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Camboglanna (Castlesteads)

📷 Stephen Richards · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
✦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

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
✦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

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Blue Tit +74 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Blue Tit +74 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Bluebell, Swan's-neck Thyme-moss, Common Feather-moss +108 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Bluebell, Swan's-neck Thyme-moss, Common Feather-moss +108 more · last seen 2024

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — White-letter Hairstreak, Neria cibaria, Syritta pipiens +35 more · last seen 2025; Insects — White-letter Hairstreak, Neria cibaria, Syritta pipiens +35 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Bramble, Ramsons, Common Nettle +4 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Hadrian's Wall PathWalking route134.5 km

Named routeLength 134.5 kmNational walking route

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Cycling

21 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Hadrian's CyclewayCycling route

Named routeRef 72National Cycle Network

Reivers' RouteCycling route

Named routeRef 10National Cycle Network

Cumbria CyclewayCycling route

Named routeRegional cycle route

Main RouteCycling route480 m

Named routeRef 72Length 480 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route1.9 km

Named routeRef 72Length 1.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route710 m

Named routeRef 10Length 710 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

3,118 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

3,118 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐸

Amphibians1 species

winter

2026

Frog

FrogRana

🐝

Insects2 species

summerautumn

2025

Carabus problematicus · Southern Hawker

Carabus problematicusCarabus problematicus
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea

🌿

Plants145 species

summer

2025

Tufted Vetch · Polygonum aviculare · Rough Chervil · False Oat-grass · White Clover +140

Tufted VetchVicia cracca
Polygonum avicularePolygonum aviculare
Rough ChervilChaerophyllum temulum
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius
White CloverTrifolium repens
Lolium perenneLolium perenne
Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre
HawthornCrataegus monogyna
YarrowAchillea millefolium
Wood AvensGeum urbanum
Red BartsiaOdontites vernus
AshFraxinus excelsior
CrosswortCruciata laevipes
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
BeechFagus sylvatica
Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
Common BentAgrostis capillaris
Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina
Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium
Soft-rushJuncus effusus
Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum
SilverweedPotentilla anserina
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
HazelCorylus avellana
Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera
Water-pepperPersicaria hydropiper
Wood DockRumex sanguineus
HyacinthoidesHyacinthoides
RowanSorbus aucuparia
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus
Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua
HarebellCampanula rotundifolia
Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica
Common SorrelRumex acetosa
HollyIlex aquifolium
Phleum pratensePhleum pratense
Rosa caninaRosa canina
Bog StitchwortStellaria alsine
Bush VetchVicia sepium
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
Red CampionSilene dioica
Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra
GooseberryRibes uva-crispa
CleaversGalium aparine
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris
Arrhenatherum elatius var. bulbosumArrhenatherum elatius var. bulbosum
Common NettleUrtica dioica
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
ElderSambucus nigra
NipplewortLapsana communis
Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis
Common Hemp-Nettle agg.Galeopsis tetrahit
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum
Marsh FoxtailAlopecurus geniculatus
ElmUlmus
Red CloverTrifolium pratense
Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum
BlackthornPrunus spinosa
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria
Greater PlantainPlantago major
WillowSalix
Glyceria fluitansGlyceria fluitans
Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa
ColtsfootTussilago farfara
Sessile OakQuercus petraea
GorseUlex europaeus
Polypodium vulgarePolypodium vulgare
Amphibious BistortPersicaria amphibia
HawkweedHieracium
SneezewortAchillea ptarmica
TormentilPotentilla erecta
Chenopodium albumChenopodium album
Short-fruited WillowherbEpilobium obscurum
Compact RushJuncus conglomeratus
RhododendronRhododendron ponticum
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
Common SallowSalix cinerea
LimeTilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaea
Stellaria mediaStellaria media
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum
RaspberryRubus idaeus
Calystegia sepiumCalystegia sepium
Sharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorus
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris
Marsh RagwortJacobaea aquatica
Silver BirchBetula pendula
Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis
Field MapleAcer campestre
Lesser SpearwortRanunculus flammula
BrambleRubus fruticosus
Water Forget-me-notMyosotis scorpioides
Dryopteris filix-masDryopteris filix-mas
Hard-fernBlechnum spicant
Guelder-roseViburnum opulus
Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea
BroomCytisus scoparius
RedshankPersicaria maculosa
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga
Bird CherryPrunus padus
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
Hedera helixHedera helix
Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis
DandelionTaraxacum
Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens
Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa
Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle
Jointed RushJuncus articulatus
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
PignutConopodium majus
OakQuercus
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris
Lesser / Wood BurdockArctium minus
DaisyBellis perennis
MintMentha
Toad Rush agg.Juncus bufonius
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
Carnation SedgeCarex panicea
AlderAlnus glutinosa
Hoary WillowherbEpilobium parviflorum
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

