Hadrian's Wall between the east end of Davidson's Banks and road to Grinsdale and vallum between Davidson's Banks and dismantled railway in wall miles 67 and 68 12 ha
Plan your visit
🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife✦ Heritage
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 12 ha
Getting here
54.90274, -2.97825
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.
Archaeological site 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 Woodpigeon and Blackbird ✦ 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 Woodpigeon and Blackbird ✦ 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 — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Rock Dove +56 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Rock Dove +56 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Orange Ladybird, Syrphus ribesii, 7-spot Ladybird +49 more · last seen 2026
Free
Named hiking route nearby: Hadrian's Wall Path; Named hiking route nearby: Hadrian's Wall Path
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby · 12 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Cumbria Way Walking route 118 km ▾
Named route Length 118 km Regional walking route
Show on map King Charles III England Coast Path: Gretna to Allonby Walking route ▾
Named route Ref ECP 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 69 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 6 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 6 National Cycle Network
Show on map Hadrian's Cycleway Loop Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Hadrian's Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 72 National Cycle Network
Show on map Reivers' Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 10 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 7 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 7 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 100 m ▾
Named route Ref 7 Length 100 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Photos The new Carlisle West Bypass
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Wildlife to spot
9,074 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 9,074 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 38 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Dunnock · Rock Dove · Starling · Robin +33
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Wigeon Mareca penelope2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Merlin Falco columbarius2025 Shoveler Spatula clypeata2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Otter · Grey Squirrel
Otter Lutra lutra Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Orange Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Adonis' Ladybird · Cheilosia pagana · Helophilus trivittatus +11
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Adonis' Ladybird Hippodamia variegata2025 Cheilosia pagana Cheilosia pagana2025 Helophilus trivittatus Helophilus trivittatus2025 Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 9,074 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 38 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Dunnock · Rock Dove · Starling · Robin +33
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Wigeon Mareca penelope2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Merlin Falco columbarius2025 Shoveler Spatula clypeata2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Otter · Grey Squirrel
Otter Lutra lutra Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Orange Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Adonis' Ladybird · Cheilosia pagana · Helophilus trivittatus +11
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Adonis' Ladybird Hippodamia variegata2025 Cheilosia pagana Cheilosia pagana2025 Helophilus trivittatus Helophilus trivittatus2025 Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2025
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2025
Aphrophora alni Aphrophora alni2025
Aphrophora alni Aphrophora alni2025
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta2025
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Platycheirus peltatus agg. Platycheirus peltatus agg.2025
Platycheirus peltatus agg. Platycheirus peltatus agg.2025 