Flat Wood - Broadleaved woodland
✦ Ancient woodland1 ha
🦉Wildlife🌿Foraging🍂Seasonal
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
54.62974, -1.36943
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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
🌤️ 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
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland
Free
Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants
Varies
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Good match
Traditional orchard — specialist orchard insects and lichens
Free
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km40 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 14Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 14National Cycle Network
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 5Cycling route▾
Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
West Stockton - TownCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
NCN 1 Tees to TyneCycling route▾
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route1.6 km▾
Named routeRef 14Length 1.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route597 m▾
Named routeRef 1Length 597 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface bareearth
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Wildlife to spot
10,939 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
10,939 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds35 species
summerwinter
2026▾
Blackbird · Wren · Blue Tit · Robin · Woodpigeon +30
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- TealAnas crecca2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐝Insects14 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Common Darter · Emperor Dragonfly · Broad-bodied Chaser · Harlequin Ladybird · Migrant Hawker +9
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
Common Valerian · Early-purple Orchid · Bladder-sedge · Common Spike-rush · Primrose +57
- Common ValerianValeriana officinalis2025
- Early-purple OrchidOrchis mascula2025
- Bladder-sedgeCarex vesicaria2025
- Common Spike-rushEleocharis palustris2025
- PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
- SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
10,939 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds35 species
summerwinter
2026▾
Blackbird · Wren · Blue Tit · Robin · Woodpigeon +30
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- TealAnas crecca2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐝Insects14 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Common Darter · Emperor Dragonfly · Broad-bodied Chaser · Harlequin Ladybird · Migrant Hawker +9
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
Common Valerian · Early-purple Orchid · Bladder-sedge · Common Spike-rush · Primrose +57
- Common ValerianValeriana officinalis2025
- Early-purple OrchidOrchis mascula2025
- Bladder-sedgeCarex vesicaria2025
- Common Spike-rushEleocharis palustris2025
- PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
- SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Blue-tailed Damselfly
Blue-tailed Damselfly
Ischnura elegans
Ischnura elegans
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puellaAzure DamselflyCoenagrion puellaWillow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridisWillow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridisLarge Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphulaLarge Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphulaCheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrataFour-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculataFour-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculataBlack-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatumBlack-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatumBanded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendensBanded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2025
2025
Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2025Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2025Wood-sedgeCarex sylvatica2025Wood-sedgeCarex sylvatica2025Heath SpeedwellVeronica officinalis2025Heath SpeedwellVeronica officinalis2025Soft-rushJuncus effusus2025Soft-rushJuncus effusus2025Lesser CelandineFicaria vernaLesser CelandineFicaria vernaDog's MercuryMercurialis perennisDog's MercuryMercurialis perennisBulbous RushJuncus bulbosus2025Bulbous RushJuncus bulbosus2025Broad-leaved PondweedPotamogeton natans2025Broad-leaved PondweedPotamogeton natans2025Field-roseRosa arvensis2025Field-roseRosa arvensis2025BrambleRubus fruticosus2025BrambleRubus fruticosus2025HeatherCalluna vulgaris2025HeatherCalluna vulgaris2025Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa2025Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa2025HazelCorylus avellana2025HazelCorylus avellana2025Wild StrawberryFragaria vesca2025Wild StrawberryFragaria vesca2025SanicleSanicula europaea2025SanicleSanicula europaea2025Compact RushJuncus conglomeratus2025Compact RushJuncus conglomeratus2025HawkweedHieracium2025HawkweedHieracium2025Ficaria verna subsp. fertilisFicaria verna subsp. fertilis2025Ficaria verna subsp. fertilisFicaria verna subsp. fertilis2025ElderSambucus nigra2025ElderSambucus nigra2025Broad-leaved HelleborineEpipactis helleborine2025Broad-leaved HelleborineEpipactis helleborine2025Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2025Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2025Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2025Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2025Floating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitans2025Floating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitans2025Dryopteris affinisDryopteris affinis2025Dryopteris affinisDryopteris affinis2025Hoary WillowherbEpilobium parviflorum2025Hoary WillowherbEpilobium parviflorum2025Hard RushJuncus inflexus2025Hard RushJuncus inflexus2025Heath Wood-rushLuzula multiflora2025Heath Wood-rushLuzula multiflora2025Heath MilkwortPolygala serpyllifolia2025Heath MilkwortPolygala serpyllifolia2025Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella2025Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella2025English ElmUlmus procera2025English ElmUlmus procera2025Marsh Hawk's-beardCrepis paludosa2025Marsh Hawk's-beardCrepis paludosa2025TormentilPotentilla erecta2025TormentilPotentilla erecta2025Hairy St John's-wortHypericum hirsutum2025Hairy St John's-wortHypericum hirsutum2025Barren StrawberryPotentilla sterilis2025Barren StrawberryPotentilla sterilis2025Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis2025Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis2025Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2025Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2025Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2025Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2025Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2025Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2025BulrushTypha latifolia2025BulrushTypha latifolia2025Glaucous SedgeCarex flacca2025Glaucous SedgeCarex flacca2025RadishRaphanus raphanistrum2025RadishRaphanus raphanistrum2025Common SallowSalix cinerea2025Common SallowSalix cinerea2025BrackenPteridium aquilinum2025BrackenPteridium aquilinum2025Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus2025Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus2025Field Penny-cressThlaspi arvense2025Field Penny-cressThlaspi arvense2025Common NettleUrtica dioica2025Common NettleUrtica dioica2025Jointed RushJuncus articulatus2025Jointed RushJuncus articulatus2025GlobeflowerTrollius europaeus2025GlobeflowerTrollius europaeus2025Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2025Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2025Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2025Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2025False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum2025False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum2025HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2025HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2025Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2025Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2025Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2025Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2025Hoary RagwortJacobaea erucifolia2025Hoary RagwortJacobaea erucifolia2025