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Brick Ponds

1 ha

📷 Oliver Dixon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

54.47883, -1.48405

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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

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Grey Heron, Woodpigeon +74 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Grey Heron, Woodpigeon +74 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Bramble, Elder, Ground-elder +33 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Dog's Mercury, Himalayan Balsam, Bramble +228 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Dog's Mercury, Himalayan Balsam, Bramble +228 more · last seen 2024

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Green-veined White, Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock +31 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Green-veined White, Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock +31 more · last seen 2025

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

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 routeRegional walking route
Alternatives in Teesdale Way (Middleton in Teesdale to Middlesbrough)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

30 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 14Cycling route
Named routeRef 14National Cycle Network
National Cycle Route 165Cycling route
Named routeRef 165National Cycle Network
Darlington LoopCycling route
Named routeRef LoopLocal cycle route
Morton Park Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef MortonLocal cycle route
Blackwell Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef BlackwellLocal cycle route
Hummersknott Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef HummersknottLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Parkland at Neasham Hall

📷 Oliver Dixon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Parkland at Neasham Hall

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🦉MAIDENDALE FISHING AND NATURE RESERVENature reserve4.5 km→🌱Holgate Moor GreenUrban park4.9 km→🌱Holgate Moor GreenUrban park4.9 km→✦Medieval Manorial Site of Low DinsdaleHistoric site1.9 km→🦉THE WHINNIESNature reserve4.8 km→🦉BRANKIN MOORNature reserve4.9 km→

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