Denton Burn Hadrian's Wall
Getting here
54.98550, -1.69664
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🌞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
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Heritage Trails: WallWalking route▾
Named routePoint-to-pointLocal walking route
Heritage Trails: churchesWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Red Kite TrailWalking route18 km▾
Named routeLength 18 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Hadrian's Wall PathWalking route134.5 km▾
Named routeLength 134.5 kmNational walking route
The Angel's WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
93 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 14Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 14National Cycle Network
Cycle Route 3Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 3Local cycle route
Hadrian's CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 72National Cycle Network
Cycle Route 1Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 1Local cycle route
Cycle Route 4Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 4Local cycle route
Cycle Route 1Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 1Local cycle route
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Bookable toursWildlife to spot
12,091 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
12,091 records · National Biodiversity NetworkShoveler · Wigeon · Blackbird · Magpie · Black-headed Gull +16
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- WigeonMareca penelope
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MagpiePica pica
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Great TitParus major
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
🦌Mammals2 species
springautumn
2026▾
Common Pipistrelle · Grey Squirrel
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Cream-spot Ladybird · Syrphus ribesii · Syrphus torvus · Helina evecta
- Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata
- Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii
- Syrphus torvusSyrphus torvus
- Helina evectaHelina evecta
Collared Earthstar · Microthyrium ciliatum · Violet Bramble Rust · Yellow Brain · Pinecone Cap +106
- Collared EarthstarGeastrum michelianum
- Microthyrium ciliatumMicrothyrium ciliatum
- Violet Bramble RustPhragmidium violaceum
- Yellow BrainTremella mesenterica
- Pinecone CapStrobilurus tenacellus
- Scurfy TwigletTubaria furfuracea
- Coral Spot
Blackthorn
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
12,091 records · National Biodiversity NetworkShoveler · Wigeon · Blackbird · Magpie · Black-headed Gull +16
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- WigeonMareca penelope
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MagpiePica pica
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Great TitParus major
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
🦌Mammals2 species
springautumn
2026▾
Common Pipistrelle · Grey Squirrel
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Cream-spot Ladybird · Syrphus ribesii · Syrphus torvus · Helina evecta
- Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata
- Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii
- Syrphus torvusSyrphus torvus
- Helina evectaHelina evecta
Collared Earthstar · Microthyrium ciliatum · Violet Bramble Rust · Yellow Brain · Pinecone Cap +106
- Collared EarthstarGeastrum michelianum
- Microthyrium ciliatumMicrothyrium ciliatum
- Violet Bramble RustPhragmidium violaceum
- Yellow BrainTremella mesenterica
- Pinecone CapStrobilurus tenacellus
- Scurfy TwigletTubaria furfuracea
- Coral Spot
Blackthorn
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Nectria cinnabarina
