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Turret 41A (Caw Gap)

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📷 Sandy Gerrard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsFungi
Public accessDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

54.99581, -2.43049

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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

  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Swallow, Starling, Blackbird +88 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Swallow, Starling, Blackbird +88 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Ramalina fastigiata, Ramalina farinacea, Lecanora chlarotera s. lat. +10 more · last seen 2015; Fungi — Ramalina fastigiata, Ramalina farinacea, Lecanora chlarotera s. lat. +10 more · last seen 2015

Varies

Heritage

Historic site with public access

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Andreaea rupestris var. rupestris, Sphagnum palustre var. palustre, Springy Turf-moss +90 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Andreaea rupestris var. rupestris, Sphagnum palustre var. palustre, Springy Turf-moss +90 more · last seen 2024

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Green-veined White, Ringlet +54 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Green-veined White, Ringlet +54 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 11 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
Roman Military Waypublic footpath · 16 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 16 mSurface dirtPath type: footway
Roman Military Waypublic footpath · 1.5 km
Public pathpublic footpathLength 1.5 kmSurface dirtPath type: path
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Cycling

38 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

Turret 41a on Hadrian's Wall at Caw Gap

📷 Sandy Gerrard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Turret 41a on Hadrian's Wall at Caw Gap

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Memorial ParkUrban park3.6 km→✦Vindolanda FortHistoric site4.4 km→🌱Coronation ParkUrban park3.4 km→🌱Eden's LawnUrban park3.5 km→✦Milestone House Roman temporary camp and section of the Stanegate Roman roadHistoric site800 m→✦Frontiers of the Roman Empire (Hadrian's Wall)Historic site1 km→

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