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Getting here

54.56644, -1.24094

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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
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
☕Dresser Tea Room — a good base for a longer summer day out

🌤️ Visiting this summer

☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
☕Dresser Tea Room — a good base for a longer summer day out

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

CaféParking· FreePlayground

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Herring Gull, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +69 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Herring Gull, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +69 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Bee Orchid, Giant Hogweed, Common Bird's-foot-trefoil +12 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Bee Orchid, Giant Hogweed, Common Bird's-foot-trefoil +12 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Common Darter, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Azure Damselfly +14 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Darter, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Azure Damselfly +14 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

7 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

Thornaby Trail LoopWalking route

Named routeRef Thornaby TrailRound tripLocal walking route

Thornaby Trail ConnectionsWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Tees LinkWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Marton West BeckWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

106 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 14Cycling route

Named routeRef 14National Cycle Network

Teesside Park AccessCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Saltholm Cycle PathCycling route

Named routeRef SaltholmLocal cycle route

EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 5Cycling route

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route

The White Rose Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeRef 65National Cycle Network

RCN Regional Route 54Cycling route

Named routeRef 54Regional cycle route

🚵

Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Thornaby BMX TrackMountain bike route

Named route

Wildlife to spot

4,913 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

4,913 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds44 species

summer

2026

Herring Gull · Woodpigeon · Goldfinch · Dunnock · Carrion Crow +39

Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
DunnockPrunella modularis
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
SwiftApus apus2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Great TitParus major2025
Common GuillemotUria aalge2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Common TernSterna hirundo2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
CootFulica atra2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

spring

2025

Domestic Dog

Domestic DogCanis lupus subsp. familiaris

🐝

Insects1 species

summer

2025

Field Grasshopper

Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus

🌿

Plants3 species

summer

2025

Giant Hogweed · Common Reed · Meadow Crane's-bill

Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum
Common ReedPhragmites australis
Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

4,913 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds44 species

summer

2026

Herring Gull · Woodpigeon · Goldfinch · Dunnock · Carrion Crow +39

Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
DunnockPrunella modularis
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
SwiftApus apus2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Great TitParus major2025
Common GuillemotUria aalge2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Common TernSterna hirundo2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
CootFulica atra2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

spring

2025

Domestic Dog

Domestic DogCanis lupus subsp. familiaris

🐝

Insects1 species

summer

2025

Field Grasshopper

Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus

🌿

Plants3 species

summer

2025

Giant Hogweed · Common Reed · Meadow Crane's-bill

Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum
Common ReedPhragmites australis
Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

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