Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome6 ha
Getting here
54.61966, -1.28920
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦99+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wigeon and Little Ringed Plover
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦99+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wigeon and Little Ringed Plover
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Wigeon, Little Ringed Plover, Woodpigeon +96 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Wigeon, Little Ringed Plover, Woodpigeon +96 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Azure Damselfly +42 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Teesdale Way (Middleton in Teesdale to Middlesbrough)Walking route▾
UK long distance footpath from Dufton to Warrenby.
Named routeRegional walking route
Three Villages Native Tree WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRef 3 Villages TreeLocal walking route
Tees LinkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Teesdale Way (Middlesbrough to Warrenby)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
King Charles III England Coast Path: Filey Brigg to North GareWalking route▾
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
84 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 14Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 14National Cycle Network
Saltholm Cycle PathCycling route▾
Named routeRef SaltholmLocal cycle route
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 5Cycling route▾
Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
The White Rose Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef 65National Cycle Network
8 Bridges Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef 8 BridgesLocal cycle route
James Cook University Hospital RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef JCUHLocal cycle route
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
21,771 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
21,771 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds48 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Starling · Magpie · Great Tit +43
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- MagpiePica pica
- Great TitParus major
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- GadwallMareca strepera2025
- TealAnas crecca2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- WigeonMareca penelope2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- DunlinCalidris alpina2025
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola2025
- Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- GreenshankTringa nebularia2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
- GoosanderMergus merganser2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
🦌Mammals4 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat · Brown Hare · Rabbit
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
🐝Insects21 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
7-spot Ladybird · Hairy Shieldbug · Harlequin Ladybird · Pine Ladybird · Pea-leaf Weevil +16
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
- Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus
- Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus
Thyme-leaved Speedwell · Bindweed · Black Medick · Ribwort Plantain · Bulbous Buttercup +5
- Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia
- BindweedCalystegia
- Black MedickMedicago lupulina
- Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
- Bulbous ButtercupRanunculus bulbosus
- Marsh FoxtailAlopecurus geniculatus
- DandelionTaraxacum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
21,771 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds48 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Starling · Magpie · Great Tit +43
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- MagpiePica pica
- Great TitParus major
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- GadwallMareca strepera2025
- TealAnas crecca2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- WigeonMareca penelope2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- DunlinCalidris alpina2025
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola2025
- Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- GreenshankTringa nebularia2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
- GoosanderMergus merganser2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
🦌Mammals4 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat · Brown Hare · Rabbit
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
🐝Insects21 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
7-spot Ladybird · Hairy Shieldbug · Harlequin Ladybird · Pine Ladybird · Pea-leaf Weevil +16
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
- Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus
- Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus
Thyme-leaved Speedwell · Bindweed · Black Medick · Ribwort Plantain · Bulbous Buttercup +5
- Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia
- BindweedCalystegia
- Black MedickMedicago lupulina
- Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
- Bulbous ButtercupRanunculus bulbosus
- Marsh FoxtailAlopecurus geniculatus
- DandelionTaraxacum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Callicorixa praeusta
Callicorixa praeusta
Callicorixa praeusta2025
Callicorixa praeusta2025
Punctate CorixaCorixa punctata2025Punctate CorixaCorixa punctata2025Common Water-BoatmanNotonecta (Notonecta) glauca2025Common Water-BoatmanNotonecta (Notonecta) glauca2025Sigara (Sigara) dorsalisSigara (Sigara) dorsalis2025Sigara (Sigara) dorsalisSigara (Sigara) dorsalis2025Sigara (Vermicorixa) lateralisSigara (Vermicorixa) lateralis2025Sigara (Vermicorixa) lateralisSigara (Vermicorixa) lateralis2025Notonecta (Notonecta) maculataNotonecta (Notonecta) maculata2025Notonecta (Notonecta) maculataNotonecta (Notonecta) maculata2025Notonecta (Notonecta) viridisNotonecta (Notonecta) viridis2025Notonecta (Notonecta) viridisNotonecta (Notonecta) viridis2025Hesperocorixa linnaeiHesperocorixa linnaei2025Hesperocorixa linnaeiHesperocorixa linnaei2025Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2025Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2025Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025Sigara (Retrocorixa) limitataSigara (Retrocorixa) limitata2025Sigara (Retrocorixa) limitataSigara (Retrocorixa) limitata2025Kidney-spot LadybirdChilocorus renipustulatus2025Kidney-spot LadybirdChilocorus renipustulatus2025Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2025Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2025Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax202510-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata202510-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata2025Populus nigraPopulus nigraPopulus nigraPopulus nigraCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaAlderAlnus glutinosaAlderAlnus glutinosaEvents & activities nearby
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