Mixed woodland near Middleton St George
1 ha
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🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
54.52954, -1.47498
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 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
Brafferton & Newton KettonWalking route▾
Named routeRef 3Round tripLocal walking route
41 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 14Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 14National Cycle Network
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
Great North CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 725National Cycle Network
Harrowgate Hill RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef HarrowgateLocal cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
6,534 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
6,534 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds44 species
summerautumnwinter
2025▾
Moorhen · Mallard · Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Robin +39
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- CootFulica atra
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- GadwallMareca strepera
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- MagpiePica pica
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Great TitParus major
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- HobbyFalco subbuteo
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- SwiftApus apus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Rock DoveColumba livia
Rabbit
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Azure Damselfly · Migrant Hawker · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Broad-bodied Chaser · Southern Hawker +6
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
- Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
- Small Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma viridulum
- Common Blue Damselfly
Hawthorn · Russian-vine · Devil's-bit Scabious · Guelder-rose · Cotoneaster horizontalis +72
- HawthornCrataegus monogyna
- Russian-vineFallopia baldschuanica
- Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis
- Guelder-roseViburnum opulus
- Cotoneaster horizontalisCotoneaster horizontalis
- Three-nerved SandwortMoehringia trinervia
- Soft-rush
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
6,534 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds44 species
summerautumnwinter
2025▾
Moorhen · Mallard · Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Robin +39
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- CootFulica atra
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- GadwallMareca strepera
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- MagpiePica pica
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Great TitParus major
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- HobbyFalco subbuteo
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- SwiftApus apus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Rock DoveColumba livia
Rabbit
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Azure Damselfly · Migrant Hawker · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Broad-bodied Chaser · Southern Hawker +6
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
- Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
- Small Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma viridulum
- Common Blue Damselfly
Hawthorn · Russian-vine · Devil's-bit Scabious · Guelder-rose · Cotoneaster horizontalis +72
- HawthornCrataegus monogyna
- Russian-vineFallopia baldschuanica
- Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis
- Guelder-roseViburnum opulus
- Cotoneaster horizontalisCotoneaster horizontalis
- Three-nerved SandwortMoehringia trinervia
- Soft-rush
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Enallagma cyathigerum
Enallagma cyathigerum
Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridisWillow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridisCommon DarterSympetrum striolatumCommon DarterSympetrum striolatumLarge Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphulaLarge Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphulaHarlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridisHarlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridisJuncus effusus
Juncus effusus
Lesser Pond-sedgeCarex acutiformisLesser Pond-sedgeCarex acutiformisHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaGrand-toothed HawkweedHieracium grandidensGrand-toothed HawkweedHieracium grandidensRed FescueFestuca rubraRed FescueFestuca rubraDes Etangs' St John's-wortHypericum maculatum x perforatum = H. x desetangsiiDes Etangs' St John's-wortHypericum maculatum x perforatum = H. x desetangsiiCommon FigwortScrophularia nodosaCommon FigwortScrophularia nodosaMale-fernDryopteris filix-masMale-fernDryopteris filix-masRough Meadow-grassPoa trivialisRough Meadow-grassPoa trivialisHedge MustardSisymbrium officinaleHedge MustardSisymbrium officinaleTurkey OakQuercus cerrisTurkey OakQuercus cerrisSquare-stalked St John's-wortHypericum tetrapterumSquare-stalked St John's-wortHypericum tetrapterumCommon Spike-rushEleocharis palustrisCommon Spike-rushEleocharis palustrisGreater Tussock-sedgeCarex paniculataGreater Tussock-sedgeCarex paniculataMugwortArtemisia vulgarisMugwortArtemisia vulgarisDog-roseRosa caninaDog-roseRosa caninaBird CherryPrunus padusBird CherryPrunus padusTimothyPhleum pratenseTimothyPhleum pratenseField Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensisField Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensisAdder's-tongueOphioglossum vulgatumAdder's-tongueOphioglossum vulgatumClustered DockRumex conglomeratusClustered DockRumex conglomeratusGlaucous Dog-RoseRosa vosagiacaGlaucous Dog-RoseRosa vosagiacaBulbous ButtercupRanunculus bulbosusBulbous ButtercupRanunculus bulbosusTutsanHypericum androsaemumTutsanHypericum androsaemumWall BarleyHordeum murinumWall BarleyHordeum murinumBladder CampionSilene vulgarisBladder CampionSilene vulgarisCreeping BentAgrostis stoloniferaCreeping BentAgrostis stoloniferaGreat BurnetSanguisorba officinalisGreat BurnetSanguisorba officinalisWhite WillowSalix albaWhite WillowSalix albaFalse Fox-sedgeCarex otrubaeFalse Fox-sedgeCarex otrubaeWild MignonetteReseda luteaWild MignonetteReseda luteaGroundselSenecio vulgarisGroundselSenecio vulgarisWavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosaWavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosaCarnation SedgeCarex paniceaCarnation SedgeCarex paniceaTall FescueSchedonorus arundinaceusTall FescueSchedonorus arundinaceusLesser HawkbitLeontodon saxatilisLesser HawkbitLeontodon saxatilisCommon BentAgrostis capillarisCommon BentAgrostis capillarisRubus dasyphyllusRubus dasyphyllusRubus dasyphyllusRubus dasyphyllusMouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarumMouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarumWilson's HoneysuckleLonicera nitidaWilson's HoneysuckleLonicera nitidaLesser / Wood BurdockArctium minusLesser / Wood BurdockArctium minusMeadow FescueSchedonorus pratensisMeadow FescueSchedonorus pratensisCommon ToadflaxLinaria vulgarisCommon ToadflaxLinaria vulgarisWild StrawberryFragaria vescaWild StrawberryFragaria vescaRusty WillowSalix cinerea subsp. oleifoliaRusty WillowSalix cinerea subsp. oleifoliaField Wood-rushLuzula campestrisField Wood-rushLuzula campestrisDruce's Crane's-billGeranium endressii x versicolor = G. x oxonianumDruce's Crane's-billGeranium endressii x versicolor = G. x oxonianumCat's-earHypochaeris radicataCat's-earHypochaeris radicataSpiked SedgeCarex spicataSpiked SedgeCarex spicataRubus ulmifoliusRubus ulmifoliusRubus ulmifoliusRubus ulmifoliusPyrus communisPyrus communisPyrus communisPyrus communisCommon ReedPhragmites australisCommon ReedPhragmites australisMeadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensisMeadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensisCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaRaspberryRubus idaeusRaspberryRubus idaeusShepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastorisShepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastorisHieracium exotericumHieracium exotericumHieracium exotericumHieracium exotericumWater Forget-me-notMyosotis scorpioidesWater Forget-me-notMyosotis scorpioidesSwedish Whitebeam (aggregate)Sorbus intermediaSwedish Whitebeam (aggregate)Sorbus intermediaBroad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatataBroad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatataPerennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensisPerennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensisCommon Field-speedwellVeronica persicaCommon Field-speedwellVeronica persicaGorseUlex europaeusGorseUlex europaeusBread WheatTriticum aestivumBread WheatTriticum aestivumHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumPendulous SedgeCarex pendulaPendulous SedgeCarex pendulaJapanese HoneysuckleLonicera japonicaJapanese HoneysuckleLonicera japonicaSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusCommon Dog-violetViola rivinianaCommon Dog-violetViola rivinianaWall SpeedwellVeronica arvensisWall SpeedwellVeronica arvensisEvents & activities nearby
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