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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

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
  • 🚴Start cycling visits early on summer days — trails are best before the heat builds via Hadrian's Cycleway
  • Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around

Good to know

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

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Tree Sparrow, Blue Tit, Great Tit +59 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Tree Sparrow, Blue Tit, Great Tit +59 more · last seen 2025

Free

Cycling

Named cycling route nearby: Hadrian's Cycleway

Varies

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Saldula palustris, Saldula orthochila, Chartoscirta elegantula +11 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Saldula palustris, Saldula orthochila, Chartoscirta elegantula +11 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Creeping Willow, Common Spotted-orchid · last seen 2023; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Creeping Willow, Common Spotted-orchid · last seen 2023

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Hadrian's Wall PathWalking route134.5 km
Named routeLength 134.5 kmNational walking route
🚴

Cycling

11 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Hadrian's CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 72National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route321 m
Named routeRef 72Length 321 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route3.3 km
Named routeRef 72Length 3.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.7 km
Named routeRef 72Length 1.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route808 m
Named routeRef 72Length 808 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.6 km
Named routeRef 72Length 2.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

River Wampool from Whitrigg Bridge

River Wampool from Whitrigg Bridge

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