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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome28 ha
Getting here
54.59638, -1.40435
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦58+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wigeon and Pochard
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 248m away
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦58+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wigeon and Pochard
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 248m away
Best for
8 activities🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Wigeon, Pochard, Blue Tit +55 more · last seen 2025
Birds — Wigeon, Pochard, Blue Tit +55 more · last seen 2025; Lowland meadows priority habitat
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Speckled Wood, Ringlet +33 more · last seen 2025; Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Meadowsweet, Bush Vetch, Ribwort Plantain +90 more · last seen 2024
Dogs allowed with public access
🛝Family friendly
Good match
Urban park — family destination
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km53 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 14Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 14National Cycle Network
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 5Cycling route▾
Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
Stockton - Preston ParkCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
West Stockton - TownCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
NCN 1 Tees to TyneCycling route▾
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route33 m▾
Named routeRef 14Length 33 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Photos
15 photos from nearby open sources
Minor road south of Whitton
Photos
Minor road south of Whitton
✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
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