Nunthorpe Methodist Church
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🧺 Picnic
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › North East › Middlesbrough Getting here
54.52700, -1.17202
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out 🛝 Playground 292m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out 🛝 Playground 292m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Free 🧺 Picnic spot🛝 Playground
🦉 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, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +81 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Barn Owl, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +81 more · last seen 2025
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Strong match
picnic area, car park
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground, picnic area
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Darter, Azure Damselfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly +44 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Darter, Azure Damselfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly +44 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby
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Tees Link Walking route ▾
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EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV12 International cycle route
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Named route Ref 65 National Cycle Network
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Named route Ref 165 National Cycle Network
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Moors to Sea Mountain bike route ▾
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Wildlife to spot
14,820 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 14,820 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Goldfinch · Jackdaw · Carrion Crow +35
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Swallow Hirundo rustica Great Tit Parus major Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Greenfinch Chloris chloris Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Jay Garrulus glandarius Long-eared Owl Asio otus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Swift Apus apus Dunnock Prunella modularis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla House Martin Delichon urbicum Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Stock Dove Columba oenas Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Tree Sparrow Passer montanus Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Nuthatch Sitta europaea Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Skylark Alauda arvensis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Rook Corvus frugilegus Coot Fulica atra Herring Gull Larus argentatus Common Gull Larus canus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 🐝 Insects 19 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Azure Damselfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Common Blue Damselfly · Common Darter · Emperor Dragonfly +14
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Common Liverwort · Sanicle · Fringecups
Common Liverwort Marchantia polymorpha Sanicle Sanicula europaea2025 Fringecups Tellima grandiflora2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 14,820 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Goldfinch · Jackdaw · Carrion Crow +35
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Swallow Hirundo rustica Great Tit Parus major Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Greenfinch Chloris chloris Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Jay Garrulus glandarius Long-eared Owl Asio otus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Swift Apus apus Dunnock Prunella modularis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla House Martin Delichon urbicum Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Stock Dove Columba oenas Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Tree Sparrow Passer montanus Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Nuthatch Sitta europaea Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Skylark Alauda arvensis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Rook Corvus frugilegus Coot Fulica atra Herring Gull Larus argentatus Common Gull Larus canus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 🐝 Insects 19 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Azure Damselfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Common Blue Damselfly · Common Darter · Emperor Dragonfly +14
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Common Liverwort · Sanicle · Fringecups
Common Liverwort Marchantia polymorpha Sanicle Sanicula europaea2025 Fringecups Tellima grandiflora2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta
Small Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma viridulum
Small Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma viridulum
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major 