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Places › England › North East › Darlington Getting here
54.53095, -1.53362
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Rock Dove +59 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Rock Dove +59 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Darter, Migrant Hawker, Blue-tailed Damselfly +56 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Common Darter, Migrant Hawker, Blue-tailed Damselfly +56 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Ivy-leaved Toadflax, Herb-Robert, Himalayan Balsam +93 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Ivy-leaved Toadflax, Herb-Robert, Himalayan Balsam +93 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Blackthorn, Henbit Dead-nettle, Ramsons +12 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Teesdale Way (Middleton in Teesdale to Middlesbrough) Walking route ▾
UK long distance footpath from Dufton to Warrenby.
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Alternatives in Teesdale Way (Middleton in Teesdale to Middlesbrough) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Barmpton & Little Ketton Walking route ▾
Named route Ref 2 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Brafferton & Newton Ketton Walking route ▾
Named route Ref 3 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 35 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 14 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 14 National Cycle Network
Show on map Mowden Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Mowden Local cycle route
Show on map National Cycle Route 165 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 165 National Cycle Network
Show on map Darlington Loop Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Loop Local cycle route
Show on map Morton Park Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Morton Local cycle route
Show on map Baydale Beck Cycle Path Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Baydale Local cycle route
Show on map 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
West Park BMX Track Mountain bike route ▾
Faverdale BMX Track Mountain bike route ▾
Photos Haughton Road, Darlington.
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Wildlife to spot
13,500 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 13,500 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 35 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Rock Dove · Herring Gull · Magpie · Blackbird +30
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Tit Parus major2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Feral Cat · Grey Squirrel
Feral Cat Felis catus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Common Darter · Migrant Hawker · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird +13
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025 Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2025 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Brown Hawker Spear Thistle · Hornbeam · Ash · Silver Birch · Blackthorn +2
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare Hornbeam Carpinus betulus Ash Fraxinus excelsior Silver Birch Betula pendula Blackthorn Prunus spinosa Snowberry Symphoricarpos albus Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 13,500 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 35 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Rock Dove · Herring Gull · Magpie · Blackbird +30
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Tit Parus major2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Feral Cat · Grey Squirrel
Feral Cat Felis catus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Common Darter · Migrant Hawker · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird +13
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025 Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2025 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Brown Hawker Spear Thistle · Hornbeam · Ash · Silver Birch · Blackthorn +2
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare Hornbeam Carpinus betulus Ash Fraxinus excelsior Silver Birch Betula pendula Blackthorn Prunus spinosa Snowberry Symphoricarpos albus Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Aeshna grandis2025
Aeshna grandis2025
Scathophaga Scathophaga
Scathophaga Scathophaga
Eudasyphora cyanella Eudasyphora cyanella
Eudasyphora cyanella Eudasyphora cyanella
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Culiseta annulata Culiseta annulata
Culiseta annulata Culiseta annulata
Brown Marmorated Stink Bug Halyomorpha halys2025
Brown Marmorated Stink Bug Halyomorpha halys2025
Pemphigus (Pemphigus) spyrothecae Pemphigus (Pemphigus) spyrothecae2025
Pemphigus (Pemphigus) spyrothecae Pemphigus (Pemphigus) spyrothecae2025
Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa2025
Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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