Hadrian's Wall in wall mile 5, sections of wall in playing field of Rutherford School 0 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
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54.97681, -1.66014
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
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here ☕ Fazal's Cafe — 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 ☕ Fazal's Cafe — a good base for a longer summer day out £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ Parking🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Magpie, Herring Gull, Black-headed Gull +52 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Herring Gull, Black-headed Gull +52 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Syrphus, 7-spot Ladybird +94 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Syrphus, 7-spot Ladybird +94 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Sticky Mouse-ear, Barren Brome, Cowslip +146 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Sticky Mouse-ear, Barren Brome, Cowslip +146 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Hogweed, Rowan, Beech +12 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 9 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Heritage Trails: monument Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Heritage Trails: Wall Walking route ▾
Named route Point-to-point Local walking route
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Named route Local walking route
Show on map Heritage Trails Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Heritage Trails: churches Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 150 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 14 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 14 National Cycle Network
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Named route Ref 3 Local cycle route
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Named route Ref 5 Local cycle route
Show on map Hadrian's Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 72 National Cycle Network
Show on map East Gateshead Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Cycle Route 6 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 6 Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
16,556 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 16,556 records · National Biodiversity Network Herring Gull · Black-headed Gull · Carrion Crow · Cormorant · Curlew +14
Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Redshank Tringa totanus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 22 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Syrphus · Harlequin Ladybird · Early Bumblebee · 7-spot Ladybird · Buff-tailed Bumblebee +17
Syrphus Syrphus Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 16,556 records · National Biodiversity Network Herring Gull · Black-headed Gull · Carrion Crow · Cormorant · Curlew +14
Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Redshank Tringa totanus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 22 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Syrphus · Harlequin Ladybird · Early Bumblebee · 7-spot Ladybird · Buff-tailed Bumblebee +17
Syrphus Syrphus Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2025
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2025
Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus
Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Tawny Mining Bee Andrena fulva
Tawny Mining Bee Andrena fulva
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Cartodere bifasciata Cartodere bifasciata2025
Cartodere bifasciata Cartodere bifasciata2025
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis2025
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis2025
Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus2025
Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus2025
Lime Aphid Eucallipterus tiliae2025
Lime Aphid Eucallipterus tiliae2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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