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Albert Park

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

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54.56477, -1.23470

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦44+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Woodpigeon
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦44+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Woodpigeon
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingParking· FreePlayground

Best for

10 activities

Bird watching

Strong match

Birds — Herring Gull, Woodpigeon, Goldfinch +41 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Herring Gull, Woodpigeon, Goldfinch +41 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Birds — Herring Gull, Woodpigeon, Goldfinch +41 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground; Urban park — family destination

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Cycling

Good match

Named cycling route nearby: The White Rose Cycle Route

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

7 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

Tees LinkWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Marton West BeckWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

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Cycling

103 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 14Cycling route

Named routeRef 14National Cycle Network

Teesside Park AccessCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Saltholm Cycle PathCycling route

Named routeRef SaltholmLocal cycle route

EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 5Cycling route

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route

The White Rose Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeRef 65National Cycle Network

RCN Regional Route 54Cycling route

Named routeRef 54Regional cycle route

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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Thornaby BMX TrackMountain bike route

Named route

Wildlife to spot

5,339 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

5,339 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds44 species

summer

2026

Herring Gull · Woodpigeon · Goldfinch · Dunnock · Carrion Crow +39

Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
DunnockPrunella modularis
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
SwiftApus apus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Great TitParus major2025
Common GuillemotUria aalge2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Common TernSterna hirundo2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
CootFulica atra2025

🐝

Insects3 species

summer

2025

Field Grasshopper · Trixa conspersa · Red-legged Shieldbug

Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
Trixa conspersaTrixa conspersa
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes

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Plants4 species

summer

2025

Giant Hogweed · Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Carline Thistle · Common Reed

Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum
Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
Carline ThistleCarlina vulgaris
Common ReedPhragmites australis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

5,339 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds44 species

summer

2026

Herring Gull · Woodpigeon · Goldfinch · Dunnock · Carrion Crow +39

Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
DunnockPrunella modularis
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
SwiftApus apus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Great TitParus major2025
Common GuillemotUria aalge2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Common TernSterna hirundo2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
CootFulica atra2025

🐝

Insects3 species

summer

2025

Field Grasshopper · Trixa conspersa · Red-legged Shieldbug

Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
Trixa conspersaTrixa conspersa
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes

🌿

Plants4 species

summer

2025

Giant Hogweed · Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Carline Thistle · Common Reed

Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum
Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
Carline ThistleCarlina vulgaris
Common ReedPhragmites australis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 DS Pugh · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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