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The vallum between the road to Steel Rigg car park and the road in Caw Gap in wall miles 39, 40 and 41

14 ha

📷 Mike Quinn · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsFungi
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome14 ha

Getting here

54.99503, -2.41003

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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
  • 🍄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

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingParking· Paid

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Wigeon, Shoveler, Black-tailed Godwit +78 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Wigeon, Shoveler, Black-tailed Godwit +78 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Scarlet Waxcap, Meadow Waxcap, Blackening Waxcap +40 more · last seen 2020; Fungi — Scarlet Waxcap, Meadow Waxcap, Blackening Waxcap +40 more · last seen 2020

Varies

Heritage

Historic site with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Broad Centurion, Common Carder Bee +13 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Yarrow, Heather, Heath Star Moss +50 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Yarrow, Heather, Heath Star Moss +50 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 27 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Pennine Way (Middleton in Teesdale to Kirk Yetholm)Walking route
Named routeNational walking route
South Tyne TrailWalking route37 km
Named routeLength 37 kmRegional walking route
Steel Rigg & Hadrians Wall WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Vindolanda & Hadrian's Wall TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Riever Trails: The Sill CircularWalking route
Named routeRound trip
Roman Military Waypublic footpath · 405 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 405 mSurface dirtPath type: footway
Military Waypublic footpath · 63 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 63 mSurface grassPath type: footway
Military Waypublic footpath · 44 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 44 mSurface grassPath type: footway
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Cycling

40 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Pennine CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
Hadrian's CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 72National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route104 m
Named routeRef 68Length 104 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route115 m
Named routeRef 68Length 115 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route224 m
Named routeRef 72Length 224 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route352 m
Named routeRef 68Length 352 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
South Tyne TrailMountain bike route37 km
Named routeLength 37 kmRegional cycle route
Riever Trails: The Sill CircularMountain bike route
Named routeRound trip
Great North Trail (North Pennines and Kielder Forest)Mountain bike route123.9 km
Named routeLength 123.9 kmNational Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Farmland east of Shield on the Wall

📷 Mike Quinn · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Farmland east of Shield on the Wall

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Vindolanda FortHistoric site3.1 km→🌱Memorial ParkUrban park4.4 km→🌱Coronation ParkUrban park4.2 km→🌱Eden's LawnUrban park4.3 km→✦Frontiers of the Roman Empire (Hadrian's Wall)Historic site1.3 km→✦Milestone House Roman temporary camp and section of the Stanegate Roman roadHistoric site1.7 km→

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