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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍄 Fungi
Free entry Dogs welcome 5 ha
Places › England › North East › Darlington Getting here
54.50495, -1.50534
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 🍄 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 — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Herring Gull +67 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Herring Gull +67 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Fairy Inkcap, Mint Rust, Deceiver +9 more · last seen 2022; Fungi — Fairy Inkcap, Mint Rust, Deceiver +9 more · last seen 2022
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Giant Hogweed, Himalayan Balsam, Curly Waterweed +68 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Giant Hogweed, Himalayan Balsam, Curly Waterweed +68 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Garlic Mustard, Common Nettle, Meadowsweet +11 more foraging species
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Darter, Emperor Dragonfly, Brown Hawker +38 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Darter, Emperor Dragonfly, Brown Hawker +38 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 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 44 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 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Faverdale BMX Track Mountain bike route ▾
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Wildlife to spot
4,691 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 4,691 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 35 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Magpie · Blackbird · Carrion Crow +30
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Magpie Pica pica Blackbird Turdus merula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Herring Gull Larus argentatus Robin Erithacus rubecula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Goosander Mergus merganser Rose-coloured Starling Pastor roseus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Tit Parus major Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Dunnock Prunella modularis Little Egret Egretta garzetta Stock Dove Columba oenas Greenfinch Chloris chloris Coal Tit Periparus ater Jay Garrulus glandarius Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Nuthatch Sitta europaea Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Linnet Linaria cannabina 🦌 Mammals 3 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Water Shrew
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Water Shrew Neomys fodiens Common Darter · Migrant Hawker · Brown Hawker · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Emerald Damselfly +11
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Daisy
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 4,691 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 35 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Magpie · Blackbird · Carrion Crow +30
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Magpie Pica pica Blackbird Turdus merula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Herring Gull Larus argentatus Robin Erithacus rubecula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Goosander Mergus merganser Rose-coloured Starling Pastor roseus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Tit Parus major Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Dunnock Prunella modularis Little Egret Egretta garzetta Stock Dove Columba oenas Greenfinch Chloris chloris Coal Tit Periparus ater Jay Garrulus glandarius Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Nuthatch Sitta europaea Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Linnet Linaria cannabina 🦌 Mammals 3 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Water Shrew
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Water Shrew Neomys fodiens Common Darter · Migrant Hawker · Brown Hawker · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Emerald Damselfly +11
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Daisy
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Common Hawker Aeshna juncea
Common Hawker Aeshna juncea
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Brown Marmorated Stink Bug Halyomorpha halys
Brown Marmorated Stink Bug Halyomorpha halys
Black Darter Sympetrum danae
Black Darter Sympetrum danae
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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