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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🌿 Foraging
Free entry Dogs welcome 2 ha
Places › England › North East › Redcar and Cleveland Getting here
54.51656, -1.14796
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 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🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Barn Owl, Swallow, Blackbird +67 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Barn Owl, Swallow, Blackbird +67 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Hazel, Rowan, Pedunculate Oak +16 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Azure Damselfly, Common Darter, Blue-tailed Damselfly +137 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Azure Damselfly, Common Darter, Blue-tailed Damselfly +137 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Smooth Tare, Slender Hook-lobed Dandelion, Fleshy-lobed Dandelion +158 more · last seen 2017; Plants — Smooth Tare, Slender Hook-lobed Dandelion, Fleshy-lobed Dandelion +158 more · last seen 2017
Free
🌲 Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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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 36 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 RCN Regional Route 54 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 54 Regional cycle route
Show on map NCN National Route 168 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 168 National Cycle Network
Show on map James Cook University Hospital Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref JCUH Local cycle route
Show on map Middlesbrough Cycle Circuit Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Moors to Sea Mountain bike route ▾
Guisborough Forest Red Route Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Ref Red
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Named route Ref Blue
Show on map Forest Enterprise Cycle Trail Mountain bike route ▾
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Wildlife to spot
7,492 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 7,492 records · National Biodiversity Network Goldfinch · Robin · Barn Owl · Jackdaw · Chaffinch +41
Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Robin Erithacus rubecula Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Dunnock Prunella modularis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Rook Corvus frugilegus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Carrion Crow Corvus corone Starling Sturnus vulgaris Long-eared Owl Asio otus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Stock Dove Columba oenas Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Magpie Pica pica Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Skylark Alauda arvensis Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Goldcrest Regulus regulus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Tree Sparrow Passer montanus Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Swallow Hirundo rustica Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Coot Fulica atra Common Gull Larus canus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea House Sparrow Passer domesticus Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Linnet Linaria cannabina Greenfinch Chloris chloris Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa 🐝 Insects 17 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Darter · Azure Damselfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Common Blue Damselfly · Emperor Dragonfly +12
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Migrant Hawker Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 7,492 records · National Biodiversity Network Goldfinch · Robin · Barn Owl · Jackdaw · Chaffinch +41
Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Robin Erithacus rubecula Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Dunnock Prunella modularis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Rook Corvus frugilegus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Carrion Crow Corvus corone Starling Sturnus vulgaris Long-eared Owl Asio otus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Stock Dove Columba oenas Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Magpie Pica pica Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Skylark Alauda arvensis Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Goldcrest Regulus regulus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Tree Sparrow Passer montanus Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Swallow Hirundo rustica Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Coot Fulica atra Common Gull Larus canus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea House Sparrow Passer domesticus Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Linnet Linaria cannabina Greenfinch Chloris chloris Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa 🐝 Insects 17 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Darter · Azure Damselfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Common Blue Damselfly · Emperor Dragonfly +12
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Migrant Hawker Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Aeshna mixta
Aeshna mixta
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Empis tessellata Empis tessellata
Empis tessellata Empis tessellata
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2024
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2024
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum2024
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum2024
Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa2024
Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa2024 