Hadrian's Wall and vallum between the field boundary west of Coventina's Well and the field boundary at Brown Dikes in wall miles 31 and 32 17 ha
Plan your visit
🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife✦ Heritage
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 17 ha
Getting here
55.03316, -2.24261
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
▾ 🐦 59+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Curlew ✦ 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
🐦 59+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Curlew ✦ 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 — Carrion Crow, Curlew, Skylark +56 more · last seen 2025; Lowland heathland — Dartford warblers, nightjars and stonechats
Free
Birds — Carrion Crow, Curlew, Skylark +56 more · last seen 2025; Lowland heathland priority habitat
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Green-veined White, Large White, Small Heath +1 more · last seen 2010
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Common Tamarisk-moss, Glittering Wood-moss, Great Plait-moss +167 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 2 signed routes nearby · 8 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 Hadrian's Wall Path Walking route 134.5 km ▾
Named route Length 134.5 km National walking route
Show on map 9 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 265 m ▾
Named route Ref 72 Length 265 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 739 m ▾
Named route Ref 72 Length 739 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Stonehaugh Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Round trip
Show on map 3 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos Hadrian's Wall Path west of Carraw Farm (2)
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Wildlife to spot
795 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 795 records · National Biodiversity Network Curlew · Carrion Crow · Kestrel · Skylark · Meadow Pipit +49
Curlew Numenius arquata Carrion Crow Corvus corone Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Skylark Alauda arvensis Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2023 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Starling Sturnus vulgaris Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2023 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Rook Corvus frugilegus Snipe Gallinago gallinago Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2023 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2024 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2023 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2023 Blackbird Turdus merula2023 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2023 Whitethroat Curruca communis2023 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2023 Common Gull Larus canus2023 Raven Corvus corax2023 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2020 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus Red Grouse (scotica) Lagopus scotica Rock Dove Columba livia Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2023 Greylag Goose Anser anser2023 Great Tit Parus major2023 Robin Erithacus rubecula2023 House Martin Delichon urbicum2023 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2023 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2023 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2023 Coot Fulica atra2023 Little Owl Athene noctua2021 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2020 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2020 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2020 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus2020 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2020 Redwing Turdus iliacus2020 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2020 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2020 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2019 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter spring
2020 ▾
Hedgehog · Brown Hare
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Brown Hare Lepus europaeus 🌿 Plants 49 species
winter summer
2023 ▾
Bottle Sedge · Cranberry · Common Butterwort · Beech Fern · Salad Burnet +44
Bottle Sedge Carex rostrata Cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos Common Butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris Beech Fern Phegopteris connectilis Salad Burnet Poterium sanguisorba Little Shaggy-moss Rhytidiadelphus loreus2022 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 795 records · National Biodiversity Network Curlew · Carrion Crow · Kestrel · Skylark · Meadow Pipit +49
