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54.54727, -1.51362
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 61+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird 🌿 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
🐦 61+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird 🌿 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 🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, House Sparrow +58 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, House Sparrow +58 more · last seen 2026
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🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Hogweed, Himalayan Balsam, Ramsons +38 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Hogweed, Himalayan Balsam, Ramsons +38 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Hogweed, Ramsons, White Dead-nettle +9 more foraging species
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Darter, Migrant Hawker, Banded Demoiselle +32 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Darter, Migrant Hawker, Banded Demoiselle +32 more · last seen 2025
Free
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 30 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 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 Great North Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 725 National Cycle Network
Show on map 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
West Park BMX Track Mountain bike route ▾
Faverdale BMX Track Mountain bike route ▾
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Wildlife to spot
10,500 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 10,500 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · House Sparrow · Starling · Rock Dove · Blue Tit +29
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Migrant Hawker · Common Darter · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Emerald Damselfly · Brown Hawker +5
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum Ramsons
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 10,500 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · House Sparrow · Starling · Rock Dove · Blue Tit +29
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Migrant Hawker · Common Darter · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Emerald Damselfly · Brown Hawker +5
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum Ramsons
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens 