Milecastle 33 (Shield on the Wall)
Getting here
55.03088, -2.26614
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Best for
Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mute Swan, Mallard, Coot +68 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mute Swan, Mallard, Coot +68 more · last seen 2025
Heritage
Strong match
Historic site with public access
Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Bottle Sedge, Marsh-bedstraw, Tormentil +201 more · last seen 2023; Plants — Bottle Sedge, Marsh-bedstraw, Tormentil +201 more · last seen 2023
Foraging
Strong match
Plants — Meadowsweet, Bilberry, Wood-sorrel +14 more foraging species
Hiking
Good match
Named hiking route nearby: Hadrian's Wall Path
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
3 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Walking
Pennine Way (Middleton in Teesdale to Kirk Yetholm)Walking route
Vindolanda & Hadrian's Wall TrailWalking route
Hadrian's Wall PathWalking route134.5 km
🚴Cycling
7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
Hadrian's CyclewayCycling route
National Byway (County Durham and Northumberland)Cycling route
The National Byway route through County Durham and Northumberland
National Byway Hexham LoopCycling route
Main RouteCycling route265 m
Main RouteCycling route511 m
Main RouteCycling route183 m
🚵Mountain biking
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Mountain biking
Stonehaugh TrailMountain bike route
Wildlife to spot
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