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Places › England › North East › Stockton-on-Tees Getting here
54.51600, -1.31826
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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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 198m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 198m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Free 🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Herring Gull, Black-headed Gull, Gadwall +95 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Herring Gull, Black-headed Gull, Gadwall +95 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Marmalade Hoverfly, Common Carder Bee, Tree Bumblebee +20 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Marmalade Hoverfly, Common Carder Bee, Tree Bumblebee +20 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 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 Thornaby Trail Loop Walking route ▾
Named route Ref Thornaby Trail Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Thornaby Trail Connections Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Three Ridings on Foot Walking route ▾
Named route Ref 3R Regional walking route
Show on map 44 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 14 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 14 National Cycle Network
Show on map Teesside Park Access Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map The White Rose Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 65 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Cycle Route 165 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 165 National Cycle Network
Show on map 8 Bridges Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 8 Bridges Local cycle route
Show on map Yarm - Preston Park Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Thornaby BMX Track Mountain bike route ▾
Photos Proposed site for Romano Park - "Landscape for Play" area
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Wildlife to spot
16,832 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 16,832 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 54 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Black-headed Gull · Herring Gull · Mallard · Lesser Black-backed Gull · Mute Swan +49
Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Magpie Pica pica Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Pintail Anas acuta2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Common Gull Larus canus2024 Long-eared Owl Asio otus2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Redshank Tringa totanus2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Common Pipistrelle · Rabbit · Hedgehog
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2024 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2024 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 13 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Parent Bug · Scaeva pyrastri · Wool Carder Bee · Marmalade Hoverfly · Common Carder Bee +8
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri Wool Carder Bee Anthidium manicatum Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum Blue Mason Bee Osmia caerulescens 🌿 Plants 9 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Giant Hogweed · Symphyotrichum novi-belgii · Great Brome · Ramsons · Soapwort +4
Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum Symphyotrichum novi-belgii Symphyotrichum novi-belgii Great Brome Anisantha diandra Ramsons Allium ursinum Soapwort Saponaria officinalis2024 Galingale Cyperus longus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 16,832 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 54 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Black-headed Gull · Herring Gull · Mallard · Lesser Black-backed Gull · Mute Swan +49
Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Magpie Pica pica Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Pintail Anas acuta2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Common Gull Larus canus2024 Long-eared Owl Asio otus2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Redshank Tringa totanus2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Common Pipistrelle · Rabbit · Hedgehog
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2024 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2024 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 13 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Parent Bug · Scaeva pyrastri · Wool Carder Bee · Marmalade Hoverfly · Common Carder Bee +8
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri Wool Carder Bee Anthidium manicatum Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum Blue Mason Bee Osmia caerulescens 🌿 Plants 9 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Giant Hogweed · Symphyotrichum novi-belgii · Great Brome · Ramsons · Soapwort +4
Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum Symphyotrichum novi-belgii Symphyotrichum novi-belgii Great Brome Anisantha diandra Ramsons Allium ursinum Soapwort Saponaria officinalis2024 Galingale Cyperus longus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Orange-tailed Mining Bee
Orange-tailed Mining Bee
Andrena haemorrhoa
Andrena haemorrhoa
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius
Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum
Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2024
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2024
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2024
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2024
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2024
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2024
Tremulicerus vitreus Tremulicerus vitreus2024
Tremulicerus vitreus Tremulicerus vitreus2024 2024
2024
Water Bent Polypogon viridis2024
Water Bent Polypogon viridis2024
Northern Marsh-orchid Dactylorhiza purpurella2024
Northern Marsh-orchid Dactylorhiza purpurella2024
Dactylorhiza fuchsii x purpurella = D. x venusta Dactylorhiza fuchsii x purpurella = D. x venusta2024
Dactylorhiza fuchsii x purpurella = D. x venusta Dactylorhiza fuchsii x purpurella = D. x venusta2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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