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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › North East › Northumberland Getting here
55.02056, -2.09981
Open directionsv 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 🥾 Walking is best here in early morning in summer — quiet trails and good light before the heat — Hadrian's Wall Path passes nearby 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🥾 Walking is best here in early morning in summer — quiet trails and good light before the heat — Hadrian's Wall Path passes nearby 🐕 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🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Chiffchaff, Robin +56 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Chiffchaff, Robin +56 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Carder Bee, Speckled Wood, Bumblebee +145 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Carder Bee, Speckled Wood, Bumblebee +145 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Field Forget-me-not, Common Spotted-orchid, Broad-leaved Helleborine +18 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Field Forget-me-not, Common Spotted-orchid, Broad-leaved Helleborine +18 more · last seen 2025
Free
Named hiking route nearby: Hadrian's Wall Path
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Way of Light Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Historic Fortifications Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Historic Dilston Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Hadrian's Wall Path Walking route 134.5 km ▾
Named route Length 134.5 km National walking route
Show on map 22 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Hadrian's Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 72 National Cycle Network
Show on map Reivers' Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 10 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Byway (County Durham and Northumberland) Cycling route ▾
The National Byway route through County Durham and Northumberland
Named route Ref NB Regional cycle route
Show on map National Byway Hexham Loop Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref NB Regional cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 20 m ▾
Named route Ref 72 Length 20 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 452 m ▾
Named route Ref 72 Length 452 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Photos Heavenfield, St. Oswald's Church: The nave
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Wildlife to spot
4,714 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 4,714 records · National Biodiversity Network Blue Tit · Robin · Goldcrest · Chiffchaff · Wren +36
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater Great Tit Parus major2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Nuthatch Sitta europaea Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Barn Owl Tyto alba House Martin Delichon urbicum Swallow Hirundo rustica Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus2024 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis2024 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Willow Tit Poecile montanus2024 Siskin Spinus spinus2024 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 🐝 Insects 8 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Bumblebee · Common Carder Bee · Syrphus · Syrphus torvus · Hill Cuckoo Bee +3
Bumblebee Bombus2024 Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2024 Syrphus Syrphus Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus Hill Cuckoo Bee Bombus rupestris2024 Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum Field Forget-me-not
Field Forget-me-not Myosotis arvensis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 4,714 records · National Biodiversity Network Blue Tit · Robin · Goldcrest · Chiffchaff · Wren +36
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater Great Tit Parus major2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Nuthatch Sitta europaea Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Barn Owl Tyto alba House Martin Delichon urbicum Swallow Hirundo rustica Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus2024 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis2024 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Willow Tit Poecile montanus2024 Siskin Spinus spinus2024 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 🐝 Insects 8 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Bumblebee · Common Carder Bee · Syrphus · Syrphus torvus · Hill Cuckoo Bee +3
Bumblebee Bombus2024 Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2024 Syrphus Syrphus Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus Hill Cuckoo Bee Bombus rupestris2024 Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum Field Forget-me-not
Field Forget-me-not Myosotis arvensis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers Bombus lucorum/terrestris2024
White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers Bombus lucorum/terrestris2024
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2024
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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