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Getting here
54.49812, -1.31979
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
- 🌿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
- ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
- 🌿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
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Best for
Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Starling, Blue Tit, Blackbird +49 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Starling, Blue Tit, Blackbird +49 more · last seen 2025
Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Giant Hogweed, Butterbur, Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum · last seen 2025
Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Criorhina floccosa, Liophloeus tessulatus, Corizus hyoscyami +4 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Criorhina floccosa, Liophloeus tessulatus, Corizus hyoscyami +4 more · last seen 2025
Foraging
Good match
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Heritage
Good match
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Walking
Teesdale Way (Middleton in Teesdale to Middlesbrough)Walking route
UK long distance footpath from Dufton to Warrenby.
Thornaby Trail LoopWalking route
Thornaby Trail ConnectionsWalking route
Three Ridings on FootWalking route
🚴Cycling
25 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
The White Rose Cycle RouteCycling route
National Cycle Route 165Cycling route
Yarm - Preston ParkCycling route
Stockton - Preston ParkCycling route
Thornaby - InglebyCycling route
Stockton - InglebyCycling route
🚵Mountain biking
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Mountain biking
Thornaby BMX TrackMountain bike route
🐴Horse riding
1 public path nearby
Public paths
Horse riding
Leven Mill Bankbridleway · 473 m
Wildlife to spot
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