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Blue Streak Rocket Engine Test Site

✦ Ancient woodland13 ha

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Plan your visit

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Dogs welcome13 ha

Getting here

55.04013, -2.63190

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

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  • 🐦65+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Wren
  • 🌳Ancient woodland is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Free

Birds — Robin, Wren, Meadow Pipit +62 more · last seen 2024; Ancient woodland — owls, woodpeckers, warblers

Ancient woodland

Very strong match

Free

Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600

Wildlife

Strong match

Free

Birds — Robin, Wren, Meadow Pipit +62 more · last seen 2024; Ancient woodland

Bluebell walks

Strong match

Free

Ancient woodland — native bluebell habitat

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Free

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Heath Plait-moss, Glittering Wood-moss, Springy Turf-moss +88 more · last seen 2022

Insect spotting

Strong match

Free

Insects — Meadow Brown, Green-veined White, Small Heath +13 more · last seen 2024

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Cycling

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5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Hadrian's CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 72National Cycle Network
Reivers' RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef 10National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route5.8 km▾
Named routeRef 72Length 5.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.8 km▾
Named routeRef 72Length 1.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route14.3 km▾
Named routeRef 10Length 14.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

19 photos from nearby open sources

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Blue Streak (missile)

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Blue Streak (missile)

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Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Weather for this location

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

⛪St Cuthbert's ChurchReligious grounds4.1 km→✦Bewcastle Roman FortHistoric site4.2 km→✦Hall Hills medieval dispersed settlement 370m WNW of St Cuthbert's ChurchHistoric site4.5 km→✦Blue Streak Rocket Test SiteHistoric site3.4 km→✦Dollerline medieval dispersed settlement 250m north of Bush FarmHistoric site3.7 km→✦Maiden Way Roman road from B6318 to 450m SW of High House, Gillalees Beacon signal station and Beacon Pasture early post-medieval dispersed settlementHistoric site2.2 km→