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Places › England › North East › Stockton-on-Tees Getting here
54.57573, -1.34639
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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Elmtree Parade Rear Carpark 164m away — 20 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Elmtree Parade Rear Carpark 164m away — 20 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +59 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +59 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Lily Beetle, Willow Beauty +129 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Lily Beetle, Willow Beauty +129 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Great Willowherb, Bush Vetch, Cow Parsley +48 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Great Willowherb, Bush Vetch, Cow Parsley +48 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Rowan, Hawthorn, Garlic Mustard +2 more foraging species
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Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 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 Thornaby Trail Connections Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map King Charles III England Coast Path: Filey Brigg to North Gare Walking route ▾
Named route Ref ECP National walking route
Show on map 107 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 14 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 14 National Cycle Network
Show on map Teesside Park Access Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
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 8 Bridges Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 8 Bridges Local cycle route
Show on map Portrack & Haverton Hill Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Portrack Local cycle route
Show on map Yarm - Preston Park Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Thornaby BMX Track Mountain bike route ▾
Photos Cycleway and walkway near Elm Tree
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Wildlife to spot
20,913 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 20,913 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
winter spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Blackbird · Robin · Blue Tit · Starling · Woodpigeon +37
Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Great Tit Parus major Herring Gull Larus argentatus Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Dunnock Prunella modularis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Redwing Turdus iliacus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Rock Dove Columba livia Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Little Egret Egretta garzetta Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Gadwall Mareca strepera Coal Tit Periparus ater Tawny Owl Strix aluco Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Common Gull Larus canus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Teal Anas crecca Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Mute Swan Cygnus olor2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Curlew Numenius arquata2024 Periparus ater britannicus Periparus ater britannicus2024 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Common Lizard · Yellow-bellied Slider
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Yellow-bellied Slider Trachemys scripta subsp. scripta Small Red-eyed Damselfly · Common Blue Damselfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Migrant Hawker +4
Small Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma viridulum2024 Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2024 Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2024 Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis False Oat-grass · Hawthorn · Bramble · Dotted Loosestrife · Bittersweet +28
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna Bramble Rubus fruticosus Dotted Loosestrife Lysimachia punctata Bittersweet Solanum dulcamara Wood Dock Rumex sanguineus Common Nettle Urtica dioica Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 20,913 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
winter spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Blackbird · Robin · Blue Tit · Starling · Woodpigeon +37
Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Great Tit Parus major Herring Gull Larus argentatus Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Dunnock Prunella modularis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Redwing Turdus iliacus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Rock Dove Columba livia Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Little Egret Egretta garzetta Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Gadwall Mareca strepera Coal Tit Periparus ater Tawny Owl Strix aluco Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Common Gull Larus canus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Teal Anas crecca Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Mute Swan Cygnus olor2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Curlew Numenius arquata2024 Periparus ater britannicus Periparus ater britannicus2024 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Common Lizard · Yellow-bellied Slider
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Yellow-bellied Slider Trachemys scripta subsp. scripta Small Red-eyed Damselfly · Common Blue Damselfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Migrant Hawker +4
Small Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma viridulum2024 Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2024 Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2024 Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis False Oat-grass · Hawthorn · Bramble · Dotted Loosestrife · Bittersweet +28
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna Bramble Rubus fruticosus Dotted Loosestrife Lysimachia punctata Bittersweet Solanum dulcamara Wood Dock Rumex sanguineus Common Nettle Urtica dioica Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata2024
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata2024
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2024
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2024
Water Horsetail Equisetum fluviatile
Water Horsetail Equisetum fluviatile
Hard Shield-fern Polystichum aculeatum
Hard Shield-fern Polystichum aculeatum
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium
Heath-grass Danthonia decumbens
Heath-grass Danthonia decumbens
Meadow Barley Hordeum secalinum
Meadow Barley Hordeum secalinum
Burnet-saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga
Burnet-saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga
White Dead-nettle Lamium album
White Dead-nettle Lamium album
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2024
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2024
Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra2024
Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra2024
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris2024
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris2024
Bush Vetch Vicia sepium2024
Bush Vetch Vicia sepium2024
Rose Rosa2024
Rose Rosa2024
Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis2024
Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis2024
Common Bent Agrostis capillaris2024
Common Bent Agrostis capillaris2024
Crested Dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus2024
Crested Dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus2024
Festuca rubra Festuca rubra2024
Festuca rubra Festuca rubra2024
Tufted Hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa2024
Tufted Hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa2024
Phleum pratense Phleum pratense2024
Phleum pratense Phleum pratense2024
White Clover Trifolium repens2024
White Clover Trifolium repens2024
Rough Meadow-grass Poa trivialis2024
Rough Meadow-grass Poa trivialis2024
Wild Carrot Daucus carota subsp. carota2024
Wild Carrot Daucus carota subsp. carota2024
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare2024
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare2024
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata2024
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata2024
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2024
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2024
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2024
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2024
Field Bindweed Convolvulus arvensis2024
Field Bindweed Convolvulus arvensis2024 