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Turret 34A (Grindon West)

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📷 Sandy Gerrard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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55.02807, -2.29438

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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
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🐕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
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

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🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site with public access

Free

Bird watching

Strong match

Birds — Mute Swan, Raven, Starling +46 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mute Swan, Raven, Starling +46 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Wild Thyme, Marsh Cinquefoil, Water Horsetail +55 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Wild Thyme, Marsh Cinquefoil, Water Horsetail +55 more · last seen 2024

Free

Hiking

Good match

Named hiking route nearby: Hadrian's Wall Path

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Pennine Way (Middleton in Teesdale to Kirk Yetholm)Walking route

Named routeNational walking route

Steel Rigg & Hadrians Wall WalkWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Vindolanda & Hadrian's Wall TrailWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Hadrian's Wall PathWalking route134.5 km

Named routeLength 134.5 kmNational walking route

🚴

Cycling

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Pennine CyclewayCycling route

Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network

Hadrian's CyclewayCycling route

Named routeRef 72National 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 route567 m

Named routeRef 72Length 567 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route5 km

Named routeRef 72Length 5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route10.5 km

Named routeRef 72Length 10.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

🚵

Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Stonehaugh TrailMountain bike route

Named routeRound trip

Wildlife to spot

2,015 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

2,015 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds49 species

summerautumn

2025

Mute Swan · Raven · Starling · Barn Owl · Goldfinch +44

Mute SwanCygnus olor
RavenCorvus corax
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Barn OwlTyto alba
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
House MartinDelichon urbicum
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
SwallowHirundo rustica
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
SnipeGallinago gallinago
RobinErithacus rubecula
SiskinSpinus spinus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2024
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2024
Great TitParus major2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
RookCorvus frugilegus2024
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
Rock DoveColumba livia2024
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
SwiftApus apus2024
Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
CurlewNumenius arquata2024
JackdawColoeus monedula2024

🦌

Mammals3 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Roe Deer · Rabbit · Hedgehog

Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus

🦎

Reptiles1 species

summer

2024

Adder

AdderVipera berus

🐸

Amphibians1 species

autumn

2025

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects2 species

summerautumn

2025

Common Blue Damselfly · Eristalis arbustorum

Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
Eristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorum2024

🌿

Plants58 species

summerautumn

2024

Wild Thyme · Marsh Cinquefoil · Water Horsetail · Bottle Sedge · Marsh Valerian +53

Wild ThymeThymus drucei
Marsh CinquefoilComarum palustre
Water HorsetailEquisetum fluviatile
Bottle SedgeCarex rostrata
Marsh ValerianValeriana dioica
Salad BurnetPoterium sanguisorba
Creeping WillowSalix repens
CranberryVaccinium oxycoccos
Bog PondweedPotamogeton polygonifolius
Small ScabiousScabiosa columbaria
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria
Hoary PlantainPlantago media
Quaking-grassBriza media
Lady's BedstrawGalium verum
Common MilkwortPolygala vulgaris
Spring-sedgeCarex caryophyllea
Common Rock-roseHelianthemum nummularium
Marsh ArrowgrassTriglochin palustris
Flea SedgeCarex pulicaris
Common ButterwortPinguicula vulgaris
Hare's-tail CottongrassEriophorum vaginatum
Greater Tussock-sedgeCarex paniculata
Heath MilkwortPolygala serpyllifolia
Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis
Wood SageTeucrium scorodonia
SneezewortAchillea ptarmica
Fen BedstrawGalium uliginosum
Burnet-saxifragePimpinella saxifraga
Water AvensGeum rivale
Marsh VioletViola palustris
Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria
Common SmoothcapAtrichum undulatum
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
Marsh PennywortHydrocotyle vulgaris
Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella
RedshankPersicaria maculosa
Heath SpeedwellVeronica officinalis
Heath-grassDanthonia decumbens
Downy OatAvenula pubescens
Carnation SedgeCarex panicea
Brown SedgeCarex disticha
White SedgeCarex canescens
Mat-grassNardus stricta
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum
Common CottongrassEriophorum angustifolium
Tawny SedgeCarex hostiana
Bitter-vetchLathyrus linifolius
Barren StrawberryPotentilla sterilis
TormentilPotentilla erecta
Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus
Wood AvensGeum urbanum
Glaucous SedgeCarex flacca
Marsh HorsetailEquisetum palustre
HarebellCampanula rotundifolia
Slender St John's-wortHypericum pulchrum
LousewortPedicularis sylvatica
Lesser SpearwortRanunculus flammula
Bog AsphodelNarthecium ossifragum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

