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Parkside Allotments

📷 Roger Templeman · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Dogs welcome

Getting here

54.51305, -1.54821

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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
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
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Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +63 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +63 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Giant Hogweed, Daisy, Ivy-leaved Toadflax +52 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Giant Hogweed, Daisy, Ivy-leaved Toadflax +52 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Common Darter, Brown Hawker, Migrant Hawker +45 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Common Darter, Brown Hawker, Migrant Hawker +45 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Hogweed, Red Dead-nettle, White Dead-nettle +5 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 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
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Cycling

39 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
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Mountain biking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
West Park BMX TrackMountain bike route
Named route
Faverdale BMX TrackMountain bike route
Named route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Benchmark on abutment wall of railway bridge, Parkside

📷 Roger Templeman · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Benchmark on abutment wall of railway bridge, Parkside

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱South ParkUrban park700 m→🌱The Sensory GardenUrban park800 m→🌱Riverside ParkUrban park1.2 km→🌱North Lodge ParkUrban park1.9 km→🌱Dury Street AllotmentsUrban park2.3 km→🌱North ParkUrban park3.5 km→

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