Milecastle 47 (Chapel House)
Getting here
54.98800, -2.55003
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
- 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
- ⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
- ⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around
Good to know
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Best for
Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Swift, Blackbird, Chaffinch +81 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Swift, Blackbird, Chaffinch +81 more · last seen 2025
Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Carder Bee, Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Common Red Soldier Beetle +98 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Carder Bee, Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Common Red Soldier Beetle +98 more · last seen 2025
Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Little Shaggy-moss, Pointed Spear-moss, Broom Fork-moss +152 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Little Shaggy-moss, Pointed Spear-moss, Broom Fork-moss +152 more · last seen 2024
Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Ramalina farinacea, Physcia tenella, Oak Moss +5 more · last seen 2016; Fungi — Ramalina farinacea, Physcia tenella, Oak Moss +5 more · last seen 2016
Heritage
Strong match
Historic site
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Walking
Pennine Way (Middleton in Teesdale to Kirk Yetholm)Walking route
South Tyne TrailWalking route37 km
Hadrian's Wall PathWalking route134.5 km
🚴Cycling
27 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
Pennine CyclewayCycling route
Hadrian's CyclewayCycling route
Main RouteCycling route1.7 km
Main RouteCycling route557 m
Main RouteCycling route232 m
Main RouteCycling route47 m
🚵Mountain biking
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Mountain biking
South Tyne TrailMountain bike route37 km
Great North Trail (North Pennines and Kielder Forest)Mountain bike route123.9 km
Wildlife to spot
Photos
The north defensive ditch of Hadrian's Wall east of Chapel House Farm (3)
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