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Hadrian's Wall in wall mile 2, Walker section of Hadrian's Wall near the junction of Fossway and Shields Road

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Getting here

54.97821, -1.57313

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
☕Asda Café — a good base for a longer summer day out

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
☕Asda Café — a good base for a longer summer day out

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingCaféParking· PaidPlayground

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds

Free

Bird watching

Strong match

Birds — Robin, Mallard, Magpie +44 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Mallard, Magpie +44 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Syrphus ribesii, Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird +51 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Syrphus ribesii, Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird +51 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Ivy-leaved Speedwell, White Dead-nettle, Narrow-leaved Ragwort +161 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Ivy-leaved Speedwell, White Dead-nettle, Narrow-leaved Ragwort +161 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — White Dead-nettle, Red Dead-nettle, Small Nettle +18 more foraging species

Varies

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Heritage Trails: monumentWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Heritage Trails: WallWalking route

Named routePoint-to-pointLocal walking route

Heritage Trails: cityWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Heritage TrailsWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Heritage Trails: churchesWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

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Cycling

154 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 14Cycling route

Named routeRef 14National Cycle Network

Bowes Railway PathCycling route

Named routeRegional cycle route

Cycle Route 3Cycling route

Named routeRef 3Local cycle route

Cycle Route 5Cycling route

Named routeRef 5Local cycle route

Coast Road cyclewayCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Hadrian's CyclewayCycling route

Named routeRef 72National Cycle Network

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Mountain biking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Waggonways Cycle Route D - Rising SunMountain bike route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Waggonways Cycle Route E - Silverlink Albert Edward DockMountain bike route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Waggonways Cycle Route F - Wallsend DeneMountain bike route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Waggonways Cycle Route LinkMountain bike route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

34,197 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

34,197 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds35 species

winter

2026

Kingfisher · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Mallard +30

KingfisherAlcedo atthis
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
RobinErithacus rubecula
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
MagpiePica pica
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
DipperCinclus cinclus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Great TitParus major2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
DunnockPrunella modularis
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Little OwlAthene noctua
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
TealAnas crecca2025

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Mammals1 species

spring

2026

Pipistrelle Bat species

Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2026

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects22 species

winterspring

2026

Harlequin Ladybird · Orange Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · 10-spot Ladybird · Cream-spot Ladybird +17

Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
Cream-streaked LadybirdHarmonia quadripunctata
18-spot LadybirdMyrrha octodecimguttata
Syrphus torvusSyrphus torvus
Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Eyed LadybirdAnatis ocellata
Larch LadybirdAphidecta obliterata
Chocolate Mining BeeAndrena scotica
Melangyna lasiophthalmaMelangyna lasiophthalma
Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum
Liocoris tripustulatusLiocoris tripustulatus
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
Common Flower BugAnthocoris nemorum
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris
Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis)Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis)2025

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Plants17 species

spring

2026

Ivy-leaved Speedwell · White Dead-nettle · Snowdrop · Veronica hederifolia subsp. lucorum · Trailing Bellflower +12

Ivy-leaved SpeedwellVeronica hederifolia
White Dead-nettleLamium album
SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
Veronica hederifolia subsp. lucorumVeronica hederifolia subsp. lucorum
Trailing BellflowerCampanula poscharskyana
Cherry PlumPrunus cerasifera
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium
Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
Sweet VioletViola odorata
False OxlipPrimula veris x vulgaris = P. x polyantha
LungwortPulmonaria officinalis
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
Galanthus nivalis x plicatus = G. x valentineiGalanthus nivalis x plicatus = G. x valentinei
ColtsfootTussilago farfara
Early CrocusCrocus tommasinianus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

34,197 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds35 species

winter

2026

Kingfisher · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Mallard +30

KingfisherAlcedo atthis
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
RobinErithacus rubecula
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
MagpiePica pica
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
DipperCinclus cinclus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Great TitParus major2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
DunnockPrunella modularis
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Little OwlAthene noctua
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
TealAnas crecca2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

spring

2026

Pipistrelle Bat species

Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2026

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects22 species

winterspring

2026

Harlequin Ladybird · Orange Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · 10-spot Ladybird · Cream-spot Ladybird +17

Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
Cream-streaked LadybirdHarmonia quadripunctata
18-spot LadybirdMyrrha octodecimguttata
Syrphus torvusSyrphus torvus
Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Eyed LadybirdAnatis ocellata
Larch LadybirdAphidecta obliterata
Chocolate Mining BeeAndrena scotica
Melangyna lasiophthalmaMelangyna lasiophthalma
Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum
Liocoris tripustulatusLiocoris tripustulatus
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
Common Flower BugAnthocoris nemorum
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris
Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis)Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis)2025

🌿

Plants17 species

spring

2026

Ivy-leaved Speedwell · White Dead-nettle · Snowdrop · Veronica hederifolia subsp. lucorum · Trailing Bellflower +12

Ivy-leaved SpeedwellVeronica hederifolia
White Dead-nettleLamium album
SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
Veronica hederifolia subsp. lucorumVeronica hederifolia subsp. lucorum
Trailing BellflowerCampanula poscharskyana
Cherry PlumPrunus cerasifera
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium
Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
Sweet VioletViola odorata
False OxlipPrimula veris x vulgaris = P. x polyantha
LungwortPulmonaria officinalis
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
Galanthus nivalis x plicatus = G. x valentineiGalanthus nivalis x plicatus = G. x valentinei
ColtsfootTussilago farfara
Early CrocusCrocus tommasinianus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 JThomas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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