🐦78+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Jackdaw and Chaffinch
✦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
🐦78+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Jackdaw and Chaffinch
✦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
Good to know
£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome
Best for
9 activities
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Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Jackdaw, Chaffinch, Woodpigeon +75 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
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Wildlife
Strong match
Birds — Jackdaw, Chaffinch, Woodpigeon +75 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
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Heritage
Strong match
Historic site with public access
Free
🦋
Insect spotting
Strong match
Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Orange Ladybird, Larch Ladybird +148 more · last seen 2025
Free
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Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Capillary Thread-moss, Creeping Feather-moss, Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss +62 more · last seen 2023
Free
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Hiking
Strong match
Named hiking route nearby: Hadrian's Wall Path; Named hiking route nearby: Hadrian's Wall Path
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km
🚶
Walking
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2 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Way of LightWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Hadrian's Wall PathWalking route134.5 km▾
Named routeLength 134.5 kmNational walking route
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Cycling
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13 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Hadrian's CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 72National Cycle Network
National Byway (County Durham and Northumberland)Cycling route▾
The National Byway route through County Durham and Northumberland
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
National Byway Hexham LoopCycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route221 m▾
Named routeRef 72Length 221 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route265 m▾
Named routeRef 72Length 265 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route739 m▾
Named routeRef 72Length 739 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding
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1 public path nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
