Plan your visit
🛝Family🎠Play🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
54.60936, -1.29023
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦101+ 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
- ☕Café on site — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦101+ 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
- ☕Café on site — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
☕Café🅿️Parking· Free🛝Playground🚻Toilets
🛝Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, toilets; Urban park — family destination
Free
🎠Playgrounds
Very strong match
playground, toilets, café, parking
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Wigeon, Little Ringed Plover, Woodpigeon +98 more · last seen 2026
Free
🧺Picnic day out
Strong match
café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
Birds — Wigeon, Little Ringed Plover, Woodpigeon +98 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Blue-tailed Damselfly +44 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 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
King Charles III England Coast Path: Filey Brigg to North GareWalking route▾
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
108 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
RCN Regional Route 54Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 54Regional cycle route
8 Bridges Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef 8 BridgesLocal cycle route
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
24,892 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
24,892 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds34 species
wintersummerautumn
2026▾
Starling · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Blue Tit · Great Tit +29
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MagpiePica pica
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- WigeonMareca penelope2025
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- TealAnas crecca2025
- DunlinCalidris alpina2025
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- GreenshankTringa nebularia2025
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
🐝Insects24 species
summerautumn
2026▾
7-spot Ladybird · Common Darter · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Migrant Hawker · Harlequin Ladybird +19
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2025
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2025
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
Snakeskin Grisette · Two-spored Milkcap · Weeping Bolete · Sepia Bolete · Rooting Bolete +6
- Snakeskin GrisetteAmanita ceciliae
- Two-spored MilkcapLactarius acerrimus
- Weeping BoleteSuillus granulatus
- Sepia BoleteXerocomellus porosporus
- Rooting BoleteCaloboletus radicans
- Amanita franchetiiAmanita franchetii
- Iodine Bolete
Daisy · Great Willowherb · Hazel · White Dead-nettle · Blackthorn +22
- DaisyBellis perennis
- Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025
- HazelCorylus avellana2025
- White Dead-nettleLamium album
- BlackthornPrunus spinosa2025
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
24,892 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds34 species
wintersummerautumn
2026▾
Starling · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Blue Tit · Great Tit +29
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MagpiePica pica
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- WigeonMareca penelope2025
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- TealAnas crecca2025
- DunlinCalidris alpina2025
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- GreenshankTringa nebularia2025
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
🐝Insects24 species
summerautumn
2026▾
7-spot Ladybird · Common Darter · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Migrant Hawker · Harlequin Ladybird +19
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2025
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2025
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
Snakeskin Grisette · Two-spored Milkcap · Weeping Bolete · Sepia Bolete · Rooting Bolete +6
- Snakeskin GrisetteAmanita ceciliae
- Two-spored MilkcapLactarius acerrimus
- Weeping BoleteSuillus granulatus
- Sepia BoleteXerocomellus porosporus
- Rooting BoleteCaloboletus radicans
- Amanita franchetiiAmanita franchetii
- Iodine Bolete
Daisy · Great Willowherb · Hazel · White Dead-nettle · Blackthorn +22
- DaisyBellis perennis
- Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025
- HazelCorylus avellana2025
- White Dead-nettleLamium album
- BlackthornPrunus spinosa2025
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Hairy Shieldbug
Hairy Shieldbug
Dolycoris baccarum2025
Dolycoris baccarum2025
Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2025Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2025Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2025Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2025Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatusPine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatusPea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatusPea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatusBuff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestrisBuff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestrisOrange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2025Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2025Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2025Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2025Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum2025Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum2025Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2025Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2025Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum2025Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum2025Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata2025Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata2025Kidney-spot LadybirdChilocorus renipustulatus2025Kidney-spot LadybirdChilocorus renipustulatus2025Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2025Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2025Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2025Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2025Hemileccinum impolitum
Hemileccinum impolitum
Lurid BoleteSuillellus luridusLurid BoleteSuillellus luridusChicken Of The WoodsLaetiporus sulphureusChicken Of The WoodsLaetiporus sulphureusBlushing RosetteAbortiporus biennisBlushing RosetteAbortiporus biennisOak BracketPseudoinonotus dryadeusOak BracketPseudoinonotus dryadeusWild Teasel
Wild Teasel
Dipsacus fullonum2025
Dipsacus fullonum2025
Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2025Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2025Bulbous ButtercupRanunculus bulbosus2025Bulbous ButtercupRanunculus bulbosus2025Marsh FoxtailAlopecurus geniculatus2025Marsh FoxtailAlopecurus geniculatus2025DandelionTaraxacum2025DandelionTaraxacum2025Populus nigraPopulus nigra2025Populus nigraPopulus nigra2025Common ChickweedStellaria media2025Common ChickweedStellaria media2025AlderAlnus glutinosa2025AlderAlnus glutinosa2025Greater PlantainPlantago major2025Greater PlantainPlantago major2025Crack-willowSalix alba x euxina = S. x fragilis2025Crack-willowSalix alba x euxina = S. x fragilis2025daffodilsNarcissus2025daffodilsNarcissus2025RowanSorbus aucuparia2025RowanSorbus aucuparia2025Hard RushJuncus inflexus2025Hard RushJuncus inflexus2025Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2025Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2025Glaucous SedgeCarex flacca2025Glaucous SedgeCarex flacca2025Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2025Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2025Grey AlderAlnus incana2025Grey AlderAlnus incana2025Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2025Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2025Common SorrelRumex acetosa2025Common SorrelRumex acetosa2025Giant BlackberryRubus armeniacus2025Giant BlackberryRubus armeniacus2025Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2025Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2025Events & activities nearby
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