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Mile Castle 56

📷 Charles Leventon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Getting here

54.97122, -2.74782

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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
☕Walton Reading Room 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
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
☕Walton Reading Room Cafe — a good base for a longer summer day out

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

CaféPicnic spotPlayground

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Blackbird, Blue Tit, Robin +73 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Blue Tit, Robin +73 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — White-letter Hairstreak, Neria cibaria, Anoplotrupes stercorosus +57 more · last seen 2025; Insects — White-letter Hairstreak, Neria cibaria, Anoplotrupes stercorosus +57 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Common Feather-moss, Rough-stalked Feather-moss, Common Pincushion +112 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Common Feather-moss, Rough-stalked Feather-moss, Common Pincushion +112 more · last seen 2024

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Foraging

Good match

Plants — Meadowsweet, Bramble, Ramsons +5 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Hadrian's Wall PathWalking route134.5 km

Named routeLength 134.5 kmNational walking route

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Cycling

23 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Hadrian's CyclewayCycling route

Named routeRef 72National Cycle Network

Reivers' RouteCycling route

Named routeRef 10National Cycle Network

Cumbria CyclewayCycling route

Named routeRegional cycle route

Main RouteCycling route630 m

Named routeRef 72Length 630 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route428 m

Named routeRef 72Length 428 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route5.8 km

Named routeRef 72Length 5.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

3,245 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

3,245 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds1 species

winter

2025

Goosander

GoosanderMergus merganser

🐝

Insects8 species

summer

2025

Carabus problematicus · Southern Hawker · 2-spot Ladybird · Marmalade Hoverfly · Anoplotrupes stercorosus +3

Carabus problematicusCarabus problematicus
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes

🌿

Plants146 species

summer

2025

Red Clover · Pineappleweed · Bracken · Marsh-bedstraw · Broom +141

Red CloverTrifolium pratense
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea
BrackenPteridium aquilinum
Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre
BroomCytisus scoparius
RedshankPersicaria maculosa
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
Phleum pratensePhleum pratense
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
Hedera helixHedera helix
Polygonum avicularePolygonum aviculare
Rough ChervilChaerophyllum temulum
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata
Red CampionSilene dioica
Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius
Common NettleUrtica dioica
YarrowAchillea millefolium
NipplewortLapsana communis
Red BartsiaOdontites vernus
Marsh FoxtailAlopecurus geniculatus
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria
BeechFagus sylvatica
Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa
Sessile OakQuercus petraea
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
Short-fruited WillowherbEpilobium obscurum
Compact RushJuncus conglomeratus
HazelCorylus avellana
Wood DockRumex sanguineus
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus
Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua
BrambleRubus fruticosus
Festuca rubraFestuca rubra
DaisyBellis perennis
Guelder-roseViburnum opulus
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica
BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga
Common SorrelRumex acetosa
Bird CherryPrunus padus
HollyIlex aquifolium
Rosa caninaRosa canina
DandelionTaraxacum
Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis
Bog StitchwortStellaria alsine
Bush VetchVicia sepium
Tufted VetchVicia cracca
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
GooseberryRibes uva-crispa
CleaversGalium aparine
Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris
Arrhenatherum elatius var. bulbosumArrhenatherum elatius var. bulbosum
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
White CloverTrifolium repens
Lolium perenneLolium perenne
Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre
ElderSambucus nigra
HawthornCrataegus monogyna
Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis
Wood AvensGeum urbanum
Common Hemp-Nettle agg.Galeopsis tetrahit
AshFraxinus excelsior
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum
CrosswortCruciata laevipes
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense
ElmUlmus
Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum
BlackthornPrunus spinosa
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
Greater PlantainPlantago major
Common BentAgrostis capillaris
Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina
Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis
WillowSalix
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium
Glyceria fluitansGlyceria fluitans
Soft-rushJuncus effusus
Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum
ColtsfootTussilago farfara
SilverweedPotentilla anserina
GorseUlex europaeus
Polypodium vulgarePolypodium vulgare
Amphibious BistortPersicaria amphibia
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
HawkweedHieracium
SneezewortAchillea ptarmica
TormentilPotentilla erecta
Chenopodium albumChenopodium album
Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera
RhododendronRhododendron ponticum
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
Common SallowSalix cinerea
Water-pepperPersicaria hydropiper
LimeTilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaea
Stellaria mediaStellaria media
HyacinthoidesHyacinthoides
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum
RaspberryRubus idaeus
RowanSorbus aucuparia
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
Calystegia sepiumCalystegia sepium
Sharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorus
HarebellCampanula rotundifolia
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris
Marsh RagwortJacobaea aquatica
Silver BirchBetula pendula
Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis
Field MapleAcer campestre
Lesser SpearwortRanunculus flammula
Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana
Water Forget-me-notMyosotis scorpioides
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
Dryopteris filix-masDryopteris filix-mas
Hard-fernBlechnum spicant
Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis
Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle
Lesser / Wood BurdockArctium minus
AlderAlnus glutinosa
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus
Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis
Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium
Wych ElmUlmus glabra
Welsh PoppyPapaver cambricum
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper
SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
Red CurrantRibes rubrum2024
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2024
Eared WillowSalix aurita2024
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2024
Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2024
Slender St John's-wortHypericum pulchrum2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

