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Milecastle 23 (Stanley)

📷 Mike Quinn · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Dogs welcome

Getting here

55.01494, -2.04045

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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

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Carrion Crow, Pheasant +72 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Carrion Crow, Pheasant +72 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Juniper Haircap, Bifid Crestwort, Creeping Feather-moss +41 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Juniper Haircap, Bifid Crestwort, Creeping Feather-moss +41 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Green-veined White +12 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Green-veined White +12 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Clitocybe · last seen 2011; Fungi — Clitocybe · last seen 2011

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Way of LightWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Historic Fortifications TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Historic Dilston TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Hadrian's Wall PathWalking route134.5 km
Named routeLength 134.5 kmNational walking route
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Cycling

12 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Hadrian's CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 72National Cycle Network
Reivers' RouteCycling route
Named routeRef 10National Cycle Network
National Byway (County Durham and Northumberland)Cycling route

The National Byway route through County Durham and Northumberland

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route20 m
Named routeRef 72Length 20 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route246 m
Named routeRef 72Length 246 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route14 m
Named routeRef 72Length 14 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Wildlife to spot

Photos

(The site of) Milecastle 23 (Stanley) (2)

📷 Mike Quinn · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

(The site of) Milecastle 23 (Stanley) (2)

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Hadrian's Wall and vallum between Sunnybrae at Halton Shields and Haltonchesters Roman fort in wall miles 20 and 21Historic site3.2 km→✦Hadrian's Wall and vallum between the Fence Burn and the track to Portgate Cottage in wall miles 21 and 22Historic site1.3 km→✦Hadrian's Wall and vallum between field boundary east of milecastle 24 and field boundary west of the site of turret 25b in wall miles 24 to 25Historic site2.6 km→✦Aydon Castle medieval hall, fortified manor and eighteenth century farm buildingsHistoric site3.7 km→✦Aydon CastleHistoric site3.7 km→🌱West GreenUrban park4.5 km→

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