Mickleton Station Picnic Area
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🎠Play
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
54.60537, -2.05055
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦73+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Jackdaw and Blue Tit
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 289m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦73+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Jackdaw and Blue Tit
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 289m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Jackdaw, Blue Tit, Blackbird +70 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Jackdaw, Blue Tit, Blackbird +70 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Green-veined White, Peacock, Small White +101 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Common Knapweed, Great Burnet, Common Nettle +172 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Pennine Way (Middleton in Teesdale to Kirk Yetholm)Walking route▾
Named routeNational walking route
Teesdale Way (Middleton in Teesdale to Middlesbrough)Walking route▾
UK long distance footpath from Dufton to Warrenby.
Named routeRegional walking route
Teesdale Way (Dufton to Middleton in Teesdale)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Tees Railway PathWalking route9.7 km▾
Follows route of former Tees Valley Railway
Named routeLength 9.7 kmLocal walking route
Pennine Way (Tan Hill to Middleton in Teesdale)Walking route▾
Named routeNational walking route
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
National Byway (County Durham and Northumberland)Cycling route▾
The National Byway route through County Durham and Northumberland
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Hamsterley Common CircuitMountain bike route38 km▾
Named routeRef CDW13Length 38 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
Photos
Dropped bridge, east of Mickleton Station picnic area
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
3,185 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
3,185 records · National Biodiversity NetworkGreat Tit · Greylag Goose · Spotted Flycatcher · Jackdaw · Blue Tit +19
- Great TitParus major2024
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- CurlewNumenius arquata2024
- DipperCinclus cinclus2023
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2023
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2023
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2023
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2023
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2023
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
Eristalis tenax · Syritta pipiens · Eristalis pertinax · Eristalis horticola · Marmalade Hoverfly +32
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Eristalis horticolaEristalis horticola
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea
- EupeodesEupeodes
Red Campion · Crosswort · Male-fern · Meadowsweet · Wood Crane's-bill +87
- Red CampionSilene dioica
- CrosswortCruciata laevipes
- Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas
- MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria
- Wood Crane's-billGeranium sylvaticum
- Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense
- Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
3,185 records · National Biodiversity NetworkGreat Tit · Greylag Goose · Spotted Flycatcher · Jackdaw · Blue Tit +19
- Great TitParus major2024
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- CurlewNumenius arquata2024
- DipperCinclus cinclus2023
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2023
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2023
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2023
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2023
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2023
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
Eristalis tenax · Syritta pipiens · Eristalis pertinax · Eristalis horticola · Marmalade Hoverfly +32
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Eristalis horticolaEristalis horticola
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea
- EupeodesEupeodes
Red Campion · Crosswort · Male-fern · Meadowsweet · Wood Crane's-bill +87
- Red CampionSilene dioica
- CrosswortCruciata laevipes
- Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas
- MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria
- Wood Crane's-billGeranium sylvaticum
- Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense
- Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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