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Willimontswyke (uninhabited portions)

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📷 Oliver Dixon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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BirdsHeritageWildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

54.96676, -2.35965

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦77+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Oystercatcher and Chaffinch
  • ✦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

Good to know

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

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Oystercatcher, Chaffinch, Blackbird +74 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Grade I listed building: WILLIMONTSWICK GATEHOUSE AND ADJACENT RANGES; Historic site with public access

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Oystercatcher, Chaffinch, Blackbird +74 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Porpidia tuberculosa, Peltigera hymenina, Netted Shield Lichen +16 more · last seen 2015

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Early Bumblebee, Tree Bumblebee +38 more · last seen 2023

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Great Wood-rush, Great Burnet, Mountain Pansy +22 more · last seen 2021

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 1 public path 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
Riever Trails: The Sill CircularWalking route
Named routeRound trip
Hadrian's Wall PathWalking route134.5 km
Named routeLength 134.5 kmNational walking route
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Cycling

15 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 route224 m
Named routeRef 72Length 224 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route20 m
Named routeRef 72Length 20 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route7.8 km
Named routeRef 68Length 7.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.9 km
Named routeRef 72Length 1.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Riever Trails: The Sill CircularMountain bike route
Named routeRound trip
🐴

Horse riding

3 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

The gatehouse of Willimoteswick Bastle

📷 Oliver Dixon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

The gatehouse of Willimoteswick Bastle

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Vindolanda FortHistoric site2.7 km→✦Vindolanda (Chesterholm) Roman forts, civil settlement and cemeteries, adjacent length of the Stanegate Roman road and two milestonesHistoric site2.8 km→✦Frontiers of the Roman Empire (Hadrian's Wall)Historic site4.8 km→🌱Redburn ParkUrban park1 km→🌱Redburn ParkUrban park1 km→✦The vallum and a British settlement between the field boundary west of turret 37a and the road to Steel Rigg car park, in wall miles 37, 38 and 39Historic site3.8 km→