Nectria cinnabarina
Silver Leaf DiseaseChondrostereum purpureumSilver Leaf DiseaseChondrostereum purpureumWitch's ButterExidia glandulosaWitch's ButterExidia glandulosaCrystal BrainExidia nucleataCrystal BrainExidia nucleataCoesyn MelfedFlammulina velutipesCoesyn MelfedFlammulina velutipesNetted CrustByssomerulius coriumNetted CrustByssomerulius coriumWinter PolyporeLentinus brumalisWinter PolyporeLentinus brumalisOak BlackheadDiatrypella quercinaOak BlackheadDiatrypella quercinaHairy Curtain CrustStereum hirsutumHairy Curtain CrustStereum hirsutumJelly EarAuricularia auricula-judaeJelly EarAuricularia auricula-judaeRazor Strop FungusFomitopsis betulinaRazor Strop FungusFomitopsis betulinaNettle RashLeptosphaeria acutaNettle RashLeptosphaeria acutaDiaporthe crustosaDiaporthe crustosaDiaporthe crustosaDiaporthe crustosaSmoky BracketBjerkandera adustaSmoky BracketBjerkandera adustaCommon Jelly SpotDacrymyces stillatusCommon Jelly SpotDacrymyces stillatusCandlesnuff FungusXylaria hypoxylonCandlesnuff FungusXylaria hypoxylonTurkeytailTrametes versicolorTurkeytailTrametes versicolorPericonia cookeiPericonia cookeiPericonia cookeiPericonia cookeiTear DropperCylindrobasidium laeveTear DropperCylindrobasidium laeveElder WhitewashXylodon sambuciElder WhitewashXylodon sambuciCladosporium cladosporioidesCladosporium cladosporioidesCladosporium cladosporioidesCladosporium cladosporioidesRoundspored OysterlingCrepidotus cesatiiRoundspored OysterlingCrepidotus cesatiiLachnella alboviolascensLachnella alboviolascensLachnella alboviolascensLachnella alboviolascensBirch WoodwartJackrogersella multiformisBirch WoodwartJackrogersella multiformisGreen ElfcupChlorociboria aeruginascensGreen ElfcupChlorociboria aeruginascensPine Needle SplitLophodermium pinastriPine Needle SplitLophodermium pinastriHolly ParachuteMarasmius hudsoniiHolly ParachuteMarasmius hudsoniiFlammulina elasticaFlammulina elasticaFlammulina elasticaFlammulina elasticaWaxy CrustVuilleminia comedensWaxy CrustVuilleminia comedensMilky BonnetHemimycena lacteaMilky BonnetHemimycena lacteaDendryphion comosumDendryphion comosumDendryphion comosumDendryphion comosumYellowing OysterlingCrepidotus luteolusYellowing OysterlingCrepidotus luteolusScarlet ElfcupSarcoscypha austriacaScarlet ElfcupSarcoscypha austriacaCladosporium macrocarpumCladosporium macrocarpumCladosporium macrocarpumCladosporium macrocarpumNeosetophoma samarorumNeosetophoma samarorumNeosetophoma samarorumNeosetophoma samarorumMonilinia fructigenaMonilinia fructigenaMonilinia fructigenaMonilinia fructigenaAlternaria tenuissimaAlternaria tenuissimaAlternaria tenuissimaAlternaria tenuissimaFrosty BonnetMycena tenerrimaFrosty BonnetMycena tenerrimaPoplar BellsSchizophyllum amplumPoplar BellsSchizophyllum amplumPhacidium lauriPhacidium lauriPhacidium lauriPhacidium lauriGrey MouldBotrytis cinereaGrey MouldBotrytis cinereaPeniophora limitataPeniophora limitataPeniophora limitataPeniophora limitataMycosphaerella punctiformisMycosphaerella punctiformisMycosphaerella punctiformisMycosphaerella punctiformisLeptosphaeria doliolumLeptosphaeria doliolumLeptosphaeria doliolumLeptosphaeria doliolumBroad Bean RustUromyces viciae-fabaeBroad Bean RustUromyces viciae-fabaeArthrinium phaeospermumArthrinium phaeospermumArthrinium phaeospermumArthrinium phaeospermumBeechleaf ParachuteRhizomarasmius setosusBeechleaf ParachuteRhizomarasmius setosusLophiostoma arundinisLophiostoma arundinisLophiostoma arundinisLophiostoma arundinisVenturia ditrichaVenturia ditrichaVenturia ditrichaVenturia ditrichaTrichopeziza mollissimaTrichopeziza mollissimaTrichopeziza mollissimaTrichopeziza mollissimaWillow BracketPhellinus igniariusWillow BracketPhellinus