Coatham Wood - Mixed woodland
2 ha
Free entryDogs welcome2 ha
Getting here
54.52929, -1.37519
Open directionsv
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
- 🛝Playground 251m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🛝Playground 251m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 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
52 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 14Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 14National Cycle Network
National Cycle Route 165Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 165National Cycle Network
8 Bridges Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef 8 BridgesLocal cycle route
Portrack & Haverton Hill Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef PortrackLocal cycle route
Yarm - Preston ParkCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Stockton - Preston ParkCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
7,087 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
7,087 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds44 species
springsummerautumnwinter
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Carrion Crow · Chaffinch · Blue Tit +39
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Great TitParus major
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- TealAnas crecca
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- MagpiePica pica
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
Roe Deer
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
🐝Insects29 species
springsummer
2025▾
Azure Damselfly · 7-spot Ladybird · Large Red Damselfly · Emperor Dragonfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly +24
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
- SyrphusSyrphus
🌿Plants2 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Bushy Mint · Common Bird's-foot-trefoil
- Bushy MintMentha arvensis x spicata = M. x gracilis
- Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
7,087 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds44 species
springsummerautumnwinter
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Carrion Crow · Chaffinch · Blue Tit +39
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Great TitParus major
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- TealAnas crecca
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- MagpiePica pica
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
Roe Deer
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
🐝Insects29 species
springsummer
2025▾
Azure Damselfly · 7-spot Ladybird · Large Red Damselfly · Emperor Dragonfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly +24
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
- SyrphusSyrphus
🌿Plants2 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Bushy Mint · Common Bird's-foot-trefoil
- Bushy MintMentha arvensis x spicata = M. x gracilis
- Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Harlequin Ladybird
Harlequin Ladybird
Harmonia axyridis
Harmonia axyridis
Limnephilus lunatusLimnephilus lunatusLimnephilus lunatusLimnephilus lunatusCommon DarterSympetrum striolatumCommon DarterSympetrum striolatumBrown HawkerAeshna grandisBrown HawkerAeshna grandisRuddy DarterSympetrum sanguineumRuddy DarterSympetrum sanguineumMigrant HawkerAeshna mixtaMigrant HawkerAeshna mixtaSouthern HawkerAeshna cyaneaSouthern HawkerAeshna cyaneaMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusVolucella pellucensVolucella pellucensVolucella pellucensVolucella pellucensSphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scriptaHairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarumHairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarumEupeodesEupeodesEupeodesEupeodesFour-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculataFour-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculataBroad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressaBroad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressaOedemera luridaOedemera luridaOedemera luridaOedemera luridaPlagiosterna aeneaPlagiosterna aeneaPlagiosterna aeneaPlagiosterna aeneaEpistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligansRed-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornisRed-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornisDownlooker SnipeflyRhagio scolopaceusDownlooker SnipeflyRhagio scolopaceusFigwort WeevilCionus scrophulariaeFigwort WeevilCionus scrophulariaeCercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerataAlder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alniAlder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alniCommon CockchaferMelolontha melolonthaCommon CockchaferMelolontha melolonthaEvents & activities nearby
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