Rudchester Roman fort, associated civil settlement and a section of Hadrian's Wall and vallum from the A69 to the March Burn in wall mile 13
24 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🍄Fungi
Free entryDogs welcome24 ha
Getting here
55.00144, -1.82314
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Blackbird
- 🍄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
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Blackbird
- 🍄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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Blackbird, Robin +59 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Blue Tit, Blackbird, Robin +59 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Ochre Brittlegill, Jelly Ear, Deceiver +138 more · last seen 2024
Varies
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Red-tailed Bumblebee, Red Admiral +186 more · last seen 2025
Free
Grade II* listed building: RUDCHESTER; Historic site
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Bluebell, Common Spotted-orchid, Betony +139 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Burnside CloseWalking route▾
Named routeRef 1Local walking route
Hadrian's Wall PathWalking route134.5 km▾
Named routeLength 134.5 kmNational walking route
48 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Hadrian's CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 72National Cycle Network
Reivers' RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef 10National Cycle Network
Keelman's WayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 141National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route73 m▾
Named routeRef 72Length 73 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route72 m▾
Named routeRef 72Length 72 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route54 m▾
Named routeRef 141Length 54 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Reivers Off Road Cycle RouteMountain bike route▾
2 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos
The Hadrian's Wall Path nears Rudchester Farm
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
4,062 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
4,062 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlue Tit · Blackbird · Great Tit · Redwing · Chaffinch +34
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- Barn OwlTyto alba2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- Common GullLarus canus2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects31 species
springsummer
2025▾
7-spot Ladybird · Marmalade Hoverfly · Syrphus · Apple Fruit-borer · Brachycolus stellariae +26
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- SyrphusSyrphus
- Apple Fruit-borerHoplocampa testudinea
- Brachycolus stellariaeBrachycolus stellariae
- Avens Mining SawflyMetallus lanceolatus
Aniseed Funnel · Common Jelly Spot · Dusky Puffball · Holly Parachute · Glistening Inkcap +71
- Aniseed FunnelClitocybe odora
- Common Jelly SpotDacrymyces stillatus
- Dusky PuffballLycoperdon nigrescens
- Holly ParachuteMarasmius hudsonii
- Glistening InkcapCoprinellus micaceus
- Brittle CinderKretzschmaria deusta
- Milking Bonnet
Giant Blackberry
- Giant BlackberryRubus armeniacus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,062 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlue Tit · Blackbird · Great Tit · Redwing · Chaffinch +34
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- Barn OwlTyto alba2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- Common GullLarus canus2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects31 species
springsummer
2025▾
7-spot Ladybird · Marmalade Hoverfly · Syrphus · Apple Fruit-borer · Brachycolus stellariae +26
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- SyrphusSyrphus
- Apple Fruit-borerHoplocampa testudinea
- Brachycolus stellariaeBrachycolus stellariae
- Avens Mining SawflyMetallus lanceolatus
Aniseed Funnel · Common Jelly Spot · Dusky Puffball · Holly Parachute · Glistening Inkcap +71
- Aniseed FunnelClitocybe odora
- Common Jelly SpotDacrymyces stillatus
- Dusky PuffballLycoperdon nigrescens
- Holly ParachuteMarasmius hudsonii
- Glistening InkcapCoprinellus micaceus
- Brittle CinderKretzschmaria deusta
- Milking Bonnet
Giant Blackberry
- Giant BlackberryRubus armeniacus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Mycena galopus var. galopus
Mycena galopus var. galopus