igniariusSnapping BonnetMycena vitilisSnapping BonnetMycena vitilisRush DiscoLachnum apalumRush DiscoLachnum apalumPropolis farinosaPropolis farinosaPropolis farinosaPropolis farinosaPeeling OysterlingCrepidotus mollisPeeling OysterlingCrepidotus mollisHypospilina pustulaHypospilina pustulaHypospilina pustulaHypospilina pustulaGlistening InkcapCoprinellus micaceusGlistening InkcapCoprinellus micaceusOidiodendron flavumOidiodendron flavumOidiodendron flavumOidiodendron flavumYellowing KnightTricholoma scalpturatumYellowing KnightTricholoma scalpturatumErgotClaviceps purpurea var. purpureaErgotClaviceps purpurea var. purpureaDryad's SaddlePolyporus squamosusDryad's SaddlePolyporus squamosusFlagelloscypha minutissimaFlagelloscypha minutissimaFlagelloscypha minutissimaFlagelloscypha minutissimaPleomassaria sipariaPleomassaria sipariaPleomassaria sipariaPleomassaria sipariaDiaporthe samaricolaDiaporthe samaricolaDiaporthe samaricolaDiaporthe samaricolaCyathicula cyathoideaCyathicula cyathoideaCyathicula cyathoideaCyathicula cyathoideaAmber JellyExidia recisaAmber JellyExidia recisaRamularia lamiiRamularia lamiiRamularia lamiiRamularia lamiiBlushing BracketDaedaleopsis confragosaBlushing BracketDaedaleopsis confragosaRusty CrustSkeletocutis amorphaRusty CrustSkeletocutis amorphaSycamore TarspotRhytisma acerinumSycamore TarspotRhytisma acerinumWrinkled ClubClavulina rugosaWrinkled ClubClavulina rugosaBark BonnetPhloeomana speireaBark BonnetPhloeomana speireaCalycina vulgarisCalycina vulgarisCalycina vulgarisCalycina vulgarisHysterium angustatumHysterium angustatumHysterium angustatumHysterium angustatumTorula herbarumTorula herbarumTorula herbarumTorula herbarumElastic OysterlingPanellus mitisElastic OysterlingPanellus mitisWrinkled CrustPhlebia radiataWrinkled CrustPhlebia radiataRoot RotHeterobasidion annosumRoot RotHeterobasidion annosumShaggy BracketInonotus hispidusShaggy BracketInonotus hispidusCommon BonnetMycena galericulataCommon BonnetMycena galericulataBleeding Conifer CrustStereum sanguinolentumBleeding Conifer CrustStereum sanguinolentumTrichoderma virideTrichoderma virideTrichoderma virideTrichoderma virideLemon DiscoCalycina citrinaLemon DiscoCalycina citrinaBeech WoodwartHypoxylon fragiformeBeech WoodwartHypoxylon fragiformeField BlewitsLepista saevaField BlewitsLepista saevaPurplepore BracketTrichaptum abietinumPurplepore BracketTrichaptum abietinumCrimped GillPlicatura crispaCrimped GillPlicatura crispaEarpick FungusAuriscalpium vulgareEarpick FungusAuriscalpium vulgareOak Curtain CrustHymenochaete rubiginosaOak Curtain CrustHymenochaete rubiginosaPeniophora cinereaPeniophora cinereaPeniophora cinereaPeniophora cinereaCommon TarcrustDiatrype stigmaCommon TarcrustDiatrype stigmaBitter BracketPostia stipticaBitter BracketPostia stipticaNettle PoxCalloria tremelloidesNettle PoxCalloria tremelloidesMealy FunnelClitocybe vibecinaMealy FunnelClitocybe vibecinaGrey KnightTricholoma terreumGrey KnightTricholoma terreumLophiostoma compressumLophiostoma compressumLophiostoma compressumLophiostoma compressumPestle PuffballLycoperdon excipuliformePestle PuffballLycoperdon excipuliformeRamularia urticaeRamularia urticaeRamularia urticaeRamularia urticaeHolly SpeckleTrochila ilicinaHolly SpeckleTrochila ilicinaConifercone CapBaeospora myosuraConifercone CapBaeospora myosuraOak MazegillDaedalea quercinaOak MazegillDaedalea quercinaBleeding Oak CrustStereum gausapatumBleeding Oak CrustStereum gausapatumAmpelomyces quisqualisAmpelomyces quisqualisAmpelomyces quisqualisAmpelomyces quisqualisSplit PorecrustSchizopora paradoxaSplit PorecrustSchizopora paradoxaPodosphaera aphanisPodosphaera aphanisPodosphaera aphanisPodosphaera aphanis