

2023

Marsh Cinquefoil · Bog Groove-moss · Hare's-tail Cottongrass · Bulrush · Sneezewort +45

Marsh CinquefoilComarum palustre
Bog Groove-mossAulacomnium palustre
Hare's-tail CottongrassEriophorum vaginatum
BulrushTypha latifolia
SneezewortAchillea ptarmica
Cruet Collar-mossSplachnum ampullaceum2018
HazelCorylus avellana
Cross-leaved HeathErica tetralix
Water MintMentha aquatica
RowanSorbus aucuparia
Common CottongrassEriophorum angustifolium
BlinksMontia fontana
Sharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorus
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris
Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea
BilberryVaccinium myrtillus
CranberryVaccinium oxycoccos
BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga
Marsh VioletViola palustris
BugleAjuga reptans
Bottle SedgeCarex rostrata
GorseUlex europaeus
Water HorsetailEquisetum fluviatile
Common Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinum2018
Red-stemmed Feather-mossPleurozium schreberi2018
Bifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentata2018
Bog-moss FlapwortOdontoschisma sphagni2018
Fine Bog-mossSphagnum angustifolium2018
Glittering Wood-mossHylocomium splendens2018
Girgensohn's Bog-mossSphagnum girgensohnii2018
Heath Plait-mossHypnum jutlandicum2018
Forcipated PincerwortCephalozia connivens2018
Waved Silk-mossPlagiothecium undulatum2018
Polytrichum commune s.str.Polytrichum commune s.str.2018
Papillose Bog-mossSphagnum papillosum2018
Broom Fork-mossDicranum scoparium2018
Rusty Swan-neck MossCampylopus flexuosus2018
Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus2018
Sphagnum palustre var. palustreSphagnum palustre var. palustre2018
Straw Spear-mossStraminergon stramineum2018
Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum2018
Soft Bog-mossSphagnum tenellum2018
Flat-topped Bog-mossSphagnum fallax2018
Mueller's PouchwortCalypogeia muelleriana2018
Magellanic Bog-mossSphagnum magellanicum2018
Strict HaircapPolytrichum strictum2018
Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga2018
Red Bog-mossSphagnum capillifolium2018
Taylor's FlapwortMylia taylorii2018
Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum2018

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Les Hull · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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🌱Cawfields Picnic SiteUrban park4.9 km→✦Hadrian's Wall, associated features and a Romano-British settlement between the road to Steel Rigg car park and the road through Caw Gap in wall miles 39 to 41Historic site4.7 km→✦Milecastle 42 (Cawfields)Historic site4.8 km→✦Hadrian's Wall and vallum between the road to Caw Gap and the Caw Burn in wall miles 41 and 42Historic site4.8 km→✦Great Chesters Roman fort and Hadrian's Wall between the Caw Burn and the track to Cockmount Hill farm in wall miles 42 and 43Historic site5 km→✦Turret 41A (Caw Gap)Historic site4.7 km→

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