Turf MottlegillPanaeolus fimicolaTurf MottlegillPanaeolus fimicolaCommon PuffballLycoperdon perlatumCommon PuffballLycoperdon perlatumBleeding Oak CrustStereum gausapatumBleeding Oak CrustStereum gausapatumScarlet CaterpillarclubCordyceps militarisScarlet CaterpillarclubCordyceps militarisAsh DiebackHymenoscyphus fraxineusAsh DiebackHymenoscyphus fraxineusGround Ivy RustPuccinia glechomatisGround Ivy RustPuccinia glechomatisDeceiverLaccaria laccataDeceiverLaccaria laccataCrystal BrainExidia nucleataCrystal BrainExidia nucleataNitrous BonnetMycena leptocephalaNitrous BonnetMycena leptocephalaPeeling OysterlingCrepidotus mollisPeeling OysterlingCrepidotus mollisFrosty BonnetMycena tenerrimaFrosty BonnetMycena tenerrimaCristulariella depraedansCristulariella depraedansCristulariella depraedansCristulariella depraedansMint MildewNeoerysiphe galeopsidisMint MildewNeoerysiphe galeopsidisElder WhitewashXylodon sambuciElder WhitewashXylodon sambuciScurfy TwigletTubaria furfuraceaScurfy TwigletTubaria furfuraceaChicken Of The WoodsLaetiporus sulphureusChicken Of The WoodsLaetiporus sulphureusHolly SpeckleTrochila ilicinaHolly SpeckleTrochila ilicinaTurkeytailTrametes versicolorTurkeytailTrametes versicolorHairy Curtain CrustStereum hirsutumHairy Curtain CrustStereum hirsutumLilac BonnetMycena puraLilac BonnetMycena puraLemon DiscoCalycina citrinaLemon DiscoCalycina citrinaScarlet WaxcapHygrocybe coccineaScarlet WaxcapHygrocybe coccineaYellow ClubClavulinopsis helvolaYellow ClubClavulinopsis helvolaOchre BrittlegillRussula ochroleucaOchre BrittlegillRussula ochroleucaBirch PoisonpieHebeloma leucosarxBirch PoisonpieHebeloma leucosarxFragrant FunnelClitocybe fragransFragrant FunnelClitocybe fragransSpring BrittlestemPsathyrella spadiceogriseaSpring BrittlestemPsathyrella spadiceogriseaCoesyn MelfedFlammulina velutipesCoesyn MelfedFlammulina velutipesHymenoscyphus laetusHymenoscyphus laetusHymenoscyphus laetusHymenoscyphus laetusClub FootAmpulloclitocybe clavipesClub FootAmpulloclitocybe clavipesRusset ToughshankGymnopus dryophilusRusset ToughshankGymnopus dryophilusRhodocollybia asemaRhodocollybia asemaRhodocollybia asemaRhodocollybia asemaRamularia rubellaRamularia rubellaRamularia rubellaRamularia rubellaMallrug, MallrygClaviceps purpureaMallrug, MallrygClaviceps purpureaDewdrop BonnetHemimycena tortuosaDewdrop BonnetHemimycena tortuosaSmall Moss OysterlingArrhenia retirugaSmall Moss OysterlingArrhenia retirugaRamularia veronicaeRamularia veronicaeRamularia veronicaeRamularia veronicaeOak MildewErysiphe alphitoidesOak MildewErysiphe alphitoidesWood BlewitsLepista nudaWood BlewitsLepista nudaAngel's BonnetMycena arcangelianaAngel's BonnetMycena arcangelianaRed Edge BrittlestemPsathyrella corrugisRed Edge BrittlestemPsathyrella corrugisSnapping BonnetMycena vitilisSnapping BonnetMycena vitilisHandsome ClubClavulinopsis laeticolorHandsome ClubClavulinopsis laeticolorYellow StainerAgaricus xanthodermusYellow StainerAgaricus xanthodermusYellow FieldcapBolbitius titubansYellow FieldcapBolbitius titubansSmoky BracketBjerkandera adustaSmoky BracketBjerkandera adustaCommon BonnetMycena galericulataCommon BonnetMycena galericulataJelly EarAuricularia auricula-judaeJelly EarAuricularia auricula-judaeHawthorn TwigletTubaria dispersaHawthorn TwigletTubaria dispersaBlue RoundheadStropharia caeruleaBlue RoundheadStropharia caeruleaRose RustPhragmidium mucronatumRose RustPhragmidium mucronatumScaly EarthballScleroderma verrucosumScaly EarthballScleroderma verrucosumClustered DomecapLyophyllum decastesClustered DomecapLyophyllum decastesBlueing BracketPostia subcaesiaBlueing BracketPostia subcaesiaViolet Bramble RustPhragmidium violaceumViolet Bramble RustPhragmidium violaceumPsathyrella fuscaPsathyrella fuscaPsathyrella fuscaPsathyrella fuscaCandlesnuff FungusXylaria hypoxylonCandlesnuff FungusXylaria hypoxylonStinking DapperlingLepiota cristataStinking DapperlingLepiota cristataPurple BrittlegillRussula atropurpureaPurple BrittlegillRussula atropurpureaBoeremia hedericolaBoeremia hedericolaBoeremia hedericolaBoeremia hedericolaWrinkled FieldcapAgrocybe rivulosaWrinkled FieldcapAgrocybe rivulosaStereum ramealeStereum ramealeStereum ramealeStereum ramealeGalerina mniophilaGalerina mniophilaGalerina mniophilaGalerina mniophilaTwig ParachuteMarasmiellus ramealisTwig ParachuteMarasmiellus ramealisMagic MushroomPsilocybe semilanceataMagic MushroomPsilocybe semilanceataPhacidium lauriPhacidium lauriPhacidium lauriPhacidium lauriSycamore TarspotRhytisma acerinumSycamore TarspotRhytisma acerinumPurple JellydiscAscocoryne sarcoidesPurple JellydiscAscocoryne sarcoidesSmall StagshornCalocera corneaSmall StagshornCalocera corneaEvents & activities nearby
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