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Places › England › North East › Darlington Getting here
54.51801, -1.55321
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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, Robin +54 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +54 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Ivy-leaved Toadflax, Yew, Daisy +184 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Ivy-leaved Toadflax, Yew, Daisy +184 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Red Dead-nettle, White Dead-nettle, Turkey Oak +19 more foraging species
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Brown Hawker, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Azure Damselfly +46 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Brown Hawker, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Azure Damselfly +46 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 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 36 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 Junction of Clifton Road and Henderson Street
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Wildlife to spot
16,850 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 16,850 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 36 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Mallard · Rock Dove · Magpie · Blackbird +31
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Coot Fulica atra Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Rose-coloured Starling Pastor roseus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 🦌 Mammals 7 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle · Daubenton's Bat · Noctule · Rabbit +2
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Daubenton's Bat Myotis daubentonii Noctule Nyctalus noctula Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 13 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Scathophaga · Eudasyphora cyanella · Eristalis tenax · Scathophaga stercoraria · Culiseta annulata +8
Scathophaga Scathophaga Eudasyphora cyanella Eudasyphora cyanella Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Culiseta annulata Culiseta annulata Green Shieldbug 🌿 Plants 28 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Yew · Red Valerian · Hogweed · Daisy · Hart's-Tongue +23
Yew Taxus baccata Red Valerian Centranthus ruber2025 Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium Daisy Bellis perennis Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium2025 Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 16,850 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 36 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Mallard · Rock Dove · Magpie · Blackbird +31
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Coot Fulica atra Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Rose-coloured Starling Pastor roseus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 🦌 Mammals 7 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle · Daubenton's Bat · Noctule · Rabbit +2
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Daubenton's Bat Myotis daubentonii Noctule Nyctalus noctula Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 13 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Scathophaga · Eudasyphora cyanella · Eristalis tenax · Scathophaga stercoraria · Culiseta annulata +8
Scathophaga Scathophaga Eudasyphora cyanella Eudasyphora cyanella Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Culiseta annulata Culiseta annulata Green Shieldbug 🌿 Plants 28 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Yew · Red Valerian · Hogweed · Daisy · Hart's-Tongue +23
Yew Taxus baccata Red Valerian Centranthus ruber2025 Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium Daisy Bellis perennis Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium2025 Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Brandt's Bat
Brandt's Bat
Myotis brandtii
Myotis brandtii
Palomena prasina
Palomena prasina
Agonum Agonum2025
Agonum Agonum2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
Pemphigus (Pemphigus) spyrothecae Pemphigus (Pemphigus) spyrothecae2025
Pemphigus (Pemphigus) spyrothecae Pemphigus (Pemphigus) spyrothecae2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Culex pipiens Culex pipiens2025
Culex pipiens Culex pipiens2025
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2025
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2025 2025
2025
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum2025
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum2025
Red Campion Silene dioica2025
Red Campion Silene dioica2025
Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes2025
Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes2025
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare2025
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare2025
White Dead-nettle Lamium album2025
White Dead-nettle Lamium album2025
Colorado Spruce Picea pungens2025
Colorado Spruce Picea pungens2025
Hoary Plantain Plantago media2025
Hoary Plantain Plantago media2025
Aspen Populus tremula2025
Aspen Populus tremula2025
Boston-ivy Parthenocissus tricuspidata2025
Boston-ivy Parthenocissus tricuspidata2025
Gorse Ulex europaeus2025
Gorse Ulex europaeus2025
Hornbeam Carpinus betulus2025
Hornbeam Carpinus betulus2025
Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum2025
Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum2025
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2025
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2025
Purple-loosestrife Lythrum salicaria2025
Purple-loosestrife Lythrum salicaria2025
Guelder-rose Viburnum opulus2025
Guelder-rose Viburnum opulus2025
Fox-and-cubs Pilosella aurantiaca2025
Fox-and-cubs Pilosella aurantiaca2025
Large Bindweed Calystegia silvatica2025
Large Bindweed Calystegia silvatica2025
Cockspur Echinochloa crus-galli2025
Cockspur Echinochloa crus-galli2025
Purple Toadflax Linaria purpurea2025
Purple Toadflax Linaria purpurea2025
Yellow Corydalis Pseudofumaria lutea2025
Yellow Corydalis Pseudofumaria lutea2025
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2025
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2025
Sorbus aria x aucuparia = S. x thuringiaca Sorbus aria x aucuparia = S. x thuringiaca2025
Sorbus aria x aucuparia = S. x thuringiaca Sorbus aria x aucuparia = S. x thuringiaca2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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