Corpus Christi Roman Catholic Church
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › North East › Middlesbrough Getting here
54.56594, -1.18483
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
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 🐕 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 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 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; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Goldfinch +59 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Goldfinch +59 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Lily Beetle, Common Darter, Blue-tailed Damselfly +92 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Lily Beetle, Common Darter, Blue-tailed Damselfly +92 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Rue-leaved Saxifrage, Ash, Hawthorn +215 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Rue-leaved Saxifrage, Ash, Hawthorn +215 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Hawthorn, Hazel, Common Nettle +27 more foraging species
Varies
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 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 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 Teesdale Way (Middlesbrough to Warrenby) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map King Charles III England Coast Path: Filey Brigg to North Gare Walking route ▾
Named route Ref ECP National walking route
Show on map 73 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 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
Show on map James Cook University Hospital Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref JCUH Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
3,390 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 3,390 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 34 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Robin · Woodpigeon · Goldfinch · Magpie · Blackbird +29
Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Magpie Pica pica Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes House Sparrow Passer domesticus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Dunnock Prunella modularis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Coal Tit Periparus ater Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Great Tit Parus major Herring Gull Larus argentatus2023 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2022 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2023 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2023 Redshank Tringa totanus2023 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna2023 Swift Apus apus2022 Siskin Spinus spinus2022 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2022 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2022 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2022 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hedgehog · Rabbit
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2022 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Toad · Smooth Newt · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo2024 Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris2024 Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 23 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Azure Damselfly · Common Darter · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Emerald Damselfly · Broad-bodied Chaser +18
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2024 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2024 Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa2023 Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2023 🌿 Plants 14 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Fox-and-cubs · Giant Hogweed · Atlantic Ivy · Common Feather-moss · Grey-cushioned Grimmia +9
Fox-and-cubs Pilosella aurantiaca2024 Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum2024 Atlantic Ivy Hedera hibernica2023 Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata Dyer's Greenweed Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 3,390 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 34 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Robin · Woodpigeon · Goldfinch · Magpie · Blackbird +29
Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Magpie Pica pica Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes House Sparrow Passer domesticus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Dunnock Prunella modularis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Coal Tit Periparus ater Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Great Tit Parus major Herring Gull Larus argentatus2023 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2022 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2023 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2023 Redshank Tringa totanus2023 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna2023 Swift Apus apus2022 Siskin Spinus spinus2022 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2022 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2022 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2022 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hedgehog · Rabbit
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2022 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Toad · Smooth Newt · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo2024 Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris2024 Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 23 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Azure Damselfly · Common Darter · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Emerald Damselfly · Broad-bodied Chaser +18
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2024 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2024 Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa2023 Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2023 🌿 Plants 14 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Fox-and-cubs · Giant Hogweed · Atlantic Ivy · Common Feather-moss · Grey-cushioned Grimmia +9
Fox-and-cubs Pilosella aurantiaca2024 Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum2024 Atlantic Ivy Hedera hibernica2023 Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata Dyer's Greenweed Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Large Red Damselfly
Large Red Damselfly
Pyrrhosoma nymphula2024
Pyrrhosoma nymphula2024
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2023
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2023
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum2023
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum2023
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2022
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2022
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2022
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2022
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2022
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2022
Trixa conspersa Trixa conspersa
Trixa conspersa Trixa conspersa
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus
Polydrusus formosus Polydrusus formosus
Polydrusus formosus Polydrusus formosus
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2024
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2024
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2023
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2023
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2023
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2023
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2023
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2023
Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus2023
Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus2023
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata2022
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata2022
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris2022
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris2022
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2022
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2022 Genista tinctoria
Genista tinctoria
Sneezewort Achillea ptarmica
Sneezewort Achillea ptarmica
Bee Orchid Ophrys apifera2024
Bee Orchid Ophrys apifera2024
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
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2023
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2023
Ash Fraxinus excelsior2023
Ash Fraxinus excelsior2023 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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