Billingham Beck Valley Country Park
30 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome30 ha
Getting here
54.59987, -1.30247
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦71+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Magpie
- 🍄Mushroom 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
- 🐦71+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Magpie
- 🍄Mushroom 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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blue Tit +68 more · last seen 2026; Grazing marsh — lapwing, redshank, snipe and wintering wildfowl
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blue Tit +68 more · last seen 2026; Coastal and floodplain grazing marsh priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Meadow Brown +104 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Snakeskin Grisette, Two-spored Milkcap, Weeping Bolete +8 more · last seen 2025
Varies
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Mistletoe, Red Campion, Germander Speedwell +51 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 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
Three Villages Native Tree WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRef 3 Villages TreeLocal walking route
Thornaby Trail LoopWalking route▾
Named routeRef Thornaby TrailRound tripLocal walking route
Thornaby Trail ConnectionsWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
King Charles III England Coast Path: Filey Brigg to North GareWalking route▾
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
126 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 14Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 14National Cycle Network
Teesside Park AccessCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Saltholm Cycle PathCycling route▾
Named routeRef SaltholmLocal cycle route
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 5Cycling route▾
Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
The White Rose Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef 65National Cycle Network
8 Bridges Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef 8 BridgesLocal cycle route
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Visitor Centre Billingham Beck Valley Country Park
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
24,721 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
24,721 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds26 species
wintersummerautumn
2026▾
Starling · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Great Tit +21
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- MagpiePica pica
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
7-spot Ladybird · Syrphus · Hairy Shieldbug · Pea-leaf Weevil · Cream-spot Ladybird +31
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- SyrphusSyrphus2025
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025
- Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus
- Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata2025
- EupeodesEupeodes2025
Snakeskin Grisette · Two-spored Milkcap · Weeping Bolete · Sepia Bolete · Rooting Bolete +6
- Snakeskin GrisetteAmanita ceciliae
- Two-spored MilkcapLactarius acerrimus
- Weeping BoleteSuillus granulatus
- Sepia BoleteXerocomellus porosporus
- Rooting BoleteCaloboletus radicans
- Amanita franchetiiAmanita franchetii
- Iodine Bolete
White Dead-nettle · Daisy · Blackthorn · Symphyotrichum novi-belgii · Himalayan Balsam +13
- White Dead-nettleLamium album
- DaisyBellis perennis
- BlackthornPrunus spinosa2025
- Symphyotrichum novi-belgiiSymphyotrichum novi-belgii2025
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2025
- Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
24,721 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds26 species
wintersummerautumn
2026▾
Starling · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Great Tit +21
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- MagpiePica pica
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
7-spot Ladybird · Syrphus · Hairy Shieldbug · Pea-leaf Weevil · Cream-spot Ladybird +31
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- SyrphusSyrphus2025
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025
- Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus
- Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata2025
- EupeodesEupeodes2025
Snakeskin Grisette · Two-spored Milkcap · Weeping Bolete · Sepia Bolete · Rooting Bolete +6
- Snakeskin GrisetteAmanita ceciliae
- Two-spored MilkcapLactarius acerrimus
- Weeping BoleteSuillus granulatus
- Sepia BoleteXerocomellus porosporus
- Rooting BoleteCaloboletus radicans
- Amanita franchetiiAmanita franchetii
- Iodine Bolete
White Dead-nettle · Daisy · Blackthorn · Symphyotrichum novi-belgii · Himalayan Balsam +13
- White Dead-nettleLamium album
- DaisyBellis perennis
- BlackthornPrunus spinosa2025
- Symphyotrichum novi-belgiiSymphyotrichum novi-belgii2025
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2025
- Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Hemileccinum impolitum
Hemileccinum impolitum
Lurid BoleteSuillellus luridusLurid BoleteSuillellus luridusChicken Of The WoodsLaetiporus sulphureusChicken Of The WoodsLaetiporus sulphureusBlushing RosetteAbortiporus biennisBlushing RosetteAbortiporus biennisOak BracketPseudoinonotus dryadeusOak BracketPseudoinonotus dryadeusHazelCorylus avellana2025HazelCorylus avellana2025Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2025Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2025Marsh FoxtailAlopecurus geniculatus2025Marsh FoxtailAlopecurus geniculatus2025BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga2025BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga2025Lesser / Wood BurdockArctium minus2025Lesser / Wood BurdockArctium minus2025Curled DockRumex crispus2025Curled DockRumex crispus2025Red CurrantRibes rubrum2025Red CurrantRibes rubrum2025Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2025Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2025Red CampionSilene dioica2025Red CampionSilene dioica2025SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2025SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2025Hoary PlantainPlantago media2025Hoary PlantainPlantago media2025Hoary WillowherbEpilobium parviflorum2025Hoary WillowherbEpilobium parviflorum2025Events & activities nearby
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