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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › North East › Middlesbrough Getting here
54.54953, -1.18477
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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 🅿️ Parking 170m away — 2 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 🅿️ Parking 170m away — 2 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, Blue Tit, Blackbird +86 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Blackbird +86 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Large White, Peacock +53 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Small White, Large White, Peacock +53 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Fox-and-cubs, Atlantic Ivy, Giant Hogweed +15 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Fox-and-cubs, Atlantic Ivy, Giant Hogweed +15 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Named cycling route nearby: RCN Regional Route 54
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Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 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 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 Teesdale Way (Middlesbrough to Warrenby) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Three Ridings on Foot Walking route ▾
Named route Ref 3R Regional walking route
Show on map 74 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Saltholm Cycle Path Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Saltholm 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 The White Rose Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 65 National Cycle Network
Show on map RCN Regional Route 54 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 54 Regional cycle route
Show on map 8 Bridges Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 8 Bridges Local cycle route
Show on map James Cook University Hospital Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref JCUH Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
9,766 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 9,766 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 54 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Robin · Magpie · Blue Tit +49
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Tit Parus major Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Greenfinch Chloris chloris Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater House Sparrow Passer domesticus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2024 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2024 Greylag Goose Anser anser2024 Greenshank Tringa nebularia2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna2024 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2024 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2024 Little Stint Calidris minuta2024 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hedgehog · Brown Rat
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Pond Terrapin · Red-eared Terrapin
Pond Terrapin Trachemys scripta Red-eared Terrapin Trachemys scripta subsp. elegans 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 10 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Common Darter · Migrant Hawker · Common Blue Damselfly · Tawny Mining Bee · Field Grasshopper +5
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025 Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025 Tawny Mining Bee Andrena fulva Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus 🌿 Plants 4 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Feather-moss · Dyer's Greenweed · Sneezewort · Bee Orchid
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga Dyer's Greenweed Genista tinctoria Sneezewort Achillea ptarmica Bee Orchid Ophrys apifera2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 9,766 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 54 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Robin · Magpie · Blue Tit +49
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Tit Parus major Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Greenfinch Chloris chloris Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater House Sparrow Passer domesticus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2024 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2024 Greylag Goose Anser anser2024 Greenshank Tringa nebularia2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna2024 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2024 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2024 Little Stint Calidris minuta2024 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hedgehog · Brown Rat
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Pond Terrapin · Red-eared Terrapin
Pond Terrapin Trachemys scripta Red-eared Terrapin Trachemys scripta subsp. elegans 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 10 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Common Darter · Migrant Hawker · Common Blue Damselfly · Tawny Mining Bee · Field Grasshopper +5
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025 Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025 Tawny Mining Bee Andrena fulva Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus 🌿 Plants 4 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Feather-moss · Dyer's Greenweed · Sneezewort · Bee Orchid
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga Dyer's Greenweed Genista tinctoria Sneezewort Achillea ptarmica Bee Orchid Ophrys apifera2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus2025
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus2025
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2025
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus2025
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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