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Borough Park

7 ha

📷 JThomas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome7 ha

Getting here

54.60765, -1.06121

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

ParkingPicnic spotPlayground

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Starling, Herring Gull, Oystercatcher +93 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Starling, Herring Gull, Oystercatcher +93 more · last seen 2026

Free

Picnic day out

Strong match

picnic area, car park; Urban park — open green space

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground, picnic area; Urban park — family destination

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Teesdale Way (Middlesbrough to Warrenby)Walking route

Named routeRegional walking route

King Charles III England Coast Path: Filey Brigg to North GareWalking route

Named routeRef ECPNational walking route

🚴

Cycling

45 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Marske to MarskeCycling route

Named routeRef MarskeLocal cycle route

EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 5Cycling route

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route

Saltburn LoopCycling route

Named routeRef SaltburnLocal cycle route

NCN 1 Humber to TeesCycling route

Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route154 m

Named routeRef 1Length 154 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route40 m

Named routeRef 1Length 40 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

19,150 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

19,150 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds64 species

autumnwinter

2026

Black-headed Gull · Carrion Crow · Turnstone · Herring Gull · Sanderling +59

Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
SanderlingCalidris alba2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
EiderSomateria mollissima2025
Purple SandpiperCalidris maritima2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
ShagGulosus aristotelis2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
RazorbillAlca torda2025
Great TitParus major2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
CootFulica atra2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Caspian GullLarus cachinnans2025
Great Northern DiverGavia immer2025
Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalis2025
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2025
Common GuillemotUria aalge2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Brent GooseBranta bernicla2025
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla2025
KnotCalidris canutus2025

🐝

Insects3 species

winterspring

2026

Dark-edged Bee-fly · Varied Carpet Beetle · 7-spot Ladybird

Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

19,150 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds64 species

autumnwinter

2026

Black-headed Gull · Carrion Crow · Turnstone · Herring Gull · Sanderling +59

Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
SanderlingCalidris alba2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
EiderSomateria mollissima2025
Purple SandpiperCalidris maritima2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
ShagGulosus aristotelis2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
RazorbillAlca torda2025
Great TitParus major2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
CootFulica atra2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Caspian GullLarus cachinnans2025
Great Northern DiverGavia immer2025
Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalis2025
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2025
Common GuillemotUria aalge2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Brent GooseBranta bernicla2025
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla2025
KnotCalidris canutus2025

🐝

Insects3 species

winterspring

2026

Dark-edged Bee-fly · Varied Carpet Beetle · 7-spot Ladybird

Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 JThomas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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