MAIDENDALE FISHING AND NATURE RESERVE
8 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🐶Dogs
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome8 ha
Getting here
54.51363, -1.51953
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking nearby — easy to reach by car
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking nearby — easy to reach by car
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Nature reserve
Free
Dogs allowed — nature reserve
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Good match
Nature reserve — seasonal wildlife and habitats
Free
🧺Picnic day out
Moderate match
Nature reserve — public outdoor space
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 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
Alternatives in Teesdale Way (Middleton in Teesdale to Middlesbrough)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Barmpton & Little KettonWalking route▾
Named routeRef 2Round tripLocal walking route
42 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 14Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 14National Cycle Network
Mowden Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef MowdenLocal cycle route
National Cycle Route 165Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 165National Cycle Network
Darlington LoopCycling route▾
Named routeRef LoopLocal cycle route
Morton Park Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef MortonLocal cycle route
Baydale Beck Cycle PathCycling route▾
Named routeRef BaydaleLocal cycle route
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
West Park BMX TrackMountain bike route▾
Faverdale BMX TrackMountain bike route▾
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Maidendale : Nature Reserve
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Wildlife to spot
5,900 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
5,900 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds32 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Herring Gull · Blue Tit +27
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- MagpiePica pica
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Great TitParus major
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Common GullLarus canus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- Rose-coloured StarlingPastor roseus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
🦌Mammals4 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Feral Cat · Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Water Shrew
- Feral CatFelis catus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Water ShrewNeomys fodiens
Common Darter · Migrant Hawker · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Brown Hawker · Emerald Damselfly +13
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
- Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis
- Brown HawkerAeshna grandis
- Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa
- Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
🌿Plants2 species
springautumn
2026▾
Daisy · Gorse
- DaisyBellis perennis
- GorseUlex europaeus2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
5,900 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds32 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Herring Gull · Blue Tit +27
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- MagpiePica pica
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Great TitParus major
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Common GullLarus canus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- Rose-coloured StarlingPastor roseus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
🦌Mammals4 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Feral Cat · Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Water Shrew
- Feral CatFelis catus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Water ShrewNeomys fodiens
Common Darter · Migrant Hawker · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Brown Hawker · Emerald Damselfly +13
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
- Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis
- Brown HawkerAeshna grandis
- Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa
- Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
🌿Plants2 species
springautumn
2026▾
Daisy · Gorse
- DaisyBellis perennis
- GorseUlex europaeus2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas