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54.55996, -1.14590
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🚴 Start cycling visits early on summer days — trails are best before the heat builds via NCN 1 Humber to Tees 🐕 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 🚴 Start cycling visits early on summer days — trails are best before the heat builds via NCN 1 Humber to Tees 🐕 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🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Greenfinch, Blue Tit, Goldfinch +51 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Greenfinch, Blue Tit, Goldfinch +51 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Lily Beetle, Small White, Red Admiral +54 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Lily Beetle, Small White, Red Admiral +54 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Fox-and-cubs, Giant Hogweed, Slender Rush +26 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Fox-and-cubs, Giant Hogweed, Slender Rush +26 more · last seen 2025
Free
Named cycling route nearby: NCN 1 Humber to Tees
Varies
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Teesdale Way (Middleton in Teesdale to Middlesbrough) Walking route ▾
UK long distance footpath from Dufton to Warrenby.
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Walk Green Walking route ▾
Walk Red Walking route ▾
Walk White Walking route ▾
Tees Link Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 51 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Saltholm Cycle Path Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Saltholm Local cycle route
Show on map EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV12 International cycle route
Show on map RCN Regional Route 54 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 54 Regional cycle route
Show on map NCN National Route 168 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 168 National Cycle Network
Show on map James Cook University Hospital Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref JCUH Local cycle route
Show on map Middlesbrough Cycle Circuit Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Guisborough Forest Red Route Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Ref Red
Show on map Guisborough Forest Blue Route Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Ref Blue
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Wildlife to spot
4,460 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 4,460 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 31 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Blackbird · Goldfinch · Wren +26
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Magpie Pica pica Great Tit Parus major Dunnock Prunella modularis Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Coal Tit Periparus ater Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Swift Apus apus2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2023 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Gannet Morus bassanus2022 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hedgehog · Bat · Rabbit · Red Fox
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Bat Chiroptera2024 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2022 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2022 Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 25 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Darter · Migrant Hawker · Broad-bodied Chaser · Southern Hawker · Red Mason Bee +20
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2024 Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2024 Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2023 Red Mason Bee Osmia bicornis Emperor Dragonfly 🌿 Plants 15 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Fox-and-cubs · Giant Hogweed · Sneezewort · Atlantic Ivy · Common Feather-moss +10
Fox-and-cubs Pilosella aurantiaca2024 Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum2024 Sneezewort Achillea ptarmica Atlantic Ivy Hedera hibernica2023 Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga Dyer's Greenweed Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 4,460 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 31 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Blackbird · Goldfinch · Wren +26
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Magpie Pica pica Great Tit Parus major Dunnock Prunella modularis Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Coal Tit Periparus ater Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Swift Apus apus2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2023 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Gannet Morus bassanus2022 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hedgehog · Bat · Rabbit · Red Fox
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Bat Chiroptera2024 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2022 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2022 Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 25 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Darter · Migrant Hawker · Broad-bodied Chaser · Southern Hawker · Red Mason Bee +20
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2024 Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2024 Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2023 Red Mason Bee Osmia bicornis Emperor Dragonfly 🌿 Plants 15 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Fox-and-cubs · Giant Hogweed · Sneezewort · Atlantic Ivy · Common Feather-moss +10
Fox-and-cubs Pilosella aurantiaca2024 Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum2024 Sneezewort Achillea ptarmica Atlantic Ivy Hedera hibernica2023 Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga Dyer's Greenweed Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Anax imperator2024
Anax imperator2024
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2023
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2023
Green Tiger Beetle Cicindela campestris2022
Green Tiger Beetle Cicindela campestris2022
Geotrupes spiniger Geotrupes spiniger
Geotrupes spiniger Geotrupes spiniger
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus
Carabus nemoralis Carabus nemoralis
Carabus nemoralis Carabus nemoralis
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2024
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2024
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2023
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2023
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum2023
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum2023
Tachina grossa Tachina grossa2023
Tachina grossa Tachina grossa2023
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2023
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2023
Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum2023
Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum2023
Blue Mason Bee Osmia caerulescens2023
Blue Mason Bee Osmia caerulescens2023
Common Hawker Aeshna juncea2022
Common Hawker Aeshna juncea2022
Black Darter Sympetrum danae2022
Black Darter Sympetrum danae2022
Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa2022
Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa2022
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2022
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2022
Lindenius albilabris Lindenius albilabris2022
Lindenius albilabris Lindenius albilabris2022
Harmonia axyridis form spectabilis Harmonia axyridis form spectabilis2022
Harmonia axyridis form spectabilis Harmonia axyridis form spectabilis2022 Genista tinctoria
Genista tinctoria
Bog Asphodel Narthecium ossifragum2024
Bog Asphodel Narthecium ossifragum2024
Ragged-Robin Silene flos-cuculi2024
Ragged-Robin Silene flos-cuculi2024
Brooklime Veronica beccabunga2023
Brooklime Veronica beccabunga2023
Michaelmas-Daisy Aster2023
Michaelmas-Daisy Aster2023
Yellow Iris Iris pseudacorus2023
Yellow Iris Iris pseudacorus2023
Turkey Oak Quercus cerris2023
Turkey Oak Quercus cerris2023
Devil's-bit Scabious Succisa pratensis2022
Devil's-bit Scabious Succisa pratensis2022
Bell Heather Erica cinerea2022
Bell Heather Erica cinerea2022
Round-leaved Sundew Drosera rotundifolia2022
Round-leaved Sundew Drosera rotundifolia2022