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Places › England › North East › Darlington Getting here
54.51909, -1.53660
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 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🅿️ Parking· Free 🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +55 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +55 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Ivy-leaved Toadflax, Daisy, Red Valerian +47 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Ivy-leaved Toadflax, Daisy, Red Valerian +47 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Darter, Brown Hawker, Emperor Dragonfly +45 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Common Darter, Brown Hawker, Emperor Dragonfly +45 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Hogweed, White Dead-nettle, Guelder-rose +2 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 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 35 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
11,831 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 11,831 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 38 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Mallard · Rock Dove · Herring Gull · Magpie +33
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Coot Fulica atra Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Rose-coloured Starling Pastor roseus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria2025 Feral Cat · Grey Squirrel · Daubenton's Bat · Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle +1
Feral Cat Felis catus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Daubenton's Bat Myotis daubentonii Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Common Darter · Migrant Hawker · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Brown Hawker · Scathophaga +10
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025 Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2025 Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2025 Scathophaga Scathophaga Eudasyphora cyanella Eudasyphora cyanella 🌿 Plants 19 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Hogweed · Daisy · Hart's-Tongue · Ivy-leaved Toadflax · Yew +14
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium Daisy Bellis perennis Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium2025 Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis2025 Yew Taxus baccata2025 Red Valerian Centranthus ruber Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 11,831 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 38 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Mallard · Rock Dove · Herring Gull · Magpie +33
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Coot Fulica atra Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Rose-coloured Starling Pastor roseus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria2025 Feral Cat · Grey Squirrel · Daubenton's Bat · Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle +1
Feral Cat Felis catus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Daubenton's Bat Myotis daubentonii Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Common Darter · Migrant Hawker · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Brown Hawker · Scathophaga +10
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025 Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2025 Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2025 Scathophaga Scathophaga Eudasyphora cyanella Eudasyphora cyanella 🌿 Plants 19 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Hogweed · Daisy · Hart's-Tongue · Ivy-leaved Toadflax · Yew +14
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium Daisy Bellis perennis Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium2025 Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis2025 Yew Taxus baccata2025 Red Valerian Centranthus ruber Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Culiseta annulata Culiseta annulata
Culiseta annulata Culiseta annulata
Brown Marmorated Stink Bug Halyomorpha halys2025
Brown Marmorated Stink Bug Halyomorpha halys2025
Agonum Agonum2025
Agonum Agonum2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
Pemphigus (Pemphigus) spyrothecae Pemphigus (Pemphigus) spyrothecae2025
Pemphigus (Pemphigus) spyrothecae Pemphigus (Pemphigus) spyrothecae2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025 2025
2025
Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes2025
Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes2025
Red Campion Silene dioica2025
Red Campion Silene dioica2025
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare2025
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare2025
White Dead-nettle Lamium album2025
White Dead-nettle Lamium album2025
Colorado Spruce Picea pungens2025
Colorado Spruce Picea pungens2025
Aspen Populus tremula2025
Aspen Populus tremula2025
Boston-ivy Parthenocissus tricuspidata2025
Boston-ivy Parthenocissus tricuspidata2025
Gorse Ulex europaeus2025
Gorse Ulex europaeus2025
Hornbeam Carpinus betulus2025
Hornbeam Carpinus betulus2025
Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum2025
Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum2025
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2025
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2025
Guelder-rose Viburnum opulus2025
Guelder-rose Viburnum opulus2025
Fox-and-cubs Pilosella aurantiaca2025
Fox-and-cubs Pilosella aurantiaca2025 