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Pallister Park

19 ha

📷 Mick Garratt · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome19 ha

Getting here

54.56415, -1.20318

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦66+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Woodpigeon
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦66+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Woodpigeon
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

ParkingPlaygroundToilets

Best for

9 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Herring Gull, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +63 more · last seen 2026

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground, toilets; Urban park — family destination

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, toilets, parking

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Birds — Herring Gull, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +63 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Common Darter, Azure Damselfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly +14 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

7 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

Thornaby Trail LoopWalking route

Named routeRef Thornaby TrailRound tripLocal walking route

Thornaby Trail ConnectionsWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Tees LinkWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Marton West BeckWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

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Cycling

75 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Teesside Park AccessCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Saltholm Cycle PathCycling route

Named routeRef SaltholmLocal cycle route

EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 5Cycling route

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route

The White Rose Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeRef 65National Cycle Network

RCN Regional Route 54Cycling route

Named routeRef 54Regional cycle route

8 Bridges Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeRef 8 BridgesLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

4,207 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

4,207 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds43 species

summer

2026

Herring Gull · Woodpigeon · Dunnock · Carrion Crow · Pied Wagtail +38

Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
DunnockPrunella modularis
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
SwiftApus apus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Great TitParus major2025
Common GuillemotUria aalge2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Common TernSterna hirundo2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

autumn

2025

Hedgehog

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus

🐝

Insects4 species

summer

2025

Trixa conspersa · Field Grasshopper · Common Green Grasshopper · Red-legged Shieldbug

Trixa conspersaTrixa conspersa
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes

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Plants6 species

summerautumn

2025

Giant Hogweed · Common Feather-moss · Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Dyer's Greenweed · Sneezewort +1

Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum
Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
Dyer's GreenweedGenista tinctoria
SneezewortAchillea ptarmica
Common ReedPhragmites australis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

4,207 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds43 species

summer

2026

Herring Gull · Woodpigeon · Dunnock · Carrion Crow · Pied Wagtail +38

Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
DunnockPrunella modularis
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
SwiftApus apus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Great TitParus major2025
Common GuillemotUria aalge2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Common TernSterna hirundo2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

autumn

2025

Hedgehog

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus

🐝

Insects4 species

summer

2025

Trixa conspersa · Field Grasshopper · Common Green Grasshopper · Red-legged Shieldbug

Trixa conspersaTrixa conspersa
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes

🌿

Plants6 species

summerautumn

2025

Giant Hogweed · Common Feather-moss · Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Dyer's Greenweed · Sneezewort +1

Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum
Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
Dyer's GreenweedGenista tinctoria
SneezewortAchillea ptarmica
Common ReedPhragmites australis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Mick Garratt · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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