Conservation work has been completed on a 0.5-mile (0.8km) section of Hadrian's Wall near Haltwhistle, Northumberland, to remove it from English Heritage's Heritage At Risk Register.

The £250,000 scheme, which started in April 2008 as part of the government-funded Environmental Stewardship initiative, was carried out in partnership between Natural England, English Heritage, Hadrian's Wall Heritage, the Northumberland National Park and the owners of the site. Work has included the reconstruction of a dry stone wall built on top of the Roman remains during the 1890s to enclose animals in adjacent fields, while also ensuring that the structure is capable of withstanding the effects of the weather.

Rob Aubrook, Natural England's regional director for North East England said: "As well as protecting the precious Roman remains at Great Chesters, the restoration of the dry stone wall will improve conditions for the unusual wild flowers that grow in the fields alongside this stretch of Hadrian's Wall."