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Places › England › North East › Darlington Getting here
54.53742, -1.58005
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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 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here ☕ Robineau Cafe — a good base for a longer summer day out 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here ☕ Robineau Cafe — a good base for a longer summer day out 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +43 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +43 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Ivy-leaved Toadflax, Wood Avens, Yew +185 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Ivy-leaved Toadflax, Wood Avens, Yew +185 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Red Dead-nettle, Henbit Dead-nettle, Rowan +20 more foraging species
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 2-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Syrphus +28 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 2-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Syrphus +28 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 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 Alternatives in Teesdale Way (Middleton in Teesdale to Middlesbrough) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Barmpton & Little Ketton Walking route ▾
Named route Ref 2 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Brafferton & Newton Ketton Walking route ▾
Named route Ref 3 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 25 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 14 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 14 National Cycle Network
Show on map Mowden Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Mowden Local cycle route
Show on map National Cycle Route 165 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 165 National Cycle Network
Show on map Darlington Loop Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Loop Local cycle route
Show on map Morton Park Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Morton Local cycle route
Show on map Baydale Beck Cycle Path Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Baydale Local cycle route
Show on map 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
West Park BMX Track Mountain bike route ▾
Faverdale BMX Track Mountain bike route ▾
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Wildlife to spot
29,110 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 29,110 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Robin · Blackbird · Jackdaw · Carrion Crow +29
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Harlequin Ladybird · Western Conifer Seed Bug · Common Darter · Culiseta annulata · Green Shieldbug +6
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis2025 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Culiseta annulata Culiseta annulata Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Syrphus Syrphus 🌿 Plants 23 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Hart's-Tongue · Hazel · Ivy-leaved Toadflax · Yew · Red Valerian +18
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium Hazel Corylus avellana Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis Yew Taxus baccata Red Valerian Centranthus ruber Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 29,110 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Robin · Blackbird · Jackdaw · Carrion Crow +29
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Harlequin Ladybird · Western Conifer Seed Bug · Common Darter · Culiseta annulata · Green Shieldbug +6
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis2025 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Culiseta annulata Culiseta annulata Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Syrphus Syrphus 🌿 Plants 23 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Hart's-Tongue · Hazel · Ivy-leaved Toadflax · Yew · Red Valerian +18
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium Hazel Corylus avellana Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis Yew Taxus baccata Red Valerian Centranthus ruber Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2025
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
Culex pipiens Culex pipiens2025
Culex pipiens Culex pipiens2025 Spear Thistle
Spear Thistle
Cirsium vulgare
Cirsium vulgare
Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes
Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes
Stinking Iris Iris foetidissima
Stinking Iris Iris foetidissima
Hornbeam Carpinus betulus
Hornbeam Carpinus betulus
Spindle Euonymus europaeus
Spindle Euonymus europaeus
Silver Birch Betula pendula
Silver Birch Betula pendula
Ash Fraxinus excelsior
Ash Fraxinus excelsior
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa
Snowberry Symphoricarpos albus
Snowberry Symphoricarpos albus
Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra
Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra
Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum
Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum
Wall Lettuce Mycelis muralis
Wall Lettuce Mycelis muralis
Yellow Corydalis Pseudofumaria lutea
Yellow Corydalis Pseudofumaria lutea
Dogwood Cornus sanguinea
Dogwood Cornus sanguinea
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium
Rowan Sorbus aucuparia
Rowan Sorbus aucuparia
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense 