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Milecastle 45 (Walltown)

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📷 Oliver Dixon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsFungi
Public accessDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

54.99273, -2.50612

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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
  • 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Curlew, Blackbird, Chaffinch +72 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Curlew, Blackbird, Chaffinch +72 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Snowy Waxcap, Meadow Coral, Meadow Waxcap +90 more · last seen 2021; Fungi — Snowy Waxcap, Meadow Coral, Meadow Waxcap +90 more · last seen 2021

Varies

Heritage

Historic site with public access

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Chives, Slender Sedge, Meadowsweet +137 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Chives, Slender Sedge, Meadowsweet +137 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Chives, Meadowsweet, Rowan +11 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Pennine Way (Middleton in Teesdale to Kirk Yetholm)Walking route
Named routeNational walking route
South Tyne TrailWalking route37 km
Named routeLength 37 kmRegional walking route
Riever Trails: The Sill CircularWalking route
Named routeRound trip
Hadrian's Wall PathWalking route134.5 km
Named routeLength 134.5 kmNational walking route
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Cycling

49 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Pennine CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
Hadrian's CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 72National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route104 m
Named routeRef 68Length 104 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route115 m
Named routeRef 68Length 115 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.7 km
Named routeRef 72Length 1.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route352 m
Named routeRef 68Length 352 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
South Tyne TrailMountain bike route37 km
Named routeLength 37 kmRegional cycle route
Riever Trails: The Sill CircularMountain bike route
Named routeRound trip
Great North Trail (North Pennines and Kielder Forest)Mountain bike route123.9 km
Named routeLength 123.9 kmNational Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Walltown Crags

📷 Oliver Dixon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Walltown Crags

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Memorial ParkUrban park3.8 km→🌱Coronation ParkUrban park3.9 km→🌱Eden's LawnUrban park4 km→🌱Walltown Country ParkUrban park900 m→✦Carvoran Roman fort and Hadrian's Wall and vallum between the unclassified road to Old Shield and the field boundary west of the fort in wall miles 45 and 46Historic site1.4 km→✦Hadrian's Wall, vallum, section of the Stanegate Roman road and a Roman temporary camp between the B6318 road and Poltross Burn in wall miles 46 and 47Historic site3 km→

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