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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome6 ha
Getting here
54.56445, -1.36086
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
Best for
8 activities🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Nature reserve
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground
Dogs allowed — nature reserve
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Teesdale Way (Middleton in Teesdale to Middlesbrough)Walking route▾
UK long distance footpath from Dufton to Warrenby.
Named routeRegional walking route
Thornaby Trail LoopWalking route▾
Named routeRef Thornaby TrailRound tripLocal walking route
Thornaby Trail ConnectionsWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
102 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 14Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 14National Cycle Network
Teesside Park AccessCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 5Cycling route▾
Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
8 Bridges Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef 8 BridgesLocal cycle route
Portrack & Haverton Hill Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef PortrackLocal cycle route
Yarm - Preston ParkCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Thornaby BMX TrackMountain bike route▾
Photos
18 photos from nearby open sources
✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
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Wildlife to spot
16,781 records from NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
16,781 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds29 species
springsummerautumn
2025Blackbird · Dunnock · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · House Sparrow
+24 more speciesHide species list
All 29 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Great TitParus major
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MagpiePica pica
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Small Red-eyed Damselfly · Common Blue Damselfly · Emperor Dragonfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Brown Hawker
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All 16 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Small Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma viridulum
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
- Brown HawkerAeshna grandis
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
Bramble · Hawthorn · Wood Dock · Wood Avens · Common Nettle
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All 76 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- BrambleRubus fruticosus
- HawthornCrataegus monogyna
- Wood DockRumex sanguineus
- Wood AvensGeum urbanum
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius
- Fox-and-cubs
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
16,781 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds29 species
springsummerautumn
2025Blackbird · Dunnock · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · House Sparrow
+24 more speciesHide species list
All 29 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Great TitParus major
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MagpiePica pica
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Small Red-eyed Damselfly · Common Blue Damselfly · Emperor Dragonfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Brown Hawker
+11 more speciesHide species list
All 16 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Small Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma viridulum
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
- Brown HawkerAeshna grandis
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
Bramble · Hawthorn · Wood Dock · Wood Avens · Common Nettle
+71 more speciesHide species list
All 76 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- BrambleRubus fruticosus
- HawthornCrataegus monogyna
- Wood DockRumex sanguineus
- Wood AvensGeum urbanum
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius
- Fox-and-cubs
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Pilosella aurantiaca
Pilosella aurantiaca
Tufted VetchVicia craccaTufted VetchVicia craccaPendulous SedgeCarex pendulaPendulous SedgeCarex pendulaRosa caninaRosa caninaRosa caninaRosa caninaDotted LoosestrifeLysimachia punctataDotted LoosestrifeLysimachia punctataCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumGreat BurnetSanguisorba officinalisGreat BurnetSanguisorba officinalisYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusGorseUlex europaeusGorseUlex europaeusGoat WillowSalix capreaGoat WillowSalix capreaSoft-rushJuncus effususSoft-rushJuncus effususTall FescueSchedonorus arundinaceusTall FescueSchedonorus arundinaceusCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensColtsfootTussilago farfaraColtsfootTussilago farfaraHollyIlex aquifoliumHollyIlex aquifoliumRed CloverTrifolium pratenseRed CloverTrifolium pratenseBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraCreeping BentAgrostis stoloniferaCreeping BentAgrostis stoloniferaCrack-willowSalix alba x euxina = S. x fragilisCrack-willowSalix alba x euxina = S. x fragilisGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareTimothyPhleum pratenseTimothyPhleum pratenseMalus sylvestrisMalus sylvestrisMalus sylvestrisMalus sylvestrisFalse Fox-sedgeCarex otrubaeFalse Fox-sedgeCarex otrubaeCurled DockRumex crispusCurled DockRumex crispusBittersweetSolanum dulcamaraBittersweetSolanum dulcamaraBlackthornPrunus spinosaBlackthornPrunus spinosaSweet-GrassGlyceriaSweet-GrassGlyceriaCuckooflowerCardamine pratensisCuckooflowerCardamine pratensisWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseYellow IrisIris pseudacorusYellow IrisIris pseudacorusAmphibious BistortPersicaria amphibiaAmphibious BistortPersicaria amphibiaAshFraxinus excelsiorAshFraxinus excelsiorHairy SedgeCarex hirtaHairy SedgeCarex hirtaPepper-saxifrageSilaum silausPepper-saxifrageSilaum silausRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataNorway SprucePicea abiesNorway SprucePicea abiesWillowherbEpilobiumWillowherbEpilobiumDove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molleDove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molleMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisDandelionTaraxacumDandelionTaraxacumGreater StitchwortStellaria holosteaGreater StitchwortStellaria holosteaIvyHedera helixIvyHedera helixCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisCock's-footDactylis glomerataCock's-footDactylis glomerataBush VetchVicia sepiumBush VetchVicia sepiumMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaWild CherryPrunus aviumWild CherryPrunus aviumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisCommon SorrelRumex acetosaCommon SorrelRumex acetosaCreeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansCreeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineFestuca rubraFestuca rubraFestuca rubraFestuca rubraSpurge-laurelDaphne laureolaSpurge-laurelDaphne laureolaWater HorsetailEquisetum fluviatileWater HorsetailEquisetum fluviatileHard Shield-fernPolystichum aculeatumHard Shield-fernPolystichum aculeatumHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumNipplewortLapsana communisNipplewortLapsana communisHedge BedstrawGalium albumHedge BedstrawGalium albumMusk-mallowMalva moschataMusk-mallowMalva moschataHeath-grassDanthonia decumbensHeath-grassDanthonia decumbensMeadow BarleyHordeum secalinumMeadow BarleyHordeum secalinumBurnet-saxifragePimpinella saxifragaBurnet-saxifragePimpinella saxifragaGreen AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirensGreen AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirensWater AvensGeum rivaleWater AvensGeum rivale