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▾ 🐦 61+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Coot 🌿 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
🐦 61+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Coot 🌿 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 — Mallard, Coot, Grey Heron +58 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mallard, Coot, Grey Heron +58 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Creeping Thistle, Lords-and-Ladies, Giant Hogweed +21 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Creeping Thistle, Lords-and-Ladies, Giant Hogweed +21 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Darter, Migrant Hawker, Blue-tailed Damselfly +22 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Darter, Migrant Hawker, Blue-tailed Damselfly +22 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🌲 Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
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 Three Villages Native Tree Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Ref 3 Villages Tree Local walking route
Show on map King Charles III England Coast Path: Filey Brigg to North Gare Walking route ▾
Named route Ref ECP National walking route
Show on map 65 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 14 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 14 National Cycle Network
Show on map EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV12 International cycle route
Show on map 8 Bridges Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 8 Bridges Local cycle route
Show on map Portrack & Haverton Hill Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Portrack Local cycle route
Show on map West Stockton - Town Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map NCN 1 Tees to Tyne Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
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Wildlife to spot
3,763 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 3,763 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 27 species
winter spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Heron · Moorhen · Canada Goose · Coot · Mallard +22
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Coot Fulica atra2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Greylag Goose Anser anser2024 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2024 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2024 Teal Anas crecca2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Goosander Mergus merganser2024 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Swift Apus apus2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula2024 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2023 Common Gull Larus canus2023 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2023 Brown Hare
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus 🐝 Insects 13 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Darter · Migrant Hawker · Azure Damselfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Brown Hawker +8
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2024 Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis Bush Vetch · Spear Thistle · Primrose · Lesser Celandine · Dog's Mercury +43
Bush Vetch Vicia sepium2023 Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare2023 Primrose Primula vulgaris Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 3,763 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 27 species
winter spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Heron · Moorhen · Canada Goose · Coot · Mallard +22
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Coot Fulica atra2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Greylag Goose Anser anser2024 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2024 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2024 Teal Anas crecca2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Goosander Mergus merganser2024 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Swift Apus apus2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula2024 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2023 Common Gull Larus canus2023 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2023 Brown Hare
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus 🐝 Insects 13 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Darter · Migrant Hawker · Azure Damselfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Brown Hawker +8
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2024 Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis Bush Vetch · Spear Thistle · Primrose · Lesser Celandine · Dog's Mercury +43
Bush Vetch Vicia sepium2023 Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare2023 Primrose Primula vulgaris Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2025 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
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2024
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2024 Symphyotrichum
Symphyotrichum
Symphyotrichum2024
Symphyotrichum2024
White Poplar Populus alba2024
White Poplar Populus alba2024
Ivy-leaved Speedwell Veronica hederifolia2024
Ivy-leaved Speedwell Veronica hederifolia2024
Ragged-Robin Silene flos-cuculi2024
Ragged-Robin Silene flos-cuculi2024
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys2024
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys2024
Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca2024
Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca2024
Wood Burdock Arctium nemorosum2023
Wood Burdock Arctium nemorosum2023
Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum2023
Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum2023
Western Hemlock-spruce Tsuga heterophylla2023
Western Hemlock-spruce Tsuga heterophylla2023
Bramble Rubus fruticosus2023
Bramble Rubus fruticosus2023
Scots Pine Pinus sylvestris2023
Scots Pine Pinus sylvestris2023
Silver Birch Betula pendula2023
Silver Birch Betula pendula2023
Ivy Hedera helix2023
Ivy Hedera helix2023
Water Mint Mentha aquatica2023
Water Mint Mentha aquatica2023
Slender St John's-wort Hypericum pulchrum2023
Slender St John's-wort Hypericum pulchrum2023
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris2023
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris2023
Field Forget-me-not Myosotis arvensis2023
Field Forget-me-not Myosotis arvensis2023
White Water-lily Nymphaea alba2023
White Water-lily Nymphaea alba2023
Beech Fagus sylvatica2023
Beech Fagus sylvatica2023
Field Horsetail Equisetum arvense2023
Field Horsetail Equisetum arvense2023
Dandelion Taraxacum2023
Dandelion Taraxacum2023
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris2023
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris2023
Copper Beech Fagus sylvatica group 'Atropurpurea'2023
Copper Beech Fagus sylvatica group 'Atropurpurea'2023
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius2023
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius2023
Enchanter's-nightshade Circaea lutetiana2023
Enchanter's-nightshade Circaea lutetiana2023
Giant Fescue Schedonorus giganteus2023
Giant Fescue Schedonorus giganteus2023
Daisy Bellis perennis2023
Daisy Bellis perennis2023
Elder Sambucus nigra2023
Elder Sambucus nigra2023
Rumex sanguineus var. viridis Rumex sanguineus var. viridis2023
Rumex sanguineus var. viridis Rumex sanguineus var. viridis2023
Greater Plantain Plantago major2023
Greater Plantain Plantago major2023
False-brome Brachypodium sylvaticum2023
False-brome Brachypodium sylvaticum2023
Broad-leaved Willowherb Epilobium montanum2023
Broad-leaved Willowherb Epilobium montanum2023
Centaurea nigra Centaurea nigra2023
Centaurea nigra Centaurea nigra2023
Creeping Bent Agrostis stolonifera2023
Creeping Bent Agrostis stolonifera2023
Horse-chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum2023
Horse-chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum2023
Prickly Sow-thistle Sonchus asper2023
Prickly Sow-thistle Sonchus asper2023
Red Currant Ribes rubrum2023
Red Currant Ribes rubrum2023
Small-leaved Lime Tilia cordata2023
Small-leaved Lime Tilia cordata2023
Hazel Corylus avellana2023
Hazel Corylus avellana2023
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur2023
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur2023
Reed Sweet-grass Glyceria maxima2023
Reed Sweet-grass Glyceria maxima2023
Bulrush Typha latifolia2023
Bulrush Typha latifolia2023 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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