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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › North East › Middlesbrough Getting here
54.55795, -1.20156
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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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 162m away — 8 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 162m away — 8 car parks within reach £ 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 — Herring Gull, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +63 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Herring Gull, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +63 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Darter, Azure Damselfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly +20 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Common Darter, Azure Damselfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly +20 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Fox-and-cubs, Common Feather-moss, Grey-cushioned Grimmia +7 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Fox-and-cubs, Common Feather-moss, Grey-cushioned Grimmia +7 more · last seen 2025
Free
Religious grounds — local heritage
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 Thornaby Trail Loop Walking route ▾
Named route Ref Thornaby Trail Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Thornaby Trail Connections Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Tees Link Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Marton West Beck Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 77 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Teesside Park Access Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map 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 The White Rose Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 65 National Cycle Network
Show on map RCN Regional Route 54 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 54 Regional cycle route
Show on map 8 Bridges Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 8 Bridges Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
5,493 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 5,493 records · National Biodiversity Network Dunnock · Herring Gull · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Carrion Crow +38
Dunnock Prunella modularis Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Great Tit Parus major2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater Mute Swan Cygnus olor Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hedgehog · Brown Rat
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Red-eared Terrapin · Pond Terrapin
Red-eared Terrapin Trachemys scripta subsp. elegans Pond Terrapin Trachemys scripta 🐝 Insects 6 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Tawny Mining Bee · Common Darter · Trixa conspersa · Field Grasshopper · Common Green Grasshopper +1
Tawny Mining Bee Andrena fulva Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Trixa conspersa Trixa conspersa2025 Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025 Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus 🌿 Plants 5 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Feather-moss · Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Dyer's Greenweed · Sneezewort · Giant Hogweed
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata Dyer's Greenweed Genista tinctoria Sneezewort Achillea ptarmica Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 5,493 records · National Biodiversity Network Dunnock · Herring Gull · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Carrion Crow +38
Dunnock Prunella modularis Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Great Tit Parus major2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater Mute Swan Cygnus olor Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hedgehog · Brown Rat
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Red-eared Terrapin · Pond Terrapin
Red-eared Terrapin Trachemys scripta subsp. elegans Pond Terrapin Trachemys scripta 🐝 Insects 6 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Tawny Mining Bee · Common Darter · Trixa conspersa · Field Grasshopper · Common Green Grasshopper +1
Tawny Mining Bee Andrena fulva Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Trixa conspersa Trixa conspersa2025 Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025 Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus 🌿 Plants 5 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Feather-moss · Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Dyer's Greenweed · Sneezewort · Giant Hogweed
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata Dyer's Greenweed Genista tinctoria Sneezewort Achillea ptarmica Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025 