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Places › England › North East › Darlington Getting here
54.55693, -1.62600
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 🐕 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 🐕 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 — Tree Sparrow, Great Tit, Swallow +66 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Tree Sparrow, Great Tit, Swallow +66 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Green-veined White, Purple Hairstreak, 7-spot Ladybird +19 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Green-veined White, Purple Hairstreak, 7-spot Ladybird +19 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Red Dead-nettle, Scentless Mayweed, Spear Thistle +4 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Red Dead-nettle, Scentless Mayweed, Spear Thistle +4 more · last seen 2025
Free
🌲 Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
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 Brafferton & Newton Ketton Walking route ▾
Named route Ref 3 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 21 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
1,419 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 1,419 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Tree Sparrow · Great Tit · Blue Tit · Swallow · Stock Dove +35
Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2023 Swallow Hirundo rustica2023 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2021 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Barn Owl Tyto alba Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2021 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Robin Erithacus rubecula2021 Swift Apus apus2021 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Canada Goose Branta canadensis Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Little Egret Egretta garzetta2022 Rook Corvus frugilegus2022 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2021 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2021 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2021 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2021 Coal Tit Periparus ater2021 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2021 Magpie Pica pica2021 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2021 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2021 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2021 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2021 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2021 Whitethroat Curruca communis2021 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2021 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2021 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2021 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2021 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2021 Greylag Goose Anser anser2021 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2020 Mole · Grey Squirrel
Mole Talpa europaea Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria 7-spot Ladybird · Broad Centurion · Small Raspberry Mining Sawfly · Campyloneura virgula · Malachite Beetle +5
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa Small Raspberry Mining Sawfly Metallus pumilus2022 Campyloneura virgula Campyloneura virgula2021 Malachite Beetle Malachius bipustulatus2021 Leucozona lucorum Leucozona lucorum 🌿 Plants 9 species
spring summer winter
2025 ▾
White Bryony · Red Dead-nettle · Scentless Mayweed · Spear Thistle · Gooseberry +4
White Bryony Bryonia dioica2020 Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Scentless Mayweed Tripleurospermum inodorum Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare Gooseberry Ribes uva-crispa Pendulous Sedge Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 1,419 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Tree Sparrow · Great Tit · Blue Tit · Swallow · Stock Dove +35
Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2023 Swallow Hirundo rustica2023 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2021 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Barn Owl Tyto alba Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2021 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Robin Erithacus rubecula2021 Swift Apus apus2021 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Canada Goose Branta canadensis Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Little Egret Egretta garzetta2022 Rook Corvus frugilegus2022 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2021 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2021 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2021 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2021 Coal Tit Periparus ater2021 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2021 Magpie Pica pica2021 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2021 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2021 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2021 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2021 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2021 Whitethroat Curruca communis2021 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2021 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2021 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2021 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2021 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2021 Greylag Goose Anser anser2021 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2020 Mole · Grey Squirrel
Mole Talpa europaea Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria 7-spot Ladybird · Broad Centurion · Small Raspberry Mining Sawfly · Campyloneura virgula · Malachite Beetle +5
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa Small Raspberry Mining Sawfly Metallus pumilus2022 Campyloneura virgula Campyloneura virgula2021 Malachite Beetle Malachius bipustulatus2021 Leucozona lucorum Leucozona lucorum 🌿 Plants 9 species
spring summer winter
2025 ▾
White Bryony · Red Dead-nettle · Scentless Mayweed · Spear Thistle · Gooseberry +4
White Bryony Bryonia dioica2020 Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Scentless Mayweed Tripleurospermum inodorum Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare Gooseberry Ribes uva-crispa Pendulous Sedge Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2021
2021
Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi2021
Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi2021
Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata2021
Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata2021
Capsus ater Capsus ater2021
Capsus ater Capsus ater2021
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2021
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2021 Carex pendula
Carex pendula
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica
Horse-chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum2023
Horse-chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum2023
Remote Sedge Carex remota2020
Remote Sedge Carex remota2020 