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🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife🌿 Foraging
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Places › England › North East › Stockton-on-Tees Getting here
54.49695, -1.26194
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▾ 🐦 81+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mute Swan and Woodpigeon 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 81+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mute Swan and Woodpigeon 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mute Swan, Woodpigeon, Skylark +78 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mute Swan, Woodpigeon, Skylark +78 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
Plants — Decumbent Dandelion, Greater Chickweed, Common Nettle +13 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Giant Hogweed, Jagged-leaved Dandelion, Crassulaceae +151 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Giant Hogweed, Jagged-leaved Dandelion, Crassulaceae +151 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Speckled Wood, Large White, Small White +26 more · last seen 2020; Insects — Speckled Wood, Large White, Small White +26 more · last seen 2020
Free
🌲 Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 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 Marton West Beck Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Three Ridings on Foot Walking route ▾
Named route Ref 3R Regional walking route
Show on map 39 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
The White Rose Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 65 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Cycle Route 165 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 165 National Cycle Network
Show on map RCN Regional Route 54 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 54 Regional cycle route
Show on map Stockton - Preston Park Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Thornaby - Ingleby Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Stockton - Ingleby Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Thornaby BMX Track Mountain bike route ▾
Photos Public Footpath, Near High Plantation
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Wildlife to spot
2,809 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 2,809 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 49 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Goldfinch · Chaffinch · Blackbird · Great Tit +44
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blackbird Turdus merula Great Tit Parus major2022 Dunnock Prunella modularis2022 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2022 Robin Erithacus rubecula2022 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2022 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Coal Tit Periparus ater2022 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2022 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Rook Corvus frugilegus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Swallow Hirundo rustica Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2022 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2022 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2022 Stock Dove Columba oenas2022 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2022 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2022 Carrion Crow Corvus corone Linnet Linaria cannabina Herring Gull Larus argentatus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Treecreeper Certhia familiaris House Martin Delichon urbicum Swift Apus apus Skylark Alauda arvensis Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava Grey Partridge Perdix perdix House Sparrow Passer domesticus2023 Barn Owl Tyto alba2023 Common Redpoll Acanthis flammea flammea/rostrata2022 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2022 Siskin Spinus spinus2022 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2022 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2022 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2022 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2021 Goosander Mergus merganser2021 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2021 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2021 Redwing Turdus iliacus2021 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2020 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2020 🦌 Mammals 2 species
summer autumn
2023 ▾
Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2019 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Painted Lady · Meadow Brown · Small White · Peacock · Ringlet +13
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2019 Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2019 Small White Pieris rapae2019 Peacock Aglais io2019 Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2019 Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria Giant Hogweed · Early-purple Orchid · Crosswort · Scentless Mayweed · Tufted Vetch +1
Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum Early-purple Orchid Orchis mascula2020 Crosswort Cruciata laevipes2019 Scentless Mayweed Tripleurospermum inodorum2019 Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca2019 Selfheal Prunella vulgaris Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 2,809 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 49 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Goldfinch · Chaffinch · Blackbird · Great Tit +44
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blackbird Turdus merula Great Tit Parus major2022 Dunnock Prunella modularis2022 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2022 Robin Erithacus rubecula2022 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2022 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Coal Tit Periparus ater2022 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2022 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Rook Corvus frugilegus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Swallow Hirundo rustica Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2022 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2022 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2022 Stock Dove Columba oenas2022 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2022 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2022 Carrion Crow Corvus corone Linnet Linaria cannabina Herring Gull Larus argentatus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Treecreeper Certhia familiaris House Martin Delichon urbicum Swift Apus apus Skylark Alauda arvensis Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava Grey Partridge Perdix perdix House Sparrow Passer domesticus2023 Barn Owl Tyto alba2023 Common Redpoll Acanthis flammea flammea/rostrata2022 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2022 Siskin Spinus spinus2022 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2022 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2022 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2022 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2021 Goosander Mergus merganser2021 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2021 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2021 Redwing Turdus iliacus2021 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2020 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2020 🦌 Mammals 2 species
summer autumn
2023 ▾
Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2019 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Painted Lady · Meadow Brown · Small White · Peacock · Ringlet +13
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2019 Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2019 Small White Pieris rapae2019 Peacock Aglais io2019 Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2019 Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria Giant Hogweed · Early-purple Orchid · Crosswort · Scentless Mayweed · Tufted Vetch +1
Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum Early-purple Orchid Orchis mascula2020 Crosswort Cruciata laevipes2019 Scentless Mayweed Tripleurospermum inodorum2019 Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca2019 Selfheal Prunella vulgaris Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2019
2019
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2019
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2019
Large White Pieris brassicae2019
Large White Pieris brassicae2019
Small Skipper Thymelicus sylvestris2019
Small Skipper Thymelicus sylvestris2019
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus2019
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus2019
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2019
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2019
Large Skipper Ochlodes sylvanus2019
Large Skipper Ochlodes sylvanus2019
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2019
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2019
Green-veined White Pieris napi2019
Green-veined White Pieris napi2019
Essex Skipper Thymelicus lineola2019
Essex Skipper Thymelicus lineola2019
Barberry Fusehorn Arge berberidis
Barberry Fusehorn Arge berberidis
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2019
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2019 2019
2019
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