Curlew Numenius arquata Carrion Crow Corvus corone Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Skylark Alauda arvensis Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2023 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Starling Sturnus vulgaris Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2023 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Rook Corvus frugilegus Snipe Gallinago gallinago Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2023 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2024 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2023 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2023 Blackbird Turdus merula2023 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2023 Whitethroat Curruca communis2023 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2023 Common Gull Larus canus2023 Raven Corvus corax2023 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2020 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus Red Grouse (scotica) Lagopus scotica Rock Dove Columba livia Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2023 Greylag Goose Anser anser2023 Great Tit Parus major2023 Robin Erithacus rubecula2023 House Martin Delichon urbicum2023 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2023 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2023 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2023 Coot Fulica atra2023 Little Owl Athene noctua2021 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2020 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2020 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2020 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus2020 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2020 Redwing Turdus iliacus2020 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2020 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2020 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2019 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter spring
2020 ▾
Hedgehog · Brown Hare
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Brown Hare Lepus europaeus 🌿 Plants 49 species
winter summer
2023 ▾
Bottle Sedge · Cranberry · Common Butterwort · Beech Fern · Salad Burnet +44
Bottle Sedge Carex rostrata Cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos Common Butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris Beech Fern Phegopteris connectilis Salad Burnet Poterium sanguisorba Little Shaggy-moss Rhytidiadelphus loreus2022 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Palustriella falcata Palustriella falcata2020
Palustriella falcata Palustriella falcata2020
Common Cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium
Common Cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium
Meadow Oat Helictochloa pratensis
Meadow Oat Helictochloa pratensis
Mouse-ear-hawkweed Pilosella officinarum
Mouse-ear-hawkweed Pilosella officinarum
Crested Hair-grass Koeleria macrantha
Crested Hair-grass Koeleria macrantha
Round-leaved Sundew Drosera rotundifolia
Round-leaved Sundew Drosera rotundifolia
Fairy Flax Linum catharticum
Fairy Flax Linum catharticum
Lesser Twayblade Neottia cordata
Lesser Twayblade Neottia cordata
Quaking-grass Briza media
Quaking-grass Briza media
Green-ribbed Sedge Carex binervis
Green-ribbed Sedge Carex binervis
Eyebright Euphrasia
Eyebright Euphrasia
Crowberry agg. Empetrum nigrum
Crowberry agg. Empetrum nigrum
New Zealand Willowherb Epilobium brunnescens
New Zealand Willowherb Epilobium brunnescens
Slender St John's-wort Hypericum pulchrum
Slender St John's-wort Hypericum pulchrum
Guelder-rose Viburnum opulus
Guelder-rose Viburnum opulus
Lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica2020
Lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica2020
Marsh Valerian Valeriana dioica2020
Marsh Valerian Valeriana dioica2020
Tawny Sedge Carex hostiana2020
Tawny Sedge Carex hostiana2020
Downy Oat Avenula pubescens2020
Downy Oat Avenula pubescens2020
Marsh Arrowgrass Triglochin palustris2020
Marsh Arrowgrass Triglochin palustris2020
Northern Marsh-orchid Dactylorhiza purpurella2020
Northern Marsh-orchid Dactylorhiza purpurella2020
Devil's-bit Scabious Succisa pratensis2020
Devil's-bit Scabious Succisa pratensis2020
Flea Sedge Carex pulicaris2020
Flea Sedge Carex pulicaris2020
Intermediate Hook-moss Scorpidium cossonii2020
Intermediate Hook-moss Scorpidium cossonii2020
Variable-leaved Crestwort Lophocolea heterophylla2020
Variable-leaved Crestwort Lophocolea heterophylla2020
Bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus2020
Bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus2020
Purple Moor-grass Molinia caerulea2020
Purple Moor-grass Molinia caerulea2020
Common Tamarisk-moss Thuidium tamariscinum2020
Common Tamarisk-moss Thuidium tamariscinum2020
Bog Pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius2020
Bog Pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius2020
Transparent Fork-moss Dichodontium pellucidum2020
Transparent Fork-moss Dichodontium pellucidum2020
Flat-topped Bog-moss Sphagnum fallax2020
Flat-topped Bog-moss Sphagnum fallax2020
Heather Calluna vulgaris2020
Heather Calluna vulgaris2020
Chara Chara2020
Chara Chara2020
Marsh Lousewort Pedicularis palustris2020
Marsh Lousewort Pedicularis palustris2020
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria2020
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria2020
Hare's-tail Cottongrass Eriophorum vaginatum2020
Hare's-tail Cottongrass Eriophorum vaginatum2020
Campylium stellatum Campylium stellatum2020
Campylium stellatum Campylium stellatum2020
Bog Groove-moss Aulacomnium palustre2020
Bog Groove-moss Aulacomnium palustre2020
Cross-leaved Heath Erica tetralix2020
Cross-leaved Heath Erica tetralix2020
Red Bog-moss Sphagnum capillifolium2020
Red Bog-moss Sphagnum capillifolium2020
Heath Bedstraw Galium saxatile2019
Heath Bedstraw Galium saxatile2019
Water Horsetail Equisetum fluviatile2019
Water Horsetail Equisetum fluviatile2019
Heath Rush Juncus squarrosus2019
Heath Rush Juncus squarrosus2019 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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