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Cannon Park Congregational Church

📷 Mick Garratt · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦82+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Black-headed Gull
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Cannon Park Long Stay 239m away — 20 car parks within reach

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦82+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Black-headed Gull
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Cannon Park Long Stay 239m away — 20 car parks within reach

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingParking· Paid

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Herring Gull, Black-headed Gull, Carrion Crow +79 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Herring Gull, Black-headed Gull, Carrion Crow +79 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Common Bird's-foot-trefoil, Giant Hogweed, Bee Orchid +62 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Common Bird's-foot-trefoil, Giant Hogweed, Bee Orchid +62 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Common Darter, Emperor Dragonfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly +24 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Darter, Emperor Dragonfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly +24 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Heritage

Moderate match

Religious grounds — local heritage

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

7 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

Tees LinkWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Marton West BeckWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

100 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

🚵

Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Thornaby BMX TrackMountain bike route

Named route

Wildlife to spot

4,053 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

4,053 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds52 species

spring

2026

Herring Gull · Woodpigeon · Mallard · Carrion Crow · Black-headed Gull +47

Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
MagpiePica pica2025
TealAnas crecca2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
Great TitParus major2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
WaxwingBombycilla garrulus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Common GuillemotUria aalge2025
Common TernSterna hirundo2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
SwiftApus apus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
CootFulica atra2025
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Iceland GullLarus glaucoides2025

🦌

Mammals2 species

spring

2025

Domestic Dog · Grey Squirrel

Domestic DogCanis lupus subsp. familiaris
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🐝

Insects4 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Common Darter · Field Grasshopper · Alder Leaf Beetle · Dark-edged Bee-fly

Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major

🌿

Plants16 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Giant Hogweed · Common Bird's-foot-trefoil · Maidenhair Spleenwort · Hart's-Tongue · Black Spleenwort +11

Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium
Black SpleenwortAsplenium adiantum-nigrum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

4,053 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds52 species

spring

2026

Herring Gull · Woodpigeon · Mallard · Carrion Crow · Black-headed Gull +47

Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
MagpiePica pica2025
TealAnas crecca2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
Great TitParus major2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
WaxwingBombycilla garrulus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Common GuillemotUria aalge2025
Common TernSterna hirundo2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
SwiftApus apus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
CootFulica atra2025
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Iceland GullLarus glaucoides2025

🦌

Mammals2 species

spring

2025

Domestic Dog · Grey Squirrel

Domestic DogCanis lupus subsp. familiaris
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🐝

Insects4 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Common Darter · Field Grasshopper · Alder Leaf Beetle · Dark-edged Bee-fly

Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major

🌿

Plants16 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Giant Hogweed · Common Bird's-foot-trefoil · Maidenhair Spleenwort · Hart's-Tongue · Black Spleenwort +11

Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium
Black SpleenwortAsplenium adiantum-nigrum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Mick Garratt · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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