HARDWICK DENE & ELM TREE WOODS 12 ha
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🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife🐶 Dogs
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 12 ha
Places › England › North East › Stockton-on-Tees Getting here
54.57839, -1.35026
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▾ ☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Elmtree Parade Rear Carpark 126m away — 20 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Elmtree Parade Rear Carpark 126m away — 20 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Paid
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Nature reserve
Free
Dogs allowed — nature reserve
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Nature reserve — seasonal wildlife and habitats
Free
Named cycling route nearby: NCN 1 Tees to Tyne
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 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 Thornaby Trail Loop Walking route ▾
Named route Ref Thornaby Trail Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Thornaby Trail Connections Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map King Charles III England Coast Path: Filey Brigg to North Gare Walking route ▾
Named route Ref ECP National walking route
Show on map 109 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 14 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 14 National Cycle Network
Show on map Teesside Park Access Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV12 International cycle route
Show on map 8 Bridges Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 8 Bridges Local cycle route
Show on map Portrack & Haverton Hill Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Portrack Local cycle route
Show on map Yarm - Preston Park Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
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About this nature reserve Hardwick Dene & Elm Tree Woods is a 12-hectare Local Nature Reserve in Stockton-on-Tees, North East England. Visitors can find a mix of woodlands and grasslands that provide habitats for diverse wildlife and walking trails for exploration.
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Wildlife to spot
18,123 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 18,123 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 38 species
winter spring autumn
2025 ▾
Blackbird · House Sparrow · Woodpigeon · Goldfinch · Robin +33
Blackbird Turdus merula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Herring Gull Larus argentatus Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Tit Parus major Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Dunnock Prunella modularis Redwing Turdus iliacus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Little Egret Egretta garzetta Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Gadwall Mareca strepera Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Common Gull Larus canus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Rock Dove Columba livia Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Teal Anas crecca Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Curlew Numenius arquata2024 Periparus ater britannicus Periparus ater britannicus2024 Common Lizard · Yellow-bellied Slider
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Yellow-bellied Slider Trachemys scripta subsp. scripta Blue-tailed Damselfly · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Harlequin Ladybird · Green Shieldbug · Volucella pellucens
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2024 Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2024 Hawthorn · False Oat-grass · Bramble · Spear Thistle · Wood Dock +75
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius Bramble Rubus fruticosus Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare Wood Dock Rumex sanguineus Tufted Hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 18,123 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 38 species
winter spring autumn
2025 ▾
Blackbird · House Sparrow · Woodpigeon · Goldfinch · Robin +33
Blackbird Turdus merula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Herring Gull Larus argentatus Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Tit Parus major Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Dunnock Prunella modularis Redwing Turdus iliacus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Little Egret Egretta garzetta Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Gadwall Mareca strepera Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Common Gull Larus canus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Rock Dove Columba livia Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Teal Anas crecca Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Curlew Numenius arquata2024 Periparus ater britannicus Periparus ater britannicus2024 Common Lizard · Yellow-bellied Slider
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Yellow-bellied Slider Trachemys scripta subsp. scripta Blue-tailed Damselfly · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Harlequin Ladybird · Green Shieldbug · Volucella pellucens
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2024 Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2024 Hawthorn · False Oat-grass · Bramble · Spear Thistle · Wood Dock +75
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius Bramble Rubus fruticosus Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare Wood Dock Rumex sanguineus Tufted Hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata
Bush Vetch Vicia sepium
Bush Vetch Vicia sepium
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris
Festuca rubra Festuca rubra
Festuca rubra Festuca rubra
Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca
Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula
Rosa canina Rosa canina
Rosa canina Rosa canina
Dotted Loosestrife Lysimachia punctata
Dotted Loosestrife Lysimachia punctata
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum
Great Burnet Sanguisorba officinalis
Great Burnet Sanguisorba officinalis
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus
Gorse Ulex europaeus
Gorse Ulex europaeus
Goat Willow Salix caprea
Goat Willow Salix caprea
Soft-rush Juncus effusus
Soft-rush Juncus effusus
Tall Fescue Schedonorus arundinaceus
Tall Fescue Schedonorus arundinaceus
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Red Clover Trifolium pratense
Red Clover Trifolium pratense
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius
Centaurea nigra Centaurea nigra
Centaurea nigra Centaurea nigra
Creeping Bent Agrostis stolonifera
Creeping Bent Agrostis stolonifera
Crack-willow Salix alba x euxina = S. x fragilis
Crack-willow Salix alba x euxina = S. x fragilis
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum
Timothy Phleum pratense
Timothy Phleum pratense
Malus sylvestris Malus sylvestris
Malus sylvestris Malus sylvestris
False Fox-sedge Carex otrubae
False Fox-sedge Carex otrubae
Curled Dock Rumex crispus
Curled Dock Rumex crispus
Bittersweet Solanum dulcamara
Bittersweet Solanum dulcamara
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa
Sweet-Grass Glyceria
Sweet-Grass Glyceria
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis
White Dead-nettle Lamium album
White Dead-nettle Lamium album
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense
Yellow Iris Iris pseudacorus
Yellow Iris Iris pseudacorus
Amphibious Bistort Persicaria amphibia
Amphibious Bistort Persicaria amphibia
Ash Fraxinus excelsior
Ash Fraxinus excelsior
Hairy Sedge Carex hirta
Hairy Sedge Carex hirta
Pepper-saxifrage Silaum silaus
Pepper-saxifrage Silaum silaus
Norway Spruce Picea abies
Norway Spruce Picea abies
Willowherb Epilobium
Willowherb Epilobium
Dove's-foot Crane's-bill Geranium molle
Dove's-foot Crane's-bill Geranium molle
Dandelion Taraxacum
Dandelion Taraxacum
Greater Stitchwort Stellaria holostea
Greater Stitchwort Stellaria holostea
Ivy Hedera helix
Ivy Hedera helix
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Wild Cherry Prunus avium
Wild Cherry Prunus avium
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa
Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans
Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans
Cleavers Galium aparine
Cleavers Galium aparine
Spurge-laurel Daphne laureola
Spurge-laurel Daphne laureola
Water Horsetail Equisetum fluviatile
Water Horsetail Equisetum fluviatile
Hard Shield-fern Polystichum aculeatum
Hard Shield-fern Polystichum aculeatum
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium
Heath-grass Danthonia decumbens
Heath-grass Danthonia decumbens
Meadow Barley Hordeum secalinum
Meadow Barley Hordeum secalinum
Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra2024
Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra2024
Rose Rosa2024
Rose Rosa2024
Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis2024
Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis2024
Common Bent Agrostis capillaris2024
Common Bent Agrostis capillaris2024
Crested Dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus2024
Crested Dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus2024
Phleum pratense Phleum pratense2024
Phleum pratense Phleum pratense2024
White Clover Trifolium repens2024
White Clover Trifolium repens2024
Rough Meadow-grass Poa trivialis2024
Rough Meadow-grass Poa trivialis2024
Wild Carrot Daucus carota subsp. carota2024
Wild Carrot Daucus carota subsp. carota2024
Two-flowered Everlasting-pea Lathyrus grandiflorus2024
Two-flowered Everlasting-pea Lathyrus grandiflorus2024
Water Bent Polypogon viridis2024
Water Bent Polypogon viridis2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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