Defended settlement and field boundary on Horsley Hill
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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Free entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
54.99069, -1.85659
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦66+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Great Tit
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- ☕The Hearth Cafe — a good base for a longer summer day out
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦66+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Great Tit
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- ☕The Hearth Cafe — a good base for a longer summer day out
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Coal Tit +63 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Coal Tit +63 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Orange Ladybird, Marmalade Hoverfly, Dark-edged Bee-fly +37 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Common Spotted-orchid, Early-purple Orchid, Himalayan Balsam +109 more · last seen 2025
Free
🏡Historic gardens
Moderate match
Historic site
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Burnside CloseWalking route▾
Named routeRef 1Local walking route
Stocksfields Community Woodland TrailsWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Hadrian's Wall PathWalking route134.5 km▾
Named routeLength 134.5 kmNational walking route
33 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Hadrian's CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 72National Cycle Network
Reivers' RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef 10National Cycle Network
Keelman's WayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 141National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route1.9 km▾
Named routeRef 72Length 1.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route73 m▾
Named routeRef 72Length 73 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route2.5 km▾
Named routeRef 141Length 2.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Reivers Off Road Cycle RouteMountain bike route▾
Photos
Old boundary on Horsley Hill
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
6,784 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
6,784 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlue Tit · Robin · Blackbird · Great Tit · Long-tailed Tit +40
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Great TitParus major
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- MagpiePica pica
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
- Common GullLarus canus2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- DipperCinclus cinclus2024
🐝Insects18 species
springsummer
2025▾
Orange Ladybird · Eristalis pertinax · Helophilus pendulus · 22-spot Ladybird · Eristalis tenax +13
- Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
- 22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Giant Blackberry · Himalayan Balsam · Common Cow-wheat
- Giant BlackberryRubus armeniacus
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2024
- Common Cow-wheatMelampyrum pratense2024
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
6,784 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlue Tit · Robin · Blackbird · Great Tit · Long-tailed Tit +40
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Great TitParus major
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- MagpiePica pica
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
- Common GullLarus canus2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- DipperCinclus cinclus2024
🐝Insects18 species
springsummer
2025▾
Orange Ladybird · Eristalis pertinax · Helophilus pendulus · 22-spot Ladybird · Eristalis tenax +13
- Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
- 22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Giant Blackberry · Himalayan Balsam · Common Cow-wheat
- Giant BlackberryRubus armeniacus
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2024
- Common Cow-wheatMelampyrum pratense2024
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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