Getting here
55.01209, -2.01783
Best for
4 activitiesHeritage
Free86%Historic site with public access
Wildlife
Free75%Ancient woodland
Dog walks
Free72%Dogs allowed with public access
Hiking
Free72%Named hiking route nearby: Hadrian's Wall Path
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶
Walking
5
4 named nearby · 1 public path
Named routePublic access
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Cycling
9
9 named nearby
Named route
Named routes and paths nearby
Way of Light · Walking0
Hadrian's Cycleway · Cycling0
Reivers' Route · Cycling0
Historic Fortifications Trail · Walking0
Main Route · Cycling
Main Route · Cycling
About this historic site
Milecastle 22 (Portgate) is an ancient historic site. As an ancient woodland, it has been continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD — a rare and irreplaceable habitat rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Wildlife to spot
Photos
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🌱 Visiting this spring
- 🌸Ancient woodlands are famous for bluebell carpets in April and May — one of Britain's most spectacular wildflower displays
- 🐦Prime nesting season — listen for woodpecker drumming, warbler song and the first cuckoos from April
- 🦌Roe deer are active before the leaf canopy closes in — dawn and dusk are best
Facilities
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Parking
1 nearby · 241m
✓ Public access🐶 Dogs
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
✦Hadrian's Wall and vallum between the Fence Burn and the track to Portgate Cottage in wall miles 21 and 22Historic site200 m→✦Aydon CastleHistoric site2.6 km→✦Hadrian's Wall and vallum between field boundary east of milecastle 24 and field boundary west of the site of turret 25b in wall miles 24 to 25Historic site4.1 km→✦Hadrian's Wall and vallum between Sunnybrae at Halton Shields and Haltonchesters Roman fort in wall miles 20 and 21Historic site1.8 km→✦Aydon Castle medieval hall, fortified manor and eighteenth century farm buildingsHistoric site2.6 km→🌱West GreenUrban park4.1 km→