Castle Eden Walkway Country Park
15 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🍂Seasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome15 ha
Getting here
54.60747, -1.37892
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🐦62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blackbird
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 421m away — 2 car parks within reach
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blackbird
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 421m away — 2 car parks within reach
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Wigeon +59 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Wigeon +59 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Oxeye Daisy, Beech, Lords-and-Ladies +29 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Named cycling route nearby: NCN 1 Tees to Tyne
Varies
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Teesdale Way (Middleton in Teesdale to Middlesbrough)Walking route▾
UK long distance footpath from Dufton to Warrenby.
Named routeRegional walking route
H100 - SedgefieldWalking route▾
Named routeRef 12Round tripLocal walking route
Castle Eden Walkwaypublic footpath · 2.4 km▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 2.4 kmSurface compactedPath type: cycleway
67 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
8 Bridges Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef 8 BridgesLocal cycle route
Portrack & Haverton Hill Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef PortrackLocal cycle route
West Stockton - TownCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
NCN 1 Tees to TyneCycling route▾
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
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A177 underpass for footpath between Thorpe Thewles and Wynyard Woodland Park
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
8,477 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
8,477 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRobin · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Wren · Wigeon +27
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- WigeonMareca penelope2025
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- PochardAythya ferina2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- TealAnas crecca2025
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Bramble · Goat Willow · Centaurea nigra · Rosa canina · Common Centaury +81
- BrambleRubus fruticosus
- Goat WillowSalix caprea
- Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra
- Rosa caninaRosa canina
- Common CentauryCentaurium erythraea
- Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
- Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
8,477 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRobin · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Wren · Wigeon +27
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- WigeonMareca penelope2025
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- PochardAythya ferina2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- TealAnas crecca2025
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Bramble · Goat Willow · Centaurea nigra · Rosa canina · Common Centaury +81
- BrambleRubus fruticosus
- Goat WillowSalix caprea
- Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra
- Rosa caninaRosa canina
- Common CentauryCentaurium erythraea
- Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
- Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarumMouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarumGorseUlex europaeusGorseUlex europaeusHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseWhite CloverTrifolium repensWhite CloverTrifolium repensRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumPerforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatumPerforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatumCommon EyebrightEuphrasia nemorosaCommon EyebrightEuphrasia nemorosaFairy FlaxLinum catharticumFairy FlaxLinum catharticumRed BartsiaOdontites vernusRed BartsiaOdontites vernusBlackthornPrunus spinosaBlackthornPrunus spinosaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaWild CarrotDaucus carota subsp. carotaWild CarrotDaucus carota subsp. carotaCock's-footDactylis glomerataCock's-footDactylis glomerataFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusGlaucous SedgeCarex flaccaGlaucous SedgeCarex flaccaTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaHairy SedgeCarex hirtaHairy SedgeCarex hirtaCompact RushJuncus conglomeratusCompact RushJuncus conglomeratusMugwortArtemisia vulgarisMugwortArtemisia vulgarisIvyHedera helixIvyHedera helixField-roseRosa arvensisField-roseRosa arvensisUpright Hedge-parsleyTorilis japonicaUpright Hedge-parsleyTorilis japonicaTurkey OakQuercus cerrisTurkey OakQuercus cerrisMale-fernDryopteris filix-masMale-fernDryopteris filix-masAutumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalisAutumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalisWild PrivetLigustrum vulgareWild PrivetLigustrum vulgareCotoneasterCotoneasterCotoneasterCotoneasterDaisyBellis perennisDaisyBellis perennisColtsfootTussilago farfaraColtsfootTussilago farfaraHairy St John's-wortHypericum hirsutumHairy St John's-wortHypericum hirsutumAshFraxinus excelsiorAshFraxinus excelsiorFestuca rubraFestuca rubraFestuca rubraFestuca rubraSelfhealPrunella vulgarisSelfhealPrunella vulgarisWild PlumPrunus domesticaWild PlumPrunus domesticaCommon WhitebeamSorbus ariaCommon WhitebeamSorbus ariaWild CherryPrunus aviumWild CherryPrunus aviumYarrowAchillea millefoliumYarrowAchillea millefoliumGreater PlantainPlantago majorGreater PlantainPlantago majorAgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoriaAgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoriaTufted VetchVicia craccaTufted VetchVicia craccaButterfly-bushBuddleja davidiiButterfly-bushBuddleja davidiiHoneysuckleLonicera periclymenumHoneysuckleLonicera periclymenumField Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensisField Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensisGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumCommon SallowSalix cinereaCommon SallowSalix cinereaCowslipPrimula verisCowslipPrimula verisSilver BirchBetula pendulaSilver BirchBetula pendulaFalse-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticumFalse-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticumYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusSweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratumSweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratumPendulous SedgeCarex pendulaPendulous SedgeCarex pendulaHawkweedHieraciumHawkweedHieraciumAmerican WillowherbEpilobium ciliatumAmerican WillowherbEpilobium ciliatumCommon BentAgrostis capillarisCommon BentAgrostis capillarisGoat's-beardTragopogon pratensisGoat's-beardTragopogon pratensisPhleum pratensePhleum pratensePhleum pratensePhleum pratenseSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisLesser TrefoilTrifolium dubiumLesser TrefoilTrifolium dubiumMalus sylvestrisMalus sylvestrisMalus sylvestrisMalus sylvestrisMelilotusMelilotusMelilotusMelilotusCherry PlumPrunus cerasiferaCherry PlumPrunus cerasiferaElderSambucus nigraElderSambucus nigraHard RushJuncus inflexusHard RushJuncus inflexusPerennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensisPerennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensisDogwoodCornus sanguineaDogwoodCornus sanguineaHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaCrested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatusCrested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatusWild AngelicaAngelica sylvestrisWild AngelicaAngelica sylvestrisCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensField HorsetailEquisetum arvenseField HorsetailEquisetum arvenseWood DockRumex sanguineusWood DockRumex sanguineusMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisDandelionTaraxacumDandelionTaraxacumBlack MedickMedicago lupulinaBlack MedickMedicago lupulinaOxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgareOxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgareEvents & activities nearby
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