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Places › England › North East › Hartlepool Getting here
54.70017, -1.25568
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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 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ 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 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Robin +76 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Robin +76 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Lesser Celandine, Nipplewort, Trailing Bellflower +16 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Lesser Celandine, Nipplewort, Trailing Bellflower +16 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Blue-tailed Damselfly, Common Blue Damselfly, Black-tailed Skimmer +27 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Blue-tailed Damselfly, Common Blue Damselfly, Black-tailed Skimmer +27 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Durham Coastal Path Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Three Villages Native Tree Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Ref 3 Villages Tree Local walking route
Show on map King Charles III England Coast Path: North Gare to South Bents Walking route ▾
Named route Ref England Coast Path National walking route
Show on map Yew Tree Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Way of Love Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 45 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 14 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 14 National Cycle Network
Show on map Hartlepool Cycle Routes Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map (14) Cycling route ▾
waymarked route from North Gare to National Cycle Route 14 in Seaton Carew
Named route Ref (14) Local cycle route
Show on map to Summerhill Country Park Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 362 m ▾
Named route Ref 14 Length 362 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 93 m ▾
Named route Ref 14 Length 93 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Summerhill BMX Track Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Ref BMX
Show on map Photos High Throston Golf Club Clubhouse
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Wildlife to spot
14,889 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 14,889 records · National Biodiversity Network Blackbird · Goldfinch · Woodpigeon · Robin · House Sparrow +42
Blackbird Turdus merula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Tit Parus major Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Greenfinch Chloris chloris Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Coal Tit Periparus ater Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone Tree Sparrow Passer montanus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Herring Gull Larus argentatus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Linnet Linaria cannabina Swift Apus apus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria Jay Garrulus glandarius Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Rook Corvus frugilegus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Redwing Turdus iliacus Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Sand Martin Riparia riparia Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis House Martin Delichon urbicum Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca Curlew Numenius arquata Siskin Spinus spinus Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Hedgehog
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Black-tailed Skimmer · Red-tailed Bumblebee · Tree Bumblebee · Small Garden Bumblebee · Fork-tailed Flower Bee +4
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum Small Garden Bumblebee Bombus hortorum Fork-tailed Flower Bee Anthophora furcata Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum Hill Cuckoo Bee 🌿 Plants 2 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Lesser Celandine · Nipplewort
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Nipplewort Lapsana communis2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 14,889 records · National Biodiversity Network Blackbird · Goldfinch · Woodpigeon · Robin · House Sparrow +42
Blackbird Turdus merula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Tit Parus major Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Greenfinch Chloris chloris Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Coal Tit Periparus ater Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone Tree Sparrow Passer montanus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Herring Gull Larus argentatus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Linnet Linaria cannabina Swift Apus apus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria Jay Garrulus glandarius Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Rook Corvus frugilegus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Redwing Turdus iliacus Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Sand Martin Riparia riparia Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis House Martin Delichon urbicum Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca Curlew Numenius arquata Siskin Spinus spinus Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Hedgehog
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Black-tailed Skimmer · Red-tailed Bumblebee · Tree Bumblebee · Small Garden Bumblebee · Fork-tailed Flower Bee +4
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum Small Garden Bumblebee Bombus hortorum Fork-tailed Flower Bee Anthophora furcata Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum Hill Cuckoo Bee 🌿 Plants 2 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Lesser Celandine · Nipplewort
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Nipplewort Lapsana communis2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Bombus rupestris
Bombus rupestris
Forest Cuckoo Bee Bombus sylvestris
Forest Cuckoo Bee Bombus sylvestris
Vestal Cuckoo Bee Bombus vestalis
Vestal Cuckoo Bee Bombus vestalis Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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