Bonny Grove Plantation 3 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Free entry Dogs welcome 3 ha
Places › England › North East › Middlesbrough Getting here
54.51598, -1.18447
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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Coal Tit, Great Tit +48 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Coal Tit, Great Tit +48 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Darter, Azure Damselfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly +47 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Darter, Azure Damselfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly +47 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Purple Toothwort, Narrow-leaved Ragwort, Common Liverwort +10 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Purple Toothwort, Narrow-leaved Ragwort, Common Liverwort +10 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🌲 Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Tees Link Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Marton West Beck Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Cleveland Way Walking route ▾
Named route Point-to-point National walking route
Show on map Samaritan Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Three Ridings on Foot Walking route ▾
Named route Ref 3R Regional walking route
Show on map 47 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV12 International cycle route
Show on map The White Rose Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 65 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Cycle Route 165 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 165 National Cycle Network
Show on map RCN Regional Route 54 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 54 Regional cycle route
Show on map James Cook University Hospital Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref JCUH Local cycle route
Show on map Middlesbrough Cycle Circuit Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Moors to Sea Mountain bike route ▾
Photos Field off Brass Castle Lane
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Wildlife to spot
14,205 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 14,205 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 36 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Blue Tit · Blackbird · Goldfinch · Woodpigeon · Robin +31
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Dunnock Prunella modularis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Tree Sparrow Passer montanus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Great Tit Parus major Coal Tit Periparus ater Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Magpie Pica pica Starling Sturnus vulgaris Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Stock Dove Columba oenas Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Skylark Alauda arvensis Rook Corvus frugilegus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Swallow Hirundo rustica Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Greenfinch Chloris chloris Goldcrest Regulus regulus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Tawny Owl Strix aluco 🐝 Insects 19 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Azure Damselfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Common Blue Damselfly · Common Darter · Emperor Dragonfly +14
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Common Liverwort · Sanicle · Purple Toothwort · Fringecups
Common Liverwort Marchantia polymorpha Sanicle Sanicula europaea2025 Purple Toothwort Lathraea clandestina2025 Fringecups Tellima grandiflora2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 14,205 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 36 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Blue Tit · Blackbird · Goldfinch · Woodpigeon · Robin +31
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Dunnock Prunella modularis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Tree Sparrow Passer montanus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Great Tit Parus major Coal Tit Periparus ater Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Magpie Pica pica Starling Sturnus vulgaris Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Stock Dove Columba oenas Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Skylark Alauda arvensis Rook Corvus frugilegus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Swallow Hirundo rustica Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Greenfinch Chloris chloris Goldcrest Regulus regulus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Tawny Owl Strix aluco 🐝 Insects 19 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Azure Damselfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Common Blue Damselfly · Common Darter · Emperor Dragonfly +14
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Common Liverwort · Sanicle · Purple Toothwort · Fringecups
Common Liverwort Marchantia polymorpha Sanicle Sanicula europaea2025 Purple Toothwort Lathraea clandestina2025 Fringecups Tellima grandiflora2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Small Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma viridulum
Small Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma viridulum
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis
Leucozona laternaria Leucozona laternaria
Leucozona laternaria Leucozona laternaria
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major 