Plan your visit
🦅Birds🛝Family🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome5 ha
Getting here
54.53006, -1.55493
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦53+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Crusty's — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦53+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Crusty's — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
☕Café🅿️Parking· Paid🛝Playground
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +50 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground, café; Urban park — family destination
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +50 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
playground, café, parking
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Eristalis pertinax, 2-spot Ladybird, Syrphus +34 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Ivy-leaved Toadflax, Herb-Robert, Daisy +189 more · last seen 2026
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
34 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 14Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 14National Cycle Network
Mowden Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef MowdenLocal cycle route
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
Baydale Beck Cycle PathCycling route▾
Named routeRef BaydaleLocal cycle route
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
West Park BMX TrackMountain bike route▾
Faverdale BMX TrackMountain bike route▾
Photos
Squirrel, North Lodge Park, Darlington
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
15,691 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
15,691 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds37 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Mallard · Rock Dove · Moorhen +32
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- CootFulica atra
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
🦌Mammals5 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle · Daubenton's Bat · Noctule · Brandt's Bat
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
- Daubenton's BatMyotis daubentonii
- NoctuleNyctalus noctula
- Brandt's BatMyotis brandtii
Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · 2-spot Ladybird · Scathophaga · Eudasyphora cyanella +13
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
- 2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2025
- ScathophagaScathophaga
- Eudasyphora cyanellaEudasyphora cyanella
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
🌿Plants35 species
summerautumnwinter
2026▾
Ivy-leaved Toadflax · Yew · Red Valerian · Hogweed · Hart's-Tongue +30
- Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis2025
- YewTaxus baccata2025
- Red ValerianCentranthus ruber2025
- HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
- Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
15,691 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds37 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Mallard · Rock Dove · Moorhen +32
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- CootFulica atra
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
🦌Mammals5 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle · Daubenton's Bat · Noctule · Brandt's Bat
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
- Daubenton's BatMyotis daubentonii
- NoctuleNyctalus noctula
- Brandt's BatMyotis brandtii
Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · 2-spot Ladybird · Scathophaga · Eudasyphora cyanella +13
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
- 2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2025
- ScathophagaScathophaga
- Eudasyphora cyanellaEudasyphora cyanella
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
🌿Plants35 species
summerautumnwinter
2026▾
Ivy-leaved Toadflax · Yew · Red Valerian · Hogweed · Hart's-Tongue +30
- Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis2025
- YewTaxus baccata2025
- Red ValerianCentranthus ruber2025
- HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
- Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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