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St Aidan's Chapel

📷 Oliver Dixon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

54.99646, -2.03084

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦79+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Woodpigeon
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Dunnock +76 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Dunnock +76 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects; Insects — Peacock, Red Admiral, Western Honey Bee +12 more · last seen 2022

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Creeping Feather-moss, Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss, Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme +42 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Creeping Feather-moss, Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss, Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme +42 more · last seen 2024

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Way of LightWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Historic Fortifications TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Historic Dilston TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Hadrian's Wall PathWalking route134.5 km
Named routeLength 134.5 kmNational walking route
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Cycling

11 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Hadrian's CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 72National Cycle Network
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
Main RouteCycling route20 m
Named routeRef 72Length 20 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route723 m
Named routeRef 72Length 723 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route11 m
Named routeRef 72Length 11 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

St Aidan's Chapel, Stagshaw

📷 Oliver Dixon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

St Aidan's Chapel, Stagshaw

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🌱Tyne Green Country ParkUrban park4.8 km→✦Hadrian's Wall and vallum between Sunnybrae at Halton Shields and Haltonchesters Roman fort in wall miles 20 and 21Historic site3.1 km→🌱Tyne Green Country ParkUrban park4.8 km→✦Hadrian's Wall and vallum between the Fence Burn and the track to Portgate Cottage in wall miles 21 and 22Historic site1.9 km→✦Aydon Castle medieval hall, fortified manor and eighteenth century farm buildingsHistoric site2.1 km→✦Aydon CastleHistoric site2.1 km→

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