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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 8 ha
Places › England › North East › Darlington Getting here
54.51083, -1.54538
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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 494m away — 2 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 494m away — 2 car parks within reach £ 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 — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +61 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +61 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Giant Hogweed, Ivy-leaved Toadflax, Yew +36 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Giant Hogweed, Ivy-leaved Toadflax, Yew +36 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Darter, Brown Hawker, Migrant Hawker +39 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Common Darter, Brown Hawker, Migrant Hawker +39 more · last seen 2026
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 39 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
8,766 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 8,766 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 36 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Mallard · Rock Dove · Magpie · Moorhen +31
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Tit Parus major2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Coot Fulica atra Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Rose-coloured Starling Pastor roseus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Daubenton's Bat · Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle · Rabbit · Grey Squirrel
Daubenton's Bat Myotis daubentonii Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad
Common Darter · Migrant Hawker · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Brown Hawker · Scathophaga stercoraria +11
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025 Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2025 Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2025 Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea 🌿 Plants 22 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Yew · Red Valerian · Giant Hogweed · Hogweed · Daisy +17
Yew Taxus baccata Red Valerian Centranthus ruber2025 Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum2025 Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium Daisy Bellis perennis Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 8,766 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 36 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Mallard · Rock Dove · Magpie · Moorhen +31
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Tit Parus major2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Coot Fulica atra Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Rose-coloured Starling Pastor roseus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Daubenton's Bat · Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle · Rabbit · Grey Squirrel
Daubenton's Bat Myotis daubentonii Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad
Common Darter · Migrant Hawker · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Brown Hawker · Scathophaga stercoraria +11
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025 Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2025 Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2025 Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea 🌿 Plants 22 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Yew · Red Valerian · Giant Hogweed · Hogweed · Daisy +17
Yew Taxus baccata Red Valerian Centranthus ruber2025 Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum2025 Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium Daisy Bellis perennis Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Scathophaga Scathophaga
Scathophaga Scathophaga
Eudasyphora cyanella Eudasyphora cyanella
Eudasyphora cyanella Eudasyphora cyanella
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Agonum Agonum2025
Agonum Agonum2025
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025
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
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Black Darter Sympetrum danae2025
Black Darter Sympetrum danae2025 2025
2025
Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis2025
Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis2025
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum2025
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum2025
Red Campion Silene dioica2025
Red Campion Silene dioica2025
Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes2025
Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes2025
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
Scots Pine Pinus sylvestris2025
Scots Pine Pinus sylvestris2025
Boston-ivy Parthenocissus tricuspidata2025
Boston-ivy Parthenocissus tricuspidata2025
Gorse Ulex europaeus2025
Gorse Ulex europaeus2025
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2025
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2025
Purple-loosestrife Lythrum salicaria2025
Purple-loosestrife Lythrum salicaria2025
Guelder-rose Viburnum opulus2025
Guelder-rose Viburnum opulus2025
Fox-and-cubs Pilosella aurantiaca2025
Fox-and-cubs Pilosella aurantiaca2025
Large Bindweed Calystegia silvatica2025
Large Bindweed Calystegia silvatica2025 