Housesteads fort, section of Wall and vallum between the field boundary west of milecastle 36 and the field boundary west of turret 37a in wall miles 36 and 37
Plan your visit
Getting here
55.01107, -2.33264
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦92+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Teal
- ✦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
- 🐦92+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Teal
- ✦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
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Carrion Crow, Teal, Lesser Black-backed Gull +89 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Wildlife
Strong match
Birds — Carrion Crow, Teal, Lesser Black-backed Gull +89 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Heritage
Strong match
Historic site with public access
Insect spotting
Strong match
Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Orchid Beetle, 7-spot Ladybird, Sericomyia silentis +8 more · last seen 2026
Hiking
Strong match
Named hiking route nearby: Hadrian's Wall Path; Named hiking route nearby: Hadrian's Wall Path
Dog walks
Good match
Dogs allowed with public access
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
5 signed routes nearby · 17 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Walking
Pennine Way (Middleton in Teesdale to Kirk Yetholm)Walking route
Steel Rigg & Hadrians Wall WalkWalking route
Vindolanda & Hadrian's Wall TrailWalking route
Riever Trails: The Sill CircularWalking route
Hadrian's Wall PathWalking route134.5 km
🚴Cycling
14 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
Pennine CyclewayCycling route
Hadrian's CyclewayCycling route
Main RouteCycling route224 m
Main RouteCycling route20 m
Main RouteCycling route7.8 km
Main RouteCycling route1.9 km
🚵Mountain biking
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Mountain biking
Riever Trails: The Sill CircularMountain bike route
Stonehaugh TrailMountain bike route
Wildlife to spot
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Nearby places
Useful places within 5 km