Hadrian's Wall and vallum between the field boundary at Brown Dikes and the field boundary east of turret 34a in wall miles 32, 33 and 34 33 ha
Plan your visit
🦅 Birds✦ Heritage🦉 Wildlife
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 33 ha
Getting here
55.02967, -2.27471
Open directionsv ✦ Scheduled Ancient Monument — Nationally protected archaeological site on the National Heritage List for England (NHLE). Scheduled monuments represent the best surviving examples of England's irreplaceable archaeological heritage.
Defensive wall scheduled monument
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 71+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mute Swan and Mallard ✦ 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
🐦 71+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mute Swan and Mallard ✦ 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mute Swan, Mallard, Coot +68 more · last seen 2025; Lowland heathland — Dartford warblers, nightjars and stonechats
Free
✦ Heritage
Very strong match
Grade I listed building: HADRIANS WALL, MILCASTLES AND TURRETS; Historic site with public access
Free
Birds — Mute Swan, Mallard, Coot +68 more · last seen 2025; Lowland heathland priority habitat
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Small Garden Bumblebee, Common Blue Damselfly, Four-spotted Chaser +3 more · last seen 2023
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Bottle Sedge, Cranberry, Marsh-bedstraw +199 more · last seen 2023
Free
Named hiking route nearby: Hadrian's Wall Path; Named hiking route nearby: Hadrian's Wall Path
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby · 10 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Pennine Way (Middleton in Teesdale to Kirk Yetholm) Walking route ▾
Named route National walking route
Show on map Vindolanda & Hadrian's Wall Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Hadrian's Wall Path Walking route 134.5 km ▾
Named route Length 134.5 km National walking route
Show on map 5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Hadrian's Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 72 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Byway (County Durham and Northumberland) Cycling route ▾
The National Byway route through County Durham and Northumberland
Named route Ref NB Regional cycle route
Show on map National Byway Hexham Loop Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref NB Regional cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 511 m ▾
Named route Ref 72 Length 511 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 10.5 km ▾
Named route Ref 72 Length 10.5 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Stonehaugh Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Round trip
Show on map Photos The north defensive ditch of Hadrian's Wall near Turret 33a
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Wildlife to spot
1,837 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 1,837 records · National Biodiversity Network Mute Swan · Snipe · Carrion Crow · Wheatear · Barn Owl +44
Mute Swan Cygnus olor Snipe Gallinago gallinago2023 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Barn Owl Tyto alba Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Curlew Numenius arquata2024 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2023 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus2023 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia2023 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Raven Corvus corax2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Rock Dove Columba livia2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Siskin Spinus spinus2024 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Swift Apus apus2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2023 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2023 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2023 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2023 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2023 Linnet Linaria cannabina2023 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2023 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2023 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Hedgehog · Roe Deer
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Bog-sedge · Festuca rubra · Marsh-bedstraw · Yorkshire-fog · Crested Dog's-tail +55
Bog-sedge Carex limosa Festuca rubra Festuca rubra Marsh-bedstraw Galium palustre Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus Crested Dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre Common Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 1,837 records · National Biodiversity Network Mute Swan · Snipe · Carrion Crow · Wheatear · Barn Owl +44
Mute Swan Cygnus olor Snipe Gallinago gallinago2023 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Barn Owl Tyto alba Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Curlew Numenius arquata2024 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2023 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus2023 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia2023 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Raven Corvus corax2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Rock Dove Columba livia2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Siskin Spinus spinus2024 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Swift Apus apus2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2023 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2023 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2023 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2023 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2023 Linnet Linaria cannabina2023 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2023 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2023 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Hedgehog · Roe Deer
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Bog-sedge · Festuca rubra · Marsh-bedstraw · Yorkshire-fog · Crested Dog's-tail +55
Bog-sedge Carex limosa Festuca rubra Festuca rubra Marsh-bedstraw Galium palustre Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus Crested Dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre Common Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Burnet-saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga
Burnet-saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga
Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum
Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum
Sneezewort Achillea ptarmica
Sneezewort Achillea ptarmica
Tormentil Potentilla erecta
Tormentil Potentilla erecta
White Clover Trifolium repens
White Clover Trifolium repens
Purple Moor-grass Molinia caerulea
Purple Moor-grass Molinia caerulea
Betony Betonica officinalis
Betony Betonica officinalis
Soft-rush Juncus effusus
Soft-rush Juncus effusus
Sharp-flowered Rush Juncus acutiflorus
Sharp-flowered Rush Juncus acutiflorus
Skullcap Scutellaria galericulata
Skullcap Scutellaria galericulata
Tufted Hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa
Tufted Hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa
Wild Angelica Angelica sylvestris
Wild Angelica Angelica sylvestris
Common Sedge Carex nigra
Common Sedge Carex nigra
Marsh-marigold Caltha palustris
Marsh-marigold Caltha palustris
Branched Bur-reed Sparganium erectum
Branched Bur-reed Sparganium erectum
Marsh Lousewort Pedicularis palustris
Marsh Lousewort Pedicularis palustris
Bell Heather Erica cinerea
Bell Heather Erica cinerea
Great Burnet Sanguisorba officinalis
Great Burnet Sanguisorba officinalis
Knotted Pearlwort Sagina nodosa
Knotted Pearlwort Sagina nodosa
Great Wood-rush Luzula sylvatica
Great Wood-rush Luzula sylvatica
Marsh Valerian Valeriana dioica
Marsh Valerian Valeriana dioica
Tufted Forget-me-not Myosotis laxa
Tufted Forget-me-not Myosotis laxa
Marsh Horsetail Equisetum palustre
Marsh Horsetail Equisetum palustre
Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca
Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca
Pignut Conopodium majus
Pignut Conopodium majus
Crosswort Cruciata laevipes
Crosswort Cruciata laevipes
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria
Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis
Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis
Yellow-rattle Rhinanthus minor
Yellow-rattle Rhinanthus minor
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys
Marsh Willowherb Epilobium palustre
Marsh Willowherb Epilobium palustre
Salad Burnet Poterium sanguisorba
Salad Burnet Poterium sanguisorba
Common Valerian Valeriana officinalis
Common Valerian Valeriana officinalis
Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra
Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra
Greater Pond-sedge Carex riparia
Greater Pond-sedge Carex riparia
Red Clover Trifolium pratense
Red Clover Trifolium pratense
Marsh Violet Viola palustris
Marsh Violet Viola palustris
Marsh Ragwort Jacobaea aquatica
Marsh Ragwort Jacobaea aquatica
White Sedge Carex canescens
White Sedge Carex canescens
Smooth Hawk's-beard Crepis capillaris
Smooth Hawk's-beard Crepis capillaris
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris
Star Sedge Carex echinata
Star Sedge Carex echinata
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Bottle Sedge Carex rostrata
Bottle Sedge Carex rostrata
Square-stalked St John's-wort Hypericum tetrapterum
Square-stalked St John's-wort Hypericum tetrapterum
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris
Sweet Vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum
Sweet Vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum
Water Mint Mentha aquatica
Water Mint Mentha aquatica
Small Scabious Scabiosa columbaria
Small Scabious Scabiosa columbaria
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Marsh Cinquefoil Comarum palustre
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