Darlington Golf Course 1 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 1 ha
Places › England › North East › Darlington Getting here
54.55208, -1.53461
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 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ 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 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required £ 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 — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blackbird +59 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blackbird +59 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil, Crosswort, Mugwort +71 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil, Crosswort, Mugwort +71 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Plants — Meadowsweet, Ramsons, Rowan +8 more foraging species
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Migrant Hawker, Common Darter, Banded Demoiselle +15 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Migrant Hawker, Common Darter, Banded Demoiselle +15 more · last seen 2025
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 26 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 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 Great North Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 725 National Cycle Network
Show on map 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
West Park BMX Track Mountain bike route ▾
Faverdale BMX Track Mountain bike route ▾
3 public paths nearby
Public paths
Glebe Road bridleway · 75 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 75 m Surface compacted Path type: track
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Wildlife to spot
17,487 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 17,487 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · House Sparrow · Rock Dove · Starling · Blue Tit +34
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Magpie Pica pica2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Swift Apus apus2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Migrant Hawker · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Common Darter · Harlequin Ladybird · Banded Demoiselle
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens Mugwort · Gypsywort · Ramsons · Crosswort · Musk-mallow +19
Mugwort Artemisia vulgaris2025 Gypsywort Lycopus europaeus2025 Ramsons Allium ursinum Crosswort Cruciata laevipes Musk-mallow Malva moschata2025 Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus pedunculatus2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 17,487 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · House Sparrow · Rock Dove · Starling · Blue Tit +34
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Magpie Pica pica2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Swift Apus apus2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Migrant Hawker · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Common Darter · Harlequin Ladybird · Banded Demoiselle
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens Mugwort · Gypsywort · Ramsons · Crosswort · Musk-mallow +19
Mugwort Artemisia vulgaris2025 Gypsywort Lycopus europaeus2025 Ramsons Allium ursinum Crosswort Cruciata laevipes Musk-mallow Malva moschata2025 Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus pedunculatus2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Square-stalked St John's-wort
Square-stalked St John's-wort
Hypericum tetrapterum2025
Hypericum tetrapterum2025
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2025
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2025
Sherard's Downy-rose Rosa sherardii2025
Sherard's Downy-rose Rosa sherardii2025
Field Maple Acer campestre2025
Field Maple Acer campestre2025
Purple-loosestrife Lythrum salicaria2025
Purple-loosestrife Lythrum salicaria2025
Amphibious Bistort Persicaria amphibia2025
Amphibious Bistort Persicaria amphibia2025
Bittersweet Solanum dulcamara2025
Bittersweet Solanum dulcamara2025
Wood Avens Geum urbanum2025
Wood Avens Geum urbanum2025
Guelder-rose Viburnum opulus2025
Guelder-rose Viburnum opulus2025
Yellow Iris Iris pseudacorus2025
Yellow Iris Iris pseudacorus2025
Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre2025
Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre2025
Aspen Populus tremula2025
Aspen Populus tremula2025
Mare's-tail Hippuris vulgaris2025
Mare's-tail Hippuris vulgaris2025
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria2025
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria2025
Rowan Sorbus aucuparia2025
Rowan Sorbus aucuparia2025
Common Mallow Malva sylvestris2025
Common Mallow Malva sylvestris2025
Dittander Lepidium latifolium2025
Dittander Lepidium latifolium2025
Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica2025
Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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