Mill Hill Recreation Ground 1 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🐶 Dogs
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 1 ha
Places › England › North East › Middlesbrough Getting here
54.54986, -1.24488
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 215m away — 6 car parks within reach 🌤️ 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 215m away — 6 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Herring Gull, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon +62 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Herring Gull, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon +62 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Grass Vetchling, Bee Orchid, Cowslip +19 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Grass Vetchling, Bee Orchid, Cowslip +19 more · last seen 2024
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Darter, 7-spot Ladybird, Broad-bodied Chaser +43 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Darter, 7-spot Ladybird, Broad-bodied Chaser +43 more · last seen 2025
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 109 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 14 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 14 National Cycle Network
Show on map 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 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Thornaby BMX Track Mountain bike route ▾
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Wildlife to spot
7,947 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 7,947 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Herring Gull · Dunnock · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Magpie +38
Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Hooded Crow Corvus cornix2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Domestic Dog · Grey Squirrel
Domestic Dog Canis lupus subsp. familiaris Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Field Grasshopper · Common Darter · Heterotoma planicornis · Syrphus · Hairy Shieldbug +8
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Heterotoma planicornis Heterotoma planicornis Syrphus Syrphus Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum Conops quadrifasciatus Conops quadrifasciatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 7,947 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Herring Gull · Dunnock · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Magpie +38
Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Hooded Crow Corvus cornix2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Domestic Dog · Grey Squirrel
Domestic Dog Canis lupus subsp. familiaris Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Field Grasshopper · Common Darter · Heterotoma planicornis · Syrphus · Hairy Shieldbug +8
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Heterotoma planicornis Heterotoma planicornis Syrphus Syrphus Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum Conops quadrifasciatus Conops quadrifasciatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Dasysyrphus albostriatus
Dasysyrphus albostriatus
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata
Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata
Common Green Sawfly Tenthredo mesomela
Common Green Sawfly Tenthredo mesomela
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus 