Broadleaved woodland near St Ann's Hill
2 ha
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🎠Play🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha
Getting here
54.57446, -1.29779
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 258m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 258m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Named cycling route nearby: NCN 1 Tees to Tyne
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Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 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
Thornaby Trail LoopWalking route▾
Named routeRef Thornaby TrailRound tripLocal walking route
Thornaby Trail ConnectionsWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Marton West BeckWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
King Charles III England Coast Path: Filey Brigg to North GareWalking route▾
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
131 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 14Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 14National Cycle Network
Teesside Park AccessCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Saltholm Cycle PathCycling route▾
Named routeRef SaltholmLocal cycle route
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 5Cycling route▾
Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
The White Rose Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef 65National Cycle Network
RCN Regional Route 54Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 54Regional cycle route
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Thornaby BMX TrackMountain bike route▾
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Wildlife to spot
9,581 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
9,581 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds46 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Mallard · Mute Swan · Grey Heron · Black-headed Gull · Robin +41
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- GadwallMareca strepera2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- RedshankTringa totanus2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- TealAnas crecca2025
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2025
- Common TernSterna hirundo2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
- Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2025
Otter
Orange Ladybird · Limnephilus marmoratus · Common Darter · 10-spot Ladybird · Swollen-thighed Beetle +5
- Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
- Limnephilus marmoratusLimnephilus marmoratus
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- 10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
- Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
- HydropsycheHydropsyche
- Marmalade Hoverfly
Symphyotrichum novi-belgii · Giant Hogweed · Common Valerian · Sweet-Grass · Coltsfoot +50
- Symphyotrichum novi-belgiiSymphyotrichum novi-belgii
- Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum
- Common ValerianValeriana officinalis
- Sweet-GrassGlyceria
- ColtsfootTussilago farfara
- Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium
- Bramble
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
9,581 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds46 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Mallard · Mute Swan · Grey Heron · Black-headed Gull · Robin +41
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- GadwallMareca strepera2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- RedshankTringa totanus2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- TealAnas crecca2025
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2025
- Common TernSterna hirundo2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
- Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2025
Otter
Orange Ladybird · Limnephilus marmoratus · Common Darter · 10-spot Ladybird · Swollen-thighed Beetle +5
- Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
- Limnephilus marmoratusLimnephilus marmoratus
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- 10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
- Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
- HydropsycheHydropsyche
- Marmalade Hoverfly
Symphyotrichum novi-belgii · Giant Hogweed · Common Valerian · Sweet-Grass · Coltsfoot +50
- Symphyotrichum novi-belgiiSymphyotrichum novi-belgii
- Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum
- Common ValerianValeriana officinalis
- Sweet-GrassGlyceria
- ColtsfootTussilago farfara
- Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium
- Bramble
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Episyrphus balteatus
Episyrphus balteatus
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctataCommon Flower BugAnthocoris nemorumCommon Flower BugAnthocoris nemorumMalthinus flaveolusMalthinus flaveolusMalthinus flaveolusMalthinus flaveolusRubus fruticosus
Rubus fruticosus
Water FigwortScrophularia auriculataWater FigwortScrophularia auriculataCommon ComfreySymphytum officinaleCommon ComfreySymphytum officinaleYarrowAchillea millefoliumYarrowAchillea millefoliumMarsh FoxtailAlopecurus geniculatusMarsh FoxtailAlopecurus geniculatusBrooklimeVeronica beccabungaBrooklimeVeronica beccabungaLesser / Wood BurdockArctium minusLesser / Wood BurdockArctium minusCurled DockRumex crispusCurled DockRumex crispusRed CurrantRibes rubrumRed CurrantRibes rubrumWild AngelicaAngelica sylvestrisWild AngelicaAngelica sylvestrisRed CampionSilene dioicaRed CampionSilene dioicaSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusHoary PlantainPlantago mediaHoary PlantainPlantago mediaHoary WillowherbEpilobium parviflorumHoary WillowherbEpilobium parviflorumMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisWavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosaWavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosaRaspberryRubus idaeusRaspberryRubus idaeusNorthern Marsh-orchidDactylorhiza purpurellaNorthern Marsh-orchidDactylorhiza purpurellaWhite CloverTrifolium repensWhite CloverTrifolium repensHimalayan BalsamImpatiens glanduliferaHimalayan BalsamImpatiens glanduliferaImperforate St John's-wortHypericum maculatumImperforate St John's-wortHypericum maculatumCut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectumCut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectumWood DockRumex sanguineusWood DockRumex sanguineusGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumWych ElmUlmus glabraWych ElmUlmus glabraElderSambucus nigraElderSambucus nigraLesser TrefoilTrifolium dubiumLesser TrefoilTrifolium dubiumPedunculate OakQuercus roburPedunculate OakQuercus roburCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaToad Rush agg.Juncus bufoniusToad Rush agg.Juncus bufoniusBindweedCalystegiaBindweedCalystegiaCrack-willowSalix alba x euxina = S. x fragilisCrack-willowSalix alba x euxina = S. x fragilisCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineField Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensisField Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensisMugwortArtemisia vulgarisMugwortArtemisia vulgarisCommon ReedPhragmites australisCommon ReedPhragmites australisSelfhealPrunella vulgarisSelfhealPrunella vulgarisCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumDes Etangs' St John's-wortHypericum maculatum x perforatum = H. x desetangsiiDes Etangs' St John's-wortHypericum maculatum x perforatum = H. x desetangsiiMelilotusMelilotusMelilotusMelilotusChenopodium albumChenopodium albumChenopodium albumChenopodium albumOxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgareOxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgareWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumCreeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansCreeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraSoft-bromeBromus hordeaceusSoft-bromeBromus hordeaceusIvyHedera helixIvyHedera helixEvents & activities nearby
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