Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
54.46899, -1.45542
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦47+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for House Sparrow and Blue Tit
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦47+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for House Sparrow and Blue Tit
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — House Sparrow, Blue Tit, Tree Sparrow +44 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — House Sparrow, Blue Tit, Tree Sparrow +44 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Green-veined White, Orange-tip, Peacock +124 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Giant Hogweed, Bluebell, Garlic Mustard +77 more · last seen 2023
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
⛪Churchyard walks
Good match
Churchyard or religious grounds — wildlife sanctuary and quiet reflection
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Teesdale Way (Middleton in Teesdale to Middlesbrough)Walking route▾
UK long distance footpath from Dufton to Warrenby.
Named routeRegional walking route
Alternatives in Teesdale Way (Middleton in Teesdale to Middlesbrough)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
21 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Route 165Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 165National Cycle Network
Darlington LoopCycling route▾
Named routeRef LoopLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route1.5 km▾
Named routeRef 165Length 1.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route313 m▾
Named routeRef 165Length 313 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.2 km▾
Named routeRef 165Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route370 m▾
Named routeRef 165Length 370 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
6 public paths nearby
Public paths
Girsby Bridgebridleway · 78 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 78 mPath type: service
Photos
All Saints Church, Girsby
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Wildlife to spot
2,178 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
2,178 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds38 species
winterspring
2026▾
House Sparrow · Blue Tit · Great Tit · Dunnock · Blackbird +33
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2023
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2023
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2023
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
- JayGarrulus glandarius2023
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2023
- GoosanderMergus merganser2023
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2023
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
- JackdawColoeus monedula2023
- NuthatchSitta europaea2023
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- SwallowHirundo rustica2023
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2023
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2023
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2023
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2023
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2022
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2022
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2022
Mole · Brown Hare · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer
- MoleTalpa europaea2023
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2023
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2023
Volucella bombylans subsp. plumata · Helophilus pendulus · Xylota segnis · Cantharis nigricans · Eristalis tenax +3
- Volucella bombylans subsp. plumataVolucella bombylans subsp. plumata
- Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
- Xylota segnisXylota segnis
- Cantharis nigricansCantharis nigricans
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens
- Xylota sylvarum
Giant Hogweed
- Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,178 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds38 species
winterspring
2026▾
House Sparrow · Blue Tit · Great Tit · Dunnock · Blackbird +33
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2023
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2023
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2023
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
- JayGarrulus glandarius2023
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2023
- GoosanderMergus merganser2023
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2023
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
- JackdawColoeus monedula2023
- NuthatchSitta europaea2023
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- SwallowHirundo rustica2023
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2023
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2023
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2023
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2023
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2022
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2022
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2022
Mole · Brown Hare · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer
- MoleTalpa europaea2023
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2023
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2023
Volucella bombylans subsp. plumata · Helophilus pendulus · Xylota segnis · Cantharis nigricans · Eristalis tenax +3
- Volucella bombylans subsp. plumataVolucella bombylans subsp. plumata
- Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
- Xylota segnisXylota segnis
- Cantharis nigricansCantharis nigricans
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens
- Xylota sylvarum
Giant Hogweed
- Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Xylota sylvarum
Xylota sylvarum
Yellow Meadow AntLasius flavus2023Yellow Meadow AntLasius flavus2023