Carrawburgh Roman fort and Hadrian's Wall and vallum between the field boundary east of the fort and the field boundary west of Coventina's Well in wall mile 31 13 ha
Plan your visit
🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife✦ Heritage
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 13 ha
Getting here
55.03484, -2.22378
Open directionsv ✦ Scheduled Ancient Monument — Nationally protected archaeological site on the National Heritage List for England (NHLE). Scheduled monuments represent the best surviving examples of England's irreplaceable archaeological heritage.
Archaeological site scheduled monument
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 64+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Curlew ✦ 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
🐦 64+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Curlew ✦ 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 — Carrion Crow, Curlew, Skylark +61 more · last seen 2025; Lowland fens — specialist fen birds and passage waders
Free
Birds — Carrion Crow, Curlew, Skylark +61 more · last seen 2025; Lowland fens priority habitat
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Porpidia soredizodes, Candelariella vitellina f. vitellina, Rhizocarpon reductum +45 more · last seen 2013
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Garden Tiger, Green-veined White, Large White +14 more · last seen 2021; Lowland fens — fen dragonflies and rare invertebrates
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Common Tamarisk-moss, Intermediate Hook-moss, Neat Feather-moss +114 more · last seen 2023
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Pennine Way (Middleton in Teesdale to Kirk Yetholm) Walking route ▾
Named route National walking route
Show on map Hadrian's Wall Path Walking route 134.5 km ▾
Named route Length 134.5 km National walking route
Show on map 10 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Hadrian's Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 72 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Byway (County Durham and Northumberland) Cycling route ▾
The National Byway route through County Durham and Northumberland
Named route Ref NB Regional cycle route
Show on map National Byway Hexham Loop Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref NB Regional cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 265 m ▾
Named route Ref 72 Length 265 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 739 m ▾
Named route Ref 72 Length 739 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 511 m ▾
Named route Ref 72 Length 511 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 5 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos Coventina's Well west of Brocolitia Roman Fort
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Tawny Sedge Carex hostiana2020
Tawny Sedge Carex hostiana2020
Downy Oat Avenula pubescens2020
Downy Oat Avenula pubescens2020
Marsh Arrowgrass Triglochin palustris2020
Marsh Arrowgrass Triglochin palustris2020
Northern Marsh-orchid Dactylorhiza purpurella2020
Northern Marsh-orchid Dactylorhiza purpurella2020
Devil's-bit Scabious Succisa pratensis2020
Devil's-bit Scabious Succisa pratensis2020
Flea Sedge Carex pulicaris2020
Flea Sedge Carex pulicaris2020
Intermediate Hook-moss Scorpidium cossonii2020
Intermediate Hook-moss Scorpidium cossonii2020
Variable-leaved Crestwort Lophocolea heterophylla2020
Variable-leaved Crestwort Lophocolea heterophylla2020
Bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus2020
Bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus2020
Purple Moor-grass Molinia caerulea2020
Purple Moor-grass Molinia caerulea2020
Common Tamarisk-moss Thuidium tamariscinum2020
Common Tamarisk-moss Thuidium tamariscinum2020
Bog Pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius2020
Bog Pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius2020
Transparent Fork-moss Dichodontium pellucidum2020
Transparent Fork-moss Dichodontium pellucidum2020
Flat-topped Bog-moss Sphagnum fallax2020
Flat-topped Bog-moss Sphagnum fallax2020
Heather Calluna vulgaris2020
Heather Calluna vulgaris2020
Chara Chara2020
Chara Chara2020
Cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos2020
Cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos2020
Marsh Lousewort Pedicularis palustris2020
Marsh Lousewort Pedicularis palustris2020
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria2020
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria2020
Hare's-tail Cottongrass Eriophorum vaginatum2020
Hare's-tail Cottongrass Eriophorum vaginatum2020
Campylium stellatum Campylium stellatum2020
Campylium stellatum Campylium stellatum2020
Bog Groove-moss Aulacomnium palustre2020
Bog Groove-moss Aulacomnium palustre2020
Cross-leaved Heath Erica tetralix2020
Cross-leaved Heath Erica tetralix2020
Little Shaggy-moss Rhytidiadelphus loreus2020
Little Shaggy-moss Rhytidiadelphus loreus2020
Red Bog-moss Sphagnum capillifolium2020
Red Bog-moss Sphagnum capillifolium2020
Carnation Sedge Carex panicea2019
Carnation Sedge Carex panicea2019
Revolute Beard-moss Pseudocrossidium revolutum2015
Revolute Beard-moss Pseudocrossidium revolutum2015
Dune Thread-moss Bryum dichotomum2015
Dune Thread-moss Bryum dichotomum2015
Silver-moss Bryum argenteum2015
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