3,245 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds1 species

winter

2025

Goosander

GoosanderMergus merganser

🐝

Insects8 species

summer

2025

Carabus problematicus · Southern Hawker · 2-spot Ladybird · Marmalade Hoverfly · Anoplotrupes stercorosus +3

Carabus problematicusCarabus problematicus
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes

🌿

Plants146 species

summer

2025

Red Clover · Pineappleweed · Bracken · Marsh-bedstraw · Broom +141

Red CloverTrifolium pratense
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea
BrackenPteridium aquilinum
Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre
BroomCytisus scoparius
RedshankPersicaria maculosa
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
Phleum pratensePhleum pratense
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
Hedera helixHedera helix
Polygonum avicularePolygonum aviculare
Rough ChervilChaerophyllum temulum
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata
Red CampionSilene dioica
Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius
Common NettleUrtica dioica
YarrowAchillea millefolium
NipplewortLapsana communis
Red BartsiaOdontites vernus
Marsh FoxtailAlopecurus geniculatus
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria
BeechFagus sylvatica
Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa
Sessile OakQuercus petraea
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
Short-fruited WillowherbEpilobium obscurum
Compact RushJuncus conglomeratus
HazelCorylus avellana
Wood DockRumex sanguineus
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus
Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua
BrambleRubus fruticosus
Festuca rubraFestuca rubra
DaisyBellis perennis
Guelder-roseViburnum opulus
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica
BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga
Common SorrelRumex acetosa
Bird CherryPrunus padus
HollyIlex aquifolium
Rosa caninaRosa canina
DandelionTaraxacum
Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis
Bog StitchwortStellaria alsine
Bush VetchVicia sepium
Tufted VetchVicia cracca
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
GooseberryRibes uva-crispa
CleaversGalium aparine
Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris
Arrhenatherum elatius var. bulbosumArrhenatherum elatius var. bulbosum
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
White CloverTrifolium repens
Lolium perenneLolium perenne
Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre
ElderSambucus nigra
HawthornCrataegus monogyna
Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis
Wood AvensGeum urbanum
Common Hemp-Nettle agg.Galeopsis tetrahit
AshFraxinus excelsior
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum
CrosswortCruciata laevipes
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense
ElmUlmus
Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum
BlackthornPrunus spinosa
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
Greater PlantainPlantago major
Common BentAgrostis capillaris
Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina
Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis
WillowSalix
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium
Glyceria fluitansGlyceria fluitans
Soft-rushJuncus effusus
Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum
ColtsfootTussilago farfara
SilverweedPotentilla anserina
GorseUlex europaeus
Polypodium vulgarePolypodium vulgare
Amphibious BistortPersicaria amphibia
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
HawkweedHieracium
SneezewortAchillea ptarmica
TormentilPotentilla erecta
Chenopodium albumChenopodium album
Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera
RhododendronRhododendron ponticum
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
Common SallowSalix cinerea
Water-pepperPersicaria hydropiper
LimeTilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaea
Stellaria mediaStellaria media
HyacinthoidesHyacinthoides
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum
RaspberryRubus idaeus
RowanSorbus aucuparia
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
Calystegia sepiumCalystegia sepium
Sharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorus
HarebellCampanula rotundifolia
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris
Marsh RagwortJacobaea aquatica
Silver BirchBetula pendula
Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis
Field MapleAcer campestre
Lesser SpearwortRanunculus flammula
Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana
Water Forget-me-notMyosotis scorpioides
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
Dryopteris filix-masDryopteris filix-mas
Hard-fernBlechnum spicant
Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis
Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle
Lesser / Wood BurdockArctium minus
AlderAlnus glutinosa
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus
Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis
Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium
Wych ElmUlmus glabra
Welsh PoppyPapaver cambricum
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper
SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
Red CurrantRibes rubrum2024
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2024
Eared WillowSalix aurita2024
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2024
Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2024
Slender St John's-wortHypericum pulchrum2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Charles Leventon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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