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Places › England › North East › Middlesbrough Getting here
54.51295, -1.18035
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🍄 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
☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🍄 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 — Shoveler, Pochard, Wigeon +56 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Shoveler, Pochard, Wigeon +56 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — King Alfred's Cakes, Variable Oysterling, Jelly Ear +68 more · last seen 2019; Fungi — King Alfred's Cakes, Variable Oysterling, Jelly Ear +68 more · last seen 2019
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Darter, Azure Damselfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly +109 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Darter, Azure Damselfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly +109 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Fungi — Jelly Ear, Beechmast Candlesnuff, Bald Inkcap
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Narrow-leaved Ragwort, Common Liverwort, Sanicle +10 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Narrow-leaved Ragwort, Common Liverwort, Sanicle +10 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 Samaritan Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Three Ridings on Foot Walking route ▾
Named route Ref 3R Regional walking route
Show on map 47 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 National Cycle Route 165 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 165 National Cycle Network
Show on map RCN Regional Route 54 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 54 Regional 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 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Moors to Sea Mountain bike route ▾
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6,017 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 6,017 records · National Biodiversity Network Shoveler · Pochard · Wigeon · Glossy Ibis · Long-tailed Tit +32
Shoveler Spatula clypeata2025 Pochard Aythya ferina2025 Wigeon Mareca penelope2025 Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Pintail Anas acuta Great Tit Parus major2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 🐝 Insects 18 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Azure Damselfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Common Blue Damselfly · Common Darter · Emperor Dragonfly +13
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Common Liverwort · Sanicle · Fringecups
Common Liverwort Marchantia polymorpha Sanicle Sanicula europaea2025 Fringecups Tellima grandiflora2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 6,017 records · National Biodiversity Network Shoveler · Pochard · Wigeon · Glossy Ibis · Long-tailed Tit +32
Shoveler Spatula clypeata2025 Pochard Aythya ferina2025 Wigeon Mareca penelope2025 Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Pintail Anas acuta Great Tit Parus major2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 🐝 Insects 18 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Azure Damselfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Common Blue Damselfly · Common Darter · Emperor Dragonfly +13
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Common Liverwort · Sanicle · Fringecups
Common Liverwort Marchantia polymorpha Sanicle Sanicula europaea2025 Fringecups Tellima grandiflora2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta
Small Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma viridulum
Small Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma viridulum
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major 