2,015 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds49 species

summerautumn

2025

Mute Swan · Raven · Starling · Barn Owl · Goldfinch +44

Mute SwanCygnus olor
RavenCorvus corax
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Barn OwlTyto alba
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
House MartinDelichon urbicum
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
SwallowHirundo rustica
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
SnipeGallinago gallinago
RobinErithacus rubecula
SiskinSpinus spinus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2024
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2024
Great TitParus major2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
RookCorvus frugilegus2024
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
Rock DoveColumba livia2024
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
SwiftApus apus2024
Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
CurlewNumenius arquata2024
JackdawColoeus monedula2024

🦌

Mammals3 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Roe Deer · Rabbit · Hedgehog

Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus

🦎

Reptiles1 species

summer

2024

Adder

AdderVipera berus

🐸

Amphibians1 species

autumn

2025

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects2 species

summerautumn

2025

Common Blue Damselfly · Eristalis arbustorum

Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
Eristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorum2024

🌿

Plants58 species

summerautumn

2024

Wild Thyme · Marsh Cinquefoil · Water Horsetail · Bottle Sedge · Marsh Valerian +53

Wild ThymeThymus drucei
Marsh CinquefoilComarum palustre
Water HorsetailEquisetum fluviatile
Bottle SedgeCarex rostrata
Marsh ValerianValeriana dioica
Salad BurnetPoterium sanguisorba
Creeping WillowSalix repens
CranberryVaccinium oxycoccos
Bog PondweedPotamogeton polygonifolius
Small ScabiousScabiosa columbaria
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria
Hoary PlantainPlantago media
Quaking-grassBriza media
Lady's BedstrawGalium verum
Common MilkwortPolygala vulgaris
Spring-sedgeCarex caryophyllea
Common Rock-roseHelianthemum nummularium
Marsh ArrowgrassTriglochin palustris
Flea SedgeCarex pulicaris
Common ButterwortPinguicula vulgaris
Hare's-tail CottongrassEriophorum vaginatum
Greater Tussock-sedgeCarex paniculata
Heath MilkwortPolygala serpyllifolia
Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis
Wood SageTeucrium scorodonia
SneezewortAchillea ptarmica
Fen BedstrawGalium uliginosum
Burnet-saxifragePimpinella saxifraga
Water AvensGeum rivale
Marsh VioletViola palustris
Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria
Common SmoothcapAtrichum undulatum
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
Marsh PennywortHydrocotyle vulgaris
Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella
RedshankPersicaria maculosa
Heath SpeedwellVeronica officinalis
Heath-grassDanthonia decumbens
Downy OatAvenula pubescens
Carnation SedgeCarex panicea
Brown SedgeCarex disticha
White SedgeCarex canescens
Mat-grassNardus stricta
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum
Common CottongrassEriophorum angustifolium
Tawny SedgeCarex hostiana
Bitter-vetchLathyrus linifolius
Barren StrawberryPotentilla sterilis
TormentilPotentilla erecta
Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus
Wood AvensGeum urbanum
Glaucous SedgeCarex flacca
Marsh HorsetailEquisetum palustre
HarebellCampanula rotundifolia
Slender St John's-wortHypericum pulchrum
LousewortPedicularis sylvatica
Lesser SpearwortRanunculus flammula
Bog AsphodelNarthecium ossifragum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Sandy Gerrard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Turret 34a at Grindon on Hadrian's Wall

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✦Housesteads fort, section of Wall and vallum between the field boundary west of milecastle 36 and the field boundary west of turret 37a in wall miles 36 and 37Historic site3.1 km→✦Hadrian's Wall and associated features between the boundary east of turret 34a and the field boundary west of milecastle 36 in wall miles 34, 35 and 36Historic site1.2 km→✦Hadrian's Wall and vallum between the field boundary at Brown Dikes and the field boundary east of turret 34a in wall miles 32, 33 and 34Historic site1.3 km→✦Hadrian's Wall and vallum between the field boundary west of Coventina's Well and the field boundary at Brown Dikes in wall miles 31 and 32Historic site3.4 km→✦Carrawburgh Roman fort and Hadrian's Wall and vallum between the field boundary east of the fort and the field boundary west of Coventina's Well in wall mile 31Historic site4.6 km→✦The vallum and early Roman road between the field boundary east of turret 34a and the field boundary west of milecastle 36 in wall miles 34, 35 and 36Historic site1.1 km→

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