Middlesbrough Sports Village 7 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🐶 Dogs
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 7 ha
Places › England › North East › Middlesbrough Getting here
54.54916, -1.20648
Open directionsv 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 🐕 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 — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🐕 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🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Herring Gull, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +80 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Herring Gull, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +80 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Common Darter, Azure Damselfly +19 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Common Darter, Azure Damselfly +19 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 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 Tees Link Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Marton West Beck Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 78 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Teesside Park Access Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Saltholm Cycle Path Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Saltholm Local cycle route
Show on map EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV12 International cycle route
Show on map The White Rose Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 65 National Cycle Network
Show on map RCN Regional Route 54 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 54 Regional cycle route
Show on map 8 Bridges Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 8 Bridges Local cycle route
Show on map Photos James Cook (University Hospital) railway station, Middlesbrough
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4,741 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 4,741 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Herring Gull · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Dunnock +37
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Brown Rat · Hedgehog
Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Pond Terrapin · Red-eared Terrapin
Pond Terrapin Trachemys scripta Red-eared Terrapin Trachemys scripta subsp. elegans Migrant Hawker · Common Blue Damselfly · Red-legged Shieldbug · Tawny Mining Bee · Common Darter +4
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025 Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025 Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025 Tawny Mining Bee Andrena fulva Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Trixa conspersa Trixa conspersa Grey-cushioned Grimmia
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 4,741 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Herring Gull · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Dunnock +37
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Brown Rat · Hedgehog
Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Pond Terrapin · Red-eared Terrapin
Pond Terrapin Trachemys scripta Red-eared Terrapin Trachemys scripta subsp. elegans Migrant Hawker · Common Blue Damselfly · Red-legged Shieldbug · Tawny Mining Bee · Common Darter +4
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025 Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025 Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025 Tawny Mining Bee Andrena fulva Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Trixa conspersa Trixa conspersa Grey-cushioned Grimmia
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Willow Bean-galler Euura proxima2025
Willow Bean-galler Euura proxima2025
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2025
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025 