Dinsdale Spa Golf Course 8 ha
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54.49606, -1.48659
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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 🍄 Mushroom 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 🍄 Mushroom 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 — Wigeon, Tawny Owl, Woodpigeon +65 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Wigeon, Tawny Owl, Woodpigeon +65 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Deceiver, Brown Rollrim, Purple Brittlegill +115 more · last seen 2022; Fungi — Deceiver, Brown Rollrim, Purple Brittlegill +115 more · last seen 2022
Varies
Plants — Ground-elder, Hogweed, Garlic Mustard +29 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Giant Hogweed, Himalayan Balsam, Japanese Knotweed +130 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Giant Hogweed, Himalayan Balsam, Japanese Knotweed +130 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby · 6 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
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Named route Regional walking route
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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 Blackwell Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Blackwell Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
2,342 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 2,342 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 52 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Blackbird · Chaffinch · Chiffchaff · Robin · Woodpigeon +47
Blackbird Turdus merula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Swallow Hirundo rustica Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Wigeon Mareca penelope Great Tit Parus major Nuthatch Sitta europaea Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Coal Tit Periparus ater Greenfinch Chloris chloris Carrion Crow Corvus corone Pheasant Phasianus colchicus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Stock Dove Columba oenas Mute Swan Cygnus olor Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Goldcrest Regulus regulus Dunnock Prunella modularis Magpie Pica pica Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Skylark Alauda arvensis Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Rook Corvus frugilegus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Linnet Linaria cannabina Tawny Owl Strix aluco Little Egret Egretta garzetta Whitethroat Curruca communis Canada Goose Branta canadensis Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Sand Martin Riparia riparia Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 Little Owl Athene noctua2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2023 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2023 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter summer
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Pine Marten
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Pine Marten Martes martes 🐝 Insects 6 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Green Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird · Chalcosyrphus nemorum · Syritta pipiens · Water Measurer +1
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2024 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2024 Chalcosyrphus nemorum Chalcosyrphus nemorum Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens Water Measurer Hydrometra stagnorum2024 Eristalis pertinax Yorkshire-fog · Hard Shield-fern · Chicory · Prickly Sow-thistle · Himalayan Balsam +20
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus2024 Hard Shield-fern Polystichum aculeatum2024 Chicory Cichorium intybus2023 Prickly Sow-thistle Sonchus asper2023 Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2023 Mugwort Artemisia vulgaris Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 2,342 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 52 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Blackbird · Chaffinch · Chiffchaff · Robin · Woodpigeon +47
Blackbird Turdus merula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Swallow Hirundo rustica Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Wigeon Mareca penelope Great Tit Parus major Nuthatch Sitta europaea Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Coal Tit Periparus ater Greenfinch Chloris chloris Carrion Crow Corvus corone Pheasant Phasianus colchicus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Stock Dove Columba oenas Mute Swan Cygnus olor Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Goldcrest Regulus regulus Dunnock Prunella modularis Magpie Pica pica Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Skylark Alauda arvensis Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Rook Corvus frugilegus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Linnet Linaria cannabina Tawny Owl Strix aluco Little Egret Egretta garzetta Whitethroat Curruca communis Canada Goose Branta canadensis Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Sand Martin Riparia riparia Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 Little Owl Athene noctua2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2023 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2023 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter summer
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Pine Marten
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Pine Marten Martes martes 🐝 Insects 6 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Green Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird · Chalcosyrphus nemorum · Syritta pipiens · Water Measurer +1
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2024 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2024 Chalcosyrphus nemorum Chalcosyrphus nemorum Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens Water Measurer Hydrometra stagnorum2024 Eristalis pertinax Yorkshire-fog · Hard Shield-fern · Chicory · Prickly Sow-thistle · Himalayan Balsam +20
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus2024 Hard Shield-fern Polystichum aculeatum2024 Chicory Cichorium intybus2023 Prickly Sow-thistle Sonchus asper2023 Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2023 Mugwort Artemisia vulgaris Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Eristalis pertinax2023
Eristalis pertinax2023
2023
2023
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum
Pignut Conopodium majus
Pignut Conopodium majus
Goldilocks Buttercup Ranunculus auricomus
Goldilocks Buttercup Ranunculus auricomus
Primrose Primula vulgaris
Primrose Primula vulgaris
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2024
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2024
Sun Spurge Euphorbia helioscopia2024
Sun Spurge Euphorbia helioscopia2024
White Clover Trifolium repens2024
White Clover Trifolium repens2024
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare2024
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare2024
Red Clover Trifolium pratense2024
Red Clover Trifolium pratense2024
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata2024
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata2024
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2024
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2024
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne2024
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne2024
Pineappleweed Matricaria discoidea2024
Pineappleweed Matricaria discoidea2024
Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum2024
Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum2024
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2024
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2024
Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica2024
Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica2024
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium2024
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium2024
Black Bryony Tamus communis2023
Black Bryony Tamus communis2023 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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