Romano-British settlement, 150m ENE of Hawkhirst scout camp
1 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
55.19772, -2.53439
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦89+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch and Robin
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- ⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦89+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch and Robin
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- ⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Chaffinch, Robin, Carrion Crow +86 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Chaffinch, Robin, Carrion Crow +86 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Eristalis pertinax, Meliscaeva cinctella, Sericomyia silentis +70 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Pirri-pirri-bur, Forked Veilwort, Waved Silk-moss +11 more · last seen 2024
Free
🏡Historic gardens
Moderate match
Historic site
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Lakeside WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
23 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Reivers Kielder alternativeCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
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
N/ACycling route8.9 km▾
Named routeLength 8.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
N/ACycling route282 m▾
Named routeLength 282 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route526 m▾
Named routeLength 526 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Lonesome Pine MTB Trail (Red)Mountain bike route▾
Great North Trail (North Pennines and Kielder Forest)Mountain bike route123.9 km▾
Named routeLength 123.9 kmNational Cycle Network
Deadwater BlackMountain bike route▾
Named routeRound trip
Deadwater RedMountain bike route▾
Named routeRound trip
Osprey Mountain Bike Trail (Blue)Mountain bike route▾
Bloody Bush MTB Trail (Red)Mountain bike route▾
Photos
Jetty at Hawkhirst Scout Camp
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
3,001 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
3,001 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds46 species
springsummer
2025▾
Chaffinch · House Sparrow · Swallow · Blackbird · House Martin +41
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- SwiftApus apus
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- RavenCorvus corax
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
- Great TitParus major
- TealAnas crecca
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- GoosanderMergus merganser
Meliscaeva cinctella · Eristalis pertinax · Melangyna compositarum/labiatarum · Sericomyia silentis · Xylota segnis +23
- Meliscaeva cinctellaMeliscaeva cinctella2025
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025
- Melangyna compositarum/labiatarumMelangyna compositarum/labiatarum2025
- Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis2025
- Xylota segnisXylota segnis2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
3,001 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds46 species
springsummer
2025▾
Chaffinch · House Sparrow · Swallow · Blackbird · House Martin +41
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- SwiftApus apus
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- RavenCorvus corax
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
- Great TitParus major
- TealAnas crecca
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- GoosanderMergus merganser
Meliscaeva cinctella · Eristalis pertinax · Melangyna compositarum/labiatarum · Sericomyia silentis · Xylota segnis +23
- Meliscaeva cinctellaMeliscaeva cinctella2025
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025
- Melangyna compositarum/labiatarumMelangyna compositarum/labiatarum2025
- Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis2025
- Xylota segnisXylota segnis2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Xylota jakutorum
Xylota jakutorum
Xylota jakutorum2025
Xylota jakutorum2025
Cheilosia longulaCheilosia longula2025Cheilosia longulaCheilosia longula2025Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus2025Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus2025Dasysyrphus albostriatusDasysyrphus albostriatus2025Dasysyrphus albostriatusDasysyrphus albostriatus2025Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025Eristalis nemorumEristalis nemorum2025Eristalis nemorumEristalis nemorum2025Eristalis intricariaEristalis intricaria2025Eristalis intricariaEristalis intricaria2025Leucozona glauciaLeucozona glaucia2025Leucozona glauciaLeucozona glaucia2025Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis2025Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis2025Leucozona laternariaLeucozona laternaria2025Leucozona laternariaLeucozona laternaria2025Melangyna arcticaMelangyna arctica2025Melangyna arcticaMelangyna arctica2025Cheilosia scutellataCheilosia scutellata2025Cheilosia scutellataCheilosia scutellata2025Melangyna lasiophthalmaMelangyna lasiophthalmaMelangyna lasiophthalmaMelangyna lasiophthalmaCheilosia bergenstammiCheilosia bergenstammi2025Cheilosia bergenstammiCheilosia bergenstammi2025Leucozona lucorumLeucozona lucorum2025Leucozona lucorumLeucozona lucorum2025Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2025Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2025Syrphus torvusSyrphus torvus2025Syrphus torvusSyrphus torvus2025Scaeva seleniticaScaeva selenitica2025Scaeva seleniticaScaeva selenitica2025Chrysogaster solstitialisChrysogaster solstitialis2025Chrysogaster solstitialisChrysogaster solstitialis2025Cheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrata2025Cheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrata2025Parasyrphus annulatusParasyrphus annulatus2025Parasyrphus annulatusParasyrphus annulatus2025Sericomyia lapponaSericomyia lappona2025Sericomyia lapponaSericomyia lappona2025Events & activities nearby
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