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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🐶Dogs
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome13 ha
Getting here
54.50970, -1.54619
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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
- 🐕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
- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- 🐕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
Best for
6 activities🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Nature reserve
Dogs allowed — nature reserve
🍂Seasonal nature
Good match
Nature reserve — seasonal wildlife and habitats
🧺Picnic day out
Moderate match
Nature reserve — public outdoor space
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 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
Alternatives in Teesdale Way (Middleton in Teesdale to Middlesbrough)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
39 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 14Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 14National Cycle Network
Mowden Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef MowdenLocal cycle route
National Cycle Route 165Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 165National Cycle Network
Darlington LoopCycling route▾
Named routeRef LoopLocal cycle route
Morton Park Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef MortonLocal cycle route
Baydale Beck Cycle PathCycling route▾
Named routeRef BaydaleLocal cycle route
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
West Park BMX TrackMountain bike route▾
Faverdale BMX TrackMountain bike route▾
Photos
22 photos from nearby open sources
✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
9,612 records from NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
9,612 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds36 species
autumnwinter
2026Woodpigeon · Mallard · Rock Dove · Magpie · Moorhen
+31 more speciesHide species list
All 36 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Great TitParus major2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- CootFulica atra
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
- Rose-coloured StarlingPastor roseus2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Daubenton's Bat · Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle · Rabbit · Grey Squirrel
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2026Common Toad
Common Darter · Migrant Hawker · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Brown Hawker · Scathophaga stercoraria
+11 more speciesHide species list
All 16 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2025
- Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2025
- Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2025
- Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
🌿Plants21 species
autumnwinter
2026Yew · Giant Hogweed · Hogweed · Daisy · Hart's-Tongue
+16 more speciesHide species list
All 21 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- YewTaxus baccata
- Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum2025
- HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
- DaisyBellis perennis
- Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2025
- Ivy-leaved Toadflax
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
9,612 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds36 species
autumnwinter
2026Woodpigeon · Mallard · Rock Dove · Magpie · Moorhen
+31 more speciesHide species list
All 36 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Great TitParus major2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- CootFulica atra
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
- Rose-coloured StarlingPastor roseus2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Daubenton's Bat · Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle · Rabbit · Grey Squirrel
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2026Common Toad
Common Darter · Migrant Hawker · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Brown Hawker · Scathophaga stercoraria
+11 more speciesHide species list
All 16 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2025
- Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2025
- Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2025
- Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
🌿Plants21 species
autumnwinter
2026Yew · Giant Hogweed · Hogweed · Daisy · Hart's-Tongue
+16 more speciesHide species list
All 21 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- YewTaxus baccata
- Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum2025
- HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
- DaisyBellis perennis
- Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2025
- Ivy-leaved Toadflax
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Southern Hawker
Southern Hawker
Aeshna cyanea2025
Aeshna cyanea2025
ScathophagaScathophagaScathophagaScathophagaEudasyphora cyanellaEudasyphora cyanellaEudasyphora cyanellaEudasyphora cyanellaEristalis tenaxEristalis tenaxEristalis tenaxEristalis tenaxAgonumAgonum2025AgonumAgonum2025Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025Pemphigus (Pemphigus) spyrothecaePemphigus (Pemphigus) spyrothecae2025Pemphigus (Pemphigus) spyrothecaePemphigus (Pemphigus) spyrothecae20257-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata20257-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025Black DarterSympetrum danae2025Black DarterSympetrum danae2025Cymbalaria muralis2025
Cymbalaria muralis2025
Red ValerianCentranthus ruber2025Red ValerianCentranthus ruber2025Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2025Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2025Red CampionSilene dioica2025Red CampionSilene dioica2025White Dead-nettleLamium album2025White Dead-nettleLamium album2025Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes2025Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes2025Colorado SprucePicea pungens2025Colorado SprucePicea pungens2025Scots PinePinus sylvestris2025Scots PinePinus sylvestris2025Boston-ivyParthenocissus tricuspidata2025Boston-ivyParthenocissus tricuspidata2025GorseUlex europaeus2025GorseUlex europaeus2025AspenPopulus tremula2025AspenPopulus tremula2025YarrowAchillea millefolium2025YarrowAchillea millefolium2025Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria2025Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria2025Guelder-roseViburnum opulus2025Guelder-roseViburnum opulus2025Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca2025Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca2025Large BindweedCalystegia silvatica2025Large BindweedCalystegia silvatica2025