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Places › England › North East › Stockton-on-Tees Getting here
54.54187, -1.39397
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🌿 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
☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🌿 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🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Wren +68 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Wren +68 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — New Zealand Pigmyweed, Ragged-Robin, Selfheal +22 more · last seen 2023; Plants — New Zealand Pigmyweed, Ragged-Robin, Selfheal +22 more · last seen 2023
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Darter, Four-spotted Chaser, Azure Damselfly +42 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Common Darter, Four-spotted Chaser, Azure Damselfly +42 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Pedunculate Oak, Guelder-rose, Blackthorn +2 more foraging species
Varies
🌲 Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 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 Alternatives in Teesdale Way (Middleton in Teesdale to Middlesbrough) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 63 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 14 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 14 National Cycle Network
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 National Cycle Route 165 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 165 National Cycle Network
Show on map Yarm - Preston Park Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Stockton - Preston Park Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Thornaby - Ingleby Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Photos Footbridge over ditch in Coatham Wood
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Wildlife to spot
4,920 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 4,920 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Blue Tit · Great Tit · Wren · Coal Tit · Bullfinch +42
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Willow Tit Poecile montanus2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2024 Swift Apus apus2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2024 Rock Dove Columba livia2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Greylag Goose Anser anser2024 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2024 Siskin Spinus spinus2024 🐝 Insects 31 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Azure Damselfly · Common Darter · Southern Hawker · Large Red Damselfly · Emerald Damselfly +26
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025 Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025 Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa2024 Narrow-leaved Ash
Narrow-leaved Ash Fraxinus angustifolia Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 4,920 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Blue Tit · Great Tit · Wren · Coal Tit · Bullfinch +42
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Willow Tit Poecile montanus2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2024 Swift Apus apus2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2024 Rock Dove Columba livia2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Greylag Goose Anser anser2024 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2024 Siskin Spinus spinus2024 🐝 Insects 31 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Azure Damselfly · Common Darter · Southern Hawker · Large Red Damselfly · Emerald Damselfly +26
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025 Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025 Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa2024 Narrow-leaved Ash
Narrow-leaved Ash Fraxinus angustifolia Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Brown Hawker
Brown Hawker
Aeshna grandis2025
Aeshna grandis2025
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum2025
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum2025
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2024
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2024
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Valenzuela flavidus Valenzuela flavidus2025
Valenzuela flavidus Valenzuela flavidus2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata2025
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata2025
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata2025
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata2025
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2025
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2025
Dryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatus Dryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatus2025
Dryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatus Dryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatus2025
Oedemera lurida Oedemera lurida2025
Oedemera lurida Oedemera lurida2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
Plagiosterna aenea Plagiosterna aenea2025
Plagiosterna aenea Plagiosterna aenea2025
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2025
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2025
Downlooker Snipefly Rhagio scolopaceus2025
Downlooker Snipefly Rhagio scolopaceus2025
Figwort Weevil Cionus scrophulariae2025
Figwort Weevil Cionus scrophulariae2025
Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata2025
Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata2025
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni2025
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni2025
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2024
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2024
Yellow Mealworm Beetle Tenebrio molitor2024
Yellow Mealworm Beetle Tenebrio molitor2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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