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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🌿 Foraging
Dogs welcome
Places › England › North East › Darlington Getting here
54.50630, -1.58210
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
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, Carrion Crow +86 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Carrion Crow +86 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — White Dead-nettle, Water Mint, Hogweed +25 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Blue-tailed Damselfly, Small Red-eyed Damselfly, Common Darter +56 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Blue-tailed Damselfly, Small Red-eyed Damselfly, Common Darter +56 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Giant Hogweed, Yellow Loosestrife, Yew +232 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Giant Hogweed, Yellow Loosestrife, Yew +232 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 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 31 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 WW II Pill box : Blackwell Holme : River Tees
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Enallagma cyathigerum2025
Enallagma cyathigerum2025
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2025
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa2025
Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa2025
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Wool Carder Bee Anthidium manicatum2025
Wool Carder Bee Anthidium manicatum2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata2025
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
Wild Privet Ligustrum vulgare2025
Wild Privet Ligustrum vulgare2025
Red Campion Silene dioica2025
Red Campion Silene dioica2025
Cherry Laurel Prunus laurocerasus2025
Cherry Laurel Prunus laurocerasus2025
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
Peppermint Mentha aquatica x spicata = M. x piperita2025
Peppermint Mentha aquatica x spicata = M. x piperita2025
Bushy Mint Mentha arvensis x spicata = M. x gracilis2025
Bushy Mint Mentha arvensis x spicata = M. x gracilis2025
Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum2025
Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum2025
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
Black-bindweed Fallopia convolvulus2025
Black-bindweed Fallopia convolvulus2025
Silverweed Potentilla anserina2025
Silverweed Potentilla anserina2025
Field Pansy Viola arvensis2025
Field Pansy Viola arvensis2025
Marsh Yellow-cress Rorippa palustris2025
Marsh Yellow-cress Rorippa palustris2025
Square-stalked St John's-wort Hypericum tetrapterum2025
Square-stalked St John's-wort Hypericum tetrapterum2025
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius2025
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius2025
Betony Betonica officinalis2025
Betony Betonica officinalis2025
Clustered Dock Rumex conglomeratus2025
Clustered Dock Rumex conglomeratus2025
Lesser Water-parsnip Berula erecta2025
Lesser Water-parsnip Berula erecta2025
Amphibious Bistort Persicaria amphibia2025
Amphibious Bistort Persicaria amphibia2025
Water Mint Mentha aquatica2025
Water Mint Mentha aquatica2025
Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum2025
Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum2025
Curled Dock Rumex crispus2025
Curled Dock Rumex crispus2025
Fen Bedstraw Galium uliginosum2025
Fen Bedstraw Galium uliginosum2025
Cockspur Echinochloa crus-galli2025
Cockspur Echinochloa crus-galli2025
Norway Maple Acer platanoides2025
Norway Maple Acer platanoides2025
Tansy Tanacetum vulgare2025
Tansy Tanacetum vulgare2025
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus2025
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus2025
Meadow Crane's-bill Geranium pratense2025
Meadow Crane's-bill Geranium pratense2025
Dame's-violet Hesperis matronalis2025
Dame's-violet Hesperis matronalis2025
Wall Lettuce Mycelis muralis2025
Wall Lettuce Mycelis muralis2025
Purple Toadflax Linaria purpurea2025
Purple Toadflax Linaria purpurea2025
Yellow Loosestrife Lysimachia vulgaris2025
Yellow Loosestrife Lysimachia vulgaris2025
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
Bittersweet Solanum dulcamara2025
Bittersweet Solanum dulcamara2025
Elder Sambucus nigra2025
Elder Sambucus nigra2025
Turkey Oak Quercus cerris2025
Turkey Oak Quercus cerris2025
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum2025
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum2025
Beech Fagus sylvatica2025
Beech Fagus sylvatica2025
Peach-leaved Bellflower Campanula persicifolia2025
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