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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 6 ha
Places › England › North East › Redcar and Cleveland Getting here
54.53932, -1.17606
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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 321m away — 2 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 321m away — 2 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 — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Blackbird +81 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Blackbird +81 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Lily Beetle, Small White +59 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Lily Beetle, Small White +59 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
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 Cleveland Way Walking route ▾
Named route Point-to-point National walking route
Show on map Teesdale Way (Middlesbrough to Warrenby) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 65 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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
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
15,052 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 15,052 records · National Biodiversity Network Blackbird · Robin · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Goldfinch +42
Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Dunnock Prunella modularis Coal Tit Periparus ater Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Great Tit Parus major Magpie Pica pica2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Swift Apus apus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Brown Rat · Hedgehog
Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Red-eared Terrapin
Red-eared Terrapin Trachemys scripta subsp. elegans 🐝 Insects 7 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Common Blue Damselfly · Tawny Mining Bee · Common Darter · Green Shieldbug · Black-tailed Skimmer +2
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025 Tawny Mining Bee Andrena fulva Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025 Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 15,052 records · National Biodiversity Network Blackbird · Robin · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Goldfinch +42
Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Dunnock Prunella modularis Coal Tit Periparus ater Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Great Tit Parus major Magpie Pica pica2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Swift Apus apus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Brown Rat · Hedgehog
Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Red-eared Terrapin
Red-eared Terrapin Trachemys scripta subsp. elegans 🐝 Insects 7 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Common Blue Damselfly · Tawny Mining Bee · Common Darter · Green Shieldbug · Black-tailed Skimmer +2
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025 Tawny Mining Bee Andrena fulva Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025 Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax2025
Eristalis tenax2025
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus2025
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus2025 