🐦86+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Curlew and Swallow
✦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
🐦86+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Curlew and Swallow
✦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
10 activities
🦅
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Curlew, Swallow, Meadow Pipit +83 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
✦
Heritage
Very strong match
Grade I listed building: HADRIANS WALL, MILECASTLES AND TURRETS; Historic site with public access
Free
🦉
Wildlife
Strong match
Birds — Curlew, Swallow, Meadow Pipit +83 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋
Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Green Tiger Beetle, Eristalis intricaria, Cheilosia illustrata +32 more · last seen 2025; Semi-improved grassland — butterflies and wildflowers
Free
🍄
Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Snowy Waxcap, Meadow Coral, Meadow Waxcap +121 more · last seen 2021
Varies
🍂
Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Chives, Slender Sedge, Meadowsweet +141 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km
🚶
Walking
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4 signed routes nearby · 14 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Pennine Way (Middleton in Teesdale to Kirk Yetholm)Walking route▾
Named routeNational walking route
South Tyne TrailWalking route37 km▾
Named routeLength 37 kmRegional walking route
Riever Trails: The Sill CircularWalking route▾
Named routeRound trip
Hadrian's Wall PathWalking route134.5 km▾
Named routeLength 134.5 kmNational walking route
Roman Military Waypublic footpath · 781 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 781 mSurface dirtPath type: footway
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Cycling
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47 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Pennine CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
Hadrian's CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 72National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route104 m▾
Named routeRef 68Length 104 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route115 m▾
Named routeRef 68Length 115 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.7 km▾
Named routeRef 72Length 1.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route224 m▾
Named routeRef 72Length 224 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking
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3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
South Tyne TrailMountain bike route37 km▾
Named routeLength 37 kmRegional cycle route
Riever Trails: The Sill CircularMountain bike route▾
Named routeRound trip
Great North Trail (North Pennines and Kielder Forest)Mountain bike route123.9 km▾
Named routeLength 123.9 kmNational Cycle Network
🐴
Horse riding
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2 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
