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Iron Age defended settlement in Fox Covert

1 ha

📷 Russel Wills · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

55.59010, -1.95485

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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
✦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

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
✦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

5 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Chaffinch, Blackbird, Yellowhammer +64 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Chaffinch, Blackbird, Yellowhammer +64 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Giant Hogweed, Purple Milk-vetch, Wild Cherry +5 more · last seen 2022; Plants — Giant Hogweed, Purple Milk-vetch, Wild Cherry +5 more · last seen 2022

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Small White, Speckled Wood · last seen 2018; Insects — Small White, Speckled Wood · last seen 2018

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Saint Cuthbert's Way (Kirk Yetholm to Lindisfarne)Walking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Northumberland Coast PathWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

9 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Pennine CyclewayCycling route

Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network

Route 1Cycling route

NCN 1 Alnmouth to Berwick-upon-Tweed

Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network

EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 6Cycling route

Tynemouth - Edinburgh

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route

Main RouteCycling route7.4 km

Named routeRef 1Length 7.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route2.7 km

Named routeRef 68Length 2.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route210 m

Named routeRef 68Length 210 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

1,695 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

1,695 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds27 species

summer

2025

Yellowhammer · Tree Sparrow · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Chaffinch +22

YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Tree SparrowPasser montanus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Great TitParus major
Coal TitPeriparus ater
SwallowHirundo rustica
DunnockPrunella modularis
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
House MartinDelichon urbicum
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
SwiftApus apus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
CurlewNumenius arquata
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2024
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
RobinErithacus rubecula2024
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024

🦌

Mammals1 species

autumn

2022

Hedgehog

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus

🐸

Amphibians1 species

summer

2024

Common Toad

Common ToadBufo bufo

🌿

Plants1 species

spring

2022

Giant Hogweed

Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

1,695 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds27 species

summer

2025

Yellowhammer · Tree Sparrow · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Chaffinch +22

YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Tree SparrowPasser montanus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Great TitParus major
Coal TitPeriparus ater
SwallowHirundo rustica
DunnockPrunella modularis
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
House MartinDelichon urbicum
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
SwiftApus apus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
CurlewNumenius arquata
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2024
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
RobinErithacus rubecula2024
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024

🦌

Mammals1 species

autumn

2022

Hedgehog

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus

🐸

Amphibians1 species

summer

2024

Common Toad

Common ToadBufo bufo

🌿

Plants1 species

spring

2022

Giant Hogweed

Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Russel Wills · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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✦Dodd Well CrossHistoric site3.1 km→✦St Cuthberts CaveHistoric site3.8 km→⛳Wooler Golf ClubGolf course2.6 km→⛪St Mary and St Michael's ChurchReligious grounds3.5 km→✦Weetwood BridgeHistoric site3.6 km→✦Simonside campHistoric site3.7 km→

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