3,118 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐸

Amphibians1 species

winter

2026

Frog

FrogRana

🐝

Insects2 species

summerautumn

2025

Carabus problematicus · Southern Hawker

Carabus problematicusCarabus problematicus
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea

🌿

Plants145 species

summer

2025

Tufted Vetch · Polygonum aviculare · Rough Chervil · False Oat-grass · White Clover +140

Tufted VetchVicia cracca
Polygonum avicularePolygonum aviculare
Rough ChervilChaerophyllum temulum
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius
White CloverTrifolium repens
Lolium perenneLolium perenne
Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre
HawthornCrataegus monogyna
YarrowAchillea millefolium
Wood AvensGeum urbanum
Red BartsiaOdontites vernus
AshFraxinus excelsior
CrosswortCruciata laevipes
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
BeechFagus sylvatica
Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
Common BentAgrostis capillaris
Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina
Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium
Soft-rushJuncus effusus
Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum
SilverweedPotentilla anserina
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
HazelCorylus avellana
Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera
Water-pepperPersicaria hydropiper
Wood DockRumex sanguineus
HyacinthoidesHyacinthoides
RowanSorbus aucuparia
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus
Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua
HarebellCampanula rotundifolia
Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica
Common SorrelRumex acetosa
HollyIlex aquifolium
Phleum pratensePhleum pratense
Rosa caninaRosa canina
Bog StitchwortStellaria alsine
Bush VetchVicia sepium
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
Red CampionSilene dioica
Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra
GooseberryRibes uva-crispa
CleaversGalium aparine
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris
Arrhenatherum elatius var. bulbosumArrhenatherum elatius var. bulbosum
Common NettleUrtica dioica
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
ElderSambucus nigra
NipplewortLapsana communis
Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis
Common Hemp-Nettle agg.Galeopsis tetrahit
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum
Marsh FoxtailAlopecurus geniculatus
ElmUlmus
Red CloverTrifolium pratense
Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum
BlackthornPrunus spinosa
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria
Greater PlantainPlantago major
WillowSalix
Glyceria fluitansGlyceria fluitans
Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa
ColtsfootTussilago farfara
Sessile OakQuercus petraea
GorseUlex europaeus
Polypodium vulgarePolypodium vulgare
Amphibious BistortPersicaria amphibia
HawkweedHieracium
SneezewortAchillea ptarmica
TormentilPotentilla erecta
Chenopodium albumChenopodium album
Short-fruited WillowherbEpilobium obscurum
Compact RushJuncus conglomeratus
RhododendronRhododendron ponticum
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
Common SallowSalix cinerea
LimeTilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaea
Stellaria mediaStellaria media
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum
RaspberryRubus idaeus
Calystegia sepiumCalystegia sepium
Sharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorus
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris
Marsh RagwortJacobaea aquatica
Silver BirchBetula pendula
Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis
Field MapleAcer campestre
Lesser SpearwortRanunculus flammula
BrambleRubus fruticosus
Water Forget-me-notMyosotis scorpioides
Dryopteris filix-masDryopteris filix-mas
Hard-fernBlechnum spicant
Guelder-roseViburnum opulus
Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea
BroomCytisus scoparius
RedshankPersicaria maculosa
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga
Bird CherryPrunus padus
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
Hedera helixHedera helix
Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis
DandelionTaraxacum
Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens
Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa
Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle
Jointed RushJuncus articulatus
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
PignutConopodium majus
OakQuercus
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris
Lesser / Wood BurdockArctium minus
DaisyBellis perennis
MintMentha
Toad Rush agg.Juncus bufonius
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
Carnation SedgeCarex panicea
AlderAlnus glutinosa
Hoary WillowherbEpilobium parviflorum
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Stephen Richards · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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