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Cawfields Picnic Site

📷 Jeremy Bolwell · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

PicnicBirdsWildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

54.99317, -2.44868

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦97+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Jackdaw
  • 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
  • 🐕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
Parking· PaidPicnic spotToilets

Best for

12 activities

Picnic day out

picnic area, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Jackdaw, Chaffinch +94 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Blackbird, Jackdaw, Chaffinch +94 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Green-veined White, Small Tortoiseshell, Ringlet +36 more · last seen 2025; Acid grassland — heathland butterflies and rare invertebrates

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Ramalina fastigiata, Ramalina farinacea, Lecanora chlarotera s. lat. +10 more · last seen 2015

Varies

Family friendly

toilets, picnic area; Urban park — family destination

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 12 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 · 1.5 km
Public pathpublic footpathLength 1.5 kmSurface dirtPath type: path
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Cycling

41 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
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Mountain biking

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
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Horse riding

7 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Cawfields Gap car park and picnic site

📷 Jeremy Bolwell · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Cawfields Gap car park and picnic site

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Useful places within 5 km

🌱Memorial ParkUrban park2.8 km→🌱Coronation ParkUrban park2.7 km→🌱Eden's LawnUrban park2.8 km→✦Milestone House Roman temporary camp and section of the Stanegate Roman roadHistoric site1 km→✦Frontiers of the Roman Empire (Hadrian's Wall)Historic site1.6 km→🌱Walltown Country ParkUrban park4.4 km→